Networks, Awards & TV Terms

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1.Which TV network kid-programmed cable since 1979?
- A. Nickelodeon
- B. Disney Channel
- C. Cartoon Network
- D. CBS
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Nickelodeon
Did you know? Nickelodeon launched as a children's cable channel in 1979.
2.Which TV term pipes recorded laughter under comedy scenes?
- A. webisode
- B. laugh track
- C. limited series
- D. spin-off
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laugh track
Did you know? The laugh track was popularized by 1950s American television.
3.Which tv award has honored American television excellence since 1949?
- A. the Peabody Awards
- B. the Daytime Emmy Awards
- C. the People's Choice Awards
- D. the Emmy Award
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the Emmy Award
Did you know? The Emmy statuette's name echoes "immy", a nickname for an early camera tube.
4.Which HBO fantasy epic became the most Emmy-awarded fictional series in television history?
- A. ER
- B. Breaking Bad
- C. Game of Thrones
- D. The Sopranos
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Game of Thrones
Did you know? Game of Thrones collected more Primetime Emmy wins than any other fictional series.
5.Which TV network pivoted from classic movies to prestige drama?
- A. USA Network
- B. ABC
- C. AMC
- D. HBO
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AMC
Did you know? AMC was originally a classic-movie channel called American Movie Classics.
6.Which TV term replays an episode that already aired?
- A. season finale
- B. rerun
- C. prime time
- D. post-credits scene
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rerun
Did you know? Popular sitcoms earn decades of income through reruns.
7.Which tv award honors daytime programming at its own ceremony since 1974?
- A. the Emmy Award
- B. the Daytime Emmy Awards
- C. the Peabody Awards
- D. the International Emmy
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the Daytime Emmy Awards
Did you know? The Daytime Emmy Awards were first presented in 1974.
8.Which White House drama won four consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series?
- A. Madam Secretary
- B. The West Wing
- C. House of Cards
- D. The Good Wife
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The West Wing
Did you know? The West Wing won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy from 2000 to 2003.
9.Which TV network kept an eye on broadcasting since 1927?
- A. CBS
- B. BET
- C. PBS
- D. Starz
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CBS
Did you know? CBS's eye logo dates to 1951.
10.Which TV term launches a new series around an existing character?
- A. rerun
- B. studio audience
- C. limited series
- D. spin-off
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spin-off
Did you know? The Jeffersons spun off from All in the Family in 1975.
11.Which TV network publicly broadcast to Britain since 1922?
- A. PBS
- B. Showtime
- C. the BBC
- D. Cartoon Network
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the BBC
Did you know? The BBC was founded in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company.
12.Which TV term interrupts programming for advertising?
- A. limited series
- B. rerun
- C. commercial break
- D. webisode
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commercial break
Did you know? Commercial breaks interrupt programming with advertisements.
13.Which TV network peacock-branded American television since its 1926 radio days?
- A. NBC
- B. Comedy Central
- C. BET
- D. the BBC
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NBC
Did you know? NBC was founded in 1926 as a radio network before television.
14.Which TV term licenses a series to individual local stations?
- A. syndication
- B. bottle episode
- C. limited series
- D. sweeps week
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syndication
Did you know? In syndication, shows are sold station by station rather than through a network.
15.Which TV network split from NBC's Blue network in 1943?
- A. NBC
- B. Starz
- C. ABC
- D. Fox
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ABC
Did you know? ABC was formed in 1943 from NBC's former Blue Network.
16.Which TV term watches many episodes in one sitting?
- A. laugh track
- B. binge-watching
- C. sweeps week
- D. cold open
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binge-watching
Did you know? Streaming popularized binge-watching entire seasons at once.
17.Which TV network animated cable television since 1992?
- A. Cartoon Network
- B. USA Network
- C. ABC
- D. FX
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Cartoon Network
Did you know? Cartoon Network launched in 1992 around a library of classic cartoons.
18.Which TV term names television's evening peak-viewing hours?
- A. spin-off
- B. prime time
- C. webisode
- D. season finale
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prime time
Did you know? Prime time refers to television's evening peak hours.
19.Which TV network launched as America's fourth television network in 1986?
- A. Fox
- B. Comedy Central
- C. Nickelodeon
- D. Starz
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Fox
Did you know? Fox began broadcasting in October 1986.
20.Which TV term measures American TV audiences for advertisers?
- A. commercial break
- B. bottle episode
- C. clip show
- D. Nielsen rating
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Nielsen rating
Did you know? Nielsen ratings have measured US television audiences since the 1950s.
21.Which TV network carried uncut movies on premium cable since 1972?
- A. TV Land
- B. FX
- C. Syfy
- D. HBO
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HBO
Did you know? HBO launched in 1972 as America's first premium cable service.
22.Which TV term reveals plot information in advance?
- A. rerun
- B. spoiler
- C. post-credits scene
- D. limited series
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spoiler
Did you know? A spoiler reveals plot details before a viewer has seen them.
23.Which TV network devoted cable to sketch and stand-up since 1991?
- A. FX
- B. Cartoon Network
- C. Comedy Central
- D. Starz
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Comedy Central
Did you know? Comedy Central launched in 1991 from two comedy channels' merger.
24.Which TV network rebranded science fiction cable in 2009?
- A. Disney Channel
- B. USA Network
- C. Syfy
- D. TNT
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Syfy
Did you know? Syfy was renamed from the Sci Fi Channel in 2009.
25.Which TV term watches the show live as it is filmed?
- A. studio audience
- B. commercial break
- C. backdoor pilot
- D. rerun
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studio audience
Did you know? A studio audience watches the taping live on set.
26.Which tv award lets the general public vote since 1975?
- A. the People's Choice Awards
- B. the Peabody Awards
- C. the Emmy Award
- D. the Daytime Emmy Awards
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the People's Choice Awards
Did you know? The People's Choice Awards began in 1975 as a public-voted honor.
27.Which actress holds the record for the most Primetime Emmy acting wins, with eight?
- A. Cloris Leachman
- B. Mary Tyler Moore
- C. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- D. Betty White
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Cloris Leachman
Did you know? Cloris Leachman's eight acting Emmys remain the record among performers.
28.Which TV network built Fox's edgy cable drama brand since 1994?
- A. Showtime
- B. FX
- C. HBO
- D. AMC
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FX
Did you know? FX launched in 1994 as a Fox-owned cable channel.
29.Which TV term runs a scene before the title sequence?
- A. bottle episode
- B. cold open
- C. spin-off
- D. very special episode
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cold open
Did you know? A cold open plays before a show's title sequence.
30.Which tv award recognizes television produced outside the United States?
- A. the Daytime Emmy Awards
- B. the People's Choice Awards
- C. the Emmy Award
- D. the International Emmy
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the International Emmy
Did you know? The International Emmy Awards are presented in New York by the same academy.

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