on (the) television
idiom
: broadcast by television : being shown by television or in a television program
What is on the television tonight?
There's nothing (I want to watch) on television right now.
I recognize your face. Are you on television?
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My generation grew up watching Japanese anime on television.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
Luis Dávila Pernas, the party’s chairman, made the endorsement official in a new campaign ad that Cuomo’s team was set to air on television and digital platforms during Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
After Leave It to Beaver ended in 1963, Beaumont appeared in community theater productions and played guest roles on television series such as Marcus Welby, Petticoat Junction and Wagon Train.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025
The image of the distraught Inter Milan supporter who flashed up on television screens around the world, as his team prepared to take a meaningless corner in the 76th minute, told the story of the Champions League final.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
Luis Dávila Pernas, the party’s chairman, made the endorsement official in a new campaign ad that Cuomo’s team was set to air on television and digital platforms during Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
After Leave It to Beaver ended in 1963, Beaumont appeared in community theater productions and played guest roles on television series such as Marcus Welby, Petticoat Junction and Wagon Train.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025
The image of the distraught Inter Milan supporter who flashed up on television screens around the world, as his team prepared to take a meaningless corner in the 76th minute, told the story of the Champions League final.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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“On (the) television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20television. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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