Also known as TV tag · tag scene
A short closing scene after an episode's final act — often one last joke in a comedy, or a quiet beat or hook in a drama — labeled TAG in act-broken TV scripts.
A tag lands after the episode's main question is answered. In a sitcom it is often one last gag; in a drama it can be a small character moment or a hook into the next episode. It works because the pressure is off: the audience gets a beat with the characters that the plot no longer needs.
On the page, an act-broken script treats the tag like an act. The final act closes — with END OF ACT if the template uses it — and the tag opens at the top of a new page under a centered TAG heading. In a script without printed act breaks, the closing scene simply follows the others and there is no label to add.
Keep it short and make it earn its place. A tag that restates the episode's lesson reads as an epilogue nobody asked for; one that turns a running gag or pays off a small plant sends the audience out on a laugh or a question.
One last beat after the story is resolved. In a comedy it is often a final joke or a running gag paid off; in a drama, a small character moment or a hook into the next episode.
They bookend the episode. The cold open comes before Act One to hook the audience; the tag comes after the final act to send them out.
No. It is a story tool, not a requirement. Use one when a final beat earns its place; many episodes end on the last act.
