Made-for-TV movie trivia question.

not that i'm aware of.
but testament, from 1983, kinda got the reverse treatment. it was made for pbs, but the producers were enthusiastic about it enough that they opted to give it a theater release, then play it on pbs a year later. the lead (jane alexander) got an oscar nom for her role.

I'm too lazy to research names, but I'm 99% sure that some made-for-TV movies were released theatrically overseas.

One of my favourite films - Enchanted April (1991) was made for TV in the UK but released in the cinema in the USA.

I've heard about a 1972 movie called The Man starring James Earl Jones as the first Black U.S. president. This is from the IMDb trivia:

Originally made for television, but released theatrically instead. A "Publisher's Weekly" article from 1972 claimed that the decision was due to the quality of the film, but contemporary sources claimed that the controversial elements scared off potential sponsors.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068912/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_(1972_film)