mid-season finale
Winter break episode
A mid-season finale is the last episode of a television series before a scheduled break, typically airing in late fall or early winter before the show resumes in spring.
Networks use the term to frame what's essentially a production gap as an event, often ending on a cliffhanger: The mid-season finale left viewers wondering who survived the explosion.
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
- plot twistSudden narrative redirection
- shocking revealUnexpected disclosure of truth
- hiatusBreak in activity
- winter breakSchool pause in December
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- TV Episodespremiere, special episode, clip show, bottle episode, filler episode
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
- cliffhangersplot twist, to be continued, twist ending, suspense, tension
mid-season finaleseason premiere
First episode of cycle
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