Due to the extremely large entertainment industry situated in L.A. and surrounding districts such as Hollywood, many people traveling to California feel that being part of the audience for the taping of a television show might be the perfect Los Angeles experience.  Of course, getting tickets to be part of the audience is a lot harder than it sounds.  TV shows usually don’t film during the months of March to July, and although tickets are almost always free, they are first come first serve and tickets to the top shows are always in great demand.

It is important to request tickets as far in advance as possible and realize that several episodes may be shot on a single day, requiring you to spend up to four hours in the theater, in addition to the one hour early check-in.  Although you may luck out and get tickets to your show of choice, you will often be given a list of TV shows currently filming.  You probably won’t recognize some to the show titles, since studios are always taping pilots, many of which never reach the air.  Some shows also enforce age limits, with many shows restricting the admission of children under the age of 10, or in some cases under the age of 18.  Tickets are also sometimes handed out at popular tourist sites such as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Universal Studios, and L.A.’s visitor information centers.

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