Wikipedia:WikiProject Television

This is WikiProject Television, a collaboration area for Wikipedians interested in improving coverage of Television. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!

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This is to guide the structure and normalize the standard of articles dealing with the Television medium and television series or other forms of episodic programs, such as web series.

Project-specific guidelines[edit]

Related guidelines include:

Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)
Wikipedia:Notability (media) (essay)
Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (broadcasting) for advice on articles about television networks, channels, etc.

Descendant WikiProjects and task forces[edit]

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Participants[edit]

User WikiProject Television

This user participates in
WikiProject Television.

A list of participants can be found at Category:WikiProject Television participants.

Technically speaking, anyone who edits / contributes to TV related articles is a participant, and there are no requirements other than that. If one wishes one can further identify oneself with the project by listing one's name as a participant. This helps spread the word about the project and can help other editors see what types of articles that user is interested in editing.

To add yourself to the project listing add the following to your user page:

[[Category:WikiProject Television participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]

Or, if you wish to use the userbox, add {{User WikiProject Television}} to your user page instead as it includes the above wikicode.

Writing and editing television related articles[edit]

This project deals with a lot of television related articles, but they are not all the same. Therefore we have created separate pages with information for each type of television related article.

Guidelines[edit]

First of all, be sure to read these guidelines, policies and discussions if you want to write good articles on fiction.

Avoid Trivia sections
Writing better articles: Check your fiction
Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information (#1, Plot summaries)
Possible proliferation of in-universe-related content is discussed in the essay Wikipedia:Fancruft and its talk page.

Characters and fictional elements[edit]

Featured articles[edit]

See these featured articles for examples of well written articles on characters and elements from fiction:

Naming a character[edit]

There is no guideline or policy about naming an article about a fictional character. See the essay Wikipedia:Naming character articles.

People working in television[edit]

Actors, producers, writers etc. are all real people. Turn to WikiProject Biography for help on writing such articles. Here are some quick guidelines and tips for you however.

Notability of people
Biographies of living persons
Manual of Style (biographies)
Wikiproject Screenwriters - project dedicated to screenwriters.

Categories[edit]

As a rule do not create categories for "People by series", because they can potentially work on numerous series or movies etc. You should categorize by profession. See the higher level Category:Television actors, Category:Television directors, Category:Television producers, Category:Television writers, Category:Television presenters in the top level Category:Television people.

Images[edit]

Fair Use images on pages of real people that are still alive are not allowed, because these images are replaceable. You also cannot use an image from a television program, etc., because you are not illustrating the character but the actor.

Featured articles[edit]

More television templates[edit]

Tasks[edit]

Maintenance categories[edit]

Infobox television[edit]

Infobox television season[edit]

Category:Pages using infobox television season with invalid colour combination (0) – articles that use WP:COLOR-violating colour combinations (per this discussion)
Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
Category:Pages using infobox television season with unknown parameters (0) – articles using unsupported infobox parameters
Category:Pages using infobox television season with the season_name parameter (262)

Infobox television episode[edit]

Other infoboxes[edit]

Aired episodes[edit]

Episode table[edit]

Category:Articles using Template:Episode table with invalid colour combination (2)

Episode lists[edit]

Series overview[edit]

Category:Articles using Template:Series overview with only one row (0)

Sections needed[edit]

Naming style[edit]

IMDb[edit]

Citation templates[edit]

Misc[edit]

Important alerts[edit]

New articles[edit]

InceptionBot has been set up to identify new articles that are potentially within the scope of this project, based on the rules defined at User:AlexNewArtBot/Television. It is likely that some are false positives, in which case the log at User:AlexNewArtBot/TelevisionLog should be examined for more information.

Article alerts[edit]

Please watch Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Article alerts, for important alerts related to articles of this Wikiproject. "Article alerts" will be updated daily, and will also be transcluded here.

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Did you know

04 Mar 2023 – Lizzie McGuire (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SatDis (t · c); see discussion
04 Mar 2023 – KSMO-TV (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sammi Brie (t · c); see discussion
04 Mar 2023 – List of awards and nominations received by The White Lotus (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Indagate (t · c); see discussion
03 Mar 2023 – The 1619 Project (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cielquiparle (t · c); see discussion
01 Mar 2023 – Quarterback (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Soulbust (t · c); see discussion
28 Feb 2023 – Left Behind (The Last of Us) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rhain (t · c); see discussion
21 Feb 2023 – Kin (The Last of Us) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rhain (t · c); see discussion
11 Feb 2023 – Comparative hearing (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sammi Brie (t · c); see discussion
10 Feb 2023 – Farzi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Krimuk2.0 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

19 Mar 2023 – Pop Kaun? (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MrsSnoozyTurtle (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
19 Mar 2023 – XXX Action Clips Channel (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Donaldd23 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
19 Mar 2023 – The Ghost (Pakistani TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MrsSnoozyTurtle (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
19 Mar 2023 – Tierny Olalere (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MrsSnoozyTurtle (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
18 Mar 2023 – Audrey Puente (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by The Legendary Ranger (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
18 Mar 2023 – Indus Media Group (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by M.Ashraf333 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
18 Mar 2023 – Rani Nokrani (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by M.Ashraf333 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
18 Mar 2023 – Balgownie transmitting station (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Flip Format (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
18 Mar 2023 – Woh Mera Dil Tha (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
18 Mar 2023 – Channel Dinraat (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Khorang (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)

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Proposed deletions

19 Mar 2023 – John Cage (character) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by GlatorNator (t · c): concern
19 Mar 2023 – XOXO Exo (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Donaldd23 (t · c): concern
19 Mar 2023 – X-Weighted (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Donaldd23 (t · c): concern
19 Mar 2023 – Zee Smile (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Donaldd23 (t · c): concern
14 Mar 2023 – Milo Pressman (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Fluddulation (t · c): concern
14 Mar 2023 – MNC News (TV program) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by TimothyBlue (t · c): concern
14 Mar 2023 – Indonesia Update (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by TimothyBlue (t · c): concern
19 Mar 2023 – Zoës and Zeldas (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Donaldd23 (t · c) was deproded by Broccoli and Coffee (t · c) (author) on 19 Mar 2023
13 Mar 2023 – Brave New World (miniseries) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mbdfar (t · c) was deleted
12 Mar 2023 – Cheng You Qing (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Sideriver84 (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

13 Mar 2023 – Category:Finnish legal television series (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Estopedist1 (t · c); see discussion
12 Mar 2023 – Category:Survivor (franchise) winners (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2023 – Category:Television series set in fictional locations (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fuddle (t · c); see discussion
27 Feb 2023 – Category:Television news program articles using incorrect naming style (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

18 Mar 2023 – Three-Body - TV series (talk · edit · hist) →Three-Body (TV series) was RfDed by 35.139.154.158 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – FMR Aurora (talk · edit · hist) →Philippine Collective Media Corporation was RfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – FMR Batangas (talk · edit · hist) →Philippine Collective Media Corporation was RfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – FMR Lucena (talk · edit · hist) →Philippine Collective Media Corporation was RfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – FMR Infanta (talk · edit · hist) →Philippine Collective Media Corporation was RfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – FMR Albay (talk · edit · hist) →Philippine Collective Media Corporation was RfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – FMR Pampanga (talk · edit · hist) →Philippine Collective Media Corporation was RfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion
28 Feb 2023 – Star Life (talk · edit · hist) →Disney Star was RfDed by John123521 (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

14 Mar 2023 – File:Girl From Nowhere Season 2 Netflix Poster.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Girl from Nowhere) was FfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion
17 Mar 2023 – File:TBD logo 2016.png (talk · edit · hist) (on TBD (TV network)) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
17 Mar 2023 – File:KMEG.PNG (talk · edit · hist) (on KMEG) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
17 Mar 2023 – File:Wpnt-logo-copy.png (talk · edit · hist) (on WPNT) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
16 Mar 2023 – File:Wpmilocal15.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on WPMI-TV) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
16 Mar 2023 – File:WNWO Logo.png (talk · edit · hist) (on WNWO-TV) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
16 Mar 2023 – File:Wjar dt2 2009.png (talk · edit · hist) (on WJAR) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
16 Mar 2023 – File:WCYB5.png (talk · edit · hist) (on WCYB-TV) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
16 Mar 2023 – File:WZTV-DT2 Logo.png (talk · edit · hist) (on WZTV) FfDed by Red-tailed hawk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
07 Mar 2023 – File:ChefSP.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Chef (South Park)) FfDed by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Featured article reviews

04 Mar 2023 – The Quatermass Experiment (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Desertarun (t · c); see discussion
28 Jan 2023 – Partners in Crime (Doctor Who) (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Good article reassessments

19 Mar 2023 – Lassie (1954 TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Wizardman (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

17 Mar 2023 – Donald Trump (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Iamreallygoodatcheckers (t · c); see discussion
13 Mar 2023 – Deep Learning (South Park) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by GreenFrogsGoRibbit (t · c); see discussion
12 Mar 2023 – The Pirates of Dark Water (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Soetermans (t · c); see discussion
05 Mar 2023 – Wikipedia:WikiProject Television (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by WikiCleanerMan (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

14 Sep 2022 – Degrassi (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by ToQ100gou (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

17 Mar 2023 – SBS TV (South Korean TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to SBS TV by Bassie f (t · c); see discussion
17 Mar 2023 – Celebrity Name Game (American game show) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Celebrity Name Game by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
14 Mar 2023 – Sh**ting Stars (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Shooting Stars (South Korean TV series) by Paper9oll (t · c); see discussion
13 Mar 2023 – Cylon (Battlestar Galactica) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Cylons by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
12 Mar 2023 – Frak (expletive) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Frak by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
02 Mar 2023 – Korean wave (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Korean Wave by Freedom4U (t · c); see discussion
02 Mar 2023 – Nine Regional (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Nine Regional (disambiguation) by Bassie f (t · c); see discussion
20 Feb 2023 – Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to MediaWorks New Zealand by Bassie f (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2023 – List of programs broadcast by Boomerang in the UK (talk · edit · hist) move request to List of programmes broadcast by Boomerang (British and Irish TV channel) by Steel1943 (t · c) was moved to List of programmes broadcast by Boomerang (British and Irish TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) by Raydann (t · c) on 16 Mar 2023; see discussion
06 Mar 2023 – Rebecca Grant (British actress) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Rebecca Grant by BilledMammal (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be merged

17 Mar 2023 – Nickelodeon (Malaysian TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Nickelodeon (Asian TV channel) by ClaveScottPH (t · c); see discussion
12 Mar 2023 – List of The Mandalorian characters (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Star Wars characters by UnkreativeFrog (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2023 – History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Animated series with LGBT characters: 2010s by Historyday01 (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2023 – History of LGBT characters in animation: 2000s (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Animated series with LGBT characters: 2000s by Historyday01 (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2023 – History of LGBT characters in animation: 1990s (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Animated series with LGBT characters: 1990s by Historyday01 (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2023 – Animated series with LGBT characters: 2010s (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s by Historyday01 (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2023 – List of Star Wars: The Clone Wars cast members (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lists of Star Wars cast members by UnkreativeFrog (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2023 – List of Star Wars television series actors (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Lists of Star Wars cast members by UnkreativeFrog (t · c); see discussion
28 Feb 2023 – Indian Idol (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) by Rock Stone Gold Castle (t · c); see discussion
22 Feb 2023 – List of The Goodies episodes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Goodies videography by Gonnym (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

14 Feb 2023 – Westworld (season 4) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CastJared (t · c); see discussion
13 Feb 2023 – Girls (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CastJared (t · c); see discussion
04 Feb 2023 – List of Super Bowl halftime shows (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by JMyrleFuller (t · c); see discussion
18 Jan 2023 – List of Amphibia characters (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Wahspsneh (t · c); see discussion
26 Dec 2022 – Wanted sa Radyo (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 112.200.12.134 (t · c); see discussion
16 Dec 2022 – Snow Day (film) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
19 Nov 2022 – List of Entertainment One television programs (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fico Puricelli (t · c); see discussion
05 Oct 2022 – Bill Nye the Science Guy (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2601:1C1:8500:6110:550B:E438:A6B4:BD8 (t · c); see discussion
12 Sep 2022 – BT Sport (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MegaSmike46 (t · c); see discussion
04 Sep 2022 – Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 92.236.253.249 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for creation

19 Mar 2023 – Draft:Sajjad Jani (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by HMGelani (t · c)
18 Mar 2023 – Draft:Moiz Abbas (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2407:AA80:15:8131:9966:E200:6981:A656 (t · c)
16 Mar 2023 – Draft:Kefas Brand (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 41.210.143.108 (t · c)
15 Mar 2023 – Draft:Episode 847 (Sesame Street) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Shadowboxer2005 (t · c)
15 Mar 2023 – Draft:Rhea Solanki (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Wikiedree (t · c)
14 Mar 2023 – Draft:Winsome Brown (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Gmtnyc (t · c)
13 Mar 2023 – Draft:Sara Gore (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mokathdinn (t · c)
13 Mar 2023 – Draft:Austin Pollock (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2001:8003:ED46:6C00:F98B:8B3F:6B7F:7F74 (t · c)
12 Mar 2023 – Draft:Moinak Biswas (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Khorang (t · c)
11 Mar 2023 – Draft:Mark Grenside (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Laurieowen (t · c)

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