sitcom reruns

Old episodes again

Sitcom reruns are repeat broadcasts of situation comedy episodes that originally aired earlier.

Networks and cable channels fill programming schedules with reruns of popular shows: I grew up watching sitcom reruns after school.

The phrase often evokes comfortable, low-effort entertainment—familiar episodes requiring no attention: We spent the afternoon half-watching sitcom reruns.

Related

nostalgia · cable · marathon · familiar · comfort · comfort food · guilty pleasure · episodes · Nick at Nite · lazy · afternoon · theme song · commercials · binge · classics · late night · background noise · weeknight

Categories
Opposites
freshness/originality of content

sitcom rerunsoriginal programming

Content produced by distributor

new episodes · live television · breaking news · premieres · series premiere

prestige/cultural value

sitcom rerunslimited series

Television with set episodes

Breaking Bad · prestige drama · golden age television · must-see TV · event television

genre and format

sitcom rerunsdocumentary premiere

First screening of nonfiction film

reality television · dramatic series · news broadcasts · serialized drama · live events

Family

sitcom, reruns, rerun, runs, running, runner, comedy, comical, comedian

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G