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In this case, the episode is not rebroadcast because no one has it anymore. Such episodes are lost to history until (as becomes increasingly unlikely) they unexpectedly turn up in [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|the hands of a collector]] or a relative of one of the original producers.
Sometimes, a network may hold the rights to an entire series, but may not like some episodes for various reasons (personal preference, [[Executive Meddling|orders of the programming team]], cheaper to run a selected block of episodes etc.) so an episode isn't really "missing" ''per se'', but the term still applies.
The terms "Missing Episode" and "Lost Episode" are ''not'' synonymous, but which term refers to which phenomenon varies. It can also be an abused term, such as the case of ''Entertainment Tonight'' finding "lost footage" for their shows which [[Never Trust a Trailer|is already properly cataloged and digitized]], but uses the "lost" term instead of "old footage" as the latter doesn't work to pull in viewers.
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[[Category:Trivia Trope]]
[[Category:Orphaned/Sandbox/Depressing Tropes]]▼
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:index]]
[[Category:Missing Episode]]
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