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

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

Put another way, sports would be unwatchable mayhem and impossible to administer if every bad call compelled attacks on the integrity of the games and interference from political grandstanders. — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Want to know why the San Francisco Giants are an irredeemable, unwatchable mess? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

There’s gonna be times, there’s gonna be some tough games, there’s gonna be some unwatchable games. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above