on (the) television
idiom
: broadcast by television : being shown by television or in a television program
What is on the television tonight?
There's nothing (I want to watch) on television right now.
I recognize your face. Are you on television?
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Roman Semenukha, the deputy head of the military administration in the northeastern Kharkiv region, said on television on Monday that Ukrainian forces had lost about 40 percent of the town, with Russian troops pushing from the north.
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Constant Méheut, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Bug Juice This Disney Channel series premiered in 1998, ran for four seasons, and was in many ways one of the original unscripted reality shows on television.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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Constant Méheut, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Bug Juice This Disney Channel series premiered in 1998, ran for four seasons, and was in many ways one of the original unscripted reality shows on television.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
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“On (the) television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20television. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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