Futurama Syndication

How many seasons does it take for a t.v show to be syndicated?

Well, it took 3rd Rock (shudder) and Caroline In The City (double shudder) 3 seasons.

In article , [email] (Volgolas) wrote:

None, a show can be produced straight for syndication. However, for shows that aren't, I think the general rule is 100 episodes, but don't hold me to that..

Didn't the original Star Trek change it so you only have to have 60 episodes to be syndicated? That would work out to about three seasons (at twenty-some episodes per season), before syndication.

In article ,

Then again, they only made 79 Episodes.. Like I said, it varies by the individual contract so there is no hard rule for Syndication. Not sure when ST:TOS went into Syndication though..

Like I said, it's more of a 3-season rule. There can be less than 100 episodes, usually.

vxpmrz3 wrote in message news:7on70k$r6r$[email]...

Usually to be sucsessfully syndicated a show needs 100 episodes. Don't forget in the 60's a season was 39 episodes, today it is more like 22.

®Mark

"Without deviation from the norm there can be no progress"

In article , "grosse" wrote:

Never heard that rule myself, and if you look at say, ER, Seinfeld, Newsradio, Friends, the Simpsons I think you'll find they didn't go into syndication till sometime after 3 seasons. Star Trek isn't a good example of anything since AFAIK it was out of production when released into syndication, at least in regards to what I believe is the unasked question about Futurama, which would best be answered, IMO, by looking at the actual contract.

I already said that it was possible for shows to make it into syndication with less than 100 episodes at least once. How much more explicit do I have to be? Ok, I'll try it again:

There is no hard rule for syndication, it varies by studio contract. Some shows are produced directly for syndication, such as those you find off the prime-time hours on the broadcast networks, or in the line- up of independant stations, or filling out for the baby Networks prime time line-up. For shows that are produced for a particular broadcast network, it depends on the contract, but the usual rule I've heard of is 100 episodes. Not that all shows follow this rule, there are many exceptions to it.

recently, its been after 4 complete seasons. (or about 88 episodes)

Eddie

The double-bladed lightsaber. When you absolutely, positively got to kill ever droid in the room. Accept no substitutes. -- Samuel L Jackson

Wouldn't it make sense for a station to buy a series to fill a 13-week, 5 nights-a-week slot, or multiples thereof? Therefore 65 & 130 would be nice numbers.

As shows generally air in rerun syndication 5 nights-a-week, 100+ episodes would be optimal for a successful series, I suppose...

Eddie Beiles wrote in message news:[email]...

And with all these Simpsons shows out, you'd think Fox would show more than the same dozen over and over and over and over....

-ed

Volgolas wrote in message ...

About 100 episodes, which will be in around 5 years, if it's still around.