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Episodic engines & repeatability · Working

Story-of-the-week

Also called: weekly story

ELI5

A largely self-contained episode story within a recurring series.

Used in conversation

“The season plan needs to show how the story-of-the-week functions within the run.”

Definition

A substantially self-contained episode story within a recurring series.

Here “Story-of-the-week” means: A substantially self-contained episode story within a recurring series.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Story-of-the-week” in scripted television conversations or materials.

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

Sources & evidence · 6

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