Editing Sex and the City (section)

===Syndication===
''Sex and the City'' is currently [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] in the US by HBO corporate sibling (under [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]) [[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]. [[CBS Studios]] (successors to [[Rysher Entertainment]] and [[Paramount Domestic Television]]) and their [[CBS Media Ventures|distribution arm]] own international rights. The series was filmed with traditional broadcast syndication in mind during its run, and pre-planned scenes with different dialogue and content were created specifically for syndication, along with appropriate cuts of each episode to fit a 22-minute timeslot which includes advertising.<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/09/30/tbs-gets-syndicated-sanitized-sex-and-city/|title=TBS gets syndicated, sanitized ''Sex and the City''|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=30 September 2003|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115132510/https://ew.com/article/2003/09/30/tbs-gets-syndicated-sanitized-sex-and-city/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====United States====
The American cable channel [[HBO]] was the original broadcaster of ''Sex and the City''; [[HBO Max]] now carries the entire series as it was originally aired. [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] and [[WGN America]] were the first American channels to syndicate the show, utilizing the secondary syndicated cut; it also aired on various broadcast stations for several seasons. As of 2021, [[E!]] occasionally broadcasts the syndicated version of the series.

In February 2021, a remastered [[High-definition television|high-definition]] version of the series was released on HBO Max. The original film negatives were rescanned at [[4K resolution]] and reformatted to a [[16:9 aspect ratio]] by extending the sides of the frame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=2021-02-12 |title=Sex and the City is now available in HD for the first time on HBO Max |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/12/22280189/sex-in-the-city-hd-remaster-available-hbo-max |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221153857/https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/12/22280189/sex-in-the-city-hd-remaster-available-hbo-max |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=2021-02-20 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> In May 2023, following the rebranding of HBO Max to [[Max (streaming service)|Max]], the series became available in [[4K resolution|4K]] [[High-dynamic-range television|HDR]] and Dolby Atmos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Chris |date=2023-05-22 |title=Max will stream over 1,000 movies and TV episodes in 4K at launch |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23732813/max-4k-ultra-hd-details-movies-tv-shows-announced |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released on [[Netflix]] on April 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |last2=Kanter |first2=Jake |date=March 2, 2024 |title='Sex And The City' Gets Premiere Date On Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/sex-and-the-city-netflix-premiere-date-1235843746/ |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

====Canada====
In Canada, the cable channel Bravo aired the first run of ''Sex and the City'' every Saturday at 11:00 PM, a few weeks behind the U.S. HBO broadcast (the series predated the 2008 establishment of [[HBO Canada]]).

====Australia====
In Australia, the [[Nine Network]] aired the series every Monday between 9:30 PM and 11:00 PM. After 2004, the cable channel [[W. Channel|W]] aired it until the summer of 2008, when [[Arena (TV channel)|Arena]] began airing it alongside ''[[Will & Grace]]'', with promos stating, "all the good guys are gay." The series was also repeated on [[Network Ten]] from 2005 to 2010 and on Eleven (later rebranded as [[10 Peach]]) from February 2011. It is currently syndicated on the cable channel Fox Showcase and occasionally features in marathons on the cable channel Binge, where back-to-back episodes of various TV shows are aired.

====Ireland====
In [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]] premiered ''Sex and the City'' in February 1999. Since 2006, repeats of the series have aired on [[3e]].

====United Kingdom====
In the United Kingdom, [[Channel 4]] originally aired the series, with the first episode broadcast on 3 February 1999.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 3, 1999 |title=Women behaving badly |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/255160.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040708154917/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/255160.stm |archive-date=July 8, 2004 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref> As of August 2009, a double bill of the show aired each weeknight at 10:30 PM on [[Comedy Central (British TV channel)|Comedy Central]], and another double bill aired on Wednesdays at 9 PM on [[5*]]. From 2015, the series was repeated on [[CBS Drama]]. Starting on 26 February 2018, the series returned to Channel 4 on its music-oriented channel, [[4Music]]. Since 2020, the series has been aired on [[Sky Comedy]].