TV show
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Definition
- Noun:
- A television program: A scheduled segment of content broadcast via television, typically part of a series or a standalone presentation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- My favorite tv show airs every Thursday night.
- We watched a new tv show about wildlife last evening.
- The network canceled the tv show due to low ratings.
Advanced Usage
- "To be a hit tv show": To be a very popular and successful television program.
- The comedy quickly became a hit tv show with audiences of all ages.
- "To binge-watch a tv show": To watch multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession.
- During the holiday, I plan to binge-watch that entire sci-fi tv show.
Variants and Related Words
- Television show (n): A full, more formal synonym for "tv show".
- The awards ceremony honored the best television show of the year.
- Series (n): A set of television programs with the same characters and setting, broadcast in a sequence.
- The detective series has been running for ten seasons.
- Episode (n): A single installment of a television series.
- Did you see last night's episode of the drama?
Synonyms
- Program (n): A scheduled broadcast.
- Broadcast (n): A program transmitted by television or radio.
Related Phrases
- Pilot (episode) (n): The first episode of a television series, made to test its potential.
- The network liked the pilot and ordered a full season.
- Season finale (n): The last episode of a season of a television series.
- The season finale left viewers with a major cliffhanger.
Idioms and Common Expressions
- Must-see TV: Used to describe a television show considered so good that one should not miss it.
- In the 1990s, that sitcom was must-see TV for millions.
- To be on the air: To be currently being broadcast.
- Is that new game show already on the air?
Noun
- a program broadcast by television