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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Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The six-figure ad buy targets 11 states on television and on social media with senators who backed the measures, which overwhelmingly failed in the Senate.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
That has become quite an issue, particularly on television, because many people's TVs are not set up to be able to handle that much darkness.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Born August 3, 1951, Jay North debuted on television in an appearance on the gameshow Queen for a Day.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The six-figure ad buy targets 11 states on television and on social media with senators who backed the measures, which overwhelmingly failed in the Senate.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
That has become quite an issue, particularly on television, because many people's TVs are not set up to be able to handle that much darkness.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Born August 3, 1951, Jay North debuted on television in an appearance on the gameshow Queen for a Day.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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