"trash TV" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trash TV (uncountable)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A genre of television talk show with little educational content and a focus on controversy and confrontation. Wikipedia link: en:trash TV Tags: derogatory, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: trash television Translations (Translations): telezabor (Basque), teleporqueria [feminine] (Catalan), telebrossa [feminine] (Catalan), télé-poubelle [feminine] (French), telelixo [masculine] (Galician), telespazzatura [masculine] (Italian), telelixo [masculine] (Portuguese), telebasura [feminine] (Spanish)

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