TV Genre

A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. Sitcoms usually consist of recurring...

A teen drama is a television drama series that centers on teenage characters. The genre is relatively new, first appearing in the late 1980s. The shows are usually serial, starting when the characters are well into their teenage years (usually...

Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television,...

The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, gaming and television. It includes numerous, often overlapping sub-genre. Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful hero who must thwart the plans of more...

Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary), a portmanteau of mock and documentary, is a film and TV genre, or a single work of the genre. A mockumentary is one of the comedy genres, although there are serious mockumentaries. The mockumentary...

Adventure Film is a film genre. The adventure film reached its peak of popularity in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood, when films such as Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Mark of Zorro were regularly made with major stars, notably Errol...

Spy-fi is a genre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction. It often showcases wild plots for world domination, gadget and fast vehicles. Spy-fi does not present espionage as it is practiced in reality. It is escapist fantasy that...

Comedy-drama, also called dramedy, is a style of television and movie in which there is an equal, or nearly equal balance of humor and serious content. Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and...

are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of dramas including romance, comedies, detective stories, horror, and many others. With a theme, there may be an one-episode drama, or...

Television drama series is a genre that deals with generally non-epic situations in a serious, dramatic manner. It has recently regained popularity in many countries of the world. Drama series are distributed among these subgenres: Drama

Action-adventure is a genre that can include:

A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and comedy skits, and normally introduced by a compère or host. The variety format made its way from stage to radio to...

Interactive television describes a number of techniques which allow viewers to interact with television content as they view it. Interactive television represents a continuum from low interactivity (TV on/off, volume, changing channels) to...

The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the Western United States (known...