Williams Succeeds By Broadening Appeal
Wendy Williams is holding her own in a tough business, even growing her audience in some measurements during her seventh season. The …
Marcus: POV Crucial To Talk Show Success
Debmar-Mercury exec Mort Marcus (c) says Wendy Williams (l) has it, but Meredith Vieira doesn’t. Marcus and Debmar-Mercury …
Tegna, Debmar-Mercury’s ‘T.D. Jakes’ Debuts
The new show’s four-week syndication test will offer personal stories behind socially relevant topics based on the headlines.
‘T.D. Jakes’ In Summer Run On Tegna Stations
The new hour-long syndicated talk show distributed by Debmar-Mercury will debut Aug. 17 for four weeks in afternoon time periods on Tegna …
More New ‘Wendy Williams’ Through Summer
The Debmar-Mercury syndicated talk show will continue live production for the third consecutive summer following its finish in fourth place …
TVN Focus on Syndication
Connick Show Heads 2016 Development Slate
A variety-talk show with American Idol judge Harry Connick Jr. from NBCUniversal tops the shows being developed for first-run syndication …
Fox Stations To Launch ‘Tosh.0’ In 9 Markets
The weekly half-hour show, which launched its seventh season on Comedy Central last month and averages about 2.1 million viewers per …
Debmar-Mercury Scores Ratings Hat Trick
The syndicator's three first-run shows — Family Feud, Wendy Williams and Celebrity Name Game -— posted strong ratings in the …
Natpe 2015: diginets
Fox O&Os Game For Latest Diginet: Buzzr TV
The new multicast network from FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury will feature iconic game shows. It’s set for a summer …
Eno To Lead Gannett, Debmar Program Push
As VP of development, former TLC executive Stephanie Eno will find and guide the development of interactive projects for producing, testing …
Slow Ratings Start For FX’s ‘Partners’
The new 10/90 sitcom from Debmar-Mercury premiered Monday at 9 p.m. to 449,000 viewers in the key adult 18-49 demographic. A second episode …
Debmar-Mercury Ups Alexandra Jewett To EVP
She will oversee all programming, development and production, partnering with EVP Lonnie Burstein, in addition to continuing direct …
Gannett, Debmar To Test Interactive Programs
The new partnership gives Gannett Broadcasting the ability to test and perfect broad-appeal, first-run syndicated programming with a focus …
‘Wendy’ To Continue Production In Summer
For the second year in a row, the Debmar-Mercury talker will remains in production in June and July, following its best May sweeps …
Debmar-Mercury In 10/90 Deal For ‘Partners’
If the new show starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence does well in its summer run on FX, it will go into broadcast syndication for …
Debmar-Mercury Names Karen Bonck SVP
She will spearhead creation, execution of branded content and advertiser partnerships.
‘Celebrity Name Game’ Tops 90% Coverage
Debmar-Mercury's new comedy game show hosted by Craig Ferguson will debut this September.
Star Jones Talker Debut Moved To Fall 2015
E.W. Scripps/Debmar-Mercury says they are shooting to roll out the syndicated legal show nationally next year.
Sinclair Stations Add ‘Celebrity Name Game’
The sale puts the Craig Ferguson-hosted syndicated show to 58 more markets for a fall 2014 debut.
New Game Being Pitched With Craig Ferguson
Debmar-Mercury and Fremantle have tapped the host of CBS's Late Late Show to also host Celebrity Name Game, a new half-hour game show they …
Syndie Panel Talker With Star Jones In Works
Lionsgate-owned Debmar-Mercury is finalizing a deal with TV station owner E.W. Scripps to partner on a syndicated legal panel talk show with …
More Original Episodes For ‘Wendy Williams’
Two months of additional new shows follow the Debmar-Mercury syndicated talker’s record-setting February sweeps performance.
Lionsgate Bullish On Strong Sitcoms
Lionsgate says it wants to ramp up its 10/90 model for comedy production on the heels of its recent success with the Charlie Sheen-starring …
Wendy Williams Forms Production Company
She joins with manager Kevin Hunter and Debmar-Mercury to form Wendy Williams Productions. They sign veteran reality producer Lisa Knapp as …
WB Selling ‘Mike & Molly’ For Fall 2014
The off-net CBS sitcom is being pitched to station buyers. Other contenders for the market two years out include Debmar-Mercury's Anger …
Debmar-Mercury Eyeing George Lopez Show
The Lionsgate subsidiary is nearing a deal for a sitcom with the former ABC and Turner star that follows its 10-90 episode syndication …
Charlie Sheen On Tap For NATPE
Distributors Debmar-Mercury will host a party for the Anger Management star at the syndication conference in late January.
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Debmar-Mercury Renews ‘Jeremy Kyle’
Top Fox and Sinclair stations push renewals of the freshman syndicated talk show past 50% of U.S. TV households.
‘Family Feud’ Gets Renewed Through 2015
The game show has been bought by stations covering more than 75% of the U.S., with upgrades to 5-8 p.m. in over half the country.
Fox TVs Renews ‘Wendy’ Through 2014
Fox Television Stations and Debmar Mercury today announced the renewal of The Wendy Williams Show through 2014 on the Fox-owned …
Williams Schedules Summer Promo Tour
Wendy Williams will spend August promoting the third season of her talk show this fall with a 17-station tour, during which she will visit …
Charlie Sheen To Star In ‘Anger Management’
The former Two and a Half Men star will star in Anger Management, a Lionsgate Television sitcom loosely based on Revolution Studios' 2003 …
TVNewsCheck Focus on Syndication
Up For Grabs: Syndies Scramble Toward 2012
Disney-ABC’s talker with Katie Couric has grabbed the headlines in the wake of Oprah Winfrey’s departure from afternoon …
Debmar-Mercury Sets Test ‘Father Albert’
Debmar-Mercury will launch the summer test of its new talk show, Father Albert, on July 11 on six FoxO&Os: WNYW New York at noon, KTTV …
Debmar-Mercury Ups Darren Doyle, Jim Kramer
Debmar-Mercury today named Darren Doyle and Jim Kramer to the newly elevated posts of senior VP, sales, on the East and West Coasts. Kramer, …
Executive Session with Wayne Daugherty
Raycom Executes DIY Programming Plan
The COO of the nation's 15th largest station group believes broadcasters need to wean themselves from their heavy dependence on Hollywood …
NATPE 2011
Debmar-Mercury, Fox To Test ‘Father Albert’
Alberto Cutié, the former priest and Hispanic radio-TV host and author known as Father Oprah, will debut on Fox O&Os this summer.
NATPE 2011
Syndicators Debate Tests, Talent And Barter
A group of syndie execs examine both sides of issues including short-run tests for new shows; whether barter-based deals would diminish as …
natpe 2011
Weekend ‘America Now’ Expanding To Daily
The syndicated weekend series from Raycom Media and ITV Studios America is expanding to a daily strip distributed by Debmar-Mercury.
‘Wendy Williams’ Gets Season 3 Renewal
The Debmar-Mercury talker is cleared in more than 70% of the U.S. with cash-plus-barter renewal deals.
‘Fran Drescher’ Drops A Bit On Day Two
On day two of its three-week test, the ratings for Debmar-Mercury's The Fran Drescher Show declined 13% to a 0.7 rating/2 share, according …
Debmar-Mercury Gives Firm Go To ‘Kyle’
Stations from Fox, Sinclair, CBS, Hearst and other groups push clearances for 2011-12 past 70%, including nine of top-10 markets.