stripping
n.— «Her scheduling adopted the US method of stripping programmes, showing the same type of show at the same time every night so viewers always knew what was on.» —“In The Picture: I’m an ITV boss…get me out of here” by Steve Pratt Newsquest Media Group (U.K.) Aug. 31, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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