change channels or the channel

[Will17]

Hello!

Can you help me please? Does this sentence make sense? Would it be better to say "changing the channel"?

"Last night I was changing channels when I saw that horrible scene."

Thank you very much for your help.
Will17

[5jj]

Both are fine, as is 'changing channel'.

[freezeframe]

Hello!

Can you help me please? Does this sentence make sense? Would it be better to say "changing the channel"?

"Last night I was changing channels when I saw that horrible scene."

Thank you very much for your help.
Will17

I would say that if I was changing one channel to another. Let's say I'm watching CBC and then I change to CTV.

If I was just going through channels quickly, I'd say I was "channel surfing" or, more likely, "flipping through channels" (this is informal).