TV schedule / TV program
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TV schedule
The planned sequence of shows, films, and other content broadcast by television channels for a specific period of time (e.g., a day or a week). It is the broadcast schedule for television.
Ich schaue mal ins Fernsehprogramm, was heute Abend läuft.
I'll check the TV schedule to see what's on tonight.
This word is a compound of 'Fernsehen' (television) and 'Programm' (program/schedule). The 's' in the middle is a linking s that connects the two parts of the word.
Das Fernsehprogramm für die Feiertage ist meistens voller alter Filme.
The TV schedule for the holidays is usually full of old films.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. When people are talking about the broadcast schedule, the word is often used with verbs like 'nachschauen' (to check/look up) or 'lesen' (to read). If a single show is meant, there is often an adjective or the indefinite article 'ein' before it.
Ich lese schnell im Fernsehprogramm, was heute Abend kommt.
I'll quickly check the TV schedule to see what's on tonight.
When the word means the broadcast schedule, it is often combined with verbs that describe searching for information. Typical phrases are 'im Fernsehprogramm nachschauen' (to check the TV schedule), 'lesen' (to read), or the question 'Was läuft im Fernsehprogramm?' (What's on TV?).
Kannst du bitte im Fernsehprogramm nachsehen, wann die Nachrichten anfangen?
Could you please check the TV schedule to see when the news starts?
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'der TV' and 'das Fernsehprogramm' can both have to do with what is on television. 'der TV' is very general and colloquial here: it refers to the medium of television or sometimes simply to what you are watching at the moment. 'das Fernsehprogramm' is more precise and means the schedule of broadcasts, that is, what is on which channel and when. The words can be confused because you can say that something is on TV. But when you are talking about times, channels, and shows, 'Fernsehprogramm' is more precise.
Wegen des schlechten Wetters schaut die Mitarbeiterin nach der Arbeit ins Fernsehprogramm.
Because of the bad weather, the employee checks the TV schedule after work.
Am Abend läuft im TV ein alter Film, den Nina gern sehen möchte.
In the evening, an old film is on TV that Nina would like to watch.