Be on
Be on verb - Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio.
Tune in
Tune in verb - Regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Their current shift has even been lampshaded by Mike Rowe and his mother in a promo for his new show on the channel, in which his mother remarks that when people tune in to CNN, they expect to see news, so why would any show he's involved with be on such a channel?
Source: Network Decay / Temporary Shifts
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