on tv vs in tv

The correct phrase is 'on TV' to indicate that something is being broadcasted or shown on television. 'In TV' is not correct.

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Last updated: July 17, 2024 • 57003 views

on tv

This is the correct and commonly used preposition to indicate that something is being broadcasted or shown on television.

Use 'on TV' when referring to something that is being broadcasted or shown on television.

Examples:

I saw that movie on TV last night.
The news will be on TV at 6 p.m.
She is famous for her appearances on TV shows.
The game will be on TV this weekend.
They announced the event will be on TV live.

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We can't say this stuff on tv, Cy.
Saw him on tv this morning.
I was at home with my wife, watching a William Powell movie marathon on tv.
(woman whispering) much bigger than on tv.
Dr. moxley, you look great on tv.
So I saw you on tv when you caught this guy.
You had to go on tv.
That's why she didn't see herself on tv And know we were looking for her.
- We were watching her stories on tv.
The scientists could go on tv tomorrow
Kyra used your nerdiness to try and win a husband on tv.
Singing in the church choir, watching cooking shows on tv, playing basketball with his friends.
And there was something that came on tv.
I do the weather on tv.
Barry, this is going on tv.
Most likely he'll watch it on tv.
We saw you dancing on tv.
The boss' sweater melons look bigger on tv.
I just saw somebody eating it on tv.
We was watching y'all on tv, man.

Alternatives:

on television
on the television
on the screen
broadcasted on TV
shown on TV

in tv

This is not a standard English expression to indicate that something is being broadcasted or shown on television.

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Look, Aaron, you write, you produce, in TV and in film.
You were supposed to spend six months in tv as part of your climb up the GE ladder.
I work in TV. I'm trying to become a producer.
Mum, there is daddy in tv.
Working in TV has taught me a lot about snack food.
It says maybe you can work in TV.
To be in TV and movies.
But all Tucker's ever wanted to do is work in TV.
Look, every single person that works on Broadway wants to make it in TV or film.
Know anyone who works in TV?
Shadows may be permitted in TV, but never in a motion picture.
You're happy working in TV?
You'd be amazed at what you can get from people when you say you're in TV.
Or as we in TV might say, there's no accounting for the public's taste.
(Rebecca) What was interesting about Teddy, which is something that happens in TV, is you create a character one way, and then you watch the character evolve in ways that you hadn't anticipated.
However apart from a few interesting points such as controlling targeted advertising and discrimination in advertising, or the call for a reduction in TV advertising aimed at children, this text falls far short of what we might have expected.
Every piece of information and entertainment in TV or the press is produced and published by a single big corporated group.
Then you'll stay here in tv land...
Pollsters polled 1,000 families on their preferences in TV programs.
What's most important in TV shows are the reactions captured during the show.

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