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sydncated shows: how do stations pick what shows to air

is Saturdays at seven always a dead slot for sydncatiors?
 
i rember when shows like Lawrence welk hee haw and on scene were in that slot also star search and american gladiators too
 
Stations with deep pockets can even keep shows out of an area. In Ted Okuda & Jack Mulqueen's book "The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television," Bill Jackson of WFLD's "Cartoon Town" show recalled that WGN would buy cartoon packages and never air them; they just wanted to keep them out of the hands of competing stations.
 
would have wyff gotten on scene to stop wlos from getting it? wspa had hee haw same thing with american gladiators and tic tac dough
 
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newsmark said:
It's combination of things. Nowadays, almost everything is done at the group level: NBC buys Ellen for its O&Os, Tribune buys Celebrity Name Game for the stations it owns, etc. There are exceptions, especially when station groups each own stations in a given market. Beyond that, particularly with older shows, stations negotiate for shows directly with the syndication company that owns the rights. They probably pay more for exclusive rights.

I can't tell you the specifics on the Wheel of Fortune switch in 1985 (Jeopardy apparently moved at the same time), but chances are, the company that owned WLOS was willing to pay more than Pulitzer, who owned WYFF.

When stations get bought and sold, generally they keep the same syndicated shows 'til the end of the contract, but everything is negotiable.
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I remember that WLOS had Trauma Center in 1994, even though it was distributed by Twentieth Television and was produced by Fox Television Stations Productions, even though WLOS was/is a ABC affiliate. That can happen.
 
Remember, we only had four stations in the Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville market in 1994. WMYA was still simulcasting WLOS in 94, otherwise it's very likely that Trauma Center would have aired there. Another plus was that American Gladiators came back to the Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville market with 40 carrying the show.
 
I love reading about this. Here is another question or two about syndicated tv shows purchased at NAPTA.

First, at NAPTA, do the syndicators talk with all interested station from one market before signing the deal or do they sign the first one that is willing to pay right off the bat the price the syndicators want to run their show in that market?

Second, say Universal had a hot show coming out with say 3 less than well known series, can they pressure the buyer into taking a second show or even a third series to get the hot one they want? Or say you take the hot one, we will cut you a lower price on one of the other programs if you sign one.

Thanks.
 
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danderson4411 said:
i rember when shows like Lawrence welk hee haw and on scene were in that slot also star search and american gladiators too
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Don't forget Solid Gold! P=)
 
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