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Absent original episodes, which don't come until January, the net won't garner the same kind of ratings that the show does in firstrun.

Franklin Avenue 2009

Network programming is more difficult because broadcast affiliates have firstrun rights to air shows and resist initiatives that dilute their exclusivity.

CBS To Launch Broadband Channel Michael Learmonth 2006

The promotion with "Friday Night Lights" and "30 Rock" will expire with the next firstrun episode of each show, in mid-January.

Rock, Lights In The Stream With NBC Michael Learmonth 2006

ABC's move to rebroadcast firstrun network shows online has triggered a backlash from its affiliates who want a cut of the advertising proceeds.

CBS To Launch Broadband Channel Michael Learmonth 2006

When Blair and Tyler bring home a couple of firstrun movies, we set aside our scruples and prop my laptop on a table in front of the couch.

Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

When Blair and Tyler bring home a couple of firstrun movies, we set aside our scruples and prop my laptop on a table in front of the couch.

Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

And Oxygen's firstrun episodes of "Bad Girls Club" air on Tuesdays, where the top broadcast program, CBS rookie drama "The Good Wife," excels among women 35-plus.

Variety.com 2010

Encore episodes of top-rated comedies "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" were the top programs of Monday in key demo categories, lifting CBS into a share of the night's young-adult lead with ABC's firstrun reality fare.

Variety.com 2010

Encore episodes of top-rated comedies "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" were the top programs of Monday in key demo categories, lifting CBS into a share of the night's young-adult lead with ABC's firstrun reality fare.

Variety.com 2010

Speaking of "Talent," it drew a potent 3.7/10 in 18-49 and 13.0 million viewers overall, impressively matching its week-two score of last season (when it didn't face the NBA Finals or a firstrun hit like "Glee").

Variety.com 2010