airings

"airings" may be for ten minutes at first, and, as the child grows older, they may be gradually increased to four or five hours daily.

The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler

The premiere episode of the critically acclaimed, Internet-dissected series delivered a decent 4.2 million viewers over its first three airings.

Game of Thrones Renewed for a Second Season 2011

The quirky comedy, which stars Jane Levy (Shameless) as a sarcastic teen whose single dad (Jeremy Sisto) moves them to suburbia, has averaged 9.3 million viewers after five airings.

Watch My Show: Suburgatory's Emily Kapnek Answers Our Showrunner Survey 2011

Gentleman's first two airings both drew lackluster ratings.

CBS Moves How to Be a Gentleman to Saturdays, Rules Takes Thursday Slot 2011

Episode 9 of the recent fourth season drew a series-high 5.5 million viewers not including those who DVR'd or watched later airings on the network.

Will American Horror Story Be a Hit for FX? A Look at the Recent History of Horror on TV 2011

The rumor goes that Real Housewives of Atlanta is going into syndication, but that the cast is not going to receive any extra compensation from syndicated airings of the show.

'Real Housewives of O.C.' recap: The girls return | EW.com 2009

Between the first and encore airings, the episode drew 1.12 million viewers.

Showtime's Californication Hits High, Shameless Is Biggest Drama Premiere in 7 Years 2011

Animal Planet counted its total viewers from the afternoon premiere and the subsequent five re-airings.

WOOF: Animal Planet Sees Ratings Record AP 2011

MegaFault, Asylum's epic disaster movie which saw airings on the SyFy Channel, shakes into stores, as does the 20th anniversary edition of the cult hit "The Monster Squad."

‘Funny People’ Takes The Stage, Tom Hanks Finds His ‘Demons’ And More, In The DVD Report For Nov. 24 » MTV Movies Blog 2009

But I'm scratching my head over how a show that's unpopular ratings-wise and critically would get picked up after a pair of airings.

Ask Matt: Homeland, The Middle, Raising Hope, Community 2011