Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Series types & formats · Working

Format line

Also called: series format line

ELI5

A compact statement of episode count, duration, form and sometimes serial structure.

Used in conversation

“The deck describes the project as a format line; the episode examples need to prove that promise.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Format line” in scripted television conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • Series formatComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 6

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.