To sign 'watch TV', start by signing the verb 'watch'. Form an 'L' handshape with your dominant hand, point your index finger towards your chin with your thumb pointing up, and move your hand forward away from your face. Then, smoothly fingerspell the letters 'T' and 'V' by forming a 'T' handshape followed by a 'V' handshape.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'want' by pulling both open hands toward you while curling the fingers, and then use the 'watch TV' sequence.
Sign 'tonight' by tapping your 'Y' hands downward, then sign 'watch TV' while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'my', then 'favorite' by tapping your middle finger to your chin, and follow up with the 'watch TV' sign to express your preferred activity.
Point to yourself for 'I', sign 'want' by pulling both open hands toward you while curling the fingers, and then use the 'watch TV' sequence.
Sign 'tonight' by tapping your 'Y' hands downward, then sign 'watch TV' while raising your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'my', then 'favorite' by tapping your middle finger to your chin, and follow up with the 'watch TV' sign to express your preferred activity.
While some older signs use a box shape to represent a television set, smoothly fingerspelling 'T-V' is by far the most common and natural way to refer to it in everyday ASL conversation.
While the 'V' handshape moving outward from the eyes means 'look' or 'observe', the 'L' handshape moving from the chin is specifically used for watching a screen, a movie, or a performance.
Yes, 'T-V' is often treated as a lexicalized fingerspelled word, meaning it is signed quickly and smoothly as a single fluid motion rather than two distinct, separate letters.
