watchable
adjective
watch·able
ˈwä-chə-bəl 
ˈwȯ-
: worth watching
a minor but highly watchable film
watchable
noun
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a minor but highly watchable film
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Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s.
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Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Is Notre Dame back to being a villain after how last season ended, only now with a highly watchable head coach?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Because despite the abundance of standout TV characters this year, a few were nothing short of unforgettable—characters whose scenes didn’t just make their shows addictively watchable, but also created moments that reverberated culturally.
—Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The show remains compulsively watchable; each episode ends on a cliff-hanger.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Is Notre Dame back to being a villain after how last season ended, only now with a highly watchable head coach?
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Because despite the abundance of standout TV characters this year, a few were nothing short of unforgettable—characters whose scenes didn’t just make their shows addictively watchable, but also created moments that reverberated culturally.
—Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The show remains compulsively watchable; each episode ends on a cliff-hanger.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Watchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchable. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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