sˈɪɹiəl pɹədˈuːsɚz ˈɔfən ɪkˈɑːnəmˌaɪzd baɪ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈeɪ "tʃˈiːɾɚ" tʃˈæptɚ, ɪnwˌɪtʃ flˈæʃbæks tʊ ˈɜːlɪɚ tʃˈæptɚz ɑːɹ ʃˈoʊn ɪnstˈɛd ʌv nˈuː sˈiːnz.
Serial producers often economized by including a "cheater" chapter, in which flashbacks to earlier chapters are shown instead of new scenes.