TV show

Noun

television show (plural television shows)

1. 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

   Synonyms:

   TV show

2. 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