on TV
idiom
: broadcast by television : being shown by television
There's nothing (good) on TV tonight.
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The Daytona 500 grips over 100,000 spectators at the track and countless more watching on TV.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
When people see a weather report on TV, what went on at NOAA to make that forecast possible?
—Christine Wiedinmyer, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Football games still regularly out-rate anything else on TV during the year, with streaming services wanting a piece of the action.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The 52-part comedy series for 4-6s is based on the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler book, which began life on TV as a 2018 family special Zog and continued with another in 2020, Zog and the Flying Doctors.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
When people see a weather report on TV, what went on at NOAA to make that forecast possible?
—Christine Wiedinmyer, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Football games still regularly out-rate anything else on TV during the year, with streaming services wanting a piece of the action.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The 52-part comedy series for 4-6s is based on the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler book, which began life on TV as a 2018 family special Zog and continued with another in 2020, Zog and the Flying Doctors.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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“On TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20TV. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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