first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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The season finale drew 3.7 million viewers on HBO and Max on its first night, down from 5.3 million for the season premiere in April.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The costs on the first night alone—before any real treatment—were astronomical.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
After an unsuccessful first night, Malin went home and returned the next day with her Havahart trap — a humane method of trapping cats.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 May 2025
Son helped the new signings to settle by taking the entire squad to dinner at a Korean barbecue restaurant on the first night of their pre-season trip to Seoul.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The costs on the first night alone—before any real treatment—were astronomical.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
After an unsuccessful first night, Malin went home and returned the next day with her Havahart trap — a humane method of trapping cats.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 May 2025
Son helped the new signings to settle by taking the entire squad to dinner at a Korean barbecue restaurant on the first night of their pre-season trip to Seoul.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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