ambush television noun2 •A television format in which guests are deliberately tricked into embarrassing or upsetting confrontations.The reasoning usually goes along the lines: ' Talk shows, which started out innocently, have degenerated into ambush television'. — 2002 •A television format in which a hidden camera captures a public prank played on unsuspecting people.An "ambush" television interview conducted on a public street does not violate the federal wiretap statute. — 1989
