The phrase "accidental television" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone unintentionally watches television or comes across a television program by chance.
Example: "While scrolling through the channels, I stumbled upon an accidental television moment that turned out to be surprisingly entertaining."
Alternatives: "unintentional viewing" or "serendipitous television".
The police said the explosion was caused by a home-made bomb, and was not accidental, State television said today.
A native of Manhattan, Mr. Cates -- who changed his name from Katz when he entered show business -- attended New York University and flew rescue missions in the Pacific in World War II before getting his accidental start in television.
KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian comedian who plays an accidental president on television delivered a walloping rebuke to the country's political class in the presidential election on Sunday by emerging first in a crowded field of candidates, exit polls indicated.
Dr. Ablow said his career twist into talk television was accidental.
It is awfully easy for bloggers these days to record a blooper on television – an accidental swear word, an angry tirade or some other embarrassing episode – and upload it to the Internet.
In effect, the site makes it simple for bloggers to find a blooper on television — an accidental swear word, an angry tirade or some other embarrassing episode — and use it any way they want, without permission from the networks.
Overnight, Mr. Stringer, the diminutive, wisecracking Manhattan borough president, has become an accidental celebrity, courted by cable television news shows, but also an uncharacteristically confrontational candidate, eager to neutralize Mr. Spitzer with a series of attacks on his record.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Goldman Sachs P.R. Chief's Accidental Exit Interview | A Dutch television program scored a surprisingly detailed 37-minute telephone interview with Lucas van Praag, who is retiring as Goldman's P.R. chief at the end of March.
On the tails of the weekend's accidental F-bomb on late-night television comes what may be a fully exposed vagina during a network's prime time.
Accidents are by nature, accidental.
