Widescreen

Here's Hugh on the Ten - coupled with a television set's all-consuming border, his head will even be eroded let alone just obscure the miniscule amount of room that is in view here:

http://thetvroom.com/images-bbc-one-news/news-03/ten/end-1d.jpg

News tends not to be too bad as shots are all so tightly regulated, but most studio production mid-shot framing has no headroom at all, with MCUs little better.