History Main / NoHoperRepeat

** North American sports in general come to a standstill on the evening of the Super Bowl. However, there have been exceptions: in Canada in 2018, due to how the schedule of the season was planned due to the Winter Olympics, the finals of a provincial men's curling championship, and more importantly, the championship game of Canada's women's curling championship, both aired against the Super Bowl. Cue photos inside Canadian sports bars with televisions set to all three events.

* The Creator/IrwinAllen MadeForTVMovie ''The Night The Bridge Fell Down'' was an example of this trope ''twice'' in UsefulNotes/TheEighties, first in Britain, when Creator/TheBBC, which ran it opposite the 1982 UK TV[[note]]This was also its first showing the world network television[[/note]] premiere of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' on Creator/{{ITV}}). Then in 1983, when NBC aired it[[note]]this was actually its first airing on American TV, thanks to it spending a while on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment.[[/note]] against [[Recap/MashS11E16GoodbyeFarewellAndAmen the final episode of]] ''Series/{{MASH}}''

* ''Star Wars Chapter IV: Film/ANewHope'' itself played this role on the night that ''Series/{{Lace}}'' premiered.

* The Creator/IrwinAllen MadeForTVMovie ''The Night The Bridge Fell Down'' was a NoHoperRepeat ''twice'' in UsefulNotes/TheEighties, first in Britain, when Creator/TheBBC, which ran it opposite the 1982 UK TV[[note]]This was also its first showing the world network television[[/note]] premiere of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' on Creator/{{ITV}}). Then in 1983, when NBC aired it[[note]]this was actually its first airing on American TV, thanks to it spending a while on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment.[[/note]] against [[Recap/MashS11E16GoodbyeFarewellAndAmen the final episode of]] ''Series/{{MASH}}''

* The Creator/IrwinAllen MadeForTVMovie ''The Night The Bridge Fell Down'' was a NoHoperRepeat ''twice'' in UsefulNotes/TheEighties, first in Britain, when Creator/TheBBC, which ran it opposite the 1982 UK TV[[note]]This was also its first showing the world network television[[/note]] premiere of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' on Creator/{{ITV}}). Then in 1983, when NBC aired it[[note]]this was actually its first airing on American TV, thanks to it spending a while on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment.[[/note]] as a against [[Recap/MashS11E16GoodbyeFarewellAndAmen the final episode of]] ''Series/{{MASH}}''

* In an unusual case of a network running no-hopers ''against themselves'', [=ESPN2=] usually dug out poker to run against ''Series/MondayNightFootball'' during the gap between the start of NFL season and the start of college basketball. In 2017, they decided to fill it with a Spanish simulcast from ESPN Deportes instead, which was in turn replaced by a simulcast with Peyton and Eli Manning chatting over the game with celebrity guests--which proved to be a popular alterrnative to the main broadcast.

** Cable channels tend to run movies or [[MarathonRunning TV marathons]] opposite the Bowl. For instance, in 2015, almost every Viacom cable network (except for Creator/NickJr, which ran a ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' marathon) did so with films in their archives: Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} showed their in-house film ''Rags'', and Creator/{{LOGO}} showed ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. On the series front, The Hub competed in 2013 with a [[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake "Strawberry Bowl"]], the digital subchannel Get TV countered the 2017 Bowl with a marathon of ''Series/TheLifeAndTimesOfGrizzlyAdams'', and Creator/MeTV aired a marathon of Valentine's Day-themed ''Series/FullHouse'' episodes against the pregame in 2022. 2023 brought an all-day marathon of ''Series/DesigningWomen'' episodes to Creator/AntennaTV, dubbed the "Super Belle Sunday".

** HGTV and Creator/FoodNetwork left the air completely, showing only still screens for two days, knowing that nobody was in the mood to be instructed on anything. In Food's case, it was because it was located in lower Manhattan where a mandatory evacuation occurred, and presumably running cooking shows was a very low priority for anyone.

* The Creator/IrwinAllen MadeForTVMovie ''The Night The Bridge Fell Down'' was a NoHoperRepeat ''twice'' in UsefulNotes/TheEighties, first in Britain, when Creator/TheBBC, which ran it opposite the 1982 UK TV[[note]]This was also its first showing the world network television[[/note]] premiere of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' on Creator/{{ITV}}). Then in 1983, when NBC aired it as a against [[Recap/MashS11E16GoodbyeFarewellAndAmen the final episode of]] ''Series/{{MASH}}''

** In 2012, the lead-out program for the Bowl was ''Series/{{Glee}}''. In Canada, while CTV has been the event's broadcaster for a while now, the broadcast rights to ''Glee'' were with Global (who, ironically, used to be the NFL's Canadian broadcaster) at the time. So Global [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ctv-picks-flashpoint-coveted-post-75487 put together]] a "[[JustForPun Sue-Per]] Bowl Sunday" marathon of previous ''Glee'' episodes (along with ''Glee''-themed episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS The Office]]'') before the new episode, "[[Recap/GleeS2E11TheSueSylvesterShuffle The Sue Sylvester Shuffle]]". (CTV went with a new episode of their in-house production ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'' as their lead-out program.)

* ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' was made a Creator/DisneyPlus original the previous year, but when the WGA strike began it was rearranged to air live on both Disney+ and ABC to fill airtime for the latter network. In an almost subversion, it was nearly delayed after contestant Matt Walsh paused his involvement - with less than a week to air - until agreements were made with AMPTP. Four days later, the strike officially ended and he returned to competition... [[ShaggyDogStory only to be eliminated in the first episode]].

** It was also for this reason that ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' began fast-tracking production on its 11th season mere weeks after wrapping the 10th, and before the latter season even started airing. This caused a bit of conflict for judge Nicole Scherzinger, who at the time of the 11th season's production was in London starring in a new West End production of ''Film/SunsetBoulevard''.

* An unexpected aversion was that the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies and the [[UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}} NCAA men's basketball championship game]] competed head-to-head for three years (1976, 1977 and 1982 specifically). The NCAA final wasn't quite the major event it is now (the 1979 final pitting Michigan State and Magic Johnson versus Indiana State and Larry Bird was the first one to attract huge hype), but it was still odd to put it up against the Oscars, which was generally the most-watched TV show in that era. And all three NCAA finals that went up against the Oscars were memorable games: 1976 saw Indiana overcome a halftime deficit to complete an undefeated season against Michigan, 1977 had Cinderella team Marquette upset North Carolina, and 1982 was UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan's classic game-winning shot to lift North Carolina over Georgetown. During the 1976 Oscars, Creator/ElliottGould even joked about it as a presenter with the announcement "and the winners are...Indiana, 86-68." Additionally; 1981 was scheduled to pit the Oscars and NCAA men's basketball championship game against each other, only for the Oscars to be delayed after [[BreakingNewsInterruption the announcement]] that President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan[[note]]who as a former actor had taped a message to be played during the ceremonies, as this was the first Academy Awards after Reagan became President[[/note]] had been shot in an assassination attempt; while the basketball championship game was played only after word was received that Reagan was out of surgery and not in danger of losing his life.

* Due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Fall 2023 season on broadcast television was loaded with programming that, if not unscripted, was either this (''Series/{{Yellowstone}}'', ''Series/AbbottElementary'') or outsourced from other countries (''Series/{{Transplant}}'', any of the CBC programming airing on The CW). It was also for this reason that ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' began fast-tracking production on its 11th season mere weeks after wrapping the 10th, and before the latter season even started airing.

* Due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Fall 2023 season on broadcast television was loaded with programming that, if not unscripted, was either this (''Series/{{Yellowstone}}'', ''Series/AbbottElementary'') or outsourced from other countries (''Series/{{Transplant}}'', any of the CBC programming airing on The CW).

** Creator/ComedyCentral, on the other hand, went down the AcceptableTargets[=/=]TakeThat route and broadcast an all-day ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' season 20 marathon, given that the main story arc of the season involves Mr. Garrison being an {{Expy}} of Trump and being elected president. Meanwhile in Canada, Creator/TheComedyNetwork broadcast the [[Main/TheRoast Comedy Central Roast]] of Trump on a loop all day (which, itself, contains a few moments that are HilariousInHindsight). Both paused for a special, Friday-night edition of ''Series/TheDailyShow'' recapping the day's events (the show usually only broadcasts Monday through Thursday).

** Disney XD aired a marathon of ''[[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon Sun and Moon: Ultra Adventures]]''.

* Nickelodeon ran ''[[Film/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth Journey 2: The Mysterious Island]]'' opposite the October 27, 2019 airing of ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' on ABC.

* An unexpected aversion was that the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies and the [[UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}} NCAA men's basketball championship game]] competed head-to-head for three years (1976, 1977 and 1982 specifically). The NCAA final wasn't quite the major event it is now (the 1979 final pitting Michigan State and Magic Johnson versus Indiana State and Larry Bird was the first one to attract huge hype), but it was still odd to put it up against the Oscars, which was generally the most-watched TV show in that era. And all three NCAA finals that went up against the Oscars were memorable games: 1976 saw Indiana overcome a halftime deficit to complete an undefeated season against Michigan, 1977 had Cinderella team Marquette upset North Carolina, and 1982 was UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan's classic game-winning shot to lift North Carolina over Georgetown. During the 1976 Oscars, Creator/ElliottGould even joked about it as a presenter with the announcement "and the winners are...Indiana, 86-68."

** Some Creator/{{PBS}} stations aired kids' programming (including several rarely-aired and/or long-cancelled shows such as ''Series/TotsTV'', ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'') almost all day during the two weeks after the tragedy so that children would have '''something''' to watch besides news on the regular networks. Cable networks such as Creator/DisneyChannel, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/CartoonNetwork, as well as UPN's Disney One Too block and Creator/NickJr on CBS, presumably followed their example.

** The first episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' with Luanne's Manger Babies puppets has her getting airtime on Channel 84 opposite the Super Bowl, which puts Hank (cast as God) in a tough spot.

** On a related note, after MTV aired pilots of it as halftime counterprogramming, ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' aired its series premiere on the same night as the ''Seinfeld'' finale. Fittingly, the main event of said episode was Creator/TimAllen versus Creator/JerrySeinfeld.

* An unexpected aversion was that the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies and the [[UsefulNotes/{{Basketball}} NCAA men's basketball championship game]] competed head-to-head for three years (1976, 1977 and 1982 specifically). The NCAA final wasn't quite the major event it is now (the 1979 final pitting Michigan State and Magic Johnson versus Indiana State and Larry Bird was the first one to attract huge hype), but it was still odd to put it up against the Oscars, which was generally the most-watched TV show in that era. And all three NCAA finals that went up against the Oscars were memorable games: 1976 saw Indiana complete an undefeated season against Michigan, 1977 had Cinderella team Marquette upset North Carolina, and 1982 was UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan's classic game-winning shot to lift North Carolina over Georgetown. During the 1976 Oscars, Creator/ElliottGould even joked about it as a presenter with the announcement "and the winners are...Indiana, 86-68."