runover

[ ruhn-oh-ver ]

noun

, Printing.

1. the amount of type matter for a given article, story, etc., that is carried over to another page, column, or line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of runover¹

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase run over

Example Sentences

The 40-minute runover of Seattle’s 17-9 victory over Philadelphia averaged 38.015 million viewers.

From Los Angeles Times

The 21-minute runover of ABC’s coverage of the Houston Texans’ 22-19 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills averaged 21.042 million viewers.

From Los Angeles Times

Viewership for the newsmagazine was bolstered in the Eastern and Central time zones by a 30-minute runover of CBS’ afternoon NFL coverage into prime time, which averaged 21.84 million viewers.

From Los Angeles Times

The 49-minute game runover was part of the highest-rated NFL game telecast this season, with Sunday’s late-afternoon national game window averaging a 14.0 rating.

From Los Angeles Times

Fox was second after back-to-back victories from its World Series coverage, averaging 6.74 million viewers for its 17 hours, four minutes of prime-time programming, bolstered by the 25.323-million average for its 57-minute runover of its Sunday afternoon NFL coverage into prime time in the Eastern and Central time zones.

From Los Angeles Times