Shows like Sex and the City, Politically Incorrect (briefly on ABC) and Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia come to mind. Any more?
Btw if this thread was done already, my apologies.
Btw if this thread was done already, my apologies.
-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
Shows that migrated from first run cable to reruns on local tv
- Thread starter bringbackradio
- Start date
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES FRANCHICE
TALES FROM THE CRYPT
THE CLOSER
STARGATE SG-1
STARGATE ATLANTIS
LEVERAGE
BURN NOTICE
FUTURAMA (AIRED ON FOX BUT NEWER EPISODES ON COMEDY CENTRAL)
BAGGAGE
TALES FROM THE CRYPT
THE CLOSER
STARGATE SG-1
STARGATE ATLANTIS
LEVERAGE
BURN NOTICE
FUTURAMA (AIRED ON FOX BUT NEWER EPISODES ON COMEDY CENTRAL)
BAGGAGE
Actually, Politically Incorrect went from a first-run cable series (on Comedy Central) to first-run on a broadcast network (ABC).
But your topic is an intriguing one: a quick glance of local St. Louis listings yields these results that haven't yet been mentioned:
Are We There Yet? (originally on TBS, now in reruns on KPLR)
Cold Case Files (first-run on A&E, reruns on WRBU)
Dog the Bounty Hunter (see Cold Case Files)
Meet the Browns (first-run on TBS, reruns on WRBU)
House of Payne (see Meet the Browns)
To be fair, House of Payne did originate in very limited first-run syndication (10 local stations ran the first 10 episodes), but the following 200+ episodes first ran on TBS.
After all of that, I have to admit the first show crossing my mind that fit this topic was South Park.
But your topic is an intriguing one: a quick glance of local St. Louis listings yields these results that haven't yet been mentioned:
Are We There Yet? (originally on TBS, now in reruns on KPLR)
Cold Case Files (first-run on A&E, reruns on WRBU)
Dog the Bounty Hunter (see Cold Case Files)
Meet the Browns (first-run on TBS, reruns on WRBU)
House of Payne (see Meet the Browns)
To be fair, House of Payne did originate in very limited first-run syndication (10 local stations ran the first 10 episodes), but the following 200+ episodes first ran on TBS.
After all of that, I have to admit the first show crossing my mind that fit this topic was South Park.
Chappelle's Show is another example; other shows I can think off-hand were The New Leave it to Beaver (TBS), Brothers (Showtime), Tales from the Crypt (well, HBO to Fox to syndication), Leverage (TNT), The Closer (TNT), and the Real Housewives franchise (Bravo).
It was tried with HBO's Dream On & The Larry Sanders Show and FX's The Shield but after you clip out either the gratuitous nudity and/or swears all you are left with is a 15+ minute hole of advertising space to fill. If I'd want to watch a 15 minute block of ads I'd just watch Nick@Nite.
ZING!
ZING!
Some stations showed reruns of "Bizarre" in the early-mid 1980s, a sketch comedy which was first shown on CTV - but in the U.S. on Showtime premium cable. Language was bleeped out on the syndicated reruns as well as nudity taken out -- Showtime showed it all, the S and F-bombs and nudity.
-crainbebo
-crainbebo
OTHER SHOWS THAT COME TO MIND ARE
E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY (E!)
OUTER LIMITS (THINK IT ALSO AIRED ON SHOWTIME)
LARRY SANDERS (HBO)
INVISIBLE MAN (SCI-FI CHANNEL)
REAL WORLD (MTV)
CROSSING OVER WITH JOHN EDWARD (SCI-FI CHANNEL)
DEAD LIKE ME (SHOWTIME)
E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY (E!)
OUTER LIMITS (THINK IT ALSO AIRED ON SHOWTIME)
LARRY SANDERS (HBO)
INVISIBLE MAN (SCI-FI CHANNEL)
REAL WORLD (MTV)
CROSSING OVER WITH JOHN EDWARD (SCI-FI CHANNEL)
DEAD LIKE ME (SHOWTIME)
OTHERS THAT COME TO MIND
STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS (CARTOON NETWORK)
STORM STORIES (THE WEATHER CHANNEL)
FORENSIC FILES (COURT TV / TRU TV)
STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS (CARTOON NETWORK)
STORM STORIES (THE WEATHER CHANNEL)
FORENSIC FILES (COURT TV / TRU TV)
The early seasons of Larry Sanders were done with two takes to allow for future syndication runs without any major alterations.....but as time went by. the actors became resistant to the second takes. IFC ran the shows uncut, while VH1 classic just blanks out the
As for FX, some of their current dramatic programming will probably never hit broadcast syndication. "Sons of Anarchy" for example. The early seasons may be easy to do some editing, but the last couple of seasons will probably not work in broadcast due to all the graphic, gory violence that has popped up in recent episodes. The violent, on-screen deaths of some of the characters from earlier in this season are not easily removable. And just taking out those scenes all together would cause the series to make no sense.
At the end of the day, if a cable show is successful and cranks out enough episodes, it'll wind up in syndication and have a huge pay day.
I bet by now the Kardashians probably have around 100 episodes in the hopper, so they're probably due for syndication sometime soon, and the K Krew will cash in.
I bet by now the Kardashians probably have around 100 episodes in the hopper, so they're probably due for syndication sometime soon, and the K Krew will cash in.
luckily reality TV reruns don't do well in syndication compared to sitcoms
But that doesn't mean they won't give it a shot.
I'm no fan either, and I don't know if the Kardashians will hit syndication, but if there's a huge pay day in it, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
- Status