This category includes television programs that have regularly aired their first-run episodes on Television network category. It does not include programs which first appeared on a different network.
Template:Television network original programming category is used on the category pages of television network original programming categories (such as Category:Starz original programming) to explain the inclusion criteria.
Per WP:TVCATS: TV series should avoid network categories when they were not originally produced for that network. Exceptions to this include co-productions (such as The 4400), or when a show changes networks during its original run.
What it does
The template will perform the following:
- Adds the text shown above to the top of the category.
- Add a category ToC depending on the category size via Template:CatAutoTOC.
- Adds the category to the network main category, if it exists. Specifically, if the category name contains "original programming" and removing it produces an existing category then it is added.
|nocat=truewill omit this. - If a nationality is supplied, it adds the category to the "Original programming by <nationality> television network or channel" category, such as Category:Original programming by American television network or channel.
Usage
{{Television network original programming category}}{{Television network original programming category|<nationality>}}- See Category:Original programming by television network or channel for a list of valid nationalities.
Parameters
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
1
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The country name or adjective, depending on parent categories. Places the category in a country category such as Category:Original programming by American television network or channel |
block
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Set if the category is a television programming block. Changes the category text. If used with |1= places the category in a country category such as Category:Television programming blocks in the United States
|
nocat
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Set if the parent network or channel category should not automatically set. |
doc
|
Used in the documentation to disable all categorization. |