Television in the United States has long been dominated by the Big Three
television networks, ABC, CBS and NBC, but Fox, launched in 1986, is now
considered as part of the "Big Four". The Big Three provide a significant amount of
programming, including news, prime-time, daytime and sports programming, but still
have periods each day when local programming is aired, such as local news or
syndicated programmes. Since the creation of Fox, the number of American television
networks has grown, but the amount of programming they provide is often much less:
for example, The CW Television Network only broadcasts for ten hours each week,
leaving its affiliates филиалы free to broadcast a large amount of syndicated
programming.
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television
network. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Alphabet Network", due to the
letters "ABC" being the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, in order. Created in
1943, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC
Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948. Corporate headquarters
is in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. ABC.com was the first
network website to offer full-length episodes online.
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show. The
program features news, talk, weather and special-interest stories. The program is
broadcast from the Times Square Studios in Times Square, New York City and a lot of
famous people come on the show, sometimes they even perform live in front of the big
crowd of people.
Desperate Housewives is a television comedy-drama series about the lives of a
group of women, seen through the eyes of their dead neighbor. Grey's Anatomy is a
medical drama television series. Castle is a comedy-drama television about the
successful mystery novelist Richard Castle that joins investigation group for research
purposes. Cougar Town is a sitcom that focuses on a recently divorced woman in her
forties facing the often humorous challenges with her son, ex-husband, and friends.
Courteney Cox from Friends is a star of this show. Modern Family is a television
comedy..
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show. The contestant pairs consist of a
celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is a late-night talk
show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Bewitched (Моя жена меня приворожила), Ugly Betty, Lost, Lizzie McGuire,
Alias (Шпионка)
CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS) is a major US television network, which started
as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name,
Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye
Network" in reference to the shape of the company's logo.
There a lot of shows about work of police: CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Criminal
Minds, NCIS, The Mentalist
Late-night talk shows: Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show
with Craig Ferguson.
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television
network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York
City's Rockefeller Center. It is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network" due to
its stylized peacock logo. Formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA),
NBC was the first major broadcast network in the United States. NBC has 10 ownedand-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates in the United States and its territories.
Blossom, Santa Barbara were shown on this channel. Chuck is an actioncomedy television program about a guy who by mistake has the world's greatest spy
secrets in his head and has to work with the CIA. 30 Rock is a comedy series created by
Tina Fey. 30 Rock takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy
series. Community is a television comedy series about a group of students at a
community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The Office is an
American comedy television series broadcast by NBC.
Saturday Night Live , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as simply Fox is an
American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group. Launched on
October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the
18–49 demographic. In the 2007–08 season, Fox became the most popular network in
America in household ratings for the first time in its history, replacing CBS. CBS took
back the top spot in the 2008-09 season.
The network is named after sister company 20th Century Fox, and indirectly for
producer William Fox, who founded one of the movie studio's predecessors, Fox Film.
House is a medical drama about Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), a medical
genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton‑Plainsboro
Hospital. Bones is a crime drama television series with each episode focusing on an FBI
case file concerning the mystery behind human remains. In the show Lie to Me, Dr. Cal
Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues assist in investigations, reaching the truth
through applied psychology. Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that
focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir
competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships and social issues. The
Simpsons is an American animated sitcom. Family Guy is an American animated
television series,
Beverly Hills 90210, The O.C., Prison Break, Dollhouse, The X-Files
The CW Television Network (The CW) is a television network in the United
States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture
between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network (UPN),
and Time Warner's Warner Bros. The "CW" name is derived from the first letter of the
names of these corporations (CBS and Warner Bros.). The network features a lineup of
shows that, according to its President of Entertainment Dawn Ostroff, "appeal to people
18 to 34-years-old".
America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of
women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their
career in the modeling industry. The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host
and model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the head judge and executive producer of the
show.