first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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TiVo software distinguishes between first-run episodes and reruns when scheduling recordings.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Dine at one of several outstanding restaurants before catching a first-run flick at the island's only movie theater.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
But its investment seemed especially notable coming in the wake of NBCUniversal’s decision to leave the first-run syndication business, spelling the end for Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
On Monday, Hall was already back in New York and ready to celebrate the news — which is all the more a victory after seeing a bloodbath this year in daytime (where things have gotten so rough that NBCUniversal pulled out of first-run syndication entirely).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Dine at one of several outstanding restaurants before catching a first-run flick at the island's only movie theater.
—Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
But its investment seemed especially notable coming in the wake of NBCUniversal’s decision to leave the first-run syndication business, spelling the end for Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
On Monday, Hall was already back in New York and ready to celebrate the news — which is all the more a victory after seeing a bloodbath this year in daytime (where things have gotten so rough that NBCUniversal pulled out of first-run syndication entirely).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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