on TV
idiom
: broadcast by television : being shown by television
There's nothing (good) on TV tonight.
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In 2025, however, with many business leaders seeming to be either permanently on social media, on TV or quoted in the newspapers, many CEOs have effectively become the company brand.
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Brian Cattell, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Chicago Med is currently in season 10, Chicago P.D. is in season 12 and Chicago Fire is in season 13, with NBC touting the drama franchise as the most watched on TV (in Live + 7 Day viewing).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
What was always a marvel is how Gemstones managed to generate that compassion within the most consistently ludicrous comedy on TV.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
After nearly fumbling his shot at winning Top Christ-Following Man thanks to a poor roundtable television performance, the youngest Gemstone sibling chose to come out of the closet on TV—and into the hearts of the judges and voters.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 5 May 2025
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Brian Cattell, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Chicago Med is currently in season 10, Chicago P.D. is in season 12 and Chicago Fire is in season 13, with NBC touting the drama franchise as the most watched on TV (in Live + 7 Day viewing).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
What was always a marvel is how Gemstones managed to generate that compassion within the most consistently ludicrous comedy on TV.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
After nearly fumbling his shot at winning Top Christ-Following Man thanks to a poor roundtable television performance, the youngest Gemstone sibling chose to come out of the closet on TV—and into the hearts of the judges and voters.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 5 May 2025
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“On TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20TV. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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