prime time

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ˈprime ˌtime noun [uncountableU]

AMTthe time in the evening when the largest number of people are watching television 〔电视的〕黄金时间，收视高峰时间

a prime time entertainment programme

黄金时间播放的娱乐节目

prime time television

黄金时段的电视

prime time audiences

高峰时段的电视观众

a speech that was broadcast live during prime time

黄金收视时间直播的演讲

Examples from the Corpus

prime time• Grot-bag Jo Brand will never be prime time, no matter how much lipstick she wears.• Under no circumstances, however, should the Dole campaign let Buchanan speak during prime time at the Republican Convention.• What a sweet deal that is-the stars get to look caring in exchange for prime time product placement.• The concluding town hall meeting will be broadcast in prime time.• Blimey, the schedules must be crammed with quality home-grown shows to keep such a peach out of prime time.• So why don't you both get off prime time telly immediately and make way for the new generation?• We know when the weather turns warm, prime time goes cold.

From Longman Business Dictionary

prime-timeˈprime-time adjectiveadj [only before a noun]MARKETING

relating to the time in the evening when most people are watching television, and the cost of advertising is at its most expensive

The three major networks’ combined share of the prime-time audience has fallen to a new low.

Warner will have about 20 series on prime-time television in the fall.

—prime time noun [uncountableU]

The President will address the nation with a televised speech in prime time.

prime timeˈprime time [uncountableU]MARKETING

the time when most people are watching the television or listening to the radio, and therefore the most expensive time for advertising

The President usedprime time television for a brief, personalised appeal to voters.

Prime time is just before the 8 o'clock news.

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