After school special

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An after school special is a television film, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues, that were generally broadcast in the late afternoon and meant to be viewed by school-age children, particularly teenagers. The term comes from the title of the ABC Afterschool Special, an anthology series of films that debuted on ABC in 1972 and ran until 1996. The specials were generally broadcast four to six times during the school year, pre-empting local programming that would usually follow the network schedule in the late afternoon hours.

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