re-airs

Shows once more

Re-airs is the third-person singular of re-air, meaning to broadcast again.

Television networks re-air episodes during off-seasons or after premieres: The pilot re-airs tonight at 10.

The noun re-air (or reair) refers to the repeated broadcast itself: Catch the re-air if you missed it.

broadcast

rerun

Repeated broadcast

  • repeatDo or say again
  • replayRepeated broadcast segment
  • encoreAudience-demanded extra performance

reprise · schedule · programming · primetime · episode · season · series · network · cable · streaming

syndication

distribution

Allocation across recipients

contracts · exclusivity · reruns · packages · markets · platforms · networks · franchise · acquisition · residuals

viewership

audience

Gathered viewers collectively

classic · vintage · retrospective · marathon · binge-watch · timeslot · demographic · share · appointment · discovery

Opposites
broadcast novelty

re-airspremieres

Initial theatrical screenings

debuts · launches · first run · live broadcast · world premieres

Family

reair, reaired, reairing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G