Novelisations based upon individual Doctor Who serials were first published in the mid-1960s, the first being Dr. Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker, a loose adaptation of the show's second serial, The Daleks.

The show's episodes are self-contained-even if hell may have broken loose by the end of an episode ( e. g. Dimitra declaring that she will divorce Spyros ), the next episode will find everything back to normal.

Unlike other American animated TV shows of the time ( and Mighty Mouse's past theatrical shorts ) the show's format was loose and episodes did not follow a particular formula.

In the fall of 1991, in an attempt to win back viewers and attract a younger audience, the show's format and setting underwent a dramatic overhaul.

While the CGI shots have already been mastered in a 16: 9 aspect ratio for future applications, they are currently broadcast in the U. S. and Canada – along with the live-action footage – in the original 4: 3 aspect ratio television format to respect the show's original composition.

U8TV: The Lofters combined the " special living environment " format with the " professional activity " format noted below ; in addition to living together in a loft, each member of the show's cast was hired to host a television program for a Canadian cable channel.

MADtv was produced to air only in 4: 3 until September 2008, likely due to a mix of stations airing the show at differing times than the mandated 11 pm timeslot and unable to offer it on the live air in 16: 9, and the show's producers not making the switch to the format.

Sesame Streets format remained intact until the show's later decades, when the changing audience required that producers move to a more narrative format.

Jon Stone was responsible for writing, casting, and format ; Dave Connell took over animation ; and Sam Gibbon served as the show's chief liaison between the production staff and the research team.

In response, Schwinn and the show's writers altered the format in 1972.

's True Hollywood Story, Marshall lauded the concept, but lamented that by the time each of the characters was introduced, very little of the show's half-hour format was left for actual gameplay.

Following that show's cancellation, Taylor went on to develop a more attractive format, producing the idea for Time Team, which Channel 4 also picked up, broadcasting the first series in 1994.

Similarly, in a 2002 show airing the weekend after the death of Senator Paul Wellstone, Keillor changed up the format of the show, starting off the show with Wellstone's favorite segment, Guy Noir, skipping even the show's theme song.

The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason ( with both Matlock and the later Perry Mason TV movies in the 1980s created by Dean Hargrove ), with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes.

The Spanky Show became the target of creative interference as station executives prevented McFarland from developing and expanding the show's format, and by 1960 McFarland had quit the show.

" This was a set format which was used for almost the entirety of the show's run.

The show's mixed media format stood out from the rest of the Disney Channel's programming of the time and, in essence, became the channel's flagship and definitive show of the early 2000s ( decade ).

According to the show's host, Jeff Probst, although the standard format calls for 16 people and two tribes ( this also makes it easier to distribute genders across tribes and give the viewers fewer contestants to remember ), at times there have been eighteen-and twenty-player seasons to allow for " wiggle room " in case players quit or are removed due to injury.

In an interview, Serling said the show's science fiction format would not be controversial with sponsors, network executives or the general public and would escape censorship, unlike the earlier Playhouse 90.

Despite this record though, Merton is one of only three people to have played all three roles of the show's format at various points: he is usually captain of his team, but along with being the first post-Deayton presenter ( series 24, episode 3 ), he has also been a guest on Hislop's team ( in series 11, episode 1 ).

The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures.

After the show's cancellation, NBC continued to air The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast format in a series of TV specials through 1984.

However in September 2012, in celebration of the road show's 60th anniversary, Flicker Alley will release the film in its original format, on Blu-ray.

The show's format consists of an extended one-on-one interview with the host and is sometimes followed by a roundtable discussion or one-on-two interview with figures in adversarial positions, either Congress members from opposite sides of the aisle or political commentators.

Due to the show's premise, many episodes featured a show-within-a-show format, showing Cybill Sheridan playing a variety of other characters in her various film and TV acting roles.

In 1976, the show's success, and celebrity panelist Richard Dawson's popularity, prompted Goodson-Todman to develop a new show for ABC entitled Family Feud with Dawson hosting.

This prompted a battle between Martin and NBC censors, who insisted on more scrutiny of the show's content.

By mid-1998, the programme's middling ratings prompted the show's makers to drastically revamp the series.

The show's success ( along with its catchy theme song ) prompted Elektra Records to first release it as a single, shooting up to # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.

This prompted the hiring of Willard Waterman as Peary's replacement, the transition occurring during the show's 1950 summer hiatus between Episode 369 (" Houseboat Vacation ") and Episode 370 (" Marjorie is Expecting ") with several audience-aware in-jokes noting the change in the first act of the latter episode.

The series was scheduled to run for two cours, but the show's popularity prompted the network to request more episodes.

The show's success prompted him to investigate re-introducing wrestling as a mainstream entertainment in the UK.

The show's popularity during the 2000 season prompted the creation of two spin-off shows, broadcast in Australia only — The Ice Dream during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and The Cream, during the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

The folk revival had fizzled in 1964 as the result of the British Invasion, which damaged the ratings for Hootenanny and prompted that show's cancellation.

However, the decision of Paul Cronin to leave the series at this time prompted the show's cancellation before any of this could come to fruition.

The show's popularity, a concern for Hewitt, prompted 60 Minutes pundit Andy Rooney to dedicate one of his closing segments on his program to a parody of West 57th correspondents.

The episode introduced significant changes in the characterization of Cartman, and it also prompted the creators to only focus on one plot within an episode, as opposed to the show's earlier episodes, which involved several loosely related subplots.

When Vandernoot decided to leave the show, her character was killed, leading to fierce protests among the show's audience and subsequently prompted the producers to have Vandernoot play an evil lookalike of Tessa in the episode " Counterfeit ".

This prompted hundreds of calls and emails by upset fans to the show's producers in Melbourne, Australia.

As a similar effect had occurred a couple of years earlier when ITV screened Man from Atlantis against Doctor Who, this prompted the BBC to move Doctor Who to a new weekday slot for its next season in 1982 ( although Buck Rogers had actually been cancelled in the United States by that point, the show's second season was still showing in the UK ).

As the opening theme song said, Joel generally wore a red jumpsuit during most of his time as host, but on occasion would wear other colors, such as tan ( during the show's first improvisation season on KTMA ) or green or bright aqua colored ( often worn during Season 2 ).

In Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Glick interviews ( through complete improvisation ) an audience volunteer tasked to become the show's " new star " after Martin Short is struck by lightning ( a ploy to allow Short enough time to don the Jiminy Glick make-up ).