A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative interest.
Some dramas include a lab or high-tech conference room where the main characters meet to work out the problem.
[1] In 2011, the director of a TV consultancy said, "The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure.
In television, "procedural" specifically refers to a genre of programs in which a problem is introduced, investigated, and solved all within the same episode.
Modern examples of this genre are the Law & Order, CSI & NCIS franchises.