Bands and solo singers have discographies, (film) actors have filmographies, and so forth.
Is there a similar term for television?
I've come across "televisiography", but the article's author compared its usage to cinematography and not filmography.
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1The most common orthography is tvography. But it's not that common, and people can usually find ways to rephrase and avoid it if they don't like it. There's the equally awkward bandography for musicians who've played in a number of different bands.– FumbleFingersCommented Jun 10, 2023 at 17:33
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@Fumble Fingers wrote in a comment:
The most common orthography is tvography. But it's not that common, and people can usually find ways to rephrase and avoid it if they don't like it.
I can't find it any lexicon, but it has been used in contrast with filmography in this book.
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My housemate is a retired musician who played with a range of bands including No Dice, Spooky Tooth, Mainsqueeze, Bo Diddley, CathedraL... He's perfectly happy to say a list like that is his "bandography", because he was up on stage with all of them. But he's adamant that "session musicians" (who only contribute to studio recordings) shouldn't use that term for the bands whose albums they contributed to. Commented Jun 10, 2023 at 19:06
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Thanks for the suggestion. I did a search and it seems to be in use, although very sparingly. For now, it'll do.– BarryCommented Jun 11, 2023 at 7:04