channel stopper

noun

A television broadcast that causes the viewer to stop flipping through channels with their remote control and watch it.

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Meanings

nounchannel stopper (plural channel stoppers)

plural channel stoppers

  1. slangA television broadcast that causes the viewer to stop flipping through channels with their remote control and watch it.
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APA

channel stopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20stopper

MLA

“channel stopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20stopper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “channel stopper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20stopper.

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