For the Stratovarius album, see Episode. Episode is an Album by the Finnish Power metal band Stratovarius.

An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Serials in Television and Radio are series often in a weekly Prime time slot that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo 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. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Episodes of news programs are also known as editions. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth In Printmaking, an edition is a number of prints struck from one plate usually at the same point in time

Episodes which end in the middle of a climatic moment are often called cliffhangers, after the name used for early movie serials. The climax (from the Greek word “κλῖμαξ” ( klimax) meaning “staircase” and “ladder” or turning point of a Narrative A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a Plot device in which a movie, Novel, or other work of fiction contains an abrupt ending often leaving Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials or Film serials, were Short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a Feature Such episodes can be nearly daily occurrences in soap operas and are frequently used in season finales of many prime time shows. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland

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. A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as Television, Comic books Comic strips This is true for some science fiction series such as Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1 and Star Trek. Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J

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'. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter A season is one of the major divisions of the Year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in Weather. Some programs, such as The Simpsons, use numbering systems that are hard for anyone outside the production company to understand. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists/Archive 1#Proposed change to all featured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The following is an

Many talk shows do not give episodes titles. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to However, some talk shows have given episodes titles, such as The Jerry Springer Show and The Steve Wilkos Show. The Jerry Springer Show is a television Tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician broadcast in the United States and other The Steve Wilkos Show is a syndicated American talk show which is hosted by the former director of security on The Jerry Springer

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"). " Papa Don't Preach " is the second single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 3rd studio album True Blue and was released " Papa Don't Leech " is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season.
• 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". Hannah Montana is an Emmy Award-nominated American Television series, which debuted on March 24 2006 on Disney Channel.
• All episodes of Seinfeld, with the exception of Male Unbonding, start with "The". Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons "Male Unbonding" is the second Episode of the NBC Sitcom Seinfeld to be produced and aired on June 14 1990 as the fourth
• All episodes of The O.C. start with "The". This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California.
• Episode titles of Monk always begin with "Mr. Monk is an American Dramedy series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character Monk "
• Episode titles of Friends almost always begin with "The one with" or "The one where"
• Episode titles of Scrubs usually begin with "My" as they are narrated by J.D., the main character. Friends was an Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning American Comedy-drama that premiered on October 2 2001 on NBC. Jonathan Michael " John " Dorian MD, better known as J They are sometimes called "His Story" or "Her Story", followed by a roman numeral when narrated by another character. Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals.
• Later seasons of Diagnosis: Murder usually included "Murder" in their titles. Diagnosis Murder is a mystery / medical / Crime drama Television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries
• All episodes of Ed, Edd n' Eddy have the word "Ed" in their titles. Ed Edd n Eddy is the longest-running original Animated cartoon series on Cartoon Network created by Danny Antonucci and produced by Canadian
• Starting with season 2, each episode of Degrassi:The Next Generation is named after an 80's song. Degrassi The Next Generation is a Canadian Teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi Fictional universe created
• Each episode of Grey's Anatomy and Instant Star is named after a popular song. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. Instant Star was a Canadian Television program and a Gemini Award winner starring adolescent music competition winner Jude
• All episodes of Private Practice begin with "In Which". Private Practice is a Spin-off of the popular television show Grey's Anatomy.
• All episodes of the Nickelodeon show iCarly begin with "i". Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel iCarly is a popular Television show that premiered September 8 2007 on Nickelodeon.
• All episodes of the sitcom Still Standing begin with the word "Still". Still Standing is an American Comedy Television series. It debuted on CBS on September 30, 2002, and ended March 8,
• Most episodes of Desperate Housewives are named after songs related to Stephen Sondheim. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced
• All episodes of Chuck are named "Chuck versus the . Chuck is an Emmy Award winning action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. . . . "
• In the sitcom That '70s Show, for Seasons 5–8, episodes were titled after song names from various 1970s-era rock bands. That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of 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 songs. Led Zeppelin were The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend
• Each episode of the teen drama One Tree Hill is named after an emo, rock, punk, or indie song or album. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous
• 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. The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama series set in Boston Massachusetts

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

• List of most-watched television episodes

The following is a list of most-watched television broadcasts, organized by country and based on various criteria

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