: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
Streaming services have been criticized by striking writers and actors for not paying the kind of residuals that networks used to provide when shows were rerun on TV.
—Kturnqui, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
Biden also faces a potential rerun of his 2020 campaign bid against former president Donald Trump, who was himself impeached twice during his single term in office and is far ahead of his rivals in the Republican primary.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
Obviously some of the folks who watched 1883 on Paramount Network this summer might have been casual cable viewers who’d seen the show on streaming before but simply decided to revisit it reruns.
—Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023
More:Federal judge dismisses Michigan lawsuit to 'rerun' 2020 election
Others charged in the fake elector scheme, including former Michigan GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock and Wyoming Mayor Kent Vanderwood, previously pleaded not guilty at prior hearings, according to court records.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2023
Residuals are payments made over the long term to actors and other theatrical workers when a TV show or movie is rerun or aired after its original release.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 July 2023
Striking actors and writers are demanding larger residual checks, but reality stars receive no such payments, Frankel says, even though their shows are frequently streamed and rerun.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 July 2023
The special begins at 8 p.m. ET and will rerun at 10 p.m. ET.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
Valerie Wu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
For fans who had hoped to see Green’s work, there’s always old reruns of classic Looney Tunes to watch on WB’s own networks.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
Does that mean actors will start receiving more than pennies on their residual checks [payments received from TV and film reruns]?
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
After its initial four-season run on Fox, reruns of the show found new life as part of the Adult Swim lineup on Cartoon Network and on DVD.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
He was credited with achieving record-breaking sales of vintage movies and older television series, shown in reruns, annually surpassing the income those productions had earned when first released.
—Glenn Rifkin, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
In the streaming era, all new shows produced by streaming platforms are concurrently reruns and original runs.
—David Arditi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
Late-night talk shows including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Seth Myers and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert all showed reruns during the hiatus.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
On the topic of residuals, or payments for TV and film reruns, actors maintain their checks have vastly diminished on streaming services.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
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Verb
The same episode on a broadcast network could pay up to $3,600 for each rerun, with the potential for multiple reruns in a year.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
Streaming services have been criticized by striking writers and actors for not paying the kind of residuals that networks used to provide when shows were rerun on TV.
—Kturnqui, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
Biden also faces a potential rerun of his 2020 campaign bid against former president Donald Trump, who was himself impeached twice during his single term in office and is far ahead of his rivals in the Republican primary.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
Obviously some of the folks who watched 1883 on Paramount Network this summer might have been casual cable viewers who’d seen the show on streaming before but simply decided to revisit it reruns.
—Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023
More:Federal judge dismisses Michigan lawsuit to 'rerun' 2020 election
Others charged in the fake elector scheme, including former Michigan GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock and Wyoming Mayor Kent Vanderwood, previously pleaded not guilty at prior hearings, according to court records.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2023
Residuals are payments made over the long term to actors and other theatrical workers when a TV show or movie is rerun or aired after its original release.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 July 2023
Striking actors and writers are demanding larger residual checks, but reality stars receive no such payments, Frankel says, even though their shows are frequently streamed and rerun.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 July 2023
The special begins at 8 p.m. ET and will rerun at 10 p.m. ET.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
Noun
Ten of the 15 episodes that included a gun in 2023 were reruns.
—Valerie Wu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
For fans who had hoped to see Green’s work, there’s always old reruns of classic Looney Tunes to watch on WB’s own networks.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
Does that mean actors will start receiving more than pennies on their residual checks [payments received from TV and film reruns]?
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
After its initial four-season run on Fox, reruns of the show found new life as part of the Adult Swim lineup on Cartoon Network and on DVD.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
He was credited with achieving record-breaking sales of vintage movies and older television series, shown in reruns, annually surpassing the income those productions had earned when first released.
—Glenn Rifkin, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
In the streaming era, all new shows produced by streaming platforms are concurrently reruns and original runs.
—David Arditi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
Late-night talk shows including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Seth Myers and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert all showed reruns during the hiatus.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
On the topic of residuals, or payments for TV and film reruns, actors maintain their checks have vastly diminished on streaming services.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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