Tablå

Tablå is a Swedish term describing the schedule or lineup of programs for a radio or television channel, or the list of performances for an event such as a festival or theatre program. In broadcasting, a tablå lists upcoming programs with start times, titles, durations, and often brief descriptions or age ratings. It serves both as a planning tool for viewers and as a scheduling and promotional reference for broadcasters and advertisers. The concept is widely used in daily or weekly TV guides, newspaper TV sections, and digital program guides, and it can also refer to a festival or theatre lineup described as a programtablå.

Etymology and usage are tied to the idea of a display board. The word tablå derives from the French tableau, meaning a board or display, and it is related to the idea of a listed, time-ordered sequence of items. In practice, you will encounter phrases like TV-tablå or radiotablå, and the plural tablåer for multiple schedules.

In the modern media landscape, the fixed, broadcast-centric tablå has diminished in importance for some audiences due to on-demand viewing, yet many services still publish daily or weekly tablå to indicate scheduled broadcasts, including channel numbers and program names. The term can also apply to the lineup of performances in a theatre, concert, or festival program.

See also: TV guide, program guide, schedule.