TV Pilot Act Break Calculator

Page targets for teaser, acts, and tag — half-hour, hour, or limited series.

Format Target pages Include teaser Tag / button

Break	Pages	Job

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Network and streamer act math

Hour dramas often run teaser plus five acts (or four on some streamers). Half-hours usually run teaser plus two or three acts and a tag. These percentages are production-adjacent targets, not a law. Use them to land act-outs on a question, not a shrug.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the beat sheet tool?

The beat sheet maps feature / Save the Cat percentages. This one is commercial act-outs for TV page counts.

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