How to Cite Episodes from a Broadcast Television Series or Streaming Series in Chicago Format

To use the information you find with Pop Mystic’s movie line search engine, you will need to cite it, and this article is intended as a quick reference for citing the movies and television shows you want to quote or analyze in the Chicago format (sometimes called Turabian). This guide will demonstrate the proper use of Chicago format’s Author-Date style of citation. For Notes and Bibliography style, consult the excellent in-depth and detailed information available at Scribbr.com of which this guide is a synopsis.

Bibliography Citation

Format (DVD, VHS, etc.)
Writerlast, first, writer. Year. Series Title. Season number, episode number, “Episode Title.” Directed by DirectorFirst Last. Aired Month day, year, on Network. hard media publisher, year of hard media release, Media

Format (From Web)
Writerlast, first, writer. Year. Series Title. Season number, episode number, “Episode Title.” Directed by DirectorFirst Last. Aired Month day, year, on Network. URL

Example (DVD)
Harris, Susan, Tracy Gamble, and Richard Vaczy writers. 1990. The Golden Girls. Season five episode 19, “72 Hours.” Directed by Terry Hughes. Aired February 17, 1990, on NBC. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009, DVD

Example (Web)
Harris, Susan, Tracy Gamble, and Richard Vaczy writers. 1990. The Golden Girls. Season five episode 19, “72 Hours.” Directed by Terry Hughes. Aired February 17, 1990, on NBC. www.hulu.com/series/the-golden-girls-a6e5db1c-ab70-451d

In-Text Citation

Format
(DirectorLast year, 00:00:00 to 00:00:00)

Example
When Rose confronts her, Sophia explains her system of marking the coffee mugs (Hughes, 1990, 00:18:22 to 00:19:01).