animated TV show; TV cartoon
Refers to animated television programs, typically Japanese anime but can include Western cartoons. Often abbreviated as テレビアニメ in casual contexts.
When I was a child, I used to watch animated TV shows every Saturday.
This TV cartoon is more popular than the original manga.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) combining 'television' and 'animation'. The term follows the pattern of many loanword compounds in Japanese.