An episode is a narrative unit within a larger
dramatic work or
documentary production, such as a
series intended for
radio,
television or
streaming
Streaming media is multimedia that is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner from a source, with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. ''Streaming'' refers to the delivery method of content, rather than the content it ...
consumption.
The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (), meaning the material contained between two songs or
odes in a Greek
tragedy. It is abbreviated as ''
ep'' (''plural'' eps).
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. An episode is to a sequence as a
chapter is to a
book. Modern series episodes typically last 20 to 50 minutes in length.
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
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List of most-watched television episodes
References
Ancient Greek theatre
Television terminology
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