How to Cite a TV Program

If you are considering continuing your education by enrolling in a college, technical college or university, you will need to learn how to properly cite sources in a research paper. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any university, whether or not it is accidental. You can avoid this by practicing proper citation. MLA citations are the standard citation rules followed by universities and colleges. AP or APA styles are specifically designed for students in journalism or psychology. You will most likely be taught how to properly cite books and online sources in beginning English classes. It might be a little more difficult for you to find how to cite a TV program.

Instructions

    • 1

      Type the title of the episode or segment in quotation marks. Place a comma just before the second quotation mark.

    • 2

      Type the title of the program or series and underline it. Follow it with a period. For example if you are citing a TV program titled, "Aphrodite" and it is from a series called, "Goddesses of Love," then you would cite: "Aphrodite," Goddesses of Love. If you are citing a quote from a TV show called, "Sentimental Family," and the episode was called, "Johnny's First Day at School," you would cite: "Johnny's First Day at School," Sentimental Family.

    • 3

      Give credit to the makers by typing the producer, directors, performer and writer. This information should be available on product packaging or online. There is no need to underline the names or place them between quotation marks. Simply type their names and the role they played in parentheses. Your citation should look like this so far: "Aphrodite," Goddesses of Love. Thomas Johnson (Producer), Jim Bob (Director), Jane Jones (Performer) and Sally Smith (Writer).

    • 4

      Type in the call letters if applicable. This should be found on the back of the case or packaging. If not you can look it up online.

    • 5

      Type in the local station that it was originally aired on and the city, if applicable.

    • 6

      Type the broadcast date in next and end it with a period. Your end citation should look like this: "Aphrodite," Goddesses of Love. Thomas Johnson (Producer), Jim Bob (Director), Jane Jones (Performer) and Sally Smith (Writer). Greek Mythology Channel. 221k32. KSS22222random, Little Town of Nowhere. March 3 2010.

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