pilot episodes
TV show debuts
Pilot episodes are the first episodes of a television series, produced to test a show's concept before committing to a full season.
Networks use pilots to evaluate whether a series merits production.
Many pilots never air; others are reworked before broadcast.
The pilot episode introduced characters who were written out by episode three.
Sometimes called simply pilots.
- directingOverseeing a production
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- greenlightingGranting approval to proceed
- castingShaping through liquid form
- scriptwritingComposing film or TV text
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