prime time

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The UK version, which has been running for 10 seasons, is broadcast at prime time on Channel 4's sister channel E4.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

In a Wednesday prime time address, the president assured that the U.S. would eventually end the war with Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz would “open up naturally” thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

When Barbara Walters started interviewing celebrities on her prime time specials for ABC in the 1970s, pearl-clutching journalistic purists were aghast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

A market dip is prime time for converting some assets in your regular individual retirement account to a Roth IRA.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

I am in prime time to be dropping over!

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston