Prime-time , or peak-time , is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows . It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to broadcast their season's nightly programming. The term prime-time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example (in the United States ), from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ( Eastern and Pacific Time ) or 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ( Central and Mountain Time ). In India and some Middle Eastern countries, prime time consists of programmes that are aired on television between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time .
104-489: The Colbys (originally titled Dynasty II: The Colbys ) is an American prime time soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert Pollock and produced by Aaron Spelling , it is a spin-off of Dynasty and revolves around the Colbys, another vastly wealthy family who own a large multinational conglomerate and are connected to
208-427: A DNA test with Blake. Fallon and Sam go to Billings and learn that Mike lost his medical license for stealing narcotics. The DNA proves that Mike is Adam, and Fallon reveals Adam's secret to Blake. Adam explains that he stole the drugs for his ailing mother, but does not tell the others that he euthanized Theresa. Adam confronts Alexis with proof that she orchestrated Hank's arrival and fake DNA test; she explains that she
312-475: A Power of Attorney. Adam is also working with Denver-Carrington on a pipeline project with Colby Enterprises. When he travels to California for a meeting, he encounters his sister Fallon, who is alive and suffering from amnesia. Fallon becomes hysterical upon meeting Adam, and accuses him of raping her. Jeff is ready to believe her accusation, but upon further counseling, Fallon realizes that her unresolved conflict over her sexual attraction to Adam when they first met
416-525: A botched abortion during high school; it turns out that she was a schoolmate of Adam's in Billings, and they slept together during one of Adam's drunken blackouts, leaving him with no memory of the encounter. Adam is stunned and reacts badly, accusing Dana of killing his child. Adam turns to Karen for comfort. Eventually, Adam forgives Dana and threatens to kill Sean if he hurts Dana again. Undaunted, Sean pays Karen's ex-husband, Jesse, to reconcile with her, throwing
520-572: A car crash involving herself and Philip; and Fallon, stranded in the desert, is seemingly abducted by aliens who land in a UFO in the finale. The series' most infamous cliffhanger proved to be its last when the series was subsequently cancelled. Following the cancellation of The Colbys , the characters of Jeff and Fallon were immediately reintroduced into Dynasty during that series' eighth-season premiere, " The Siege – Part 1 " in order for her to recover from her alien abduction experience, though Jeff disbelieves her. Sable (now divorced from Jason, who
624-493: A competitor out of the water by plastering his son's homosexuality all over Denver's front pages." Comparing Adam to J.R. Ewing ( Larry Hagman ), the villainous oil baron on Dallas , Thomson said, "Adam doesn't have as much money or power. But Adam is more underhanded and he isn't as blatant." He added, "Ruthless men usually attain power." Thompson explained that soap operas need villains to drive story, and said, ""I've played heavies before but none as demonic as Adam. He's
728-564: A daily newscast at 19:00. In Ireland , prime starts at 18:30 and ends at 22:00. In Italy , prime time (called "prima serata") starts between 21:00 and 21:45 (main channels, including RTV) and ends between 23:30 and 00:30. On Friday and Saturday night, some shows last until 06:30–07:00. It usually follows news and, on some networks (like Rai 1 and Canale 5 ), a slot called "access prime time". Shows, movies, and sport events are usually shown during prime time. Much like in Germany, prime time in
832-550: A daily newscast from 19:00 to 20:00. Also, many private broadcasters have daily newscasts either before or after the HTY newscast, at around 20.05, followed by the start of their own prime time. Many broadcasters without daily newscasts start their prime time at 20:00. Prime time generally ends between 22:00 and 23:00, followed by the late night edition of the network newscast and adult-oriented programming. In Denmark , prime time starts at 20:00. In Finland , prime time starts at 21:00. It
936-489: A doubtful Blake, who gradually accepts the idea that Adam could be his son. Alexis offers Adam, a lawyer, a job at ColbyCo. Adam is jealous when she also recruits Fallon's husband Jeff Colby , so Adam has Jeff's office painted with toxic paint. Gradually, Jeff's behavior becomes increasingly erratic. In " Madness ", Alexis sends Jeff away on a vacation. Realizing that Jeff will "recover" when he's not breathing toxic fumes every day, Adam confesses to Alexis. She orders Adam to have
1040-505: A drug-induced breakdown. Steven tells them that his friend George has been staying with him, but Fallon and Sam become convinced that Steven is imagining George. They check Steven into an institution; when they are gone, George appears, and tells a sedated Steven that he has been gaslighting and manipulating him. George is the real Adam Carrington, bent on claiming what is his in Atlanta. In " Motherly Overprotectiveness ", Adam introduces himself to
1144-507: A job when Sable fires her. Adam assists Alexis in investigating a mysterious mine on the Carrington property, where a 20-year-old dead body was recently found. Adam discovers a witness who claims he saw Blake put the body in the mine. Adam passes this information to Blake, and then finds the witness dead just moments after seeing Blake leave the witness's apartment. Blake accuses Adam of setting him up, but Adam insists that something more nefarious
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#17328835131381248-471: A kind of charm that can allow him to get away with almost anything." The final cast included Tracy Scoggins and Claire Yarlett as Jason and Sable's daughters, Monica and Bliss Colby. The 13 bedroom, 15,000 sqft Jay Paley House in Holmby Hills (at the time owned by business magnate Barron Hilton ) featured as the family palatial Bel Air mansion, The Belvedere . The 'masterpiece' gallery paintings in
1352-479: A mysterious past with Dex. Adam learns that Virginia was a prostitute and humiliates her into leaving Denver. When Dex learns of Adam's actions, they come to blows. Dex tells Blake about Adam's behavior, causing a rift between father and son. Adam also flirts with Joanna Sills , Sable Colby 's vice-president of mergers and acquisitions , in an attempt to help his mother with her vendetta against Sable. Blake eventually fires Adam, who returns to ColbyCo and offers Joanna
1456-729: A nickname of a strip of holidays, known as Golden Week . Prime time usually takes place from 19:00 until 22:00. After that, programs classified as "PG" (Parental Guidance) are allowed to be broadcast. Frontline dramas appear during this time slot in Cantonese , as well as movies in English. In India , prime time occurs between 20:00 and 23:30. Usually, programmes during prime time are domestic dramas, talent shows and reality shows. Prime time usually takes place from 16:00 to 0:00 in Indonesian time zones , and sinetrons ( soap operas ) dominate majority of
1560-515: A remorseful Adam is reunited with Kirby. Vernon Scott of the Sun-Sentinel called Adam "the scum of the crop" among soap opera villains, and noted that Thomson "wallows in the evil of his role." He wrote, "Thomson is especially effective as a rotten-to-the-core villain because he plays against type. How could a guy who looks so great be such a slime ball?" A Dynasty reboot premiered on The CW on October 11, 2017. Brent Antonello debuted as
1664-621: A rocky marriage to the manipulative Sable ( Stephanie Beacham ), and a longtime attraction to Sable's sister Francesca ( Katharine Ross )—Jeff's estranged mother, and the former wife of Jason's deceased brother Philip . Other characters include Jason's powerful sister Constance Colby ( Barbara Stanwyck ), Miles' twin sister Monica ( Tracy Scoggins ) and their third sibling Bliss ( Claire Yarlett ). In addition to Forsythe's Blake, Dynasty characters Adam Carrington ( Gordon Thomson ), Steven Carrington ( Jack Coleman ), and Dominique Deveraux ( Diahann Carroll ) also made guest appearances on
1768-417: A second prime time, running from 14:30–17:00 which coincides with the extended Spanish lunch break . Shows airing in the secondary prime time period on many occasions beat those prime-time shows at night on a daily basis. The second prime time occurs only on weekdays, though and the slot is usually filled with The Simpsons , news , soap operas and talk shows . In Sweden , prime time starts at 20:00. It
1872-416: A statement that she would not be appearing on Dynasty or The Colbys , then or in the future. In August 1985, it was reported Heston would be paid $ 85,000 per episode and Stanwyck would be paid $ 75,000. The same month, Katharine Ross was cast as Francesca. In September 1985, it was reported that Ricardo Montalbán would appear as a "conniving shipping tycoon" described as "ambitious and scheming, but with
1976-490: A stunned Michael to find and rejoin his real family. Michael agrees, telling Kate, "My name is Adam Carrington." Still using the name Michael Torrance, Adam travels to Denver in " The Roof ", and checks into the La Miranda Hotel. He meets a beautiful woman in " The Wedding ", and while they flirt with each other and share a kiss, she playfully refuses to tell him her name. Adam first goes to meet Blake, who assumes that he
2080-463: A surrogate mother, and meet Karen Atkinson in " The Surrogate ". After she becomes pregnant, Adam showers Karen with presents and affection, making Dana feel excluded. Meanwhile, Adam finds himself in conflict with his mother's new husband, Sean Rowan . Sean is hell-bent on destroying all the Carringtons, and blackmails Dana, who must eventually confess her secret to Adam. She cannot have children due to
2184-475: A teen and suffered a psychotic breakdown. Alexis is somewhat more sympathetic to Adam at this point, feeling guilty that they gave up the search for their lost son so many years ago, and condemning him to such a tragic life. As she does not want his past drug addiction to be widely known, Alexis is resigned to suffer the consequences of his actions. She gives up her control of Denver-Carrington. In " The Proposal ", Jeff attacks Adam, telling him that his new wife Kirby
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#17328835131382288-509: Is a con artist who saw the TV broadcast. Stunned by Blake's abrupt rejection, Adam leaves without showing him the baby rattle. In " The Will ", Adam meets Alexis. She immediately accepts him as her lost child, and they have an emotional reunion. When Alexis introduces Adam to his sister Fallon, they are shocked—she is the woman from the hotel. Adam is not bothered by their close-call with incest, but notices that it troubles Fallon. Alexis and Adam also visit
2392-456: Is also a "midnight prime time" during suhur while the month of Ramadan is commencing. It takes place from 02:00 (or 02:30 in some channels) and ends at the Fajr prayer call, which varies in timing between 04:30 and 05:00. The time slot is usually filled with entertainment and religious programming. In Iraq , prime time runs from 20:00 to 23:00. The main news programs are broadcast at 20:00 and
2496-460: Is distressed that his family doctor from Billings is in Denver for a conference. Fallon questions Dr. Edwards, who reveals that Adam once won a court case that involved poisoning by toxic paint fumes. During this time, Adam is attracted to Kirby , Jeff and Fallon's nanny and the daughter of the Carrington majordomo , Joseph . Jeff protects Kirby from Adam's unwanted advances, increasing tension between
2600-466: Is distressed to learn that their baby girl has not survived. He tells Kirby gently, devastating her. Stunned with grief, Adam apologizes to Blake and Alexis for the pain that he has caused them. He and Kirby decide to proceed with their wedding plans. However, Alexis blackmails Kirby into leaving Adam, who is crushed when Kirby breaks off their engagement and moves to Paris in the season finale, " The Nightmare ". Adam causes great concern when he unwillingly
2704-400: Is duped by Sammy Jo , his former sister-in-law, into helping her kidnap her son, his nephew, Danny. Steven's wife Claudia sympathizes with Adam and encourages him to kidnap the child back, mollifying the situation. Adam is also called upon to defend Alexis against charges that she murdered Mark Jennings . Adam and Alexis's husband Dex Dexter are able to identify Congressman Neal McVane as
2808-702: Is from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. It is preceded by daily newscasts; Dnevnik RTV SLO (7:00 pm – 8:00 pm) on TV SLO 1, 24ur (6:55 pm – 8:00 pm) on POP TV, Svet na Kanalu A (6:00 pm – 7:00 pm; 7:50 pm–8:0pm), and Danes (7:30 pm – 8:00 pm) on Planet TV. In Spain , prime time refers to the time period in which the most-watched shows are broadcast. Prime time in Spain starts quite late when compared to most nations as it runs from 22:30 till 01:00. Most news programmes in Spain air at 21:00 for an hour and prime time follows. However, due to fierce competition, especially among
2912-454: Is furious when she learns Adam has used her, but he convinces her that his feelings for her are true. Adam proposes in " The Birthday ". Dana accepts, although in " The Test " it is revealed that Dana has a secret which she fears could come between them. Neal McVane is released from prison in " The Mothers ", and tells Adam he has proof that the real Adam Carrington died as a baby. McVane begins blackmailing Adam who, recently reconciled with Blake,
3016-437: Is going on. As the mystery deepens, Adam and Alexis learn that the mine holds stolen Nazi treasure and artwork. Out of spite, Adam has photographs of Jeff and his half-sister, Monica , doctored to look like they are sharing a romantic moment. In the chaos that follows, Alexis reveals that Monica is not in fact Jeff's sister, only his cousin. In " Catch 22 ", the final episode of the series, Adam taunts Dex when he learns that Sable
3120-615: Is kidnapped in the January 2018 episode " I Answer to No Man ", prompting Blake ( Grant Show ) to confide in his wife Cristal ( Nathalie Kelley ) that he and Alexis had a son before Steven and Fallon. The baby, Adam, was kidnapped at six months old and never returned due to a trigger-happy police officer ruining the ransom exchange. In " Don't Con a Con Artist ", Alexis ( Nicollette Sheridan ) tells Steven ( James Mackay ) about Adam, and admits that she spent all of her money trying to find him. A tip from Alexis leads Steven to El Paso in " A Line from
3224-440: Is panicked that he will lose everything. Adam feeds McVane insider trading information but his depression causes him to drink heavily. Adam is arrested for drunk driving in " The Shower ". In " The Confession ", Adam confesses to Blake and Alexis that he has learned he is not their son. Adam plans to leave Denver with Dana, but Blake convinces him not to go. Adam and Dana are married in the season finale, " Shadow Play ". Just prior to
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3328-617: Is preceded by a daily newscast ( Dnevnik ) at 19:00 and followed by a late night newscast ( Vijesti ) at 22:00. In Bulgaria , prime time starts at 20:00 every day (including weekends). Usually, the programmes aired are Bulgarian or Turkish series and reality shows, followed by a late newscast. The Bulgarian National Television broadcasts Po Sveta i u Nas at 20:00 and shows cultural and political programmes from 21:00 to 22:00, with series and late-night news following at 23:00. In Croatia , prime time starts between 20:00 and 20:15. Croatian public broadcaster Hrvatska radiotelevizija broadcasts
3432-576: Is preceded by a daily newscast at 19:30 and local news at 19:50. In Ukraine , prime time ( Ukrainian : прайм-тайм, найкращий час ) runs from 18:30 to 21:30 on working days and from 15:00 to 01:00 on holidays. In the UK , prime time (also known as peak time ) runs from 19:00 to 23:00. Adam Carrington Adam Alexander Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera Dynasty , created by Richard and Esther Shapiro . Introduced at
3536-409: Is preceded by a daily newscast at 19:30. On TVN , the newscast is aired at 19:00, followed by the newsmagazine Uwaga at 19:50 (weekdays) or 19:45 (weekends), and then the soap opera Na Wspólnej at 20:05 (Monday to Thursday) or 20:00 (Friday to Sunday), various movies on Fridays, serials or films (winter and summer) on Saturdays, and programmes or films (winter and summer) on Sundays. On Polsat ,
3640-432: Is preceded by a daily newscast at 20:30. In France prime time starts at 21:10 (20:35 in the 1980s, 20:50 in the 1990s and 2000s, 21:05 in the 2010s). In Georgia , prime time starts between 18:45 and 20:00 and generally ends at midnight. However, on Friday night / Saturday morning, prime time usually continues until 1:00. At 20:00 each evening, Das Erste (The First), Germany 's oldest public television network, airs
3744-445: Is preceded by daily news programmes at 18:30. At weekends, prime time begins at 19:00, with blockbuster movies and television shows. Before 15 March 2015, the public television station M1 began its prime time with a game show at 18:30, which was followed by the daily news programme Híradó at 19:30. After the news, the channel broadcast American and other series, talk shows, magazines, and news programmes until 22:00, after which came
3848-442: Is pregnant with Adam's child. Surprised, Adam tells Kirby that he wants to be a father to their baby. When he learns that Kirby and Jeff plan to divorce, he proposes, and Kirby accepts in " Lancelot ". Adam confesses to Blake that he raped Kirby, who is disgusted by his son. Kirby is diagnosed with eclampsia and must be hospitalized. She suffers from seizures and convulsions and doctors are forced to operate. In " A Little Girl ", Adam
3952-416: Is pregnant with Dex's child. The men fight and Dex falls backward into Alexis, sending them both crashing through a railing and falling off a second-story balcony. Three years later, Adam is still working for Alexis, having sold out Denver-Carrington to a foreign cartel while Blake was in jail. After Blake's release and subsequent recontrol of his company, Adam and Blake are reconciled once again. In addition,
4056-610: Is the rightful mother. Adam moves out of their bedroom. Just before the end of the trial, the baby is kidnapped. Adam is the primary suspect, but he and Steven discover that Sean is the kidnapper and are able to rescue the baby. In the season finale " Colorado Roulette ", custody is awarded to Karen and Jesse. A drunk and depressed Adam alienates his family. Dana leaves Adam and moves away from Denver. Adam continues his manipulative ways, attempting to double-cross Jeff on their pipeline work by sleeping with Steven's former secretary, Claire. Adam also seduces Virginia, Krystle's cousin, who shares
4160-460: The Evening Independent suggested that The Colbys "appears to be so prohibitively expensive that future payoff in syndication seems very chancy." In June 1986, it was reported that Stanwyck would not be returning for season two. She had purportedly complained for some time about her character's development, and in leaving suggested that Constance be killed. In July 1986, Kim Morgan Greene
4264-624: The Americas do not affect the domestic prime-time programmes but only during daytime. In Pakistan , prime time is from 19:00 to 00:00 Pakistan Standard Time . During this time the majority of the local channels broadcast their most popular shows. However, state channels broadcast Khabarnama (New Bulletin) from past many decades. Like other Muslim-majority nations , during Ramadan , the broadcasters also air special religious and cooking shows starting from 14:00 to 19:00/19:30 with "Ramadan" special programs airing from 19:30/20:00 to 21:30/22:00 affecting
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4368-669: The Carringtons of Dynasty . Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era, and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads. The Colbys stars Charlton Heston as tycoon Jason Colby , Barbara Stanwyck as his sister Constance , Stephanie Beacham as his wife Sable , Katharine Ross as Sable's sister and Jason's lover Francesca , and Ricardo Montalbán as Jason's business rival Zach Powers . John James and Emma Samms also star as their Dynasty characters Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington . The Colbys
4472-531: The Dynasty cast, most notably Blake Carrington , his sons Adam and Steven , and half-sister Dominique Deveraux . At the end of the season, Fallon learns that Miles could be the father of her unborn child, Monica's plane crashes, and Sable has Jason arrested for assault and battery, claiming that he had inflicted the injuries she actually sustained by falling down a flight of stairs. In the second season, Jason manages to divorce Sable and plans to marry Francesca, but
4576-519: The Netherlands usually begins at 20:30 in order to not compete with Nederlanse Omroep Stichting 's flagship 20:00 newscast. In Norway , prime time starts at 19:45. On the NRK1 channel it is preceded by the daily newscast Dagsrevyen at 19:00. Locally, prime time is called beste sendetid (lit. "best time for broadcasting"). In Poland , prime time starts around 20:00 (sometimes 20:30). On TVP1 , it
4680-474: The Philippines , prime-time blocks usually run from 17:00 to 23:00 on weekdays, and 17:30 to 23:30 on weekends. The weekday prime-time blocks usually consists of local Philippine television drama (soap operas) and foreign television series. The network's highest-rated programs are usually aired right after the evening newscast at 18:30 or 20:00, while a foreign series (usually a Korean Drama ) usually airs before
4784-502: The 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion because Thomson was unavailable, filming the daytime series Santa Barbara . In 1986, the New Sunday Times called Adam "one of the truly imaginative, despicable villains on television", noting that "Adam has raped the butler's daughter, painted poor Jeff Colby's office with poisonous, lead-based paint, tricked Blake into signing over power of attorney while he lay at death's door—and blew
4888-423: The 19:00-to-22:00 time slot is known as prime time . Several national broadcasters, like Maasranga Television , Gazi TV, Channel 9, and Channel i, broadcast their prime-time shows from 20:00 to 23:00 after their primetime news at 19:00. During Islamic holidays , most of the television stations broadcast their specially-produced shows and world television premieres starting from 15:00 to midnight. During Ramadan ,
4992-610: The Colbys of California to the Denver mansion of Fallon's father Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe ). Set in Los Angeles , The Colbys focuses on the extended Colby family as Jeff relocates to California to start his life anew—and comes face to face with Fallon, now married to his cousin Miles. A fierce rivalry is sparked between Jeff and Miles, and the love triangle spans the series. Miles' father, billionaire Jason Colby ( Charlton Heston ), has
5096-487: The Past ", where he finds Adam living under the name Hank Sullivan ( Brent Antonello ). In " Trashy Little Tramp ", Steven brings Hank / Adam home, but Blake refuses to accept him. Hank's missing finger convinces Blake that he is Adam, but Hank is actually Alexis' lover with whom she is conspiring to amass enough Carrington Atlantic shares to seize control of the company. Cristal discovers the ruse in " Dead Scratch ", and Hank flees
5200-554: The assumption that Jason was his and Monica's father after all) later appears in the miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion (1991), reunited with Fallon, and participates in Jeff's rescue from the Consortium. The Jeff-Fallon-Miles love triangle is finally resolved, as Fallon leaves Miles for Jeff once again, and it is loosely implied that Miles becomes involved with Sammy Jo ( Heather Locklear ). In early 1985, news outlets began reporting that ABC
5304-454: The beginning of the series' third season, the role was originated by Gordon Thomson in 1982. He continued to appear as a series regular until the series finale in 1989. For the 1991 miniseries continuation, the role of Adam Carrington was recast with Robin Sachs as Thomson was unavailable. In the 2017 reboot of the series , Sam Underwood played Adam from 2019 to 2022. The addition of Adam to
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#17328835131385408-407: The broadcast from her deathbed. She tearfully tells her grandson Michael—whom she has raised since he was a baby after his parents supposedly died in a car crash—that he is really Adam Carrington. After her real grandson had died in the crash, a distraught Kate had kidnapped Adam. As proof of her story, she shows Michael an engraved silver baby rattle with the monogram AAC. As her dying wish, Kate tells
5512-556: The broadcasters also air special religious and cooking shows starting from 14:00 to 20:00. affecting the primetime hours. Late-night talk shows are also aired from 01:00 to 04:00, except during Ramadan. Religious shows are also broadcast simultaneously from 01:00, along with talk shows and news analysis. In television in China , the 19:00-to-22:00 time slot is known as Golden Time ( Traditional Chinese : 黄金時間; Simplified Chinese : 黄金时间; Pinyin : Huángjīn shíjiān). The term also influenced
5616-585: The brother of Dynasty 's Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe ). On July 9, 1985, it was reported that The Colbys ' versions of Dynasty rivals Krystle Carrington ( Linda Evans ) and Alexis Colby ( Joan Collins ) were going to be called Anthea (later changed to Francesca) and Sabella (nicknamed "Sable"). Heston's casting was confirmed in July 1985, as producers were negotiating with Angie Dickinson to play his character's wife. Ultimately, Dunaway, Dickinson, Elizabeth Ashley , and Diana Rigg all turned down
5720-601: The cast provided a male villain to the show. Over the next seven seasons, Adam would be motivated primarily by jealousy, undermining the professional successes of his brother Steven and brother-in-law Jeff, in an attempt to curry favor with his parents, especially his father. Adam would betray both his parents multiple times but would be forgiven, even when his acts were criminal, due to residual feelings of guilt for Adam's difficult childhood. When circumstances arise that truly make Adam sympathetic, he squanders that good will due to his selfish, jealous nature. Gordon Thomson originated
5824-585: The commercial channel Sat.1 suffered a significant loss of audience share when it tried moving the start of its prime time to 20:00. In Greece , prime time runs from 21:00 (usually following the news) to midnight. In Hungary , prime time on weekdays on the two big commercial stations ( RTL and TV2 ) starts at 19:00 with game shows, tabloid, and docu-reality programmes. At 21:00, two popular soap operas air: Barátok közt and Jóban Rosszban , which follows at 21:30. American and other series, movies, talk-shows, and magazines run until 23:30. The prime-time lineup
5928-460: The country's most-watched news broadcast, the main edition of the Tagesschau , which is also simulcast on most of its other specialist and regional channels (The Third). The conclusion of the bulletin 15 minutes later marks the beginning of prime time, as it has since the 1950s. In consequence, most other channels—public and private alike—also choose to start their prime time at 20:15. In the 1990s,
6032-445: The credits." In their Directory To Primetime TV Shows , television historians Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh stated that the series likely failed because it was "too close a copy" of Dynasty . Barbara Holsopple of The Pittsburgh Press compared the scripts to Dick and Jane books for children, and criticized the acting. When Stanwyck opted to end her contract and leave the series after its first season in 1986, she reportedly called
6136-410: The daily news magazine Este and the late edition of Híradó . From 15 March 2015, Duna began broadcasting all of the entertainment programming transferred to it from that date from M1, meaning that prime time on Duna now begins at 18:00, starting with the simulcast of the 18:00 edition of Híradó from the newly re-launched news channel, M1. In Iceland , prime time starts at 19:30. It is preceded by
6240-468: The evening and ends at 23:00. In Austria , prime time usually starts at 20:15 after the news broadcast of ORF 1 . Even though ORF2 has its news from 19:30 to 20:00, they also start broadcasting prime time content at 20:15. The same applies for nearly all channels seated in Austria or Germany that are broadcast in Austria. In Bosnia and Herzegovina , prime time starts at 20:00 and finishes at 22:00. It
6344-474: The evening newscast or precedes the late night newscast. On weekends, non-scripted programming such as comedy series, talent shows, reality shows and current affairs shows air in prime time. For the minor networks, prime time consists of American television series on weekdays, with encores of those shows on weekends. Prime time originally started earlier at around 19:00, but the evening newscasts were lengthened to 90 minutes and now start at 18:30, instead of
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#17328835131386448-467: The evening. Taiwanese drama series played then are called 8 o'clock series and are expected to have high viewer ratings. Also, the evening news usually start from 18:00 or 19:00. In Thailand , prime time dramas (ละคร; lakhon) air from 20:30 to 22:30. Most dramas are soap operas . Prime time dramas are popular and influential to Thai society. In Vietnam , prime time is also known as Golden Time ( Vietnamese : Giờ vàng ). Prime time starts at 20:00 in
6552-428: The family at Carrington Manor with a silver rattle Blake recognizes. Six months earlier in Billings, Montana, his mother Theresa had confessed that he is not Mike Harrison as he always believed, but is really the kidnapped Adam Carrington. Fallon is dubious, Blake immediately believes the newcomer is Adam, and Alexis clings to her story that Hank is their son. Fallon offers Adam $ 50 million to go away; he refuses, and takes
6656-429: The first two episodes of the spin-off, which would initially air after Dynasty on Wednesdays but would move to a time slot opposite Dallas on Fridays. In March 1985, ABC announced that its rumored Dynasty spin-off had been greenlighted, to debut the following season. The Colbys would star John James as his Dynasty character Jeff Colby, with General Hospital actress Emma Samms as Fallon Carrington. The project
6760-1024: The highest-rated television program airs at 21:00. In Japanese television , prime time runs from 19:00 to 23:00. Especially, the 19:00-to-22:00 time slot is also known as Golden Time ( ゴールデン・タイム , gōruden taimu , or just Golden ) . The term also influenced a nickname of a strip of holidays in Japan known as Golden Week . Malaysia prime time starts with the main news from 20:00 to 20:30 (now 20:00 to 21:00) and ends either at 23:00 or 1:00, or possibly later. Usually, programmes during prime time are domestic dramas, foreign drama series (mostly American), films, and entertainment programmes. Programmes classified as 18 are not allowed to be broadcast before 10:00 p.m., but on Radio Televisyen Malaysia , most programmes on this slot are rated U (U means Umum in Malay and literally General Viewing or General Audiences in English) throughout
6864-453: The killer, and Alexis is acquitted. During this time, Adam mourns the death of his sister Fallon, and discovers that he has another sister, Amanda . Adam also grows closer to Claudia, and steps in to comfort her when her marriage to Steven falls apart. Despite Blake's admonition not to become romantically involved with Claudia, Adam invites her to accompany him to Amanda's wedding to Prince Michael of Moldavia. Adam promises Blake that he will end
6968-633: The kind of show we'd planned on from the beginning." Dynasty star Joan Collins categorically refused to make any appearances in The Colbys herself, believing it would have caused "massive confusion between the two shows". On May 12, 2015, Shout! Factory released The Colbys: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The 12-disc set features all 49 episodes of the series as well as all new cast interviews with Stephanie Beacham, John James and Maxwell Caulfield. On July 20, 2015, The Colbys
7072-426: The long-lost Adam / Hank Sullivan in the 2018 episode " A Line from the Past ", but the character is later revealed to be an imposter. Sam Underwood began playing the real Adam in the 2019 episode " Parisian Legend Has It... ". Underwood's costar Adam Huber, who plays Liam Ridley in the series, summed up the character: "It's Adam Carrington; he's always got something up his sleeve". Fallon ( Elizabeth Gillies )
7176-407: The main channel ( Jednotka ) prime time starts at 20:10, and on the second one (Dvojka) prime-time programming starts at 20:00. The two biggest private broadcasters set the start of prime-time programming at 20:20 ( Markíza ) and 20:30 ( TV JOJ ). Generally, however, prime time is considered to be from 20:00 to 23:00. In Slovenia , prime time, the period in which the most-watched shows are broadcast,
7280-479: The mansion were painted by Lucia Vinograd. The attached stables were filmed at the Will Rogers State Historic Park . The Colbys premiered at 10 pm on Wednesday, November 20, 1985, after Dynasty 's eighth episode of the season, and was initially a ratings success. The next episode of The Colbys was scheduled to air the next night, Thursday, November 21, in the show's own new time slot, but
7384-543: The mansion with an unhinged and pregnant Claudia Blaisdel ( Brianna Brown ). Hank is the prime suspect in Cristal's murder, and blackmails Alexis in " Twenty-Three Skidoo ", threatening to expose their plan. He also reveals that he started the fire. Hank tries to sell the Rembrandt that Alexis gave him as collateral in " Queen of Cups ", but she intervenes to keep him away from Blake. Claudia then berates Hank for his failure to get
7488-593: The money. In " That Witch ", Hank cuts Claudia out of his payoff from Alexis. Realizing that Claudia is unhinged, he takes her baby, Matthew, and leaves him on Alexis's doorstep. In advance of the second season, executive producer Sallie Patrick said, "We can assume there's a real Adam out there. I don't want to confirm or deny that at this point in time, but yes. He could be dead, but...He could still be out there somewhere." In " Parisian Legend Has It... ", Fallon and Steven's new husband Sam ( Rafael de la Fuente ) fly to Paris to see Steven, who they suspect may be having
7592-575: The most rotten guy in prime time." In " The Plea ", former spouses Blake and Alexis Carrington make a televised plea for the return of their kidnapped infant grandson L.B. Colby . While on the air, Alexis confesses a dark secret from their past: their firstborn son, Adam, had been kidnapped as a baby and was never recovered. Traumatized by the event, they had hidden his existence from their subsequent children Fallon and Steven . Meanwhile, in Billings, Montana , an elderly woman named Kate Torrance watches
7696-533: The new time slot, though a March 1986 episode featuring Jeff and Fallon's wedding garnered a high rating at a level not seen since the series' first two episodes. In January 1986, it was reported that Heston had extended his stay on The Colbys from 17 to 24 episodes, and Stanwyck ultimately extended from 13 to 24 episodes. ABC renewed The Colbys for a second season in March 1986, with Stanwyck stating she only wanted to appear in 6 or 7 episodes. The same month, Ron Miller of
7800-608: The news headlines, seven days a week; on Channel U, prime time ends at 23:00 seven days a week. Generally, however, prime time is considered to be from 18:00 to 00:00. In South Korea , prime time usually runs from 19:30 to 23:00 during weekdays, while on Saturdays and Sundays, it runs from 18:00 to 23:00. Family-oriented television shows are broadcast before 22:00, and adult-oriented television shows air after 22:00. In Taiwan , prime time (called bādiǎn dàng —八點檔—in Mandarin Chinese , literally eight o'clock slot) starts at 8 p.m. in
7904-476: The news is aired at 18:50, followed by the sitcom Świat według Kiepskich at 19:30. In Russia television prime time is between 19:00 and 23:00 on working days and from 15:00 to 01:00 on holidays. On radio stations there are morning, day and evening prime times. The most common division: morning—6:30 to 10:00; day—~12:00 to 14:00; evening—16:00 to 21:00. Public television in Slovakia consists of two channels; on
8008-455: The oil well. When Adam cannot help her, she reveals to Blake that Adam took advantage of his illness. In the season finale " The Choice (a.k.a.) The Vendetta ", Claudia accidentally sets fire to her hotel room while Adam drowns his sorrows at the hotel bar. Adam escapes the hotel fire, but is devastated to learn that Claudia has perished in the blaze. Working for Alexis at ColbyCo, Adam attempts to seduce his father's assistant, Dana Waring . Dana
8112-950: The original one-hour newscast that starts at 18:00. In Singapore , prime time begins at 18:00 on Channel 5 , 18:30 on Channel 8 and 19:00 on Channel U , CNA , Suria , Vasantham . which are also the main ( Free-to-air ) television channels in Singapore. On Channel 8, prime time ends at midnight or 0:15 on weekdays, at 0:30 on Saturday nights, and at 23:30 on Sunday nights. On Channel 5, prime time ends at 0:00 on weekdays, at 1:30 (or later) on Saturday nights, and at 0:30 on Sunday nights. On Suria, prime time ends at 22:30 on Monday to Thursday nights, 23:30 on Friday nights, 23:00 on weekends, and at 00:30 or 01:00 on eve and actual days of public holidays. On Vasantham, prime time ends at 23:00 on Mondays to Thursdays, midnight (or later) on Friday and Saturday nights, and at 23:30 on Sunday nights. On Channel NewsAsia, prime time ends at 23:01, immediately after
8216-486: The paint removed. He warns his mother that if she betrays him, he will implicate her in the scheme, since Alexis used Jeff's poor health to trick him into signing over his son's shares in Denver-Carrington to her. Blake and his wife Krystle are suspicious of Alexis when they learn from Jeff's doctors that there is poison in his bloodstream. Fallon, however, suspects Adam, and vows to learn the truth. She notes that Adam
8320-554: The presumed-dead Philip reappears alive. Previously romantically linked to both Zach's nephew and former stepson, Bliss falls in love with a Russian dancer watched by the KGB , the son Monica had given up eight years before re-enters her life, and Constance and Hutch are killed in a plane crash in India. At the end of the season, Miles' wife Channing phones to say she will abort their unborn baby; Sable kidnaps Monica's son; Francesca seemingly dies after
8424-516: The primetime hours for some channels. There is also a "midnight prime time" during suhur while the month of Ramadan is commencing. It takes place from 02:00 (or 01:45 in some channels) and ends at the Fajr prayer call, which varies in timing between 04:30 and 05:00. Also, during other Islamic events such as Muharram and Rabi' al-Awwal , some channels broadcast religious shows during day/evening time slots (between 12:00 and 19:00—time varies on channel) or late-night slot (from 22:00). In
8528-669: The private stations prime time has even been delayed until 23:00. Most channels are delaying prime time in order to protect their top shows from sporting events. In the 1990s, prime time in Spain began at 21:00, moving to 21:30 in the latter half of the 1990s and 22:00 in the early 2000s. Commercial broadcaster LaSexta and the second channel from the Public broadcasting La 2 have attempted to shift prime time back to 21:30 in 2006 and Spring 2007, but these attempts have been unsuccessful. Fellow public channel La 1 also tried to pull prime time back to 21:00 in early 2015, to no avail. The lateness in
8632-693: The programming schedules. Before 2018, daily evening newscasts would kick off primetime between 17:00 and 18:00, although some channels, notably SCTV, broadcast their daily evening newscasts earlier, usually at 16:00 or 16:30. The practice of airing news at primetime ended in 2018 in favor of adding more sinetrons to the schedule, except for TVRI, NET. and Trans7, which have kept their newscasts, Klik Indonesia Petang (at 18:00), Fakta Malam (at 23:00) and Redaksi Malam (at 23:30) on primetime respectively. After prime time, programs classified as Adult, as well as Adult products (generally cigarette ) commercials, may be aired. Like other Muslim-majority nations , there
8736-480: The ratings. Although The Colbys garnered high ratings for its premiere episode and won a 1986 People's Choice Award for New Dramatic TV Program, the first season finished in 35th place, in part due to competition with NBC 's Cheers and Night Court on Thursday nights. The Colbys was renewed for a second season but, scheduled opposite Cheers and Night Court —as well as a few weeks against rival soap Knots Landing on CBS -- The Colbys finished 64th for
8840-526: The relationship after the wedding, which is interrupted by a terrorist attack in " Royal Wedding ". After they survive the terrorist attack at Amanda's wedding, Adam proposes to Claudia in " The Man ". They elope in " The Titans ", and a furious Blake disowns Adam and cuts him out of his will. Meanwhile, Claudia pressures Adam to help her acquire an oil well from Blake that she believes is rightfully hers. Adam takes advantage of Blake's health problems—actually caused by Blake being poisoned—to trick him into signing
8944-462: The role of Adam Carrington in " The Plea ", the September 1982 season premiere of Dynasty 's third season. According to Thomson, "They had planned on Adam being an impostor but they liked him so much they decided to keep him on. They tested me for 13 shows, then extended that to 24." Thomson played the character until the series finale in 1989. Adam was recast with British actor Robin Sachs for
9048-523: The role of Jason's wife Sable. In August 1985, producers cast British actress Stephanie Beacham , "a household name" in the UK who had starred in the title role of the ITV drama Connie . Stanwyck and Maxwell Caulfield joined the cast in July 1985 as Jason's sister Constance and son Miles, with Stanwyck having a clause in her contract that she would not be required to do press interviews. That month, Elizabeth Taylor made
9152-413: The role of patriarch Jason Colby, the brother of Dynasty 's Cecil Colby ( Lloyd Bochner ). Doris Day was considered, and both Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn reportedly turned down roles in the series. In early July 1985, it was reported that in addition to Heston, ABC was pursuing Barbara Stanwyck and Faye Dunaway for starring roles, as well as James Coburn to play Ben Carrington ,
9256-406: The show "a turkey", and told co-creator Esther Shapiro "This is the biggest pile of garbage I ever did" and that "It's one thing to know you're making a lot of money off vulgarity, but when you don't know it's vulgar—it's plain stupid." Conversely, Heston always supported the show and stated its cancellation "was premature" as "we were coming closer to being a creative production team that could make
9360-417: The show between 1985 and 1986. The first season's storylines include the construction of an oil pipeline; Zach Powers' vendetta against the Colbys; the romance between Jason and his brother Philip's widow Francesca; the subsequent collapse of Jason's marriage to Sable; and eventually the revelation that Jason, not Philip, is in fact Jeff's father. There were initially a number of crossovers featuring members of
9464-461: The start of prime time in Spain is also due to Spanish culture. Spanish people generally work from 09:00–14:00 and then from 17:00–20:00 as opposed to the 09:00–17:00 which is common in other countries. The popular late-night show Crónicas marcianas during the late 1990s–2000 also helped to extend prime time well into the early hours with the show being watched by a share of 40%, despite finishing at 02:00. Spain might also be unique in that it has
9568-458: The surrogacy into question. Adam attempts to bribe Jesse to leave town, but Sean forces him to stay. After the baby is born in " Adam's Son ", Karen tells Adam that she and Jesse want to keep the baby. In " The Scandal ", Adam learns that McVane's story was fabricated, and Adam really is Blake and Alexis's son. Karen sues for custody, and during the trial, Alexis reveals that Sean bribed Karen and Jesse. Dana sympathizes with Karen and states that Karen
9672-509: The two men. In " The Search ", a drunken Adam rapes Kirby. Adam attacks Kirby again in " Reunion in Singapore ", but she is rescued by Jeff, who proposes to her. In " The Hearing ", Alexis warns Adam that he is on his own if Fallon learns the truth about Jeff's illness. Adam then tricks Alexis into signing documents that make it look like she ordered the office to be painted. Alexis travels to Montana to investigate Adam's background and learns from Dr. Edwards that Adam had experimented with drugs as
9776-410: The wedding, Blake and Alexis present a stunned and grateful Adam with adoption papers—regardless of what McVane says, they consider him to be their son, faults and all. On their honeymoon, Adam tells Dana that he wants to start a family. He grows suspicious when Dana keeps avoiding the subject. He follows Dana to her doctor and is crushed to learn that Dana is unable to have children. They decide to hire
9880-408: The whole day. However, programmes broadcast after 23:00 are still considered prime time. As of 2019, NTV7 's prime time continues until 12:00 a.m. Programmes during prime time may have longer commercial breaks due to the number of viewers. Some domestic prime-time productions may be affected because of certain major sporting events such as FIFA World Cup . However, only FIFA World Cup held in
9984-458: The year and was subsequently cancelled. Dynasty fell to No. 24 for its seventh season . Like Dynasty , the series employed the standard melodrama of soap operas and added well-known performers and elaborate sets and wardrobe. Lee Margulies of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "It's not a spin-off, it's a clone—as close a replica as ABC and the Dynasty producers could concoct, right down to
10088-617: Was cast as magazine reporter Channing Carter. In December 1986, it was reported that Heston had sent co-star Caulfield a letter admonishing him for unprofessional behavior on set, while calling the rest of The Colbys team "the best I've worked with in 30 years." ABC cancelled The Colbys after its second season. The fifth season of Dynasty was ranked No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings in the United States. The Colbys debuted during Dynasty 's sixth season , which saw Dynasty drop to 7th in
10192-537: Was developing a spin-off of Dynasty , then the #1 rated show in the US. Dynasty actors Rock Hudson , Ali MacGraw , Jack Coleman , Heather Locklear , and John James were mentioned as potential stars of the new series, tentatively titled The Colbys , and ABC was purportedly wooing Pamela Sue Martin to reprise her role as Fallon Carrington. It was also reported that Dynasty stars John Forsythe , Linda Evans , Joan Collins , and guest star Elizabeth Taylor would appear in
10296-458: Was originally titled Dynasty II: The Colbys of California , which was shortened to Dynasty II: The Colbys and ultimately simplified to The Colbys . In May 1985, ABC unveiled its fall 1985 schedule, which placed The Colbys into the Thursday 9 pm time slot, preceded by The Fall Guy and followed by 20/20 . In June 1985, Dynasty co-creator Esther Shapiro approached Charlton Heston about
10400-455: Was preempted by a televised speech by US President Ronald Reagan . It was later reported that Heston, an old friend of Reagan's, had phoned the President to request the speech be rescheduled, to no avail. Episode two aired on Wednesday, November 27, 1985, before Dynasty , and then The Colbys moved to its new night on Thursday, November 28, 1985. Ratings for The Colbys dropped considerably in
10504-742: Was released in Germany (Region 2). The DVD is split in two, the first season and the second season. The DVDs have a German cover ( Die Colbys - Das Imperium ) but are spoken in English and dubbed in German. The series has also been released on DVD in Spain in four volumes (two per season). In the UK, it was released as a single boxset of 12 discs (identical to the US release) by the DVD distributor MediumRare Entertainment in 2018. The distribution rights to The Colbys , originally owned by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution , transferred to CBS Paramount Network Television in 2006. Prime time In Bangladesh ,
10608-466: Was still involved with Frankie, who survived the car crash) and Monica (who no longer had contact with ex-lover Cash or their son Scott) also later reappeared on Dynasty for the series' ninth (and final) season in 1988–89. During the final season of Dynasty , it is revealed that Monica and her twin Miles might not have been Jason's children, as Sable had been raped around the time they were conceived. Miles (who refers to Jeff as his half-brother, leading to
10712-454: Was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was cancelled after two seasons. On Dynasty , presumed-dead heiress Fallon Carrington Colby ( Emma Samms ) reappears alive, suffering from amnesia and using the name Randall Adams. Drawn to California after recognizing the name "Colby", she meets playboy Miles Colby ( Maxwell Caulfield ), not realizing that he is the cousin of her ex-husband, Jeff ( John James ). A mutual business venture brings
10816-523: Was what triggered her mental breakdown and subsequent disappearance and amnesia. As part of his work on the pipeline, Adam attempts to bribe State Senator Bart Fallmont . When Fallmont refuses the bribe, Adam investigates and learns that he is a closeted gay man. Adam leaks stories to the press that Bart is sleeping with Steven, which infuriates his family but ultimately causes Bart to resign, effectively ending any opposition to Adam's pipeline deal. Meanwhile, Claudia has been increasingly obsessed with reclaiming
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