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prime time

noun

, Radio and Television.

the hours, generally between 8 and 11 p.m., usually having the largest audience of the day.

prime time

the peak viewing time on television, for which advertising rates are the highest

First recorded in 1955–60

It was scheduled for a nation-wide half hour run in prime time on Oct. 27th, 1964.

Fox News had its lowest ratings in prime time in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic in 12 years.

Wayne Brady tried in prime time in 2001, but the series was quickly relegated to daytime and then canceled after one season.

What does it feel like to lose a million dollars, a free car, and your dignity, all in 30 minutes of prime-time television?

That argument is unlikely to satisfy critics of the former CNN prime-time star.

Striptease has moved from the back alleys of bigoted enjoyment into movie theaters, museums, prime time television, the Internet.

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