In what time slot do dramas air?

In what time slot do dramas air?

Pamela Douglas (Screenwriter) gives expert video advice on: What are the lastest trends in TV dramas?; Why are more screenwriters writing for television? and more...

The traditional time scheduling for prime time used to be that at 8:00 children were watching TV, so if they were hour dramas, they would be comedic, or fantasy, or heavily action oriented. But also other kinds of things air at 8:00, such as comedies, or game shows. As you go on through the evening and there are fewer children viewing, you get romantic shows, and some magazine shows, and now more and more some dramas also at 9:00. 10:00 has generally been the time for the sophisticated TV viewers: sophisticated material that would be of interest to adults. Sopranos aired at 10:00, for example. But now, with DVR, prime time just doesn't matter any more.