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<h2 id="format-examples">Format examples</h2>
<ul><li>General format for network and cable shows produced by both <a href="/facts/CBS_Studios/834jXlka">CBS Studios</a> and <a href="/facts/Universal_Television/KKKrmQxM">Universal Television</a> is SYEE, where S is the variable-letter show identifier, Y is the season number and E is a two-digit episode number during that season. The production code is only used on both <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> and <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/20th_Television/SpwrSV2I">20th Television</a> format for free-to-air network produced shows is YSSSEE, where Y is the season identifier from 1 to Z, S is the three-letter show identifier and E is a two-digit episode number during that season.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Off-network/kdDQIW1Y">Off-network</a> produced shows after May 2011 is SSSYEE, previous codes were only numerical values in the form of S-Y-E.  These are burned in on the end copyright slate; the letters I, O, Q, and U are not allowed to be used in the production code; however, <i><a href="/facts/The_Simpsons/2nvy6mx6">The Simpsons</a></i> defeated this rule in late 2020 as its 32nd season predominantly uses the letter Q, because it has already cycled through every other digit.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Warner_Bros._Television/xTakESlf">Warner Bros.</a> format for picked up weekly produced shows is SSSSEE, where S is the combined four-character <a href="/facts/Alphanumeric/ytA9RSIv">alphanumeric</a> show and season identifier and E is a two-digit episode number.  Daily produced shows use YYYEEE, where Y is a three-digit yearly count and E is a three-digit episode count during that year.  Pilots use a six-digit episode number.  These are burned in on the end copyright slate. During 2016, the weekly produced and pilot formats were retired from the end slate for just the tape/reel location format of [T|U]SS.SSSEE, where S is numeric only.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Paramount_Pictures/F6UIvDD9">Paramount Pictures</a> format for weekly produced shows is SSSSS-EEE, where S is a five-digit show number and E is a three-digit episode number.  Daily produced shows use SE, where S is the variable-letter show identifier and E is a variable sequential-digit episode count.  Only the episode portion is used on internal marketing material and feed slates.</li>
<li>A number of Canadian, Australian, French, Korean, Italian, Irish, Singaporean, Indonesian, Malay and Middle East produced shows use the <a href="/facts/ISAN/r71z8WVI">ISAN</a> format, which is burned in on the end copyright slate.</li>
<li>A variables and numbers of British, Filipino, Japanese, German, Spanish, Swiss, Thai, Indian, Chinese and Taiwanese produced shows use the <a href="/facts/ITU/xnT5QSEl">ITU</a> and <a href="/facts/ISAN/r71z8WVI">ISAN</a> format, which is burned in on the end copyright slate.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2024). "ABC Signature Folded To 20th Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 25, 2024. <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/10/abc-signature-shutdown-20th-television-1236104498/" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2024/10/abc-signature-shutdown-20th-television-1236104498/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2024). "ABC Signature Folded To 20th Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 25, 2024. <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/10/abc-signature-shutdown-20th-television-1236104498/" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2024/10/abc-signature-shutdown-20th-television-1236104498/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Price, Michael (February 27, 2020). "First @thesimpsons table read of Season 32! Written by @NellSco". @mikepriceinla. Retrieved February 27, 2020. <a href="https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1233090433296658432" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/1233090433296658432</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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