NATPE 2007 Convention: Fall 2007 Syndication

[Pavan]

It's that time of the year again. NATPE 2007!

Fall 2007:

Weekday Half-Hour
"All of Us" (Warner Bros.) Daytime CW M-F 3PM
"Family Guy" (20th Century Fox) - NYC: WPIX M-F 7:30pm & 11pm, Sat-Sun 11p
"George Lopez" (Warner Bros.) - NYC: WPIX Tu-Sa 2:30a, Sun 10a & 1:30a
"Half & Half" (King World) - NYC: WWOR M-F 4PM, 8AM; Sat 6-7pm
"Two and a Half Men" (Warner Bros.) - NYC: WPIX M-F 7pm & 11:30pm, Sat 7pm, Sun 11:30p
"Reno 911" (MGM) - NYC: WPIX Tu-Sat 4am
"Degrassi: The Next Generation" (Program Partners) - NYC: WPIX Sundays 10:30am-1pm (they don't want to air it M-F)

Weekday Hours
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC Universal) - NYC: WWOR M-F at 11pm, WLNY M-F 2PM
"Baywatch" (Litton Entertainment) - NYC:

Weekly Weekends
1-Hour
"Cold Case" - NYC: WCBS Sunday nights 1:05AM
"Dead Zone" - NYC: WWOR Saturdays 12AM, Sundays 7PM
"Law & Order: SVU" - NYC: WLNY Saturdays 6PM; WWOR Sundays 8 & 9PM
Half-Hour
"The Surreal Life" (Debmar Mercury)
"Chappelle's Show" (MGM) - NYC: WPIX Saturdays 12 & 12:30am
"Saved by the Bell" (half-hour) - NYC: WNYW Sat 7am

Daily Talk Shows
"The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet" (20th Century Fox) LAUNCHES JAN. 22 - NYC: WNYW 9am
"Steve Wilkos Show" (NBC Universal)- NYC: WPIX M-F 12pm

Daily Court Shows
"Judge David Young" (Sony Pictures) - NYC: WWOR M-F 11a & 11:30a
"Jury Duty" (Foster-Tailwind Entertainment) - NYC: WPIX Tues-Sat 4:30am, Sun nights 4-5am

Daily Game Shows
"Temptation" (20th Century Fox) - NYC: WWOR M-F 2 & 2:30p
"Merv Griffin's Crosswords" (Program Partners) - NYC: WNBC 4-5p

Daily Newsmagazines
"TMZ" (Warner Bros.) - NYC: WNYW M-F 12pm, 6:30p; Sat 5pm

First-Run Weeklies
"Cash Poker" 1 hour (Passport Entertainment) - NYC: WLNY Sunday nights 12:35AM
"The Clubhouse" 1/2 hour (Mark Anthony Entertainment) - JAN. 8
"Dog Tales" 1/2 hour (Telco Productions) - NYC: WWOR Fridays 7am; WLNY Tuesdays 9am
"Jack Hanna's Into the Wild" 1/2 hour (Trifecta Entertainment)
"Noise Ink" 1/2 hour (Television Syndication Company)
"UFC Wired" 1 hour (Trifecta Entertainment) - Oct. 6 WWOR Sat 11pm

More details will be available closer to the fall. We will provide NYC local updates as usual, too. JTC can you help when available?

[Seth]

Pavan, if everything I've been told is to be believed, TJW and Combination Lock are already dead in the water, and won't be sold. Deal is on the backburner due to some host related issues plus fears of overkill, but there's a big push within NBCUniversal to get the show out for Midseason 2007-08 anyway (Sort of similar to how the syndicated Weakest Link debuted in January 2002).

Temptation has already sold to the Fox O&O MyNetworkTV affils in about a dozen-and-a-half key markets, and in other markets FOX affils - particularly those operated by Sinclair, among others - will probably fall in lock-step, given that 20th will be distributing the show (It's production is being handled by FremantleMedia - producers of Family Feud and The Price is Right)

Crosswords, while being handled by an independent studio, *is* a Merv Griffin Production - as such, it's odds of clearing have doubled - because he's Merv friggin Griffin. Merv elected not to go through Sony in order to make more money off the show himself, should it be a success.

There are a few other shows that got added to the for-sale roster in the game show genre at the last second, including "Guess Who?" (produced by a company called Distraction, who did a remarkable pilot for GSN called Casino). TVWeek also reports a show called Laugh Off.

I'll gladly gush more over any of the shows that do get picked up (I'm already glowing over Temptation - which in a previous life time was known as $ale of the Century, one of my favorite game shows).

[AKA]

Why is Tribune handling Family Guy instead of Twentieth Century Fox? Is it part of their deal with Cartoon Network/TBS/Time Warner?

[Pavan]

AKA: Whoops! 20th Century Fox is handling it. Tribune owned stations though have bought it. My mistake.

[TVListinGuy]

Originally Posted by AKA

Why is Tribune handling Family Guy instead of Twentieth Century Fox? Is it part of their deal with Cartoon Network/TBS/Time Warner?

Tribune isn't distributing FG - FOX is. But the Tribune stations will be airing the show in syndication.

[AKA]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

AKA: Whoops! 20th Century Fox is handling it. Tribune owned stations though have bought it. My mistake.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

[Pavan]

This thread is being bumped back up for further updates. Fall season is just around the corner. Give your updates here. JTC...anything on NYC?

[Seth]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Give your updates here. JTC...

Game Shows:
Let's Play Crosswords, now titled "Let's Do Crosswords", has been cleared for the majority of markets in the country.

Temptation's clearance level was 96%, IIRC.

Deal or No Deal is now scheduled for 2008.

The Joker's Wild and Combination Lock (they were separate show, Pav) have been shelved with no plans to air.

[catsrule]

Originally Posted by agmfox8@yahoo.com

with What I Like bout You coming to Local Station this Fall does this mean What I Like About You will be leave The Daytime Schedule at 3:00 pm and 3:30 pm on The CW Daytime Line up

WILAY will still be on, it will just be cut down to one airing. The CW's daytime schedule will look like this.
3:00 PM All Of Us
3:30 PM What I Like About You
4:00 PM Reba
4:30 PM Reba

[Dennis Dubois]

Originally Posted by catsrule

WILAY will still be on, it will just be cut down to one airing. The CW's daytime schedule will look like this.
3:00 PM All Of Us
3:30 PM What I Like About You
4:00 PM Reba
4:30 PM Reba

This schedule should include something to replace the second Reba airing to reduce overplaying.

On another note, it looks like WPIX is getting a lot of new programming. Does anyone know what new programs WWOR will get?