TV program vs pilot

TV program and pilot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
TV program	Yes	No	No	No
pilot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pilot is a hyponym of TV program; that is, pilot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than TV program:

TV program: a program broadcast by television
pilot: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

Other hyponyms of TV program include colorcast, colourcast, pilot film, pilot program, sitcom, situation comedy, special.

TV program (noun)	pilot (noun)
a program broadcast by television	small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
	an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
	something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
	a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
	someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
	a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

TV program (verb)	pilot (verb)
	operate an airplane
	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance