graveyard slot

British

noun

television the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest

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graveyard slot

"You were always on the graveyard slot when there were ghastly by-elections."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

Peter WaggPRODUCER They moved us opposite Miami Vice and Dallas at 9:00 on a Friday, which back in the day meant you were in a graveyard slot.

From The Verge ● Apr. 2, 2015

But will Twin Peaks be done in by ABC's Saturday-night graveyard slot, where the show will run after Sunday's premiere?

From Time Magazine Archive

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, 1895-1979 Early in 1952 the Du Mont Television Network needed a low-budget show to throw into the graveyard slot opposite "Mr. Television," Milton Berle.

From Time Magazine Archive

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