- 1[countable, usually singular] series of something several events or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society The movie consisted of a series of flashbacks.
- 2[countable] a set of radio or television programs that deal with the same subject or that have the same characters The first episode of the new series is on Saturday. 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 3[countable] (sport) a set of sports games played between the same two teams The team has won its first-ever playoff series. the World Series (= in baseball)
- 4[uncountable, countable] (technology) an electrical circuit in which the current passes through all the parts in the correct order batteries connected in series a series circuit
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