Kwan skated her new short program ("Totentanz") at a made-for-TV event in December, 2005, but her performance was well below her usual standard.

Since the increased popularity of figure skating following the 1994 Olympics, there has been a proliferation of competitions, made-for-TV events, tours and exhibitions.

Like everything else with ESPN, the success and expansion of the network led to more games being televised in this made-for-TV event.

A made-for-TV sporting event - it will be broadcast on April 30 on ABC - generally doesn't do much to stir the senses.

It was essentially a made-for-TV event.

(Moseley said he regretted winning it the second year because "people just discounted it as a made-for-TV event.")

But the ceremony wouldn't be nearly so effective if it actually appeared to be a made-for-TV event.

The made-for-TV event was later shown on ESPN in a weekly format throughout September and October.

The league thrived, in part because television executives discovered that football was a made-for-TV event.

It is a perfect made-for-TV event; the slow pace makes for easy filming of dialogue and team crack-ups, and for leavening with eye-grabbing scenery.