Syndication News

Thursday, July 24, 2008

'Wizard's First Rule' Changes Name

ABC's syndication unit has retitled its upcoming adventure series "Wizard's First Rule" to "Legend of the Seeker," the producers announced... More »

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Syndie Ratings Refreshed After July 4 Holiday

Barack Obama, Alex Rodriguez and Madonna drove a strong week for newsmagazines for the week ending July 13, as the... More »

‘At the Movies’ Reveals New Hosts, Segments

Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz will take over as co-hosts of “At the Movies” when the syndicated review show’s 23rd... More »

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Daytime 'Deal' Doubles Down

What many executives consider to be fall’s highest-profile launch in syndication, “Deal or No Deal,” is shaping up to be... More »

Friday, July 18, 2008

CTM to Handle Sponsorship on ‘Doctors’

CBS Television Distribution’s upcoming “Dr. Phil” syndicated spinoff, “The Doctors,” has tapped Creative Television Marketing to represent closed captioning and... More »

Litton Gives Stations ‘Storm Stories’ Episodes

Litton Entertainment will offer TV stations six preseason episodes of “Storm Stories,” which will be available to incumbents for use... More »

Thursday, July 17, 2008

‘Wizard’s’ First Show Airs Nov. 1

The return of first-run fantasy/sci-fi weekend syndication has an official date. “Wizard’s First Rule” will hit the small screen the... More »

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

‘Wendy Williams’ Sees Strong Launch

The syndicated preview run for “The Wendy Williams Show” debuted Monday to solid numbers, placing first in its key demographics... More »

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Litton Takes Court Shows to the ‘Street’

With an eye toward shaking up the syndicated court-show genre, Litton Entertainment is set to launch “Street Court,” a new... More »

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Springer: Back to the Future

Jerry Springer is going old-school. “The Jerry Springer Show” is going back to its roots as it heads into its... More »

Guest Commentary: Finding New Roads to Syndie Success

The chorus of complaints about the decline of television syndication has grown louder with each passing season. It has been... More »

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Tiger Woods Whacks Syndie Ratings

Tiger Wood’s dramatic come-from-behind playoff victory at the U.S. Open on Monday, June 16 wreaked havoc on daytime syndicated shows,... More »

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Preemptions Sap Syndie Viewership

A summer of repeats and preemptions due to the U.S. Open golf tournament and news of Tim Russert’s death saw... More »

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Program Partners to Launch Fall Syndie Package

National syndicator Program Partners is set to launch a package of programming this fall featuring two new series for local... More »

Friday, June 20, 2008

ABC, CBS Walk Away With Daytime Emmys

ABC took home the most Daytime Emmy Awards this year with 14 total, as "General Hospital" and "One Life to... More »

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