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'''Template:IMDb episodes''' generate links to [[IMDb]] TV series or web series episode lists.

== Finding the IMDb ID ==
{{See also|Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#IMDb}}

# Search on [https://www.imdb.com imdb.com] for the title you want. On the Wikipedia page of the TV show concerned this can often be done conveniently with the link produced by previewing <nowiki>{{IMDB title}}</nowiki>. This may not work if the page title is more than just the TV show title.
# Click on the correct link to go to the TV show's page (or whatever you're looking for). Be sure you're getting on the correct title page.
# The page [[URL]] should look like <nowiki>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt#######</nowiki>, where "#######" indicates a number.
# Copy {{em|only}} that number (be sure to remove the "tt"{{efn|The leading zeros are not needed but recommended, for [[Special:LinkSearch|Linksearch]] uniformity is useful.}}.)

== Usage ==
* {{tlx|IMDb episodes|id}}

== Parameters ==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Parameter
! scope="col" | Explanation
|-
! scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|<code>1</code>|<code>id</code>}}
| Required. The IMDb ID of the TV program.
|-
! scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|<code>2</code>|<code>title</code>}}
| Optional. If not used defaults to {{tl|PAGENAMEBASE}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|<code>3</code>|<code>description</code>}}
| Optional. An additional description to distinguish the TV program from another that may be on the same page with the same name.
|-
! scope="row" | <code>season</code>
| Optional. The season number. If not used defaults to the season number in the article title disambiguation.
|}

==Example==
# On the page [[Cavalcade of America]], preview {{tlx|IMDb title}} and search using the link [https://www.imdb.com/find?q=Cavalcade+of+America/;tt=on ''Cavalcade of America''] produced. You'll get to this page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044248/
# Copy "0044248" and then replace the {{tlx|IMDb title}} template with the {{tlx|IMDB episodes}} template, including this number as a parameter: {{tlx|IMDb episodes|0044248}}
# The result on the page Cavalcade of America is: {{IMDb episodes|0044248|Cavalcade of America}}

==2nd example==
# Searching for the 1993 remake of the TV series "Route 66", you'll get to this page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106117/
# Copy "0106117" and then write: {{tlx|IMDb episodes|0106117|Route 66|(1993)}}
# The result is: {{IMDb episodes|0106117|Route 66|(1993)}}

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:IMDB]]
* To link a specific TV or web series episode, use {{Tl|IMDb episode}} instead.
* To link a work (film, movie, TV or web program, video game, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb title}} instead.
* To link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb name}} instead.

==Notes==
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