Why did the old sitcom join the track team?

Nobody could beat it at reruns.

Did You Know?

"Reruns" is a double meaning here — it's both TV episodes replayed endlessly and something a track runner could technically 'beat' in a race. Sitcom reruns became huge in the 1970s-80s when syndication let networks fill schedules cheaply. Some shows, like Friends, still rack up billions of streaming minutes decades later.