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This template uses the Wikidata property:

TV Guide show ID (former scheme) (P3804) (see uses)

This template uses Lua:

Module:EditAtWikidata (sandbox)

Template:TV Guide show displays an external link to a page for a television show at the TV Guide website. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Usage

Unnamed parameters:

{{TV Guide show | ID }}

{{TV Guide show | ID | TITLE }}

Named parameters:

{{TV Guide show | id= ID }}

{{TV Guide show | id= ID | title= TITLE }}

Using Wikidata property TV Guide show ID (former scheme) (P3804):

{{TV Guide show}}

{{TV Guide show | title= TITLE }}

Instructions

Go to TVGuide.com and search for the show you want.
Click on the correct link to go to the show's page. Be sure you're getting the right show.
The page URL should look like:
https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/show-title/#######

where "#######" indicates a number.
Add this text to the External links section:
{{TV Guide show | ####### | Title }}

where "#######" is the number you've copied

and "Title" is the television show's title (default is article name).

Examples

Current ID number (10 digits)

Usage in the article NCIS (TV series), with article name as link text:

* {{TV Guide show | 1030367572 }}

* {{TV Guide show | id= 1030367572 }}

Usage with name parameter as link text:

* {{TV Guide show | 1030367572 | NCIS }}

* {{TV Guide show | id= 1030367572 | title= NCIS }}

Output:

NCIS at TV Guide

URL in template:

https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/-/1030367572/

Full URL:

https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ncis/1030367572/

Former ID number (6 or 7 digits)

Usage in the article NCIS (TV series), with article name as link text:

* {{TV Guide show | 100320 }}

* {{TV Guide show | id= 100320 }}

Usage with name parameter as link text:

* {{TV Guide show | 100320 | NCIS }}

* {{TV Guide show | id= 100320 | title= NCIS }}

Output:

NCIS at TV Guide

URL in template:

https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/-/100320/

Full URL:

https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ncis/100320/

ID in Wikidata

Usage in the article Ugly Betty:

* {{TV Guide show}}

* {{TV Guide show | name= Ugly Betty }}

Output:

Ugly Betty at TV Guide

URL in template:

https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/-/281127/

Full URL:

https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ugly-betty/281127/

No ID in template or Wikidata

Usage:

* {{TV Guide show}}

Output:

{{TV Guide show}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

Usage

Instructions

Examples

Current ID number (10 digits)

Former ID number (6 or 7 digits)

ID in Wikidata

No ID in template or Wikidata

See also