Revival (television)

In the television broadcasting industry, a revival is an attempt to revive or revitalize a defunct television program by producing new, original episodes to televise.

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Television - Broadcasting - Television program - Episode

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Television network executives may decide to attempt to revive a television program when they feel that a market once again exists for it.

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Television network - Market

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Historicaly, few television revivals have been popular. Perry Mason, ', and Burke's Law are examples of successful revivals in the United States. According to the television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, a revival television program in the United States has a lesser chance of succeeding than an entirely new program.

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Perry Mason - Burke's Law - United States

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Revivals are one of several programming strategies television networks employ to capitalize further on successful programs; among the other methods are spin-offs, cast reunions, and television movies based on the original program.

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Spin-off - Cast - Television movie

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Unlike spin-offs—in which a television network creates a new program around one or more familiar, popular characters from a different program—a revival involves the reintroduction of (nearly) all of the original program's storyline, characters, and locales.

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Program - Characters - Storyline

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