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Misplaced Pages contains many articles on television episodes. The following guideline aims to promote the creation of high-quality articles about television shows and their episodes.

Process for creating articles on television episodes

ALL articles on Misplaced Pages must meet notability guidelines, which state that: A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. It is important to bear this in mind when creating articles, and it is likely that each individual episode of a television series will not be notable on its own, simply because there are not enough secondary sources available. Misplaced Pages: Notability (fiction) explains this further: Misplaced Pages articles on works of fiction should contain real-world context and sourced analysis, offering detail on a work's achievements, impact or historical significance.

While each episode on its own may not qualify for an article, it is quite likely that sources can be found to support a Series or Season page, where all the episodes in one season (or series) are presented on one page. (See examples listed below). Such pages must still be notable, and contain out-of-universe context, and not merely be a list of episode titles or cast and crew: Misplaced Pages is not a directory.

Over time, you might find that some episodes have enough real-world information to warrant their own article. Such an episode can be broken out into its own page.

Process

  • Create page for the television PROGRAMME
Once there's enough verifiable information independent of the show itself, then:
  • Create page for each series/season, or a 'List of episodes' page.
if there is enough verifiable information from secondary sources about individual episodes, then:
  • Create pages for outstanding episodes.

Content

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  • A brief summary of the episode's plot
  • The episode's relevance in ongoing story arcs, if any
  • How the episode was received by critics
  • Information on production and broadcasting of the episode
  • Elements which are best avoided in any episode article include:
  • A scene-by-scene synopsis. An overall plot summary is much better; the article should not attempt to be a replacement for watching the show itself, it should be about the show.
  • Particularly for comedies, no attempt should be made to recreate the humor of the show. This rarely works, and is contrary to the purpose of an encyclopedia.

Dealing with problem articles

  • If the articles contain little content, consider merging or redirecting them into another article (e.g. an article about the show itself, an article that is a list of episodes of the show, or an article that summarizes the plot for one season of the show).
  • If the same editor appears to have created a large number of problematic articles, please refer them to this page.
  • Avoid listing episodes for AfD unless they are completely unverifiable and original research.

Note: Stubs are allowed on Misplaced Pages and many articles are stubs. It may be inappropriate to merge or redirect an article about a television episode just because it is a stub. Before executing a merge, ask yourself:

Will the merge reduce the quality or coherence of the target article?

Also do some basic looking for additional source material that could be used to improve the article.

Are more sources available?

If the answer to either of these questions is 'yes', it is probably better to forgo merging or redirecting. Instead, leave the article as it is or consider improving it.

See also

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