event television
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s star-studded event television for those of us whose Super Bowl is not just the Oscars, but the glamorous gossip from inside the Vanity Fair after party.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024
The “Easy on Me” crooner is bringing back event television with her new concert special and sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2021
By embracing social media, bold, operatic hijinks, and a radical romance, Scandal turned itself into event television, the rare show you had to watch in real time.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2018
It was the golden age of event television: 28 million watched Morecombe and Wise on Christmas Day 1974, 25 million for Del Boy and Rodney in 1996.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2016
"This is event television, sumptuous, intelligent, and serious, meticulous in detail but not humourless or po-face," wrote Sam Wollaston in the Guardian.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2015
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