Had you ever had any syndicated programming not carried in your market at all. Like for example in Greenville, SC market they didn't carry syndicated shows like "Trivial Persuit: America Plays", "Ugly Betty" reruns, "Lost" reruns, "Hogan Family/Valerie" reruns, last season "South Park" reruns, plus they didn't carry reruns of "Degrassi: The Next Generation", "Chappelle's Show" until now defunct WNEG 32 (now non-commercial WUGA) picked it up. Plus last season was a shocker for this market when "Family Feud" moved from WMYA 40 to WNEG 32 (which isn't available on most cable providers in its home market mostly in North Carolina and some in South Carolina, mainly in Northeast Georgia nor DirecTV) at the time when Steve Harvey tooked over from John O'Hurley. Plus, when WNEG became WUGA, "Family Feud" was unviewable in the Greenville, SC market. But good news, WMYA regained the rights.
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Syndicated programing uncleared in a market
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Oprah Winfrey wasn't carried in Fairbanks until about 1990 or '91, when KTVF finally picked it up.
But I know a number of syndicated shows well into the '90s (People's Court, Love Connection, Siskel & Ebert, American Gladiators, etc.) didn't see the light of day here for quite some time, simply because KATN and KTVF from day one were our only two network stations. That would change with the arrival of KFXF in 1992; prior to that; watching wildfeeds of those shows (and many more except for WWF and WCW wrestling, which were FedExed to the stations) on satellite were our only resort.
But I know a number of syndicated shows well into the '90s (People's Court, Love Connection, Siskel & Ebert, American Gladiators, etc.) didn't see the light of day here for quite some time, simply because KATN and KTVF from day one were our only two network stations. That would change with the arrival of KFXF in 1992; prior to that; watching wildfeeds of those shows (and many more except for WWF and WCW wrestling, which were FedExed to the stations) on satellite were our only resort.
...I'm fairly positive that Green Bay never got either the Westinghouse David Frost Show or the Metromedia Merv Griffin Show. It only got Merv over CBS from KFIZ-TV/34 Fond du Lac (and possibly for a brief spell in the earliest days of the CBS run over WBAY-TV/2, tho perhaps Bluenoser may be able to debunk that idea -- WBAY was particularly stubborn about its late-night movies during the period), and then on radio over WHBY Appleton towards the end of Merv's Metromedia run. I also believe Green Bay never got The Cross-Wits, either...
In the Tampa Bay area, we never got "$1 million Chance of a Lifetime", Joe Garagiola's "Strike it Rich" or Bill Rafferty's "Card Sharks". And I don't recall syndicated repeats of "Chico and the Man" being seen here, either.
In Flint and the Tri-Cities, the 1970s "Cross Wits" and "Liar's Club" were no-shows.
In Flint and the Tri-Cities, the 1970s "Cross Wits" and "Liar's Club" were no-shows.
"Face the Music," an early 80's knock-off of "Name That Tune," was not on at all in Philadelphia.
I had to settle for New York's WOR, Ch. 9 to watch that show, which was hosted by one-time
Tarzan Ron Ely. Back then, I could get both NYC and Philly stations on TV, because cable TV was
still young.
I had to settle for New York's WOR, Ch. 9 to watch that show, which was hosted by one-time
Tarzan Ron Ely. Back then, I could get both NYC and Philly stations on TV, because cable TV was
still young.
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In the heyday of daily 60- 90-minute celebrity talk shows, the following never made it to Milwaukee: THE WOODY WOODBURY SHOW, THE DONALD O'CONNOR SHOW, PM EAST-PM WEST. We also never got such 30-minute favorites from the 1960s and 1970s as FRACTURED FLICKERS, THE FOREST RANGERS. KIMBA THE WHITE LION, THE TOM SMOTHERS ORGANIC PRIME-TIME SPACE RIDE, or WAIT TIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME.
Twin Cities showed little love for game shows:
Hollywood Squares 98-04 (one year was shown)
Match Game 98
Win, Lose, or Draw (Convey)
Card Sharks (Rafferty)
Hollywood Squares 98-04 (one year was shown)
Match Game 98
Win, Lose, or Draw (Convey)
Card Sharks (Rafferty)
wdb2003 said:
A lot of "urban" UPN shows didn't air in a small rural markets like shows like HeeHaw probably never aired in a lot of large urban markets.
I can think of two series that we never saw in New York City: reruns of Newhart and first-run episodes of Punky Brewster after it was cancelled by NBC.
The latter was one of my favorite shows as a child, and I was certainly bummed when I found out it had gotten the Charles in Charge treatment. As for Newhart, I guess the syndicator felt it wouldn't work in the Big Apple. I do know that WTIC-TV in Hartford and WSBK-TV in Boston (I think) bought it in syndication, can't remember if it was on in Philly, but never in New York.
The latter was one of my favorite shows as a child, and I was certainly bummed when I found out it had gotten the Charles in Charge treatment. As for Newhart, I guess the syndicator felt it wouldn't work in the Big Apple. I do know that WTIC-TV in Hartford and WSBK-TV in Boston (I think) bought it in syndication, can't remember if it was on in Philly, but never in New York.
I can't remember seeing syndicated reruns of Newhart anywhere in the Memphis or Jackson, TN area. All I've ever seen them were the short runs on cable.
Unless something changes this Fall, Who Wants to be a Millionaire hasn't been on any Memphis station in a few years. When it was on it was stuck in late night/early morning.
Unless something changes this Fall, Who Wants to be a Millionaire hasn't been on any Memphis station in a few years. When it was on it was stuck in late night/early morning.
Charleston has not aired many different shows. Just for game shows, Temptation was never cleared locally, only on the cable CW that didn't get picked up by satellite until last year. Steve Wilkos wasn't picked up until this last season. Trivial Pursuit aired at 2:30 in the morning in Charleston.
The Joker's Wild in 90-91 never cleared here. Neither did Tic Tac Dough that year. They only aired on USA reruns. There were one or two seasons where Live with Regis and Kelly was unavailable (including the season when Regis was the only host, after it moved from WTAT to WCIV).
Some of the seasons of Joker's Wild in the early 80s couldn't clear. Meanwhile, pretty much every court show or talk show since about 1994 has cleared Charleston. Even shows like Les Brown cleared.
It was especially bad in the early 80s until WTAT signed on in 1985. With only three stations, lots of shows didn't clear the market.
The Joker's Wild in 90-91 never cleared here. Neither did Tic Tac Dough that year. They only aired on USA reruns. There were one or two seasons where Live with Regis and Kelly was unavailable (including the season when Regis was the only host, after it moved from WTAT to WCIV).
Some of the seasons of Joker's Wild in the early 80s couldn't clear. Meanwhile, pretty much every court show or talk show since about 1994 has cleared Charleston. Even shows like Les Brown cleared.
It was especially bad in the early 80s until WTAT signed on in 1985. With only three stations, lots of shows didn't clear the market.
no Dr. Phil in Houston
In the '70s, when some stations ran a different show each night
in access time while others "stripped" the same show five nights
a week, you could count on such standbys as "Hee Haw," Lawrence
Welk, "Wild Kingdom," "Let's Make A Deal," "Hollywood Squares," "Truth
Or Consequences," and "To Tell The Truth" to be cleared just about
everywhere. But to use the I-85 corridor as an example, the Richard
Dawson version of "Masquerade Party" was cleared in Atlanta and Greenville
but not in Charlotte, Greensboro, or Raleigh; likewise, "Dealer's Choice" had
the same configuration of clearances. "Beat The Clock" with Gene Wood didn't
air in Charlotte or Raleigh. "Dinah!" didn't air in Raleigh. "Liars Club" didn't air
in Greenville or Raleigh; "Cross-Wits" didn't air in Raleigh. "Mary Hartman, Mary
Hartman" didn't air in Greensboro or Raleigh.
In Dallas between 1976 and 1979 we never got any of the "stripped" games except
for the Barris shows: "Newlywed Game" and "Dating Game." We didn't get "To Tell
The Truth," "Concentration" (Jack Narz version), "Cross-Wits," "Liars Club," or the
first season of either "Joker's Wild" or "Tic Tac Dough." After I left, KDFW stripped
"Family Feud" and KXAS, "Tic Tac Dough" (this was the early '80s) at 6:30 (CT); I
think one of the independents might have carried "Joker's Wild."
Another show that enjoyed a revival of interest in the '70s was "The Best Of Groucho,"
the syndicated name for reruns of the original "You Bet Your Life." Dallas was the only
top-10 market that didn't carry it, although KXTX did put in on sometime in the '80s.
Because most stations carried it at 11 PM/10 PM it had difficulty breaking in on network
affiliates, but WLOS Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville carried it at 12:30 AM, while then-
ABC affiliate WCCB Charlotte carried it at 11 instead of local news.
"The Honeymooners" is another that seemed to be a big-city taste; Atlanta and Dallas
got it in late night, while the other markets I've mentioned didn't carry it.
in access time while others "stripped" the same show five nights
a week, you could count on such standbys as "Hee Haw," Lawrence
Welk, "Wild Kingdom," "Let's Make A Deal," "Hollywood Squares," "Truth
Or Consequences," and "To Tell The Truth" to be cleared just about
everywhere. But to use the I-85 corridor as an example, the Richard
Dawson version of "Masquerade Party" was cleared in Atlanta and Greenville
but not in Charlotte, Greensboro, or Raleigh; likewise, "Dealer's Choice" had
the same configuration of clearances. "Beat The Clock" with Gene Wood didn't
air in Charlotte or Raleigh. "Dinah!" didn't air in Raleigh. "Liars Club" didn't air
in Greenville or Raleigh; "Cross-Wits" didn't air in Raleigh. "Mary Hartman, Mary
Hartman" didn't air in Greensboro or Raleigh.
In Dallas between 1976 and 1979 we never got any of the "stripped" games except
for the Barris shows: "Newlywed Game" and "Dating Game." We didn't get "To Tell
The Truth," "Concentration" (Jack Narz version), "Cross-Wits," "Liars Club," or the
first season of either "Joker's Wild" or "Tic Tac Dough." After I left, KDFW stripped
"Family Feud" and KXAS, "Tic Tac Dough" (this was the early '80s) at 6:30 (CT); I
think one of the independents might have carried "Joker's Wild."
Another show that enjoyed a revival of interest in the '70s was "The Best Of Groucho,"
the syndicated name for reruns of the original "You Bet Your Life." Dallas was the only
top-10 market that didn't carry it, although KXTX did put in on sometime in the '80s.
Because most stations carried it at 11 PM/10 PM it had difficulty breaking in on network
affiliates, but WLOS Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville carried it at 12:30 AM, while then-
ABC affiliate WCCB Charlotte carried it at 11 instead of local news.
"The Honeymooners" is another that seemed to be a big-city taste; Atlanta and Dallas
got it in late night, while the other markets I've mentioned didn't carry it.
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