Distributor Debmar-Mercury from Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. broadcast syndication rights to “Schitt’s Creek,” the Canadian half-hour, single-camera scripted comedy currently airing on Pop TV. The series, created by Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy, follows a wealthy family who suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt’s Creek, a small town they once […]
NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” took home five Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, at the ceremony hosted by Mario Lopez (“Extra”) and Sheryl Underwood (“The Talk”) at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on the night of Sunday, Apr. 29. Daytime dramas ABC’s “General Hospital” and CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” […]
During the Final Jeopardy round of the Apr. 27, 2018 episode of syndicated game show “Jeopardy!“, contestant Carolyn Walsh — a software engineer from Brooklyn, N.Y. — could not successfully defend her one-day reign as champion as she incorrectly responded to the clue in the category of Legendary People, “Leodegrance, king of Cameliard, gave the […]
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During the semifinal game of the ‘Jeopardy’ College Championship that originally aired on April 17, there was a category sarcastically entitled “Deep Lyrics” which featured simple lines from some of the chart-topping hit songs of recent years. The contestants had to respond with the name of the artist(s) who performed those songs. For an amusing […]
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In this age of DVRs, mobile devices, streaming services and other inducements to support the “when and where you want” programming philosophy, the syndication landscape is not without its growing pains. Any business is an evolution, particularly in this era of “Peak TV.” Every outlet must search for new revenue streams. And maintaining a piece […]
Jonny Knowles, a software designer from North Carolina, was the night’s big winner on the Apr. 9 edition of “Wheel of Fortune” earning over $19,000. But the bigger story was how he arrived at his win — an unconventional path, making various game mistakes along the way. For the puzzle “Dog and Pony Show Me […]
On yesterday’s edition of syndicated game show “Jeopardy!“, it all came down to the Final Jeopardy round that featured a clue about European Islands. All three contestants gave incorrect responses but it was Sarah Norris — a technical writer and manager from Minneapolis, MN — and Laura McLean — a data analyst from Nashville, TN […]
