I was curious how TV channels adjust for live events such as sporting events that go over the time slot that was originally allowed, and how that works with the next programmed show in the slot.
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It depends… sometimes they push back the start of shows that follow, sometimes they just start mid-program. They can typically get back on schedule overnight by shortening what ever runs at like 4am.
So a football game scheduled to end at 7pm goes until 7:20. Then the news that runs from 7-8 runs 20 min late, prime time shows air with a 20 min delay, late news runs 20 min. late, etc. and then some infomercial or sit-com re-run gets cut in the middle of the night.
Or the show running from 7-8 just airs the last 40 minutes and everything else remains on schedule.
May depend on whether it’s network or local programming, whether its live or a re-run, etc.
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