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Anyone know about TV production?

posted 4 years ago by BullSchmidt (3189)
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I tried posting this in the General Discussion section for the reasons I stated within; but the problem is, that section is too busy. My post just dropped off the page before anyone who could answer could see it. So, I'm reposting it here, where it should have gone in the first place:

I suppose this question is better suited to the "Shop Talk" section, but the most recent post there was 6 months ago, so I guess it's either dead or comatose.

What is the usual interval between the filming of a television episode and its first airing?

In particular I'm wondering about shows done in the USA; thirty minute episodes; set in the present day (so no difficulties with period clothing, cars, etc); done mostly on standing sets, with no additional sets used that pose extraordinary difficulties; no special effects such as in SF; music and canned laughter from already established libraries.

In other words, something like Seinfeld, although I'm not wondering about that series specifically; I'm curious what the timetable is generally.

[–] PF4Eva (288) 4 years ago

First of all, Shop Talk more or less died with the IMDb boards, despite my best efforts to rally everyone together. There was a bit of a "successor war" among MovieChat, IMDForums, and a few other hopefuls. We didn't have much time to find a new home, let alone lasso everyone up.

To answer your question, "What is the usual interval between the filming of a television episode and its first airing?"

I would assume it depends. Nickelodeon's All That is still airing episodes they shot in November. ABC's What Would You Do just began airing segments they filmed at least a year ago.

[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

Hey, sorry for the belated response. I saw your reply when you made it and meant to respond, but then we had a power outage in this area. By the time the power came back on I had forgotten about it, and since I had already looked at your reply it was no longer appearing as a new notification. I just stumbled across this when I was trying to find an old post I had made here.

Interesting examples. I wonder if those are affected by the current pandemic? I should have thought of that when posting my original question. Everything's screwed up these days.

Anyway, thanks for the information, and sorry it took so long to say thank you.