on television
Shown through screens
On television describes something broadcast or appearing on TV programming: The president will be on television tonight, I saw it on television.
The phrase distinguishes TV appearances from other media—radio, film, or internet.
Someone on television might be a performer, newsmaker, or interview subject.
The preposition "on" persists from early broadcasting, when programs aired "on the air."
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- newsReports of recent events
- cable newsSubscription television journalism
remote · cable TV · screen · antenna · IPTV · director · producer · reality show · channel · Nielsen ratings · episode · game show · animated series · season finale · soap · celebrity culture · talk show · media influence
on televisionoff the air
in private · off-screen · behind closed doors · behind the scenes · unpublicized
on televisionin person
Bodily present somewhere
live · in the flesh · courtside · front row
vision, television, televisions, telecast, televised, televising, telecaster, teleplay, telecommunication