re-run

Already aired episode

A re-run is a television program broadcast again after its original airing: I've seen this episode before—it's a re-run.

The term extends to any repeated event or process: a re-run of the election, a re-run of last year's controversy.

To re-run something is to run it again, whether a program, an experiment, or a race.

Also spelled rerun.

broadcast

syndication

Multi-outlet content distribution

network · cable · primetime · season · pilot · finale · sitcom · classic · nostalgia · vintage

competition

race

Competition of speed

match · rematch · trial · heat · qualifier · playoff · runoff · do-over · second-chance · tiebreaker

Opposites
broadcast novelty

re-runpremiere

First public performance

debut · new episode · world premiere · series premiere · live broadcast

temporal sequence

re-runfirst run

Initial theatrical exhibition

original · inaugural · first time · first attempt · debut

Family

rerun, reruns, rerunning

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G