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Seinfeld to move in many areas...

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Iowan

This just in: Seinfeld will be moving in March to many area in the U.S., including New York City and Chicago. According to sitcomsonline.com, the show will be entering it's 4th 'cycle'. I wish there was some sort of list to tell where the show will move to...

What does the '4th cycle' mean? If memory serves, Seinfeld began syndicated repeats in September 1995, and they started on WHBF in the Quad Cities. Then he moved to FOX 18 in April 2001. Was that when a new 'cycle' began? What cycle is this and when did it begin?
 
Indeed, when "Seinfeld" reruns first started airing in the city where it's based, WPIX/11 was the affiliate. Later on, it moved to WNYW/5 where it still airs today, but will move back to WPIX/11 this March. By the way, the New York move was reported last April. Talk about building up the drama!

Incidentally, last year - on the heels of hearing WNYW would be losing rights to the show - I started seeing subway ads for it airing on WNYW. Too little, too late? (That is, if you consider nightly airings at 11:30 PM and 12:30 AM too late...)
 
KDOC (Anaheim/Los Angeles) is picking up Seinfeld, airing it at 7 and 7:30pm starting March 21st. It currently airs locally on KCOP, and has aired in the 10pm hour (Sunday-Friday) at least since 2003; prior to that, they split the double run at times between KCOP and KTTV.

According to the Sitcoms Online blog, Fox renewed the show here locally, so I'm guessing they'll continue the 10pm run on KCOP, or probably shift it to a single run at 11:30pm (to replace that night's repeat of TMZ--that show airs five times a day locally).
 
Seinfeld is going to WCIU in Chicago. It'll be a good fit for Me-Too as well. I think the WCIU spot said at 9pm on WCIU.
 
Iowan said:
What does the '4th cycle' mean? If memory serves, Seinfeld began syndicated repeats in September 1995, and they started on WHBF in the Quad Cities. Then he moved to FOX 18 in April 2001. Was that when a new 'cycle' began? What cycle is this and when did it begin?
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If the fourth cycle is next, the current would be the third...!

A cycle is the length of the contract. Stations air the program from Date X through Date Y. If there is any interest, a subsequent cycle is put out to bid.
 
Seinfeld has been on all four major stations in KC (WDAF and KSHB in its original run, KCTV, KMBC, and WDAF in syndication). I guess we're keeping Seinfeld if Tribune is involved, though our late fringe ratings (TMZ, Seinfeld, King of the Hill) aren't very good. After three cycles, generally with two episodes airing per day, I think people are burned out on the show.
 
DToTheJ said:
Indeed, when "Seinfeld" reruns first started airing in the city where it's based, WPIX/11 was the affiliate. Later on, it moved to WNYW/5 where it still airs today, but will move back to WPIX/11 this March. By the way, the New York move was reported last April. Talk about building up the drama!

Incidentally, last year - on the heels of hearing WNYW would be losing rights to the show - I started seeing subway ads for it airing on WNYW. Too little, too late? (That is, if you consider nightly airings at 11:30 PM and 12:30 AM too late...)
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I also occasionally see Seinfeld on WWOR "My 9" in NYC - which has the same owners as WNYW.
 
bostonmediaguy said:
If the fourth cycle is next, the current would be the third...!

A cycle is the length of the contract. Stations air the program from Date X through Date Y. If there is any interest, a subsequent cycle is put out to bid.
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OK, so let's backtrack. Cycle 1 began in September 1995 and to my understanding ended in early Spring 2001, which is when WHBF lost Seinfeld to KLJB. However, the show (since April 2001) has aired either on KLJB and/or sister station KGCW (currently, the show airs entirely on the latter at least for now). So when did the 3rd cycle begin?
 
ShawnHill1 said:
KDOC (Anaheim/Los Angeles) is picking up Seinfeld, airing it at 7 and 7:30pm starting March 21st. It currently airs locally on KCOP, and has aired in the 10pm hour (Sunday-Friday) at least since 2003; prior to that, they split the double run at times between KCOP and KTTV.

According to the Sitcoms Online blog, Fox renewed the show here locally, so I'm guessing they'll continue the 10pm run on KCOP, or probably shift it to a single run at 11:30pm (to replace that night's repeat of TMZ--that show airs five times a day locally).
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If KDOC gets the 4th run contract and KCOP can still air the show does that mean the local exclusivity is getting a bit looser as the syndication rolls along? KDOC traditionally buys secondary or alternate rights in the same market. For example, Everybody Hates Chris has aired weekdays on KDOC but appears on KCOP over the weekends and Frasier reruns are shared by KDOC and KCBS but KCBS airs one :30 minute episode deep into the 2am hour where only insomniacs and the chronically unemployed can view it.
 
Anyone think that with reruns of "Seinfeld" widely available on TBS, television syndication of the show might be moot at this point, as since one commenter above noted some might be burnt out on the show, so perhaps it's run its course in that regard at this point...

OhioMediaWatch said:
Looks like "Frasier" is going away from the syndie market, according to the article. That'll be a hole for WBNX/55 (the CW affiliate) here...
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Not to mention WTVE/51, the infomercial-laden TV station in Reading, PA. That's the only non-infomercial program that they carry, I think!
 
ansky212 said:
DToTheJ said:
..."Seinfeld" reruns...moved to WNYW/5 where it still airs today, but will move back to WPIX/11 this March...
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I also occasionally see Seinfeld on WWOR "My 9" in NYC - which has the same owners as WNYW.
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Occasionally, indeed - while the show has popped up on weekends (usually Sunday evenings) on WWOR, it was never regularly scheduled to air daily on WWOR. Remember, they're too busy concentrating on second-tier-or-lower programming that WNYW otherwise wouldn't carry...I guess that's why there's no room for programming that serves the "public interest" of New Jersey... ::)

But when all is said and done, New York City should be the last place that reruns of "Seinfeld" should be seen on broadcast TV. Kinda like how the Philly-based "Fresh Prince" still airs on WPHL on weekends.
 
Of course the second tier programming he's referring to airs on tv stations all over the country so I guess alot of stations are airing second tier programming and for those who don't know wwor airs an african american block of shows in late afternoon.
 
DToTheJ said:
Not to mention WTVE/51, the infomercial-laden TV station in Reading, PA. That's the only non-infomercial program that they carry, I think!
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'Inside Edition' also. But with WTXF picking up 'Inside Edition', WTVE might lose that show also. They also have that NY area local show by Richard French that is sandwiched between the two shows.
 
We have the same thing here in Northeast Ohio: Mansfield independent WMFD/68, on the far southwest fringe of the Cleveland market, picks up some syndicated shows that otherwise air in Cleveland itself.

It's a small list of shows - a quick look at the schedule shows "Access Hollywood" and "Family Feud".

Though its cable carriage is limited mainly to North Central Ohio...it's not really seen further northeast than Wooster in Wayne County...WMFD does have a marketwide slot in the Cleveland locals package on both DirecTV and Dish Network.
 
Mark said:
Seinfeld is going to WCIU in Chicago. It'll be a good fit for Me-Too as well. I think the WCIU spot said at 9pm on WCIU.
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Yep, another example of FOX letting go of the rights to Seinfeld and it going elsewhere. Initially, FOX had Seinfeld on WFLD ("FOX Chicago") and about 2 years ago they downgraded it to WPWR ("My 50"). Now, Seinfeld is going to be leaving WPWR and is headed to WCIU. Another great move by Weigel Broadcasting. Meanwhile, there's nothing left on WPWR that I'd bother watching. FOX has really ruined that channel.....
 
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