daytime television

A bland, nauseating mix of courtroom TV, televangelists, tawdry talk shows, infomercials, moldy game shows, depressing news stories, gagworthy soap operas that lower the already low standard, televised church services, inaccurate weather forecasts, increasingly vacant programs for pre-K children, and instructional quilting/home improvement programs. The TV equivalent of cold oatmeal, or cafeteria food. Antonyms: Primetime Television, adult swim.