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A format which has not been widely used for some time. See [[Dramatic Hour Long]], except shorter.
A format which has not been widely used for some time. See [[Dramatic Hour Long]], except shorter.


This format was fairly common in the fifties and sixties, particularly for [[Soap Opera|Soap Operas]], but has fallen out of use in favor for the [[Dramatic Hour Long]]. In the seventies most soaps in the United States switched to an hour-long format. The format was more common in the United Kingdom, and still is to a degree.
This format was fairly common in the fifties and sixties, particularly for [[Soap Opera]]s, but has fallen out of use in favor for the [[Dramatic Hour Long]]. In the seventies most soaps in the United States switched to an hour-long format. The format was more common in the United Kingdom, and still is to a degree.


Among the only live-action half hour dramatic shows remaining on air in North America today are the [[Soap Opera]] ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Discovery Kids' ''Flight 29 Down'', and ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation|Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (which is increasingly shying away from this).
Among the only live-action half hour dramatic shows remaining on air in North America today are the [[Soap Opera]] ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Discovery Kids' ''Flight 29 Down'', and ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation|Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (which is increasingly shying away from this).
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* ''[[Adam Twelve|Adam-12]]''
* ''[[Adam-12]]''
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
* ''[[All My Children]]'' (until 1977)
* ''[[All My Children]]'' (until 1977)
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* ''[[The Bill]]'' (the final season switched to [[Dramatic Hour Long]])
* ''[[The Bill]]'' (the final season switched to [[Dramatic Hour Long]])
* ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
* ''The Bold and the Beautiful''
* ''[[Captain Power and The Soldiers of The Future]]''
* ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]''
* ''[[Coronation Street]]''
* ''[[Coronation Street]]''
* ''Danger Man'' (season one only)
* ''Danger Man'' (season one only)
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* ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (until 1975)
* ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (until 1975)
* ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
* ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' (the classic series, with the exception of Season 22 in 1985 where the format was briefly changed to 45 minutes)
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (the classic series, with the exception of Season 22 in 1985 where the format was briefly changed to 45 minutes)
* ''[[Dragnet]]''
* ''[[Dragnet]]''
* ''[[Eastenders]]''
* ''[[Eastenders]]''
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[[Category:Dramatic Half Hour]]
[[Category:Dramatic Half Hour]]
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 24 February 2015

A format which has not been widely used for some time. See Dramatic Hour Long, except shorter.

This format was fairly common in the fifties and sixties, particularly for Soap Operas, but has fallen out of use in favor for the Dramatic Hour Long. In the seventies most soaps in the United States switched to an hour-long format. The format was more common in the United Kingdom, and still is to a degree.

Among the only live-action half hour dramatic shows remaining on air in North America today are the Soap Opera The Bold and the Beautiful, Discovery Kids' Flight 29 Down, and Degrassi: The Next Generation (which is increasingly shying away from this).

Examples of Dramatic Half Hour include:


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