television

television 

:similar words TV, telly BrE informal, the box BrE informal, the tube AmE informal
 

programmes on television: the news, soap opera, sitcom  

  drama series, detective series, documentary, docusoap, game show, talk show also chat show British English, made-for-TV movie, cartoon, reality TV, infomercial
 

a TV programme shown on the Internet: webcast
 

a company that broadcasts programmes: channel, station
 

types of television broadcasts: terrestrial British English, cable, satellite, digital, pay-per-viewtelevision