Meaning & use

TV episode

noun·Everyday

One individual installment of a television program, usually part of a larger series with recurring characters or a story arc.

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The season finale was the most exciting TV episode we had watched all year.

Each TV episode ran about forty minutes, not counting the commercial breaks.

A note on using this word

"Episode" alone can refer to any serialized story format, but "TV episode" specifies the television medium.

Words with a similar meaning

installment

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