SYNDICATED PROGRAMS THAT HAVE JUMPED FROM STATION TO STATION

[Capemill]

In several markets there are shows that have moved from station to station (even all the major stations in one market). Has there even been cases like these in your market?

Milwaukee:

Access Hollywood:
1996-1997: WITI
1997-2000: WTMJ
2000-2002: WDJT
2002-Present: WISN

Extra:
1994-1995: WITI
1995-1998: WDJT
1998-2000: WTMJ
2000-2004: WDJT/WMLW
2004-2008: WTMJ
2008-Present: WITI

Ricki Lake:
1993-1994: WISN
1994-1996: WCGV
1996-1997: WVTV/WCGV
1997-2001: WITI
2001-2003: WCGV
2003-2004: WDJT/WMLW

Jerry Springer:
1991-1996: WTMJ
1996-1999: WDJT
1999-2003: WITI
2003-Present: WVTV/WCGV

Entertainment Tonight:
1981-1990: WITI
1990-1998: WTMJ
1998-Present: WISN

Inside Edition
1989-1991: WITI
1991-1998: WISN
1998-2005: WTMJ
2005-Present: WDJT/WMLW

 

[MarcB]

Hartford:

Judge Judy:

WTXX/20 - UPN (later WB now CW)
WFSB/3 - CBS
WVIT/30 - NBC
WTNH/8 - ABC

Currently New Episodes are on WTNH/8 Weekdays 4PM-5PM. Classic Judge Judy airs 7PM-8PM on WCTX/59 and Sundays at 11:05 or 11:35.

People's Court:

WTNH-8/WCTX-59 (Shared)
WCTX-59 only

Currently Weekdays at 2PM on WVIT/30.

Dr. Phil:

WTNH/8
WFSB/3

Currently Weekdays at 9AM on WTNH/8 and Weeknights at 6PM on WCTX/59 (same day repeat)

Regis & Kelly just moved to WFSB/3 after years on WTNH/8 this past August.

Martha Stewart
WVIT/30
WTIC-TV/61 FOX

Currently Weekdays at 9AM on WTXX/20.

Maury
WFSB/3
WVIT/30* Aired one day Monday September 10, 2001.

Currently Weekdays at 9AM & 230AM on WTIC-TV/61

Raymond and Seinfeld reruns have bounce from WTIC-TV to sister station WTXX.

Defunct Shows:

Sally
WTNH/8
WVIT/30
WTNH/WCTX (Shared)
WTIC-TV/61

Jenny Jones
WFSB/3
WTIC-TV

Ricki Lake
WVIT/30
WTIC/61

Rosie
WTNH/8
WVIT/30

Home Improvement
WTIC-TV/61
WTXX/20
WCTX/59
Show is not in local syndication any more. Airs on TBS and TVLAND.

 

[Capemill]

Hartford:

Maury
WVIT/30* Aired one day Monday September 10, 2001.

What's the deal with that?

 

[wbhist]

In New York, Entertainment Tonight has been seen on at least three TV stations: WABC-TV, WOR-TV and WCBS-TV. I have a vague memory of WPIX airing the show early on, but I may be mistaken.

In the 1980's, America's Top 10 had aired on WCBS, WNEW-TV, WOR-TV and WNBC-TV.

And The Phil Donahue Show / Donahue had had two runs on WNBC-TV (in the early 1970's and again from 1977-78 to 1995). Its first NYC home was WPIX, in 1969; and prior to returning to WNBC for its second and longest run, the show ran briefly on WOR.

As far as reruns were concerned, you have:
- The Honeymooners: WRCA-TV (now WNBC; 1957-58), WPIX (1958-present)
- The Twilight Zone: WOR-TV, WPIX
- The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt. Bilko): WRCA/WNBC-TV, WABC-TV, WPIX, WOR-TV
- Get Smart, The Addams Family, Gilligan's Island: each aired on all three indies (WOR-TV, WPIX, WNEW-TV - precisely in that order)
. . . and that's just a partial list - but the ones that stick out the most in my mind.

 

[bpatrick]

Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point: Oprah went
from WGHP to WFMY to WXII. Wheel Of Fortune
and Jeopardy! started on WXII, moved to WGHP in
'86, split in '92 (Wheel on WFMY, Jeopardy! on WXII),
and both have been on WFMY since '94.

In Atlanta, Wheel and Jeopardy! have gone from WAGA
to WXIA, back to WAGA, back to WXIA, now on WATL.

Past shows:
Atlanta: Lawrence Welk from WQXI (WXIA), where
it aired its first season in syndication (1971-72) to
WSB (1972-January 1981) to WANX (WGCL) in January
'81 (due to scheduling conflicts with ABC Sports on
WSB's Sunday-afternoon schedule).

Donahue from WAGA (where he was most successful)
to WXIA to WSB.

 

[MarcB]

Hartford:

Maury
WVIT/30* Aired one day Monday September 10, 2001.

What's the deal with that?

The following day was 9-11. And the day after that (or maybe it was Thursday the 13th) is when they Launched NBC 30 News at 10, so there was no time slot for Maury. The following Monday the 17th is when it moved over to FOX 61.

 

[KML0224]

As for Entertainment Tonight in Hartford/New Haven, I believe it first aired on WVIT with its' 1981 start. By the mid-1980s (86?), it was on WFSB, then back to WVIT for a time. Lost in all of this is Access Hollywood. I think WFSB carried it briefly when the show first started, but would naturally go to WVIT. NBC produces that show and WVIT, at last check, was an NBC O&O. Today, WFSB airs Entertainment Tonight at 7:30 PM and replays it at 12:35, delaying Craig Furgeson's show to 1:05 AM (airs in real time on WFSB-DT 3-2, a.k.a. "CBS 3" for the Springfield audience).

 

[Capemill]

Here's some more from Milwaukee:

Montel Williams:
1991-1995: WITI
1995-1996: WTMJ
1996-2002: WISN
2002-2008: WTMJ
2008-2009: WMLW (repeats)

Jenny Jones:
1991-1992: WTMJ
1992-1995: WITI
1995-1997: WISN
1997-2000: WITI
2000-2003: WCGV/WVTV

Don't know the exact years, but Donahue bounced from WTMJ to WISN to WITI then back to WTMJ then spent it's last season on WDJT

Oprah Winfrey:
1986-1993: WTMJ
1993-Present: WISN

 

[james32746]

Access Hollywood

WESH > WKMG > WOFL > WKMG > WESH

Bob Vila's Home Again

WESH > WKMG

Divorce Court (1999 version)

WKCF > WRBW > WOFL and WRBW

Donahue

WESH > WCPX (WKMG) > WRBW

Extra:

WKCF > WKMG

Family Feud (current):

WRBW > WFTV

Inside Edition:

WFTV > WCPX (WKMG) > WRBW > not aired at all > WKMG

Jenny Jones:

WFTV > WKCF

Jerry Springer:

WCPX (WKMG) > WKCF > WESH > WKCF

Judge Joe Brown:

WRBW > WESH > WRBW > WOFL

Judge Judy:

WCPX (WKMG) > WRBW > WESH > WRBW > WOFL

Judge Mills Lane:

WKCF > WRDQ

Live w/Regis and Kelly (as it is titled now)

WFTV > WESH

Martha

WESH > WOFL

Martha Stewart Living

WESH > WCPX (WKMG) > WESH

Maury:

WESH > WKCF > WOFL/WRBW > WKCF

Montel

WKCF > WESH > WKMG > WOFL/WRBW

People's Court (current)

WFTV > WRBW > WOFL/WRBW

Ricki Lake

WKCF > WCPX (WKMG) > WKCF > WOFL > WRBW

Sally Jessy Raphael

WCPX (WKMG) > WESH > WKMG

Wheel of Fortune

WCPX (WKMG) > WFTV

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

WKMG > WFTV

 

[dave73]

I don't know all of these exactly, but I'll do my best. These are shows that are either on today, or defunct. This is in the Chicago market.

Sally: WLS-TV (overnights) to WMAQ

Jenny Jones: WMAQ-TV to WGN-TV

Jerry Springer: WMAQ-TV to WFLD to WPWR-TV (WMAQ dropped a high rated show after his commentaries on their news, caused longtime anchors: Ron Magers & Carol Marin to leave. So the station penalized the syndicator by dropping the show. The station nearly got sued for breach of contract, but WFLD picked up the show the next day, and the syndicator decided not to sue after that. The show itself had nothing to do with Ron Magers & Carol Marin leaving. Jerry Springer was hired by the station for a commentary position on the news.)

Phil Donahue: WMAQ to I believe WGN-TV to WBBM-TV (where it last aired).

Live with Regis & Kathy Lee (when Kathy Lee was on the show) from WLS-TV (overnights, otherwise won't air the show at all in favor of Oprah) to WBBM-TV back to WLS-TV (Overnights) to WGN-TV (current show with Kelly Ripa is on WGN-TV)

Montel Williams: Not sure about this, but I believe it went from WPWR-TV to WCIU.

 

[bpatrick]

On the subject of talk shows, in Atlanta Regis & Kelly
moved from WAGA to WSB while it was still Regis & Kathie
Lee. Sally also moved from WAGA to WSB; Montel was
back and forth between WSB and WXIA.

Two shows that have been on WSB their entire runs:
Oprah and ET. Inside Edition has been all over the place,
having run on WAGA, WXIA, WSB, and WGCL.

Re Orlando, I understand that WFTV got Wheel Of Fortune
when WKMG passed on Jeopardy! Seems there was no place
to put it before their 5:30 news (they had Happy Days, Three's
Company, and MASH from 4-5:30), and PM Magazine was dominating
the 7 PM ratings in Orlando in 1984. So King World in effect said, take
both or don't take either. WFTV runs Jeopardy! at 7 and Wheel at 7:30,
and WKMG is still looking for a viable competitor.

 

[Charles1]

I don't have the exact dates for these shows in Birmingham but here are some examples:

Oprah: WBRC-6 to WCFT-33/WJSU-40
Regis and Kathie Lee/Kelly: WBRC to WIAT-42 to WBRC
Jerry Springer: WVTM-13 to WABM-68
Entertainment Tonight: WBRC to WCFT/WJSU to WIAT
Jeopardy: WBRC to WIAT
Wheel of Fortune: WBRC to WCFT/WJSU
700 Club: WIAT to WVTM
Tyra Banks: WBRC to WTTO-21
Maury: has been on 6, 13, 42 and 68 at one time or another (not sure of the order)
Dr. Phil: WVTM to WIAT


Current affiliations: WBRC: Fox, WVTM: NBC, WTTO: CW, WCFT/WJSU: ABC, WIAT: CBS, WABM: My Network

 

[KML0224]

To amend Hartford/New Haven:

The Oprah Winfrey Show has been on WFSB-DT (CBS) channel 3 of Hartford since it started in 1986. Perhaps having her best friend Gayle King as a WFSB news anchor helped? Sally aired on WTNH-DT (ABC) channel 8 of New Haven for much of it's run. In fact, it was even taped at their studios for a time in the 1980s. Dr. Phil started here on WTNH. It was on WFSB for a couple of years, airing it at 9 AM, while their "CBS 3" service geared for Springfield, MA (WFSB 3-2) would air it in the afternoon. Today, Dr. Phil airs on WTNH, with a replay in the evening on WCTX-DT (MY) channel 59 of New Haven. Donahue aired seemingly forever at 10 AM on WTNH.

 

[ShawnHill1]

I can't remember exact dates, but I'll try off of the top of my head, from LA-LA land...

The original People's Court
KABC > KTLA > KHJ (KCAL) > KCOP > KCBS. The current edition has been on KCAL since day one.

Jeopardy!
KCBS > KCOP > KCBS > KABC

Nighttime Wheel of Fortune
KCOP > KCBS > KABC

Nighttime Family Feud (Ray Combs)
KCOP > KCAL > KCBS (including the Dawson return) Dawson's nighttime run was entirely on KNBC, and the current version has been on KCAL since day one

The Cosby Show
KCOP > KDOC > KCOP (briefly shared on KTTV after the two stations merged operations) > KTLA (not a fulltime run, but episodes pop up during their holiday marathons)

Entertainment Tonight
KTLA > KTTV > KNBC > KCBS

Gilligan's Island
KCOP > KTLA > KTTV (not seen locally since January 1998)

Inside Edition
KABC > KCBS > KCAL

The Tyra Banks Show
KCOP > KTTV > KCOP > KTLA (The CW)

The Maury Povich Show
KCAL > KCOP > KTLA

Love Connection (Chuck Woolery)
KTTV > KHJ (KCAL) > KCBS (The 1998 revival also aired on KCAL)

Hard Copy
KNBC > KCBS > KCAL

 

[Ultimajock]

...also for Milwaukee:

AWA All-Star Wrestling: WVTV/18 > WCGV/24 in 1980 > WTMJ-TV/4 in 1983

 

[jsu5381m]

Maury has moved around a lot in Birmingham in this order.

WVTM> WBMA (33/40)> WBRC > WIAT > WABM (Present). I think WTTO is the only channel that has not aired Maury.

 

[Iowan]

Here's a list for the Quad Cities area:

JERRY SPRINGER; 60 min.
WHBF TV 4 (1993-96)
KLJB-18 and/or KGCW-26 (since January 1998)

MAURY POVICH; 60 min.
WHBF TV 4 (1991-2004)
KLJB-18 / KGCW-26 (since 2004)

ACCESS HOLLYWOOD
KWQC TV 6 (1996?-2003)
WBQD-LP (2003-PD)

THE PEOPLES' COURT; 60 min.
WQAD TV 8 (1997-98)
KLJB-18 / KGCW-26 (1998-PD)

JUDGE JUDY
KLJB-18 (1998-2001)
WQAD TV 8 (2001-06)
WHBF TV 4 (2006-PD)

SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL; 60 min.
KWQC TV 6 (until 1996; start date unknown)
WQAD TV 8 (1996-2001)
KLJB-18 / KGCW-26 (final season)

LIVE WITH REGIS & (Kathie Lee / Kelly); 60 min.
WQAD TV 8 (1988?-97)
WHBF TV 4 (1997-2007)
Returned to Channel 8 in 2007 and aired ever since

 

[wbhist]

Another syndie show that jumped around among NYC TV stations, back and forth, was the 1969-78 To Tell the Truth. The first station to air it was WNEW-TV, in its first years in syndication; then for a while in 1972 it was on WNBC-TV; then in 1973 it moved to WPIX, then c.1975-76 to WCBS-TV, before it moved back to WPIX to show the last season's worth of Joe Garagiola-hosted shows in 1978.

 

[johnnya2k6]

Fairbanks:

Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy!
KTVF (Wheel, 1988-97; Jeopardy, 1994-97)
KATN (1997-present)

Entertainment Tonight
KTVF (1985-88)
(wasn't carried at all from 1988-93)
KATN (1993-2003)
KXD (2003-present)

Hard Copy
KATN (1993-98)
KXD (1998-99)

Access Hollywood
KATN (1996-98, 2001-present)
KXD (1999-2001)

Judge Judy
KATN (1996-2003)
KXD (2003-present)

Oprah Winfrey
KTVF (1991?-1995, 1996-present)
KATN (1995)

Jerry Springer
KATN (1992-97)
KFXF (1997-present)

Maury Povich
KTVF (1996-98)
KFXF (1998-present)

Inside Edition
KTVF (1992-2004)
KFXF (2004-07)
KXD (2007-present)

Dates unknown:
Street Smarts
KTVF > KFXF

Blind Date
KTVF > KFXF

Real TV
KATN > KTVF

Extra
KFXF > KXD > KATN

The People's Court
KFXF (original and current version) > KXD > back to KFXF

Sally Jessy Raphael
KATN > KFXF

 

[nbc9houston]

Houston:

Family Feud (syn. Dawson)
KHOU > KPRC

Family Feud (syn. Combs/Dawson '94)
KPRC (1988-1994)
KTXH (1994-1995)

Family Feud (Anderson/Karn/O'Hurley)
KNWS (1999)
KTXH (Spring 2000)
KIAH (Fall 2000-present)

Hard Copy
KHTV/KIAH > KPRC

Entertainment Tonight
KHOU (?-1986)
KPRC (1986-1991)
KHOU (1991-1993)
KPRC (1993-present)

Extra
KPRC (1994-1996)
KHTV/KIAH (1996-1998)
KRIV (1998-1999)
KNWS (1999-2002)
KHOU (2002-2005)
KPRC (2005-present)

A Current Affair
KRIV (?-1994)
KPRC (1994-1996)
KRIV (new 2005 version)

Access Hollywood
KPRC > KNWS > KTXH & KRIV

Inside Edtion
KHOU (?-1999)
KPRC (1999-2005)
KTRK (2005-present)

Phil Donahue
KRIV > KPRC > KTRK

Maury Povich
KPRC > KHOU > KPRC > KIAH

Jerry Springer
KTRK > KPRC > KIAH

Sally Jesse
KHOU > KTRK

Geraldo
KPRC > KTXH > KTRK

Regis & Kathie Lee/Regis & Kelly
KPRC > KTXH > KIAH > KTRK

Siskel & Ebert/Ebert & Roeper/At the Movies
KHOU > KTRK (since 2004)

Nighttime Family Feud (Ray Combs)
KCOP > KCAL > KCBS (including the Dawson return) Dawson's nighttime run was entirely on KNBC, and the current version has been on KCAL since day one

The nighttime version of Ray Combs' Family Feud first aired on KNBC, not KCOP. Also, I dont recall that KCAL had carried any Ray Combs episodes.