first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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As noted in a 2018 CBS News Chicago report, there were 600 fires that first night, and more the next night.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
She was also set to anchor NBC’s first night of primetime coverage.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Topline The final weekend of January and the first night of February deliver some standout skywatching events.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
All the more so in the case of the characters in the British playwright Joe White’s Blackout Songs, who can’t remember any details of their first night together.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
She was also set to anchor NBC’s first night of primetime coverage.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Topline The final weekend of January and the first night of February deliver some standout skywatching events.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
All the more so in the case of the characters in the British playwright Joe White’s Blackout Songs, who can’t remember any details of their first night together.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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