channel surfs
Clicks through programs
Channel surfs means to flip rapidly through television channels, sampling briefly before moving on.
The behavior suggests restlessness or indecision rather than committed viewing: He channel surfed for twenty minutes without finding anything worth watching.
By extension, it can describe quickly scanning any set of options without settling on one.
- zappingDelivering sudden voltage
- flip throughBrowse rapidly, superficially
- cable TVWired broadcast subscription service
- remoteDistant or controller
- switchingChanging from one to another
grazing · indecision · television · binge-watching · browsing · endless scrolling · commercials · commercial break · attention span · short attention · viewers · couch potato · remote control · restlessness · smart TVs · reruns · streaming services · set-top box