TV show
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1.0
- noun
- /tiː viː ʃoʊ/
:
programa de televisión
- Chris has an appearance on a TV show at 10 A.M. tomorrow.
- watch TV shows
- TV shows and movies
- TV shows and films
She played his mom on his TV show Stitchers already.
- She played his mom on his TV show Stitchers already.
- Of course I was scared that this TV show wouldn't work out.
- There were weekly TV shows that played rock music.
- Yeah, there was a a TV show called The Day After.
- Name the TV show with Sam Gibby.
- And we do editing here for this TV show I'm doing for HBO Max.
Examples
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We have made a TV show for the BBC.
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So you watched cowboy movies and TV shows with your father.
Fiction book (2002) -
Yeah, there was a a TV show called The Day After.
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We're from a new reality TV show.
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We have spent $40 million on a live TV show.
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Everyone loves that Fresh Prince TV show.
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There were weekly TV shows that played rock music.
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I'm trying to come up with new TV shows, if you must know.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'm filming a TV show!
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The new TV show features interviews with famous athletes and their inspiring stories.
Synonyms
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1.0
An event like a play or concert that people watch
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1.8
A show on radio or television for an audience
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2.3
A set of related television or radio programs released in episodes
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A program you watch on TV in separate episodes
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A show or series that people watch on television
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A show, series, or live event that people watch on television
A program that people watch on television
How Entertaining
11
3.4
116
1.9
239
1.8
275
1.0
337
2.7
15
2.5
- Literature
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1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
TV + show
The meaning 'a program broadcast on television' is directly and compositionally derived from 'TV' (television) modifying 'show' (a program or staged event). This modifier+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
TV show comes from TV (short for 'television') and show, which means a performance for an audience. Early television programs were like stage shows sent into people's homes on their TVs, so the phrase now means 'a program on television'.