The phrase "television figures" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the people or characters who appear on television shows or programs. Example: The popular television figures, Sam and Diane, captured the hearts of audiences with their on-screen chemistry.
Television figures, a barometer of the business, show the N.H.L.'s ratings in decline and its national network exposure slipping.
And, unlike other recent television figures buffeted by criticism, like Dan Rather and Rosie O'Donnell, Ms. Bartiromo has retained the full support of her network.
He will be remembered as an accomplished trickster who, unlike many television figures of his Saturday-night TV generation, was not hiding anything from the public.
Now the Klitschko brothers rule supreme, with massive outdoor fights generating crowds of more than 40,000 on a regular basis and television figures of between 11m and nearly 14m for their fights.
If Ms. Bartiromo's striking looks and high profile in business circles have helped her draw viewers and land big interviews, they have also helped attract the kind of attention that male television figures — like, say, Larry Kudlow and Jim Cramer of CNBC — never seem to draw.
Almost 13m people watched that display on television, figures suggested.
With the promotion, he becomes the rare television figure to have achieved a cable news trifecta.
Her role in the popular series Poldark made her a major television figure.
In Monday's Times, Janet Maslin reviews Barbara Walters' new autobiography "Audition" and Bill Carter interviews the longtime television figure.
Television writers and agents are reluctant to confront Mr. Wells, a dominant television figure who ranks with top producers like Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley.
Mireille Johnston, an author and television figure widely known for her cookbooks on French regional cuisines, died Oct. 5 at her home in Paris.
