Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Episode formats, counts & runtimes · Working

Half-hour

Also called: 30-minute

ELI5

A quick industry way to say an episodic length or scheduling category, not necessarily a literal thirty minutes.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the half-hour clearer in the season overview?”

Definition

Industry shorthand for an episodic length or scheduling category, not necessarily a literal thirty minutes.

Here “Half-hour” means: Industry shorthand for an episodic length or scheduling category, not necessarily a literal thirty minutes.

Pitch context

You may encounter this in a series pitch, pilot process, writers' room or commissioning conversation.

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

Connected terms

  • Hour-longComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
  • 6 x 30Computed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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