To cite a TV show episode in APA 7th edition style, you need to include the following elements:
Writer(s) Name(s) (Writer), & Director(s) Name(s) (Director). (Year). Episode title (Season No., Episode No.) [TV series episode]. In Executive Producer(s) Name(s) (Executive Producer), Series name. Production Company.
Example 1 (Standard episode): Doe, J. (Writer), & Smith, A. (Director). (2023). The rise of AI (Season 1, Episode 3) [TV series episode]. In Johnson, B. (Executive Producer), Tech Innovations. Tech Studios.
Example 2 (Multiple writers and directors): Brown, L., & Green, K. (Writers), & Davis, M., & Wilson, R. (Directors). (2021). Social media impact (Season 2, Episode 5) [TV series episode]. In Taylor, S. (Executive Producer), Modern Society. Media Productions.
Example 3 (Streaming service): Lee, H. (Writer), & Park, J. (Director). (2022). Global warming effects (Season 3, Episode 7) [TV series episode]. In Kim, S. (Executive Producer), Climate Crisis. Netflix.
Example 4 (No individual writer or director credited): BBC News. (2023). The future of work (Season 1, Episode 2) [TV series episode]. In Tomorrow's World. British Broadcasting Corporation.
Example 5 (Non-English episode with translation): García, M. (Writer), & López, A. (Director). (2023). El impacto de la inteligencia artificial [The impact of artificial intelligence] (Season 4, Episode 6) [TV series episode]. In Rodríguez, C. (Executive Producer), Tecnología del Futuro. Telemundo.
Include the year of release in parentheses after the writer(s) and director(s) names.
Put the episode title in sentence case, without quotation marks.
Include the season and episode numbers in parentheses after the episode title.
Use [TV series episode] as a description after the season and episode numbers.
Italicize the series name.
Include the production company or distributor at the end of the citation.
For non-English episodes, provide an English translation of the title in square brackets after the original title.
Q: How do I cite a TV show episode if I can't find the writer or director?
A: If no individual writer or director is credited, start the citation with the production company or network name.
Q: Should I include the URL for streaming service episodes?
A: Generally, it's not necessary to include URLs for episodes from well-known streaming services. However, if the episode is from a less common platform, you may include the URL at the end of the citation.
Q: How do I format in-text citations for TV show episodes?
A: Use the writer's last name and year: (Doe, 2023). If there's no individual writer, use the production company or network name: (BBC News, 2023).
Q: What if the TV show is a limited series or miniseries?
A: Cite it in the same format as a regular TV series episode, but you can mention that it's a limited series or miniseries in the text of your paper if it's relevant.
Q: How do I cite a TV show episode that I watched on a DVD or Blu-ray?
A: Follow the same format, but replace the production company with the name of the DVD or Blu-ray distributor and the year of the DVD/Blu-ray release.
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