- television
- We spent the evening watching TV.
- We're buying a new TV with the money.
- Almost all homes have at least one TV set.
- What's your favourite TV show?
- a TV programme/series
- a TV channel/station/network
- cable/satellite TV
- She's a highly paid TV presenter.
Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatchingsee also pay TVTopics TV, radio and newsa1- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/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 phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a programme/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
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTV is used before these nouns:- actor, actress
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Idioms
See TV in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee TV in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishon TV (informal)
(also on (the) television)
(also British English, informal on (the) telly)
- being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme
- What's on TV tonight?
- Is there anything good on TV tonight?
- It was on TV yesterday.
- Millions watched the events on live TV.
- I recognize you. Aren't you on TV?
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