: something (such as a television show or segment) that leads into something else
a lead-in to the commercial
lead-in
adjective
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The eclectic sounds of Larkin Poe served as a perfect lead-in for Stephen Wilson Jr., the singer, songwriter, and inventive guitarist who has been steadily building an audience for the past two years with his 2023 album Son of Dad.
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Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Not having a big player like ABC as your affiliate could put them at a disadvantage, considering the newscasts are lead-ins for popular network programming like David Muir at 6:30 p.m. and Jimmy Kimmel at 11:30 p.m.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Particularly alarming for Suits LA was a loss of 57 percent in viewers from the lead-in, nature documentary series The Americas (3.65 million at 8 p.m. ET), and a drop in the 9:30 p.m. ET half-hour of 23 percent (1.79 to 1.38 million).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
This collaboration of two famous anime studios, Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam) and Khara (Evangelion, Shin Godzilla), is a lead-in film to a new TV series which will air later this spring.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Not having a big player like ABC as your affiliate could put them at a disadvantage, considering the newscasts are lead-ins for popular network programming like David Muir at 6:30 p.m. and Jimmy Kimmel at 11:30 p.m.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Particularly alarming for Suits LA was a loss of 57 percent in viewers from the lead-in, nature documentary series The Americas (3.65 million at 8 p.m. ET), and a drop in the 9:30 p.m. ET half-hour of 23 percent (1.79 to 1.38 million).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
This collaboration of two famous anime studios, Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam) and Khara (Evangelion, Shin Godzilla), is a lead-in film to a new TV series which will air later this spring.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-in. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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