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Lakorn) - They Are Shown Generally at Prime-Time On Thai Television

Thai soap operas, known as lakhon or lakorns, typically air as two hour episodes from 20:30-22:30 on weekday nights. Each series tells a complete story over the course of about three months, airing two to three episodes per week. While the most popular series air in prime time slots after the news, less prominent soaps air in earlier evening time slots. The major channels compete to feature the most popular stars in their simultaneous airings of three soap operas.

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Lakorn) - They Are Shown Generally at Prime-Time On Thai Television

Thai soap operas, known as lakhon or lakorns, typically air as two hour episodes from 20:30-22:30 on weekday nights. Each series tells a complete story over the course of about three months, airing two to three episodes per week. While the most popular series air in prime time slots after the news, less prominent soaps air in earlier evening time slots. The major channels compete to feature the most popular stars in their simultaneous airings of three soap operas.

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Soap operas are a popular genre of Thai television.

They are
known in Thai as ละครโทรทัศน์ (RTGS: lakhon thorathat, lit.
"television drama") or ละคร (lakhon, pronounced [la.kʰɔːn], or
lakorn). They are shown generally at prime-time on Thai television
channels, starting at 20:30. (on Friday nights the lakhorns is
interrupted, or broadcast on delay, due to simulcast of The
Government-required Weekly Address by the Prime Minister of
Thailand that begun after 2014 Thai coup d'état the lakhorns
resumed already in progress after Weekly Address is ended on
21:00 or 20:50 or later in some nights) An episode of a prime-
time drama is two hours long including commercials. Each series
is a finished story, unlike Western "cliffhanger" dramas, but rather
like Hispanic telenovelas.[1]

A series will run for about three months. It may air two or three
episodes a week, the pattern being Monday–Tuesday,
Wednesday–Thursday, or Friday–Sunday. A channel will air three
soap operas simultaneously at any given time (each producing
their own series). Channels will compete for the most popular
stars as they attract the most viewers. Some examples are
channel 3, 5, and 7.[2]

While the "best" series are shown at night right after the news,
the ones with a smaller profiles (and shorter run time) will be
shown in the evenings from 17:00–18:00. In some cases, the
most popular prime-time series are shown on re-runs a couple of
years after their initial release, generally in the afternoon.[3]

A lakorn episode is normally 1 hour and a s

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