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TV program

TV program

17 1.0
A show, series, or live event that people watch on television
  • noun
  • /tiː viː ˈproʊɡræm/
  • US
: programa de televisión
  • I look back at the TV program I was watching.
  • watch TV program
  • a particular TV program
  • the same TV program

When we first had ions, I mean, there were no TV programs that discussed this.

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Examples

  • Before she could decide whether it was her imagination or not, the TV program caught her attention again.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • What other TV program do you watch regularly?

    Absentia (2011)

  • Because initially after my TV program, I became too famous.

  • Whilst watching my two favorite TV programs, I am wearing this.

    Zoella

  • Except for movies, something with a really good story, TV programs have become almost impossible for her to watch.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Do you watch films or TV programs with your family?

    Academic text (1999)

  • In the background, we hear a Japanese TV program playing.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The reality TV program has millions of viewers worldwide.

    Watch Out (2008)

  • That's my favorite TV program.

    Screwed (2000)

  • The reality TV program has millions of viewers worldwide.

Synonyms

program
vsTV program
  • US
993 1.8

A show on radio or television for an audience

is limited to content for screens not radio material
broadcast
vsTV program
  • Literature
418 2.9

A radio or television program sent out to the public

focuses on the content itself rather than the sending process
TV show
vsTV program
368 1.0

A TV program that people watch for fun or information

covers any on-screen content including news and one off events
television show
vsTV program
130 1.0

A program you watch on TV in separate episodes

also applies to single live events and one off items
television program
vsTV program
  • US
37 1.0

A show or series that people watch on television

has identical meaning but uses a more common everyday term
cablecast
vsTV program
  • US
1 6.3

A television or radio program sent to homes through cable rather than over the air

includes content regardless of distribution method or network used
teleview
vsTV program
1 7.0

A program that people watch on television

covers any on-screen airing not only items made for viewing

Surface Forms

TV program singular
TV programs plural

Morphology

TV + program

The meaning 'a program that is broadcast on television' is directly and predictably composed from 'TV' (television) + 'program' (a broadcast). This straightforward noun-noun combination follows common compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.

Etymology

TV program combines TV, short for 'television', and program, which means a planned show. When television began, channels made lists of shows to play like a 'program' for the day, so today TV program means any show, series, or live event shown on television.