Serial (radio and television)
CONTINUING PLOT IN RADIO AND TELEVISION THAT UNFOLDS IN A SEQUENTIAL EPISODE-BY-EPISODE FASHION
Television serial; TV serial; Serial drama; Serial drama television series; Serialized drama; TV serials; Serial television; Serial TV; Television serials; Serials (radio and television); Episodic television
In television and radio programming, a serial is a show that has a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the complete run of the series, and sometimes spinoffs, which distinguishes them from episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes.