Syndie Sale of New CBS Drama May Set a Record THR

CBS sold one of its new season dramas into syndication after just seven weeks on the air, which The Hollywood Reporter says might be an industry record.

"NCIS: Los Angeles" was licensed by CBS TV Distribution to the USA Network, which already airs the original “NCIS.”

The spinoff, which USA can air weekly beginning in September 2011, sold for about $2.5 million per episode. USA will strip the series beginning in 2013.

--Elizabeth Jensen