{"id":256,"date":"2021-10-14T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T16:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perlegoknowledgebase.kinsta.cloud\/?p=256"},"modified":"2022-01-07T10:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T10:18:53","slug":"how-to-cite-tv-shows-in-apa-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perlego.com\/knowledge\/referencing-and-citations\/apa-guide\/how-to-cite-tv-shows-in-apa-style\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cite TV Shows in APA Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Citing television shows<\/h2>\n<p>The key to making good citations is to give credit to the right organization. A number of referencing styles require that you to include the film director, producer, distributor and year of release. The APA style guide has opted for a simpler structure.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the APA guide, we recommend you use the following structure to cite TV shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APA TV show citation format:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Director (Director). (Year). <em>Series Title<\/em> [TV Programme]. City: Broadcaster.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taylor, A. (Director). (2011). <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>\u201d [TV Programme]. New York City: HBO.<\/li>\n<li>Lespert, J. (Director). (2015). <em>Versailles<\/em> [TV Programme]. Paris: Canal Plus.<\/li>\n<li>Mancuso, G. (Director). (2010). <em>Modern Family<\/em> [TV Programme]. New York City: ABC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text] Citing television shows The key to making good citations is to give credit to the right organization. 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