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Definition of TV noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

TV

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˌti ˈvi//
 
[countable, uncountable]
 
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 television What's on TV tonight? We're buying a new TV with the money. Almost all homes have at least one TV set. All rooms have a bathroom and color TV. a TV series/show/program satellite/cable/digital TV She's a highly paid TV talk show host. Topic CollocationsTelevisionwatching
  • watch television/TV/a show/a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
  • see an ad/a commercial/the news/the weather
  • catch/miss a show/a program/an episode/the news
  • pick up/reach for/grab/lose the remote (control)
  • change channels
  • surf (through)/flip through the channels
  • sit in front of/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
  • have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
showing
  • show a program/a documentary/an ad/a commercial/a prime-time sitcom/drama
  • run an ad/a commercial/a movie
  • broadcast/air/repeat a show/a program/a documentary/an episode/a series
  • go out/air/be recorded live
  • attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
  • be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
  • get (low/high) ratings
appearing
  • be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
  • take part in a call-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
  • host a show/a program/a series/a game show/a quiz show/a (late-night/daytime) talk show
  • be/become/work as a talk-show host/sports commentator/news anchor
  • present the news
  • appear/perform live (on TV)
program-making
  • do/film/make a show/a program/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
  • work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
  • write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
see pay TV
See TV in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary