airdate

[ air-deyt ]

noun

, Radio and Television.

1. the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.

Word History and Origins

Origin of airdate¹

First recorded in 1970–75; air ¹ + date ¹

Example Sentences

The 2024 awards season has felt unusually hectic so far, thanks to the strike-delayed Emmy Awards shifting from their usual fall airdate to January.

From New York Times

The 2024 awards season has felt unusually hectic so far, thanks to the strike-delayed Emmy Awards shifting from their usual fall airdate to January.

From New York Times

That also all but guarantees that the Emmys will be postponed from its originally scheduled Sept.18 airdate.

From Salon

So when, that same month, ABC announced that DeGeneres would be interviewed by Diane Sawyer a week before the coming-out episodes aired — the interview’s airdate was later pushed back to coincide with sweeps week— observers correctly guessed that the actor was planning on revealing publicly that she was gay.

From Los Angeles Times

As of the time of the interview, Manila had not told his parents about his episode’s airdate and did not expect his mother to see it.

From Los Angeles Times