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Even before his star-making turn, the actor was a low-key fixture on the small screen, with years of guest spots on everything from Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2002) to Arrested Development (2005).
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Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the small screen
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“The small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20small%20screen. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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