History Main / FirstRunSyndication

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}''

[[folder: Shows in First Run Syndication for their entire run]]

* While ReligiousEdutainment has already been mentioned, special mention goes to ''Series/The700Club'', which airs concurrently in FRS, and on what is now Creator/{{Freeform}} as a separate broadcast.[[note]]It's an [[TheArtifact artifact]] from when the channel launched in 1977 as the CBN Satellite Service, which later became the CBN Cable Network, which later became the (CBN) Family Channel, which later became Fox Family, which later became ABC Family, and is now known as Freeform.[[/note]] It can also be seen on other religious TV networks, including TBN.

* ''Ding Dong School'', which is perhaps the UrExample of the preschool series[[note]]It predates Romper Room by a year[[/note]], originally aired locally on WNBQ in Chicago (now WMAQ) beginning in 1952, then moved to NBC six weeks later, airing until 1956. Three years later, it was revived for FRS, and ran until 1965 (according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki).

* ''Series/VanPires'' (Information on this series can be found at Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Pires]])

* ''Manga/HoneyHoney'' (According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, it was syndicated in Canada.[[note]]With a French dubbed version airing on Radio Canada (the CBC's French-language TV channel).[[/note]] In the U.S., it aired on what was originally the CBN Cable Network [known today as Creator/{{FreeForm}}], but may have also been seen in syndication as well.)

** ''Saban's Adventures of Literature/OliverTwist''

* ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan''

** ''Series/KungFu: The Legend Continues''

* ''Series/JudgeJudy''

* ''Series/TheMuppetShow''

** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': The original Creator//[=FUNimation=]/Ocean co-production was also created for syndication. Considering the early time slots it got in many markets, the show did quite well (good enough to warrant a full hour-long block during season 2). Despite this, distributor Saban eventually backed out of the syndication business , leading to [=FUNimation=] to make a deal with Cartoon Network to air the show there, which turned out to be a huge success, and this was enough to warrant a continuation of the English dub.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Very similar scenario to ''Dragon Ball Z'', since the English dub (by Creator/DiC) was originally created for syndication[[note]]Prior to its premiere, it was given a preview showing on Creator/FoxKids, which originally was planning to air [[WesternAnimation/ToonMakersSailorMoon a completely different Sailor Moon series]].[[/note]], before finding fame through Toonami. Although unlike ''Dragon Ball Z'', the show didn't do very well in syndication, due to the terrible time slots it was given in most markets.

** ''Manga/DragonBall'': {{Creator/FUNimation}} and Creator/TheOceanGroup's initial English dub from 1995 aired in syndication.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': The original Creator/SabanEntertainment/[=FUNimation=]/Ocean co-production was also created for syndication. Considering the early time slots it got in many markets, the show did quite well (good enough to warrant a full hour-long block during season 2). Despite this, Saban eventually backed out of the project, forcing [=FUNimation=] to abandon the dub. Reruns on the Creator/CartoonNetwork block Toonami turned out to be a huge success, and this was enough to warrant a continuation of the English dub.

* ''Series/{{Millennium}}''

* ''Disney's One Too'' (A spinoff of ABC's ''One Saturday Morning'' block; was unnamed for its final season[[note]]though Disney's website called it ''Disney's Animation Weekdays''[[/note]])

* ''The SFM Holiday Network'' (Occasional broadcast that showed classic movies[[note]]In the days before (and after) Creator/{{AMC}} (pre-NetworkDecay) and before Creator/{{TCM}}, this showcase of classic movies usually also included a host (or two) who would give various facts and other trivia about the movie being shown.[[/note]]. It's theme music is "Heavy Action", best known as the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Monday Night Football]] theme.)

*** ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' (1994 series)
*** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour'' (1994 series)

* ''WesternAnimation/RoswellConspiracies''

* ''The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't'' (another animated holiday special with original characters made by Hanna-Barbera)

** ''Sci-Fi Journey to the West Starzinger'' (as "Spaceketeers"[[note]]With the Literature/JourneyToTheWest references (hence the original Japanese name) replaced by references to Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (hence the name of the dubbed version).[[/note]])

* ''Monkey Magic'' (English dubbed anime that adapts the Literature/JourneyToTheWest story[[note]]It also [[NamesTheSame shares its name]] with an unrelated early ball-and-paddle arcade game made by Creator/{{Nintendo}}.[[/note]])

* ''WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries'' (the cartoon, not the reality series)

* ''Series/AmericaSays'': Started on [[Creator/{{GSN}} Game Show Network]] for its first two seasons, moved to FRS for its third.