Etymology

Peak TV

Today it means: A golden age of television generally held as beginning in the late 1990s and peaking in the 2010s, characterized by the proliferation of a large, diverse array of scripted shows coinciding with the rise of premium cable and streaming services. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by American television executive John Landgraf at a Television Critics Association event in 2015.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.