premiere

The first public showing or performance of a film, play, or other entertainment.

• We went to the film premiere.
• The opera had its world premiere in Berlin.
• Actors greeted fans before the premiere of their latest movie.

How to use it: the premiere of something (We attended the premiere of her new play.)

Similar words: first performance, first showing

Common phrases: world premiere, film premiere, premiere of something

The first episode of a television series or of a new season.

• The season premiere airs tonight.
• Did you watch the premiere of the new comedy?
• Millions of viewers watched the series premiere.

Similar words: opening episode, first episode

Opposites: finale

Common phrases: season premiere, series premiere, premiere episode

To be shown or performed publicly for the first time, or to present something for the first time.

• The play premieres tonight.
• They premiered the film at a small festival.
• Her new opera will premiere in London next spring.

How to use it: premiere at/in something (The film premiered at a festival in Venice.)

Similar words: debut

Common phrases: premiere a film, premiere at something, premiere in something