In television scheduling, a hiatus refers to a break of at least several weeks in the normal schedule of a television program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatus_(television) ex: http://www.indecisionforever.com/2009/08/27/does-the-government-release-information-to-avoid-daily-show-coverage/ "after a summer of delays, the much anticipated torture documents were finally released on the first Monday of the show's hiatus"