NBCUniversal has announced the second season pickup of first-run court strip “Judge Jerry,” with Jerry Springer. The series has been cleared in more than 95% of the U.S. on various station groups across the nation. In this current season, “Judge Jerry” premiered as the highest-rated court show in five years. The court strip is currently […]
In a notable reversal from recent years, where most new entries in the first-run syndication landscape have not gotten past the test-market stage, the marketplace at present is gutted with a variety of new talk, court and game show hopefuls. Many of those individuals vying for their own shows — Kelly Clarkson, Tamron Hall, Meredith […]
Since we all know what comes after Christmas and New Year’s Day – the annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference – let’s prepare ourselves with this brief quiz on current, and past, first-run syndicated series entries. I included stripped talk, court, game and magazine, and weekly scripted sitcoms and action/adventure hours. And […]
Success leads to imitation, so there is nothing unusual about several new potential first-run talk, game and court show strips next fall. “It’s all about tapping into a proven format with the right personality,” noted media analyst Bill Carroll. “And we are now beginning to see more time periods open, which could be why there […]
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 […]
Following the recent news that “The Jerry Springer Show” has ended production comes word that the veteran syndicated daytime talker has been officially canceled by NBCUniversal. Debuting on Sept. 30, 1991, what started as a legitimate issues-oriented and political talk show, a longer version of the commentary for which Springer had gained local fame as […]
Veteran NBCUniversal talker “The Jerry Springer Show,” staple in syndication since 1991 (and the one talk show to out-rate the then dominant “Oprah Winfrey Show” for one season – in 1997-98) has stopped production on new episodes. Encore telecast will begin airing on The CW in daytime this fall. While not officially canceled, at least […]
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[socialpoll id=”2366439″] Syndicated first-run talk show mainstay “Dr. Oz” has been renewed through the 2018-19 season, which will take it through 10 seasons. Debuting on Sept. 14, 2009, the renewal is a result of a deal between distributor Sony Pictures Television and Fox Stations Group, which carries the show in the largest U.S. markets. For […]
