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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Merv Griffin, who created both shows, signed a perpetual distribution agreement with King World Productions in the mid-1980s when King World drove the relaunch of the game shows in first-run syndication.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
The first-run leader, Shiffrin found another burst to finish in a combined time of 1 minute, 45.92 seconds and beat Lena Duerr of Germany by 1.13 seconds.
—Pat Graham, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
The subscriber growth was driven by the strong performances of the seventh season of Outlander, the drama series Three Women based on the New York Times bestseller, and a strong slate of first-run movies from the Lionsgate theatrical output deal.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
This is seen most clearly in a rise of renewals of existing shows while original, first-run commissions are dropping.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
The first-run leader, Shiffrin found another burst to finish in a combined time of 1 minute, 45.92 seconds and beat Lena Duerr of Germany by 1.13 seconds.
—Pat Graham, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
The subscriber growth was driven by the strong performances of the seventh season of Outlander, the drama series Three Women based on the New York Times bestseller, and a strong slate of first-run movies from the Lionsgate theatrical output deal.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
This is seen most clearly in a rise of renewals of existing shows while original, first-run commissions are dropping.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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