television show
television show noun: a live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.
Noun
television show (plural television shows)
- A live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.
- The opening vignette thus functions as a sophisticated postmodern "show within a show" rumination on television and its cultural impact within our lives. We know we are watching a television show, and the program is commenting on earlier programs, thereby distinguishing it from other shows that...1995, Margaret J. Heide, Television Culture and Women's Lives: Thirtysomething and the Contradictions of Gender, page 57
- My favorite movie is Grown Ups, and my favorite television show is NCIS. I like that show for some reason.2012, Katie Efird, My Perfect Life, page 113
- Synonyms:
- TV show
- The taping of a television broadcast before a studio audience.
- A boy named Joey was proudly announcing his father was going to take him into Newark that afternoon to attend a television show.1955, Irving T. Marsh, Edward Ehre, Best Sports Stories, page 72
- Those interested in attending television shows while in New York City should send ticket requests as follows:1971, Title News - Volume 49, page 164
television show meaning in Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar
television show in Arabic
- live or recorded TV broadcast or program
- بَرْنَامِج تِلِفِزْيُون barnāmij tilifizyūn
television show in Thai
- live or recorded TV broadcast or program
- รายการโทรทัศน์ raai-gaan-too-rá-tát, รายการทีวี raai-gaan-tii-wii
television show in Vietnamese
- live or recorded TV broadcast or program
- chương trình truyền hình
television show in Myanmar
- live or recorded TV broadcast or program
- တီဗီရှိုး tibihrui:
Examples of television show in a sentence
- We know we are watching a television show, and the program is commenting on earlier programs, thereby distinguishing it from other shows that lack this self-consciousness.1995, Margaret J. Heide, Television Culture and Women's Lives: Thirtysomething and the Contradictions of Gender, page 57:
- I have not been back to the prison except when I most recently attended a television show with Representative John Conyers.1972, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Synonyms of television show
Forms of television show
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Questions about television show
- What does television show mean?
- Television show means a live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.
- What is television show in Arabic?
- Television show in Arabic is بَرْنَامِج تِلِفِزْيُون (barnāmij tilifizyūn). See Television show meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use television show in a sentence?
- We know we are watching a television show, and the program is commenting on earlier programs, thereby distinguishing it from other shows that lack this self-consciousness.
- What part of speech is television show?
- Television show is a noun.
- What is the plural of television show?
- The plural of television show is television shows.
Words near television show in the dictionary
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