King World Productions has retained the rights to distribute the syndicated talk strip “Dr. Phil” for an additional five years, through the 2013-14 season.
The announcement was made Wednesday by Roger King, CEO of King World/CBS Enterprises along with “Dr. Phil” host Phillip McGraw.
King World also announced it has renewed the series on a number of Viacom-owned television stations through the 2010-11 season, including WCBS-TV in New York, KYW-TV in Philadelphia, WBZ-TV in Boston, KTVT-TV in Dallas, WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, KCNC in Denver, KUTV in Salt Lake City and KEYE-TV in Austin, Texas as well as KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and WBBM-TV in Chicago, both of which will air the series starting this fall.
“Dr. Phil” has also been renewed through 2011 on WWJ-TV in Detroit, KMAX-TV in Sacramento, Calif., KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, WJZ-TV in Baltimore and WGNT-TV in Norfolk, Va., all of which will begin airing the series starting with the 2006-07 season.
“Dr. Phil,” which is produced by Paramount Domestic Television, distributed by King World Productions and created by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions, is in its third season.
King World Retains ‘Dr. Phil’ Through 2014
Aug 3, 2005 • Post A Comment