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television series
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connected set of television program episodes under the same title
A television series is a connected set of episodes of a TV program that all share the same title and storyline. It matters because it allows broadcasters to develop characters and plots over time, keeping audiences engaged as they return to watch new episodes.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- series of creative works
- Has parts of class
- television series season
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- Commons category
- Television series
- topic's main category
- Category:Television series
- equivalent class
- schema.org/TVSeries
- different from
- serial drama
- topic has template
- Template:Infobox television series
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Television series
- category for eponymous categories
- Category:Wikipedia categories named after television series
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Encyclopedic overview
A live television show set and cameras
A television show, TV program (British English: programme), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is transmitted via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platforms. This generally excludes breaking news or advertisements that are aired between shows or between segments of a show. A regularly recurring show is called a television series, and an individual segment of such a series is called an episode. Content is produced either in-house on a television stage with multiple cameras or produced by contract with film production companies. Episodes are usually broadcast in annual sets, which are called seasons in North America and series in other regions. A one-off television show may be called a television special, while a show with a limited number of episodes is a miniseries. A television film, or telefilm, is a feature film produced for broadcast by a terrestrial or cable network.
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