unwatchable
adjective
un·watch·able
ˌən-ˈwä-chə-bəl 
-ˈwȯ-
: not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching
unwatchable TV shows
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So why did television’s comedy-musical-variety show Saturday Night Live succumb to political bias, ruin itself, and become unwatchable?
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
If its structure and script were as unhinged as its style, the film might have been unwatchable.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite drawing an audience of more than 108 million people, Netflix struggled to handle the massive influx of traffic as lagging video and poor audio quality made the fight practically unwatchable for some viewers.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Schoen is equally culpable for the unwatchable product on the field.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
If its structure and script were as unhinged as its style, the film might have been unwatchable.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite drawing an audience of more than 108 million people, Netflix struggled to handle the massive influx of traffic as lagging video and poor audio quality made the fight practically unwatchable for some viewers.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
Schoen is equally culpable for the unwatchable product on the field.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Unwatchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwatchable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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