Television movie

A television movie (also called a TV film, television film, TV movie, telefilm, telemovie, made-for-television film, direct-to-TV film, movie of the week, feature-length drama, single drama, or original movie) is a movie that is made for and first shown on a television network. Unlike theatrical movies, which are first seen in movie theaters, television movies are first seen on television. Some are first shown on television in one country, and in theaters in other countries.

One of the most well-known television movies is The Day After, which was seen by over 100 million people when it was first shown on ABC on November 20, 1983.

Television Movie Media

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  Stanley Adams (left) and Claude Rains in the television musical The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1957

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  Advertisement for Satan's School for Girls, September 19, 1973