unwatchable
adjective
un·watch·able
ˌən-ˈwä-chə-bəl 
-ˈwȯ-
: not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching
unwatchable TV shows
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The assumption is that viewers will bring their own answers to those questions — and that for myriad reasons, the series will be unwatchable for some audiences and a tough watch for everybody.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
The aggressive base running made previously unwatchable baseball more enjoyable.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The third quarter may have been darn near unwatchable, but this was a professional win for Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
No real effort is made to stop audio bootleggers, and pristine tapes of these shows have emerged, but the video documentation is scattershot and borderline unwatchable since the rule-breakers are often miles from the stage and forced to film at covert angles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
The aggressive base running made previously unwatchable baseball more enjoyable.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The third quarter may have been darn near unwatchable, but this was a professional win for Denver.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
No real effort is made to stop audio bootleggers, and pristine tapes of these shows have emerged, but the video documentation is scattershot and borderline unwatchable since the rule-breakers are often miles from the stage and forced to film at covert angles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Unwatchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwatchable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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