The African-American focused diginet announces inaugural syndication licensing agreements with Viacom International Media Networks and Afrostream.
It’s a show that has been on the brink of cancellation, officially canceled on Fox, then rescued by Hulu. To say The Mindy Project has endured a winding road on the small screen would be as understated as one of the outfits worn by its titular character, Mindy Lahiri.
Entertainment Studios Inc. has chosen Jon Kelley to host its new syndicated comedy game show Funny You Should Ask. The show will be executive produced by veteran TV writer/producer Scott Satin (NBC’s […]
Veteran CBS News producer Sharon Hoffman has been named executive producer of Entertainment Tonight. Hoffman was previously the executive producer for CBS News’ weekend editions, and in addition to her ET duties will also serve as exec producer for ET sibling show The Insider.
Technically, the current incarnation of the Steve Harvey show will end its five-season run in 2017, after which Harvey will then launch a new talker next September. The most significant changes are the show’s principal producer, to be IMG, and location, moving from Chicago to Los Angeles. Sources confirm that the new show will be owned principally by Harvey himself.
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Official: ‘Page Six TV’ Headed To Syndication
The co-production of the New York Post and Endemol Shine North America has been picked up by Fox O&Os in 17 markets and is set to debut next fall.
CBS Television Distribution’s syndicated court series, Hot Bench, will add Judge Michael Corriero to the three-judge bench. Corriero will join Judges Patricia DiMango and Tanya Acker beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1. […]
Tim Allen visited Chicago last Thursday to promote the off-network syndication launch of his sitcom, Last Man Standing. The comedy holds the No. 1 slot among all the new first-run and off-network syndicated programming and is already ranked No. 6 among all 19 syndicated comedies. Last Man Standing airs on many Tribune stations, including WPIX New York, KTLA Los Angeles, WGN Chicago, WPHL Philadelphia and KDAF Dallas. On hand were (l-r): Ken Lawson, 20th Television, Sean Compton, Tribune, Allen and Larry Wert, Tribune.
Warner Bros. Shopping Barrymore Talker
Multiple sources say Hearst Television has agreed, or is close to agreeing, to carry the syndicated Drew Barrymore vehicle on “a large number” of its stations. While a syndicated weekday talk show headlined by Barrymore has been talked about for months, it has now moved closer to reality since WBDTD is out there pitching it, sources tell TVNewsCheck.
The syndicated political magazine show will debut this month on Estrella outlets in Florida, California and New Mexico.
The Universal Television-produced Hulu comedy will begin airing on both cable networks in October as part of syndication deal.
Entertainment Studios Inc.’s Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen has been renewed on 14 CBS O&Os and nationwide for the 2016-17 season. The comedy series launches its eleventh season on broadcast stations […]
The pastor from Dallas wants to be more like Oprah than Jerry Springer in his new syndicated talk show. “It’s possible to tackle tough issues in a serious way on mainstream television and still make it entertaining,” the Dallas-based pastor, author and entrepreneur says. “That’s something I want to explore.”
The syndicated Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen is adding another special correspondent to its roster — New York Times–bestselling author and community activist Kim Goldman will join the Daytime Emmy–nominated […]
Entertainment Studios has appointed James Gronfein SVP of advertising sales for its global syndication division, effective immediately. Gronfein is based at the Entertainment Studios offices in New York City. In […]
Thursday’s show in which the presidential candidate disclosed some medical records boosts the syndicated talker to its best ratings since July 2014.
Today, the Republican presidential nominee sat down with Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz, to discuss Trump’s own health, as well as his views on national health care policy. During the interview on the syndicated Dr. Oz Show, which will air on Thursday, Trump shared with the host the results of a physical examination that he underwent last week with his own personal doctor.
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will roll out the show in syndication next fall with the Tribune stations on board. It begins its fourth season on CBS next month.
John Wentworth, head of public relations for CBS Television Distribution, will retire from the company in 2017. He announced his departure in an email Tuesday. A CBS veteran, Wentworth joined Paramount Television — predecessor to CBS Television Studios — in 1983.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama thinks her daughters will have a “tough time” leaving the White House because they grew up there. The first lady says her family will miss […]
Entertainment Studios’ sixth court series debuts in U.S. broadcast syndication markets and on the ES cable network JusticeCentral.TV.
The syndicated Dr. Oz Show has appointed Dr. Jennifer Ashton its first chief women’s health contributor. Joining the show in its eighth season, Ashton, who is board-certified in ob-gyn and […]
The NBCUniversal distributed talk-variety series posted ratings gains of 27% from its year-ago time periods to a 1.4 Nielsen rating/4 share primary run average in the 56 metered markets
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court will begin the new season next week with 85% coverage of U.S. TV households, including new stations and time periods on others.
NBCU’s ‘Harry’ Could Be Last Of Its Kind
NBCU has a lot riding on Harry with Harry Connick Jr., but so does the broadcasting business. If it fails, I fear that Hollywood may finally give up on the big-budget, first-run syndicated show. And broadcasters need such shows to prop up their daytime schedules. Along with local news and a smattering of network fare, they distinguish TV stations from the great unwashed masses of cable channels that fill daytime with endless repeats of shows.
Harry Connick Jr. and the team making his new daytime talk show all cite Dean Martin as a model. Martin, whose primetime variety show ran on NBC in the late 1960s and 1970s, fostered an air of easy informality in part because the singer had it written into his contract that he only needed to show up when the show was taped each week.
The syndicated news mag from Scripps, which is starting its fifth season, has been sold to stations from other station groups.
Soledad O’Brien Hosts Season 2 Of ‘Matter Of Fact’
The new season of the syndicated In Depth with Graham Bensinger, a weekly interview show with sports heroes of yesterday and today, kicks off nationwide this weekend (Sept. 10-11) with a larger […]
Live with Kelly has had 31 different guest co-hosts across 54 episodes since Michael Strahan bailed on Kelly Ripa — Here’s how their syndicated ratings have stacked up.
On the same day Michael Strahan made his full-time debut on Good Morning America, his former co-host Kelly Ripa cryptically teased a “big announcement.” The petite blond TV personality told fans Tuesday that she’d share some exciting news with them during Wednesday’s episode of Live with Kelly, though she declined to offer any further detail.
The Warner Bros. syndicated show will give away prizes from Sept. 12 to Oct. 3 to celebrate the new season.
In Syndication, Chasing After The Next Big Hit
The medium has been transformed by consolidation. There are fewer new options and fewer potential buyers. But things could turn around with a smash. Katz TV’s Bill Carroll talks about the challenges facing syndication, why aging shows have held up so long, and what new syndicated programs to watch for this fall.
Anderson Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris and Michael Weatherly are among those (still) testing out the other chair as the syndicated talker debuts Season 29 on Sept. 5.
The cable net, with 80% U.S. coverage, will debut Tegna’s new talker a week after it makes its broadcast premiere.
