television scripts

Broadcast program manuscripts

Television scripts are the written texts that specify dialogue, stage directions, and scene descriptions for TV programs.

Unlike film scripts, they typically follow episodic structure with act breaks timed around commercials.

A teleplay is a script for a single episode; a spec script is written on speculation to demonstrate a writer's voice to potential employers.

She's been staffed on three shows but still writes spec scripts to land bigger gigs.

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