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prestige television

high-quality ambitious TV

Television programmes that are highly regarded for their quality, writing, acting, or artistic ambition.

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What kind of drama do you usually watch?

Mostly prestige television with complex characters.

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The network became famous for producing prestige television.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The show is a prestige television.

Say: The show is prestige television.

Use the phrase for a category of programming, not as a countable label for one show.

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How it fits in a sentence.

prestige television; a piece of prestige television; prestige television series

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The network became famous for producing prestige television.

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prestige television

high-quality ambitious TV

“The network became famous for producing prestige television.”

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