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Money-Making TV Reruns Are More Important Than Ever Before

Reruns used to mean watching the same network episodes over again, say during the summer. Years later, viewers could catch a favorite show on cable. These days, reruns are tucked in just before prime-time lineups. And now binge viewers can catch them online with services such as Amazon, Hulu and Netflix.

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Renee Montagne, one of the best-known names in public radio, is a special correspondent and host for NPR News.
Eric Deggans is NPR's first full-time TV critic.