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An '''episode''' is a narrative unit within a larger [[drama]]tic | An '''episode''' is a narrative unit within a larger [[drama]]tic, [[Comedy|comedic]], or [[documentary]] production, such as a [[serial (radio and television)|series]] intended for [[radio]], [[television]] or [[Streaming media|streaming]] consumption. | ||
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Narrative sub-units of episodes are called segments, bounded by [[interstitial television show|interstitials]], such as commercials ([[Radio advertisement]]s and [[Television advertisement]]s), continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment.<ref name="teleprompter/make-tv">{{cite web |title=A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Make a TV Show |url=https://www.teleprompter.com/blog/a-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-make-a-tv-show |website=[[Teleprompter]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wvu/Citation/Video">{{cite web |last1=Fonseca |first1=Catherine |title=Chicago Citation Style Guide: TV & Video (Web) |url=https://libguides.wvu.edu/c.php?g=418946&p=2856549 |website=Research Guides |publisher=Libraries, [[West Virginia University]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="laist/airtalk">{{cite web |title=AirTalk |url=https://laist.com/shows/airtalk |website=[[LAist]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="pbs/show">{{cite web |title=Common Ground with Jane Whitney |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/common-ground-jane-whitney/ |website=[[pbs.org]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="gallupsun/15957">{{cite news |title=The Colt Balok show evolves; adds new segment | Narrative sub-units of episodes are called segments, bounded by [[interstitial television show|interstitials]], such as commercials ([[Radio advertisement]]s and [[Television advertisement]]s), continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment.<ref name="teleprompter/make-tv">{{cite web |title=A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Make a TV Show |url=https://www.teleprompter.com/blog/a-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-make-a-tv-show |website=[[Teleprompter]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wvu/Citation/Video">{{cite web |last1=Fonseca |first1=Catherine |title=Chicago Citation Style Guide: TV & Video (Web) |url=https://libguides.wvu.edu/c.php?g=418946&p=2856549 |website=Research Guides |publisher=Libraries, [[West Virginia University]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="laist/airtalk">{{cite web |title=AirTalk |url=https://laist.com/shows/airtalk |website=[[LAist]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="pbs/show">{{cite web |title=Common Ground with Jane Whitney |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/common-ground-jane-whitney/ |website=[[pbs.org]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="gallupsun/15957">{{cite news |title=The Colt Balok show evolves; adds new segment 'Game Changer' |url=https://gallupsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=15957:the-colt-balok-show-evolves-adds-new-segment-game-changer |access-date=18 April 2025 |work=[[Gallup Sun]] |publisher=Gallup Sun Publishing |location=[[Gallup, New Mexico]]}}</ref><ref name="dailylocal/show-segment">{{cite web |title=Hit TV show 'Pawn Stars' to air segment on West Chester visit |url=https://www.dailylocal.com/2022/10/27/hit-tv-show-pawn-stars-to-air-segment-on-west-chester-visit/ |website=Daily Local |publisher=MediaNews Group |access-date=18 April 2025 |date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="cbs/shows/video/vMdyYu">{{cite web |title=Watch The Talk: Save the Day #11 Segment - Full show on CBS |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/vMdyYuPtLR4yc5yokJe8Apr0dIVUB_Te/ |website=[[CBS]] .com |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en |date=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="npr/science-friday/podcast/episodes">{{cite web |title=podcast episodes |url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/583350334/science-friday |website=[[Science Friday]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en |date=17 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="smith.edu/dyketv">{{cite web |title=Video: Dyke TV 1993 |url=https://media.smith.edu/departments/ssc/dyketv/dyketv1993_playlist.html |website=Sophia Smith Collection |publisher=[[Smith College]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |quote=The half-hour weekly, nation-wide cable tv show featured a five-minute news segment covering issues relevant to lesbian lives from a lesbian perspective ...}}</ref><ref name="KMAN/The-Game-4-17-25">{{cite web |last1=Fortner |first1=Mitch |title=The Game - 4/17/25 |url=https://1350kman.com/2025/04/the-game-4-17-25/ |website=News Radio [[KMAN]] |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en |date=17 April 2025 |quote=Full Show; Segment 1 – 2025 wing Ashton Magee decommits from K-State; Segment 2 – TE coach Luke Wells with media & TE touchdown over/under; Segment 3 – Lee Corso announces retirement; Segment 4 – Ask Us Anything;}}</ref> | ||
[[Carpool Karaoke]] is a television show segment that is now a [[Spinoff (media)|spin-off]] television series.<ref name="tvseriesfinale/carpool-karaoke-">{{cite web |last1=Pena |first1=Jessica |title=Carpool Karaoke: CBS Shopping Series Based on James Corden Segment |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/carpool-karaoke-cbs-shopping-series-based-james-corden-segment/ |website=TV Series Finale |access-date=18 April 2025 |date=10 March 2016 |quote=[[Carpool Karaoke]] wouldn't be the first late show segment to nab its own spin-off series.}}</ref> | [[Carpool Karaoke]] is a television show segment that is now a [[Spinoff (media)|spin-off]] television series.<ref name="tvseriesfinale/carpool-karaoke-">{{cite web |last1=Pena |first1=Jessica |title=Carpool Karaoke: CBS Shopping Series Based on James Corden Segment |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/carpool-karaoke-cbs-shopping-series-based-james-corden-segment/ |website=TV Series Finale |access-date=18 April 2025 |date=10 March 2016 |quote=[[Carpool Karaoke]] wouldn't be the first late show segment to nab its own spin-off series.}}</ref> | ||
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An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic, comedic, or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption.
Etymology
The noun episode is derived from the Greek term epeisodion (Template:Langx).[1] It is abbreviated as ep (plural eps).
Taxonomy
An episode is also a narrative unit within a continuous larger dramatic work. It is frequently used to describe units of television or radio series that are broadcast separately in order to form one longer series.[2] An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book. Modern series episodes typically last 20 to 50 minutes in length.[3]
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Narrative sub-units of episodes are called segments, bounded by interstitials, such as commercials (Radio advertisements and Television advertisements), continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Carpool Karaoke is a television show segment that is now a spin-off television series.[14]
Stacking a show is a phrase newscast broadcasters use to describe putting segments together for a newscast episode.[15]
Other contexts
The noun episode can also refer to a part of a subject, such as an "episode of life" or an "episode of drama".
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