also: ワイド・ショー · ワイドショウ
noun
infotainment TV program; TV gossip show; tabloid talk show
A daytime or early-evening TV format that mixes celebrity gossip, scandal, and light news commentary. Wasei-eigo from 'wide show'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from wide show
ワイドショーは芸能人のスキャンダルばかり取り上げている。
The TV gossip show only covers celebrity scandals.
母は毎朝ワイドショーを
My mother does housework every morning while watching an infotainment program.