the small screen

noun

: television

a movie made for the small screen

Examples of the small screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Created by playwright Kat Sandler, who adapted her own material for the small screen, Yaga stars Noah Reid as Rapp, a private investigator hired by the wealthy family of a fishery empire to find their missing son, Henry Park (Hudson Williams). — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026

Burnett set out to star on Broadway after graduation but eventually made her mark on the small screen, starring as Celia, the girlfriend of Buddy Hackett’s titular character, in the sitcom Stanley from 1956 to 1957. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Abby Lee Miller and Cathy Nesbitt-Stein are taking their dance rivalry back to the small screen. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

The turn between the 18th and 19th centuries draws closer with the next season of The Gilded Age, which will grace the small screen at the end of the year. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

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