### Clue: Medic, American, on senior programme (8)
### Answer: DOCUSOAP 
 ### Explanation: Definition: programme
 DOC(short for "doctor";a medic) + US(abbrev. for things American) **placed above**(on, in down clue) OAP(abbrev. for "old age pensioner";a senior person).
Defn: … on TV that follows a group of people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time.