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In American television, the term "limited series" (also called an "event series") came to be adopted in the 21st century to refer to television series that are preconceived as being fixed-term series, with a few of the earliest examples being Revelations,{{cite web |author=Tom Shales |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48351-2005Apr12.html |title=NBC's 'Revelations': It's a Long Way To Armageddon |work=The Washington Post |date=April 13, 2005 |access-date=2017-01-10 |quote=NBC isn't calling this a "miniseries" but rather a "six-hour event series," which gives the network the option of bringing it back weekly next fall.}}{{cite web |author=Rick Kissell |url=http://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/nbc-finds-religion-1117921125/ |title=NBC's 'Revelations': It's a Long Way To Armageddon |work=Variety |date=April 14, 2005 |access-date=2017-01-10 |quote=...but NBC opened its event series “Revelations” to strong numbers Wednesday.}} The Pillars of the Earth,{{cite news |first=Scott|last=Roxborough |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-strong-foundation-medieval-pillars-108405 |title=A strong foundation for medieval 'Pillars' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=April 2, 2008 |accessdate=December 18, 2015 |quote=Munich-based boutique producer-distributor Tandem Communications has nailed down the rights to Ken Follett's best-seller "The Pillars of the Earth" to produce as a limited series with Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Prods.}} Harper's Island,{{cite journal |first=Brian|last=Lowry |url=http://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/harper-s-island-1200507344/ |title=Review: ‘Harper’s Island’ |work=Variety |date=April 3, 2009 |accessdate=December 18, 2015 |quote=Kudos to CBS, too, for bending the episodic mold (and its procedural comfort zone) to accommodate a stunt resembling the British TV model — that is, a limited series with a fixed run.}} and V (2009).{{cite journal |first=Cynthia|last=Littleton |url=http://variety.com/2009/tv/features/abc-s-pilot-pickup-spree-1118003771/ |title=ABC’s pilot pickup spree |work=Variety |date=May 15, 2009 |accessdate=December 18, 2015 |quote=...and “V,” which will be presented as a limited “event” series.}} These series have a self-contained season longer than a traditional miniseries, but shorter than the run of a multi-season series.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Another variation on this is television series that feature rotating casts and storylines each season, such American Horror Story,{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/11/10/american-horror-story-returning-for-sixth-installment-on-fx-98304/20151110fx01/ |title="American Horror Story" Returning for Sixth Installment on FX |publisher=FX |date=November 10, 2015 |accessdate=December 18, 2015 |via=The Futon Critic |quote=FX has ordered the sixth installment of the groundbreaking and award-winning anthology limited series American Horror Story, it was announced today by John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions.}} Fargo,{{cite news |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva |url=http://deadline.com/2013/03/fx-greenlights-fargo-limited-series-463214/ |title=FX Greenlights ‘Fargo’ Limited Series, Lines Up Slew Of Event Series In Development |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 28, 2013 |accessdate=April 16, 2016 |quote=FX has given the green light to the first limited series under the cable network’s push in that programming area — an adaptation of Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 comedic crime drama Fargo.}}{{cite news |first=Brian|last=Moylan |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jul/22/fargo-true-detective-characters-anthology-series |title=Fargo will return for a second season, but you might not recognise it |work=The Guardian |date=July 22, 2014 |accessdate=April 16, 2016 |quote=Anthology series like Fargo and True Detective rely on ditching characters to keep it fresh. But is that fair to audiences?}} and True Detective,{{cite news |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva |url=http://deadline.com/2012/04/hbo-picks-up-matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-series-true-detective-264567/ |title=HBO Picks Up Matthew-Woody Series ‘True Detective’ With Eight-Episode Order |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 30, 2012 |accessdate=April 16, 2016 |quote=In a competitive situation, True Detective, an eight-part event drama series project starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, has landed at HBO with a straight-to-series order..}} which are sometimes referred "anthology limited series".{{cite news |first=John|last=Jurgensen |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/fargo-and-other-tv-shows-that-reboot-each-season-1443721193 |title=‘Fargo’ and Other TV Shows That Reboot Each Season |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 1, 2015 |accessdate=April 16, 2016 |quote=Networks, desperate to stand out, use terms like “limited series” and “event series” to trumpet their one-off star vehicles—which can get relabeled as anthologies if their impact merits a second round. }}

Such terminology came into use for the purpose of ensuring that Primetime Emmy Award categories reflect the changing landscape of television.{{cite journal |last=Schneider|first=Michael |date=March 9, 2015 |title=Inside the Emmys' New Rules |work=TV Guide |pages=8–9}} In 2014, for example, producers of the series Fargo obtained permission to enter that program into the miniseries category, while True Detective was submitted into competition as a drama series.{{cite news |first=Scott|last=Feinberg |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/emmys-who-will-benefit-new-801466 |title=Emmys: Who Will Benefit Most From the New "Limited Series" Category? |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 16, 2015 |accessdate=April 16, 2016}} Neither show was entered into the 2015 Emmy race because their second seasons did not air during the eligibility period. By the 2015 Emmy season, however, the miniseries category was renamed as "limited series" (as it has been previously named between 1974–85{{cite magazine |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/file/10471-0729_FF_RWD.pdf |title=Emmy’s Longtime Mini Firestorm |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |first=Andrea |last=Morabito |date=July 29, 2013 |page=58 |format=pdf |accessdate=April 16, 2016}}), which is defined as a program that tells a complete story and does not feature the same main characters in subsequent seasons. Under the new guidelines, both Fargo and True Detective are considered limited series, which separates them from traditional television dramas with more conventionally-structured seasons such as Mad Men or Game of Thrones, thus giving both sets of shows a greater opportunity to win awards.

• Wild Palms (1993!) (actually billed as an "event series"!){{cite web |url=http://ew.com/article/1993/05/14/abcs-new-wild-palms/ |title=ABC's new "Wild Palms" |author=Benjamin Svetkey |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 14, 1993 |access-date=2018-04-25 |quote="It's nothing like Twin Peaks," moans novelist-turned-TV auteur Bruce Wagner, who created the six-hour, four-part "event series" (as ABC insists on billing it) with a little help from his friend and co-executive producer, Oliver Stone.}}
• Revelations (2005)
• The Pillars of the Earth (2008)
• Harper's Island (2009)
• V (2009)
• Under the Dome (2013) (originally conceived as a "limited series"http://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/spielberg-king-team-on-dome-1118011629/)
• Betrayal (2013)http://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/tv-review-betrayal-1200652695/
• Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013) (originally conceived as a "limited series"http://deadline.com/2014/03/once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland-officially-cancelled-series-finale-airs-next-week-706032/http://www.ew.com/recap/once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland-premiere)
• Crisis (2014)http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2014/03/crisis_reviewed_nbc_s_new_hostage_drama_has_silly_plot_no_sense_of_humor.html
• Hostages (2013)
• 24: Live Another Day (2014) (referred to as a "limited series"/"limited event series"http://deadline.com/2013/05/24-eyes-return-as-limited-series-on-fox-kiefer-sutherland-in-talks-494518/ and an "event series"http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/03/24-live-another-day-will-send-jack-bauer-to-london/)
• Heroes Reborn (2015) (branded as both an "event miniseries"http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/22/new-event-miniseries-heroes-reborn-comes-to-nbc-in-2015/239277/ and as an "event series"http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/27/masi-oka-to-return-as-hiro-nakamura-on-nbcs-heroes-reborn/)
• Wayward Pines (2015)http://deadline.com/2015/05/wayward-pines-review-matt-dillon-m-night-shyamalan-fox-1201421129/
• Astronaut Wives Club (2015)http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/astronaut-wives-club-finale-stephanie-savage-1201572669/
• The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015)http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lifetime-returns-lizzie-borden-six-743039
• Containment (2016){{cite web |first=Rick|last=Kissell |url=http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cw-premiere-date-event-series-containment-1201703855/ |title=The CW Slots Event Series ‘Containment’ for Tuesdays Behind ‘The Flash’ |work=Variey |date=February 11, 2016 |accessdate=May 11, 2016}}{{cite press release|title=The CW Sets Upcoming Premiere Dates and Returns|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/02/11/the-cw-sets-upcoming-premiere-dates-and-returns-630213/20160211cw01/|publisher=The CW|date=February 11, 2016|accessdate=February 11, 2016|via=The Futon Critic}}
• The X-Files (season 10) (2016) (branded as both a "event series"http://www.fox.com/the-x-files/article/the-next-mind-bending-chapter-is-coming and as "season 10"http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-x-files/episodes/100536/ of the original series)
• American Horror Story (anthology limited series)
• Fargo (anthology limited series)
• True Detective (anthology limited series)

article that actually use "limited series" and "miniseries" in a contrasting fashion: https://deadline.com/2018/08/fx-orders-shogun-limited-series-based-on-james-clavell-novel-tca-1202439558/

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• [http://zap2it.com/2014/01/what-is-the-difference-between-a-miniseries-limited-series-and-event-series/ What is the difference between a miniseries, limited series and event series?]
• [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/heroes-24-whats-difference-between-683563 Executive Quiz: What's the Difference Between a 'Miniseries,' 'Limited' or 'Event' Series?]
• [http://deadline.com/2013/05/pilot-season-the-rise-of-limited-series-491549/ PILOT SEASON: The Rise Of Limited Series]
• [http://www.salon.com/2014/08/20/the_emmys_has_no_idea_what_the_difference_between_a_miniseries_and_a_series_is/ The Emmys have no idea what the difference is between a “miniseries” and a “series”]
• [http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/the-television-miniseries-is-back-under-a-new-name/372931/ The Miniseries Is Dead (Long Live the Miniseries!)]
• [http://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2013/11/05/networks-are-showing-more-patience-with-its-limited-series-despite-some-low-ratings/#31f82eae6836 Networks Are Showing More Patience With Its Limited Series, Despite Some Low Ratings]
• [http://www.denverpost.com/television/ci_27746934/appeal-limited-run-and-anthology-tv-series-less Ostrow: The appeal of limited-run and anthology TV series: less is more]
• [http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/29/entertainment/la-et-st-tv-miniseries-20120729 The second coming of the miniseries]