infomercial
noun
in·fo·mer·cial ˈin-(ˌ)fō-ˌmər-shəl 
-fə-
: a television program that is an extended advertisement often including a discussion or demonstration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web No points will be awarded to viewers who discern the double meaning in these words, because by that stage the film is blaring its message as subtly as a late-night infomercial. 
Kyle Smith, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 In an ad mimicking an early-2000s infomercial, Senate Democrats' campaign arm, the DSCC, attacked Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., for voting in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy. Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022 Civil often feels more like an infomercial than a documentary. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022 As in the black-and-white beginnings of an infomercial, the founder encounters a consumer inconvenience that needs solving. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2022 During a recent Tonight Show interview, Jimmy Fallon and Paris Hilton hyped ape ownership in a conversation with the stiff, cheery cadence of a bad infomercial. Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022 Still, most of that boils down to window dressing -- as well as a very effective infomercial for Blue Origin -- leading up to the main event, and the images of Shatner finally taking off and gazing at the Earth from above it. Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021 How Ron Popeil perfected the art of the infomercial. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 Don’t Be Tardy, the Zolciak-Biermann clan sitcom and lip-injection infomercial that ran for a shocking eight seasons. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 See More
Kyle Smith, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 In an ad mimicking an early-2000s infomercial, Senate Democrats' campaign arm, the DSCC, attacked Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., for voting in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy. Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022 Civil often feels more like an infomercial than a documentary. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022 As in the black-and-white beginnings of an infomercial, the founder encounters a consumer inconvenience that needs solving. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2022 During a recent Tonight Show interview, Jimmy Fallon and Paris Hilton hyped ape ownership in a conversation with the stiff, cheery cadence of a bad infomercial. Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022 Still, most of that boils down to window dressing -- as well as a very effective infomercial for Blue Origin -- leading up to the main event, and the images of Shatner finally taking off and gazing at the Earth from above it. Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021 How Ron Popeil perfected the art of the infomercial. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 Don’t Be Tardy, the Zolciak-Biermann clan sitcom and lip-injection infomercial that ran for a shocking eight seasons. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
information + (com)mercial entry 2
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above