After months of speculation, NBCUniveral has confirmed it will move forward with “Judge Jerry,” featuring Jerry Springer trading trashy talk for a go as a court show judge using law and order to settle disputes. “For the first time in my life, I am going to be called honorable,” Springer said in a statement. “My […]
Mirroring any typical season in first-run syndication (and quoting the late game show host Allen Ludden) the password at present is…”Durability”. In this first of our 12-part series on syndication highlighting news of note as we approach the start of NATPE 2019, we will discuss macro trends such as TV station consolidation, changing broadcast strategies […]
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Veteran first-run syndicated game shows “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” have been picked up for an additional three seasons each, taking them through the 2022-23 season. The ABC Owned Television Stations have signed on through the 2022-2023 season, in which “Wheel of Fortune,” hosted by Pat Sajak, will celebrate its 40th anniversary and “Jeopardy!,” hosted by […]
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Sony Pictures Television is partnering with Tribune Broadcasting on a new one-hour syndicated talk show hosted by motivational speaker, life strategist and author Mel Robbins. Mindy Borman (“The Dr. Oz Show”) is set to executive produce the show, which has been sold in over 31 percent of the country for a debut next fall. In […]
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Alex Trebek noted on the Thursday, Sep. 27 edition of “Jeopardy!” that when he interviews contestants during the introduction segment of the program, he bases his information from tidbits printed on his cards. But on this night, Trebek’s card for the contestant named Michael Pascuzzi, a retail store manager from Orlando, Fla., was blank. Pascuzzi […]
Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International announced today that it has cleared its new syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Tamron Hall on the ABC Owned Television Stations Group for fall 2019. Last month the company announced that it is working with Hall to create and develop a daytime talk show for the syndication marketplace that […]
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” from NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, a new syndicated daytime talk show slated to debut in fall 2019, has been sold to 11 NBC-owned affiliates across the country. It will air weekdays as the lead-in to “Ellen” in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Miami, San […]
