Pull in
Pull in verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
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These are intended to pull in the new viewer, but can seem unfair to those already into a show as you are most likely to be already watching at the beginning of the episode.
Source: Trailers Always Spoil - Finally, FOX stumbled upon a little show named American Idol that would go on to launch several careers and would become the decade's highest-rated show (it could be expected to pull in about 30 million on a bad night).
Source: Useful Notes / The Oughts
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Show and Pull in. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_in/show
Pull in & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_in/show>.
Show or Pull in. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_in/show.
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