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Sunday, June 16th, 2024 8:37 AM

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Help (with pages for official shows about Presidents)

On IMDB, official shows (or web series) about presidents, including presidential debates, are sometimes labeled as running "to present day" and labeled as TV series instead of TV specials or miniseries.

The Vice Presidential debates are alright as they are not labeled as to running to now.

The 1988 to 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Presidential Debates are labeled as TV series thats apparently running to this date. 2000 and 2020 are not labeled as series but they are rightfully, and thankfully, labeled as two or three specials that lasted only that year.

1988 page: 1988 Presidential Debates

1992 page: 1992 Presidential Debates

1996 page: 1996 Presidential Debates

2000 is thankfully labeled the right way, as not running up to now.

2004 page: 2004 Presidential Debates

2008 page: Obama debate (2008 Presidential Debates)

2012 page: 2012 Presidential Debates

2016 page: 2016 Presidential Debates (final one on IMDB labeled as a still-running series)

2020 is thankfully labeled the right way like 2000, as not running up to now.

Plus, the "West Wing Week" web series that was available on The White House's YouTube channel during the Obama administration (2009-2017) is labeled as a TV series here. It should be labeled as a web series, similar to a situation that happened with The Amazing Digital Circus, a popular YouTube web series (2023-) by GLITCH, and it being labeled a TV series on Google thanks to its IMDB page also being labeled as a TV program. Here is the page on IMDB for the web series: West Wing Week

Plus, The BBC coverage of Joe Biden's inauguration broadcast on BBC networks and on the BBC's online services (including their YouTube channel and website) only says it's a TV Movie. It should be labeled a TV Special as it was an event broadcast live on a major news network and that it said it was first shown in Japan but the BBC coverage showed not just in Japan, but internationally around the world, mainly from the United Kingdom's BBC channel and also in the United States. Update it without it saying Japan being just the place where it released but the Japanese name of it should remain on it.

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17 days ago

Hi @johnsmith1982 -

Please follow our help guides to add an end year to series.

Regarding turning titles into specials or web series that is done through special keywords of which you will find more information on this help pages.

Cheers!