newpeat
n.β Β«Get ready for the television “newpeat.” In an unusual experiment aimed at improving ratings for reruns, NBC next week plans to air two previously seen half-hour episodes of “The Office” that have been re-edited into a new hour-long show. Some scenes will be cut so producers can weave in unaired footage that introduces a new storyline into the older episodes.Β» ββNBC Remixes βThe Officeβ; Reruns Become βNewpeatsβ” by Brooks Barnes Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)