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On average, how many pages is a regular twenty-two minute episode of a TV show?

Question #66807. Asked by kyleisalive.
Last updated Aug 20 2016.

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ilovepuppies
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Well, Peter Jackson said that his scriptwriters had 180 pages for each Lord of the Rings film, each LOTR film was 3 hours or 180 mins. 22 mins would therefore mean 22 pages of script.

Jun 14 2006, 8:48 AM
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Looks like it can vary a bit depending upon the show, but, a good healthy average would be about a page of script per every minute of show...as ilovepuppies has stated.

"The popular TV show "ER" broke new ground when it started. Back in the mid-1990s, hour-long drama shows had scripts that were 50 pages long. "ER"'s scripts initially averaged 60 pages. Today, each episode springs from an 80-page script. Why? A Hollywood producer said people seem smarter if they talk faster."

link https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=20030428&id=iaMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596,6897557&hl=en


Response last updated by jmorrow on Aug 20 2016.
Jun 14 2006, 8:17 PM
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