the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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She can also be seen on the small screen in the hit Paramount+ series Landman. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026 Now, the beloved, dysfunctional TV family is returning to the small screen for a revival series on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Now, the showrunner behind the original series, Bruce Miller, has brought Atwood’s Booker-Prize-winning sequel to the small screen. Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026 For its first foray onto the small screen, Thorne and company appear to have kept things quite traditional, sticking to its 1950s setting and kitting it out with all manner of young Brits. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.

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