Engineering:Episode
An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work 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 (Ancient Greek: ἐπεισόδιον).[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]
Narrative sub-units
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".
See also
- Serial (radio and television)
- List of most-watched television episodes
References
- ↑ "Episode (defined)". https://www.etymonline.com/word/episode.
- ↑ "Episode (definition and synonyms)". Macmillan Dictionary. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/episode.
- ↑ Walch, Rob; Lafferty, Mur (22 May 2006). Tricks of the Podcasting Masters. Que Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 9780789735744. https://archive.org/details/tricksofpodcasti00walc. Retrieved 5 September 2019. "episode length 20–40 minutes"
- ↑ "A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Make a TV Show" (in en). https://www.teleprompter.com/blog/a-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-make-a-tv-show.
- ↑ Fonseca, Catherine. "Chicago Citation Style Guide: TV & Video (Web)" (in en). Libraries, West Virginia University. https://libguides.wvu.edu/c.php?g=418946&p=2856549.
- ↑ "AirTalk" (in en). https://laist.com/shows/airtalk.
- ↑ "Common Ground with Jane Whitney" (in en). https://www.pbs.org/show/common-ground-jane-whitney/.
- ↑ "The Colt Balok show evolves; adds new segment 'Game Changer'". Gallup Sun (Gallup, New Mexico: Gallup Sun Publishing). https://gallupsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=15957:the-colt-balok-show-evolves-adds-new-segment-game-changer.
- ↑ "Hit TV show 'Pawn Stars' to air segment on West Chester visit". MediaNews Group. 27 October 2022. https://www.dailylocal.com/2022/10/27/hit-tv-show-pawn-stars-to-air-segment-on-west-chester-visit/.
- ↑ "Watch The Talk: Save the Day #11 Segment - Full show on CBS" (in en). 20 December 2024. https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/vMdyYuPtLR4yc5yokJe8Apr0dIVUB_Te/.
- ↑ "podcast episodes" (in en). NPR. 17 April 2025. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/583350334/science-friday.
- ↑ "Video: Dyke TV 1993". Smith College. https://media.smith.edu/departments/ssc/dyketv/dyketv1993_playlist.html. "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 ..."
- ↑ Fortner, Mitch (17 April 2025). "The Game - 4/17/25" (in en). https://1350kman.com/2025/04/the-game-4-17-25/. "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;"
- ↑ Pena, Jessica (10 March 2016). "Carpool Karaoke: CBS Shopping Series Based on James Corden Segment". https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/carpool-karaoke-cbs-shopping-series-based-james-corden-segment/. "Carpool Karaoke wouldn't be the first late show segment to nab its own spin-off series."
- ↑ "How To Stack A News Show". 21 March 2016. https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-to-stack-a-news-show/.
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