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SallyAnn Salsano’s freshman panel show is posting encouraging ratings, good enough that distributor Warner Bros. is lining up stations for a second season. “I think we’re like a fungus,” says Salsano of 495 Productions. “We’ll grow and grow and take over. We’re reaching the [young] demographic that’s the hardest to reach in daytime TV. But, we know we have to grow the ratings. We need the word of mouth to spread.”

The freshman three-judge panel show looks to move from the CBS duopoly stations to CBS-network stations in fall 2015 in timeslots now occupied by the departing Queen Latifah talk show.

Suze Orman’s Money Wars will air five days a week and focus on families, friends and couples whose disputes about money are affecting their lives. The new show comes as the personal finance expert ends her 14-year run as host of CNBC’s The Suze Orman Show in March 2015.

Sony Pictures Television is canceling the syndicated talker after two seasons, opting not to renew it for next year. It will remain in production through March and will air original episodes through the end of season next May.

CTD has been pitching Man in the Middle to station groups for months. The show has been well received by stations, some of whom say Jerry O’Connell — who has guest co-hosted shows like ABC’s The View — is an energetic, talented and likeable host. His co-hosts, including his wife Rebecca Romijn, were less polished but the show was still quite good, station general managers say. It’s unclear why CTD decided not to go forward.

NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Collins and Arthur Chu will be among the winningest “Jeopardy!” contestants who return to battle for a $250,000 grand prize with 13 other former champions […]

The new syndicated talker from NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution gets a green light from its anchor station group.

The show, which is carried on stations owned by CBS, Tribune, Sinclair and others, is the No. 1 freshman in first-run broadcast syndication in total households and is tied for second in the women 25-54 demo. “It’s doing better than many people were expecting,” says Bill Carroll, VP and director of programming at Katz Television Group. “It usually takes time for the audience to find a new show and be comfortable with it. It seems the audience is embracing this one.”

Debbie Reichig, the former chief revenue officer of PrecisionDemand will oversee the media sales research department and assist in sales strategy and positioning for Twentieth Television and Debmar-Mercury.

The syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show, now in its 12th season, will premiere on Lifetime Asia, weekdays at 8 p.m. (SIN/HK) as a same-day telecast with the United States beginning Oct. 20. […]

Santa Monica, Calif.-based Telco Productions’ latest offering for fall 2015 is Gigging & Grubbing, a weekly half-hour barter series combining the best of food, music and travel. Programs showcase American […]

Tribune, Sinclair, Hearst and other station groups on board for syndicated game show tied in with new multi-state lottery..

The nationally syndicated talkers have been renewed for additional seasons in over 65% of the U.S. with broadcast station groups including Tribune, Sinclair and Hearst.

AIM Tell-A-Vision Group announced today that its syndicated Raw Travel will debut its second season this weekend in more than 113 cities representing 85% of the U.S. That’s an increase […]

The broadcaster announces syndication agreements and the addition of the Western Athletic Conference, bringing coverage of its American Sports Network to about 83 million homes. It also launches AmericanSportsNet.com.

“The show is immediate,” says Executive Producer David Perler. “She is talking about the same things we all are talking about that morning in the office. What makes our show so special is that Wendy can comment on something that happened that morning.”

Looks like the producers of the brand new syndicated show from the bench could end up in front of a judge themselves. On Monday, Michael Eisner and his Tornante Co. were sued in a breach of contract and fraud compliant along with co-defendants Trifecta Entertainment and their CEO Hank Cohen for pushing a long time legal show director off the Judge Faith series he claims to have helped created.

For Ferguson, the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game represents both a change of pace and a transition. He’s leaving his CBS talk show in December, with British actor James Corden taking over next year. “I liked this one because the format was loose and it left a lot of room for playing around and improvisation,” he said. “And it’s a new format, which meant that people weren’t in love with the game itself and wouldn’t get mad at me if I started messing around with it.”

Tuesday saw the talk show atop the genre for second straight day among women 25-54.

The Monday episode’s overnight ratings were up 55% from its year-ago time slots and up 21% from its average lead-in rating.

The new syndicated daily series for fall 2015 will cover crime, mystery, intrigue and human drama with local reporters from across the U.S.

The first two days of the news season with Terry Crews at the helm average a 1.0 rating/3 share in metered market households.

Sinclair Broadcast Group today announced that it has signed its first syndication deal for the company’s Ring of Honor Wrestling. Gannett’s MNT affiliate WATL Atlanta (DMA 9), will air ROH […]

The new syndicated talk show launched Monday to a 1.7 household rating and a 5 share.

Having a well-known host does not guarantee a new talk show’s survival. Just ask Katie Couric and Arsenio Hall, two of the highest-profile talk show hosts to debut in syndication over the past few years. Both their efforts failed. This week another new batch of shows premieres, and they hope to survive until a second season against very tall odds.

SiriusXM announced today that it will start broadcasting syndicated daytime talker The Ellen DeGeneres Show beginning Sept. 8 along with the new season. The satellite radio provider will air the audiocast on channel 109 at 10 a.m. weekdays, with a rebroadcast of each episode the following day at 9 a.m.

The interview will kick off the new syndicated talker from NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution on Monday, Sept. 8. Other premiere week guests include Seth Rogen, Jessica Alba, America’s Got Talent judges Mel B and Howie Mandel, and Olympian Amy Van Dyken-Rouen.

As VP of development, former TLC executive Stephanie Eno will find and guide the development of interactive projects for producing, testing and national syndication at the new partnership.

The switch from KMGH to Fox’s KDVR takes effect on Sept. 8.

MGM Television’s syndicated Web video show adds Fox stations in 10 major markets and also introduces new host Oli Pettigrew for the 2014-15 season.

The E.W. Scripps ABC affiliate will replace the two syndicated hits as of Sept. 8 with a 6 p.m. newscast and a half-hour newsmagazine, The List, a national program with local inserts.

Kevin Frazier replaces Rob Marciano on Entertainment Tonight, while Frazier is succeeded at The Insider by Louis Aguirre of WSVN Miami.