Note: APA 7th edition treats episodes much like chapters in an edited book.
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Episode Writer Surname, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Episode Writer Surname, Year)
References:
Episode Writer Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Writer) & Episode Director Surname, First
Initial. Second Initial. (Director). (Episode Airdate Year, Month Day). Episode title (Season
number, Episode number) [TV series episode]. In Executive Producer First Initial. Second
Initial. Surname (Executive Producer), Title of show. Production Company; Production
Company.
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Simon et al., 2002)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Simon et al., 2002)
References:
Simon, D., Burns, E. (Writers), & Johnson, C. (Director). (2002, June 2). The target (Season 1,
Episode 1) [TV series episode]. In D. Simon, R.F. Colesberry, & N. Kostroff Noble (Executive
Producers), The wire. Blown Deadline Productions; HBO.
