television programs

What channels air

Television programs are productions created for broadcast on television, including series, movies, documentaries, news, and live events.

The term covers everything from sitcoms to sporting events: What television programs do you watch?

Also called TV programs, TV shows, or simply shows.

Related

K-dramas · anthology series · limited series · news broadcasts · docuseries · episodes · reruns · telenovelas · theme music · season finale · comedies · showrunners · must-see TV · pilots · variety shows · romances · detective dramas · primetime

Opposites
medium/platform

television programstheatrical releases

Films distributed to cinemas

cinema · films · movies · radio programs · theatrical productions

media format

television programsfeature films

Standard-length theatrical movies

motion pictures · short films · documentaries · miniseries · commercials

live vs. recorded

television programslive broadcasts

Programs transmitted instantaneously

live events · live performances

Family

program, television, televisions, telecast, telecaster, telecasting, television program

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G