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television pilot (A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its creation, the pilot is meant to be the testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful, and is therefore a test episode of an intended television series. It is an early step in the development of a television series, much like pilot studies serve as precursors to the start of larger activity. In the case of a successful television series, the pilot is commonly the very first episode that is aired of the particular series under its own name. WK Alexander Demidov); TV pilot (A TV pilot or pilot episode of a TV show is a standalone episode that a creator or producer will create to show to network executives in Hollywood. Alexander Demidov); pilot episode (WK. A pilot episode is used to try to sell an entire series to that network. Sometimes, based on just the pilot episode, networks buy just a handful of episodes. Alexander Demidov); pilot (WK. a television or radio programme that is made to test how popular it is with an audience in order to decide whether to make a new series: "They commissioned a pilot to test audience reactions. CBED Alexander Demidov) |
