An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a serial (radio and television), series intended for radio, television or Streaming media, streaming 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 ''wikt:ep, 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 serial (radio and television), series that are broadcast separately in order to form one longer series. An episode is to a sequence as a Chapter (books), 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
* List of most-watched television episodes
References
Ancient Greek theatre
Episodes,
Television terminology
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