event television
Must-watch broadcast programming
Event television refers to programming that draws mass audiences watching simultaneously, often with cultural conversation happening in real time.
The term emerged as streaming fragmented viewership—event TV became what people still gathered to watch together: The Super Bowl is the ultimate event television, Game of Thrones finales were true event television.
It implies appointment viewing rather than catching up later.
- liveTo exist or dwell
- live broadcastTransmission happening right now
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- spectacleVisually striking event
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
premiere · finale · appointment · appointment viewing · simulcast · breaking · ceremony · awards · Super Bowl · halftime · must-see · must-see TV · watercooler · viral · cultural phenomenon · streaming · audience · millions
- TV specialsspecials, Christmas special, holiday special, Halloween specials, Thanksgiving special
- sweepsNielsen ratings, ad rates
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