audience-controlled broadcast

noun
UK /ˈɔːdiəns kənˈtrəʊld ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/
US /ˈɔːdiəns kənˈtroʊld ˈbrɔːdkæst/

A show where the people watching get to decide what happens next.

The kids' game show was an audience-controlled broadcast, so viewers voted on which team won.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A radio or TV program whose content is shaped by listener or viewer choices.

The radio station ran an audience-controlled broadcast where fans picked every song.

3. A streaming event where the audience votes to change the outcome.

During the audience-controlled broadcast, chat votes changed the story's ending.

4. A system where viewers send signals that directly affect the program.

The audience-controlled broadcast let people press buttons to move the cartoon character.