first-run

adjective

ˈfərs(t)-ˈrən

: available for public viewing for the first time

first-run movies

also : exhibiting first-run movies

first-run theaters

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In an unusual arrangement, HBO licensed first-run shows and allowed those episodes to air on PBS nine months after their HBO debut. —

Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Figures and rankings are based on first-run broadcasts of entertainment series that aired between September 23 and November 24 and do not include sports, news, specials, or summer programming that continued into the new season. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 The first-run strip currently runs in afternoon slots on WNBC New York (at 3 p.m.), KNBC Los Angeles (2 p.m.) and WMAQ Chicago (3 p.m.). —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024 Movieland, Richmond's only first-run movie theater, is getting a big-deal glow-up. —

Karri Peifer, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for first-run