Template:Cite episode/doc

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{{Cite episode}} is for citing television or radio programs and episodes. The only required field is title. While it is principally designed and documented for serial, episodic broadcasts, an example is provided below of adaptation to a sporting event broadcast.

Usage

All fields must be in lowercase. The only required field is "title". Copy a blank version to use:

Horizontal format

{{Cite episode |title= |episodelink= |url= |accessdate= |series= |serieslink= |credits= |network= |station= |city= |date= |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcripturl= |quote= |language=}}

{{Cite episode |title= |episodelink= |series= |serieslink= |credits= |network= |station= |date= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= |quote= |language=}}

Vertical format

{{Cite episode
 | title =
 | episodelink =
 | url =
 | accessdate =
 | series =
 | serieslink =
 | credits =
 | network =
 | station =
 | city =
 | date =
 | began =
 | ended =
 | season =
 | seriesno =
 | number =
 | minutes =
 | time =
 | transcript =
 | transcripturl =
 | quote =
 | language =
}}

Examples

A made-up example, with comments in italics annotating the adaptation:

<ref name="BBCPres2008">{{Cite episode
 |title=BBC-TV Presents: The 2008 World Snooker Championship Live at The Crucible no wikilinking; see next field
 |episodelink=BBC Snooker World Championship coverage (2008) Wikipedia article name (don't [[link]] it), or...
 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/path/to/filename.html if no WP article; mutually exclusive with "episodelink"
 |series=Wide World of Snooker if telecast is part of a regular series/show
 |serieslink=Wide World of Snooker (tv show) Wikipedia article name, not external link
 |credits=Presenters: [[Dennis Taylor]] and [[Clive Everton]]
 |network=[[BBC]]
 |station=[[BBC Two]]
 |city=[[Sheffield]], [[England]] in a live broadcast case like this, the locale is important
 |airdate=2008-04-27 air date (of the cited segment, if multi-day)
 |minutes=2:34 if you can cite a better-than-approximate time into the program
 |transcripturl= http://URL to e-transcript or online video, if available

}}</ref>

"BBC-TV Presents: The 2008 World Snooker Championship Live at The Crucible". Presenters: Dennis Taylor and Clive Everton. Wide World of Snooker. BBC. BBC Two, Sheffield, England. 2008-04-27. 2:34 minutes in.

Old format

{{cite episode |title=1968 |series=From the Earth to the Moon |credits=Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick – Producers |network=HBO |airdate=April 1998}}

"1968". Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick – Producers. From the Earth to the Moon. HBO. April 1998.

Updated format

{{cite episode |title=1968 |series=From the Earth to the Moon |first1=Ron |last1=Howard |first2=Brian |last2=Grazer |first3=Tom |last3=Hanks |first4=Michael |last4=Bostick |network=HBO |month=April |year=1998}}

"1968". From the Earth to the Moon. HBO.

Old format

{{cite episode |title=Billy Crystal, 2nd Visit |series=Inside the Actors Studio |airdate=October 8, 2007 |url=http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Billy_Crystal_-_2nd_Visit |network=Bravo |season=13 |number=1307 |credits=Lipton, James (host)}}

"Billy Crystal, 2nd Visit". Lipton, James (host). Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo. October 8, 2007. No. 1307, season 13.

Current format

{{cite episode |title=Billy Crystal, 2nd Visit |series=Inside the Actors Studio |date=October 8, 2007 |url=http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guest/Billy_Crystal_-_2nd_Visit |network=Bravo |season=13 |number=1307 |last=Lipton |first=James (host)}}