appointment television
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Another throwback is that streamers are increasingly rolling back the years to adopt the weekly airing of an episode at a time, in order to reinvent the era of appointment television.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
When Biden was elected to the Senate in 1972, the State of the Union address was appointment television for tens of millions of Americans who watched on three major networks.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Walters' biggest prime time interviews and end-of-the-year lists of "Most Fascinating People," were appointment television because the audience knew Walters would be able to pry details out of them that no other journalists could.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023
For that subset of loyal viewers, the weekly show managed to become appointment television in an era dominated by the flexibility of streaming.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022
“It’s appointment television, which is rare,” said George Stephanopoulos, the ABC News anchor, who guest hosted for a week.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021
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