first-run

adjective

ˈfərs(t)-ˈrən 

: available for public viewing for the first time

first-run movies

also : exhibiting first-run movies

first-run theaters

Examples of first-run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Monday, Hall was already back in New York and ready to celebrate the news — which is all the more a victory after seeing a bloodbath this year in daytime (where things have gotten so rough that NBCUniversal pulled out of first-run syndication entirely). —Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026

Scheib won the penultimate GS of the season Saturday after first-run leader Camille Rast skied out early in her final run. —Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026

The audience levels needed to generate enough ad revenue to support first-run programming in daytime no longer exists. —Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

The timing of the decision was likely informed by the recent announcement that NBCU’s highest-profile first-run program, The Kelly Clarkson Show, is coming to an end at the end of this season. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first-run

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone