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  • adjective Alternative spelling of prime time.

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Examples

  • Jets coach Rex Ryan called the prime-time meeting "a great opportunity."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Train won the first award on the prime-time telecast, taking pop duo/group vocal for their live version of "Hey Soul Sister."

    Lady Antebellum Tops Grammy Awards 2011

  • The network may choose to juggle its prime-time lineup around before its current programming season ends.

    Plug Pulled on 'Two and a Half Men' Nat Worden 2011

  • According to time zone-adjusted Nielsen "fast national" figures released Monday, it was NBC's most-watched prime-time entertainment telecast in the 18-to-49 demographic since last year's Golden Globes.

    Golden Globes Broadcast A Ratings Winner AP 2011

  • Former MSNBC prime-time host Keith Olbermann launched a new Web site Friday night, giving new life to his "Worst Person In the World" feature and going after FOX News.

    Keith Olbermann launches new nonprofit news Web site 2011

  • Jaison Blair, analyst with Telsey Advisory Group, said CBS's prime-time audience could shrink as a result of the "Two and a Half Men" cancellation, but the company could still make more money ultimately by replacing it with programming that it produces itself, which is far more profitable for CBS than broadcasting shows produced by others.

    Plug Pulled on 'Two and a Half Men' Nat Worden 2011

  • Olbermann is the network's chief news officer and will host a one-hour prime-time show weeknights on the network.

    Keith Olbermann launches new nonprofit news Web site 2011

  • Initially, it billed "Parker Spitzer" as way of injecting conflict into the network's prime-time hours, but even in December, its viewership remained flat with its launch week in October, with less than half a million viewers.

    CNN Gives Spitzer New Partners Lauren A.E. Schuker 2011

  • CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. pulled the plug on TV's No. 1 prime-time sitcom, "Two and a Half Men," in the midst of its eighth season after its erratic lead actor, Charlie Sheen , gave a rambling, incendiary interview, taking shots at the show's creator Chuck Lorre, Alcoholics Anonymous and others.

    Plug Pulled on 'Two and a Half Men' Nat Worden 2011

  • After Olbermann abruptly left MSNBC in January, where he hosted the network's prime-time program, "Countdown."

    Keith Olbermann launches new nonprofit news Web site 2011

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