unwatchable

adjective

un·​watch·​able ˌən-ˈwä-chə-bəl 

-ˈwȯ-

: not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching

unwatchable TV shows

Examples of unwatchable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The mercifully short Cooper Rush era in Atlanta is officially dead, even if unwatchable Falcons football is still alive and well. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

That reality was made all the more obvious by the unwatchable football in the final three games without him. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

For me, the highlight of last week’s season premiere was not the wildly overblown fight between Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge, but all the glorious flashbacks to a time when RHOC wasn’t borderline unwatchable. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

After months of uninspired baseball driven by an offense that often bordered on unwatchable, Tuesday’s performance was exactly the kind of effort the Red Sox lacked throughout the first half. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above