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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Steve Buscemi stars as Nucky Thompson in one of the most lavishly detailed period dramas ever to air on television.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
More recently Hatch was back on television for season 2 of House of Villains in 2024.
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Todd and Julie Chrisley
The Chrisley Knows Best stars pled not guilty on Aug. 14, 2019, hours after turning themselves in for indictments of tax evasion, wire fraud and conspiracy bank fraud.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk was on the television in the background at a cocktail party.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Caleb and his wife, Jocelyn Broschat, joined Sloppy Moose Running Club in June 2018 after seeing a news segment on television about running groups in the area.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
More recently Hatch was back on television for season 2 of House of Villains in 2024.
06 of 26
Todd and Julie Chrisley
The Chrisley Knows Best stars pled not guilty on Aug. 14, 2019, hours after turning themselves in for indictments of tax evasion, wire fraud and conspiracy bank fraud.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk was on the television in the background at a cocktail party.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Caleb and his wife, Jocelyn Broschat, joined Sloppy Moose Running Club in June 2018 after seeing a news segment on television about running groups in the area.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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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 25 Mar. 2025.
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