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  2. Television pilot - Wikipedia

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    A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distributor. A pilot is created to be a testing ground to gauge whether a series will be ...

  3. Why are the first episodes called pilots? - AOL

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    The television term “pilot” is likely inspired by the aviation industry, given it's the first time a show lifts off or "airs." Like an airline pilot operating a plane, these episodes steer ...

  4. Series premiere - Wikipedia

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    A television series' first episode often originates as a pilot, a standalone episode 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. As such, "Pilot" is overwhelmingly the most common title used for a series premiere. [1]

  5. Glossary of broadcasting terms - Wikipedia

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    The appearance of blank bars on either side of the picture when 4:3 material is shown on a 16:9 widescreen television set. Pilot A one-off episode of a proposed series, usually in extended form, to gauge audience reaction. If successful, the rest of the series is made and the pilot becomes the first episode. pips

  6. List of television episodes titled Pilot - Wikipedia

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    The Pilot" , the two-part season finale of Seinfeld ' s fourth season, about an in-universe pilot " The Pilot " ( Doctor Who ), the first episode of the tenth Doctor Who series " Anjin " ( Shōgun ), the pilot episode of Shōgun ; anjin is the Japanese word for a pilot (of ships, airplanes, etc.)

  7. Category:Television terminology - Wikipedia

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  8. Everything to Know About the TV Series ‘Masters of the Air’

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    Robert Viglasky/Apple TV Austin Butler, Callum Turner and more familiar faces will be soaring through the skies in the TV series Masters of the Air. Based on Donald L. Miller’s 2007 novel of the ...

  9. Talk:Television pilot - Wikipedia

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    A "television pilot", also known as a pilot episode and series premiere, is the first episode of a television series. This is misleading. While all pilots are (or are intended to be) the first episode of a series, not all first episodes are pilots. The article itself says that