Noticed these two programs got grouped in this category when they aren't non-fiction, but they still aren't a series:

http://www.imcdb.org/movie_138972-K-9-and-Company.html (pilot episode for a series that never got picked up)
http://www.imcdb.org/movie_252066-Triple-Scotch-and-Wry.html (listed as "video" on IMDB)

Oh well, instead of getting antp to create even more categories, I'll change K9 & Company to "Short Movie" (it must be about 30 mins or so) and with Triple Scotch and Wry, I looked it up and I can't tell whether it's a compilation video of sketches from the Scotch and Wry TV series and or a special video release with new material. This page http://www.allcelticmusic.com/music/62c92a84-f870-102a-8020-000f1f67beb1/Triple_Scotch_%26_Wry.html says it's 90 mins. For now I'll list it as "Movie Made for TV" (although it's direct-to-video)

Better late than never, I renamed "TV Show" to "Non-fiction TV".
For the French version I kept "Show TV" as (to me) in French it describes well that category.

I was just talking about a category for things like the Clarkson DVDs, I'd still keep the direct-to-video movies listed as movies.

But for the few that are on the site, we should have a distinct category
And there is not only Top Gear: we have several car shows like that.



As I said, I do not see the point of having one more category for rare cases like that: there is not real interest of having these listed separately.
Same for direct-to-video: can't these be considered as real movies? The production of these is not so different...

+1 for a Direct to Video category, which imdb also has - simply as "V".

I'm not sure about subdividing TV in too many categories. Why Non-Fiction TV when there's a documentary category? Top Gear is fine as "TV-Series" IMO, and talk shows and reality are not allowed anyway.

Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2227372/ is listed as "TV" which is perfectly sufficient. You could just change "TV Show" to "TV".

Because it just doesn't make sense when there's no more than 1 episode. I can tell you don't want to bother making a category for TV Special so perhaps TV movie is the best compromise.

Why not "mini series", even if there is no "episodes" ? As it is for short things series-like but with less episodes.

And what would we list something like that Alan Partridge program as? (which is a TV special and fiction)

By the way, last night I went through the list of TV series and changed some to "TV Show" (reality TV, documentary shows etc.). I've probably missed some, I just skimmed over the 21 page list and picked out ones that I recognised or could tell weren't fiction.

Indeed, unless someone comes with a better name, I think it will fit well.

^^ I like that idea, "Non-Fiction TV"

It fits for talk shows, reality shows, TV documentaries/news, and shows like Top Gear or Mythbusters.