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An '''episode''' is a part of a [[drama]]tic work such as a [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] [[television program|television]] or [[Radio programming|radio]] program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of [[mass media]] as well, as in ''[[Star Wars#Star Wars Movies|Star Wars]]''. Episodes of [[news]] programs are also known as ''[[edition]]s''.
Episodes which end in the middle of a [[climax (narrative)|climatic moment]] are often called [[cliffhanger]]s, after the name used for early [[Serial (film)|movie serials]]. Such episodes can be nearly daily occurrences in [[soap opera]]s and are frequently used in season finales of many [[prime time]] shows.
Episodes can be part of a larger [[story arc]] stretched out over a time period covering one or more seasons, or even an entire series run. This is true for some [[Science fiction on television|science fiction series]] such as ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
Shows usually have numbers or codes (aka, Production codes/numbers) for each episode. ''[[The X-Files]]'', for example, assigned a code in the format "sXnn", with 's' identifying the [[season]] number and 'nn' being a two-digit number for each show, starting with '01'. Some programs, such as ''[[List of The Simpsons episodes#The Series|The Simpsons]]'', use numbering systems that are hard for anyone outside the production company to understand.
Many [[talk show]]s do not give episodes titles. However, some talk shows have given episodes titles, such as ''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]'' and ''[[The Steve Wilkos Show]]''.
Some series often give episodes their own titles which usually refer to the content of the episode, giving both producers and fans a simple identification,these will usually have a pattern such as being a pun on a known item (such as a phrase or title of a of some other media) or follow some naming convention of the series:
*Most episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and '''all''' of the nineteenth season parodies popular culture (ex. "[[Papa Don't Preach]]" is changed to "[[Papa Don't Leech]]").
*All episodes of ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' parody famous song titles, like "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar" is changed to "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak".
*All episodes of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', with the exception of [[Male Unbonding]], start with "The".
*All episodes of ''[[The O.C.]]'' start with "The".
*Episode titles of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' always begin with "Mr. Monk "
*Episode titles of ''[[Friends]]'' almost always begin with "The one with" or "The one where"
*Episode titles of ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' usually begin with "My" as they are narrated by [[John Dorian|J.D., the main character]]. They are sometimes called "His Story" or "Her Story", followed by a [[roman numeral]] when narrated by another character.
*Later seasons of ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' usually included "[[Murder]]" in their titles.
*All episodes of ''[[Ed, Edd n' Eddy]]'' have the word "Ed" in their titles.
*Starting with season 2, each episode of ''[[Degrassi:The Next Generation]]'' is named after an 80's song.
*Each episode of ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' and ''[[Instant Star]]'' is named after a popular song.
*All episodes of ''[[Private Practice]]'' begin with "In Which".
*All episodes of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] show ''[[iCarly]]'' begin with "i".
*All episodes of the sitcom ''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]'' begin with the word "Still".
*Most episodes of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' are named after songs related to Stephen Sondheim.
*All episodes of ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' are named "Chuck versus the ...."
*In the sitcom ''[[That '70s Show]]'', for Seasons 5–8, episodes were titled after song names from various 1970s-era rock bands. All fifth season episodes are named after songs by [[Led Zeppelin]], all sixth season titles are [[The Who]] songs, all seventh season titles are [[The Rolling Stones]] songs and, except for the finale, all eighth season titles are [[Queen (band)|Queen]] songs.
*Each episode of the teen drama ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' is named after an [[emo]], [[rock music|rock]], [[punk rock|punk]], or [[Independent music|indie]] song or album.
*All episodes of the short-lived sitcom ''[[Love, Inc]]'' were named after a popular sitcome.
*All episodes of the teen drama ''[[The Best Years]]'' were named after movies.
In addition, the word episode can also refer to a portion, or [[stasimon]], of a tragic play; this usually being associated with those of the ancient Greeks.
== See also ==
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*[[List of most-watched television episodes]]
[[Category:Narratology]]
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