A handful of shows, including CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors,” claimed moderate ratings increases as syndication headed toward the May sweeps period. For the week ending April 19, the final full week before May sweeps begin, shows in the top half of their genre tended to achieve gains. “Doctors...
Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s “Legend of the Seeker” will continue for another season, as Tribune Broadcasting’s owned stations have renewed the weekend drama. The sale means the first-run fantasy-adventure hour has been cleared in 35% of the country and seven of the top 10 markets for the 2009-10...
Nearing the halfway point of the season, NBC Universal Domestic Television’s “Deal or No Deal” and CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” are quickly pulling ahead of the freshman first-run daily syndication pack for 2008. “Deal” and “Doctors” continue to fight for the top spot. At the beginning...
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CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” made further ratings strides towards becoming the No. 1 new show in syndication during the week of Nov. 17, tying NBC Universal Television Distribution’s “Deal or No Deal” in household ratings. “Doctors” drew a 1.9 for the week, increasing ratings 12% to a...
Court shows regained ground after a preemption-filled election week in first-run syndication, with a majority of the genre making ratings gains for the week ending Nov. 16. CBS Television Distribution’s “Judge Judy” moved upward 9% to a 4.7 in household ratings from last week, marking a season high....
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“Legend of the Seeker” rode in with a strong ratings showing for its premiere, while “Deal or No Deal” and “The Doctors” showed growth during the week ending Nov. 9, a week rife with preemptions. Disney-ABC’s “Seeker” premiered during the weekend of Nov. 1 to a 2.9 household rating, according to Nielsen...
Disney-ABC Television Distribution’s “Legend of the Seeker” is being made available online via Apple’s iTunes store, making it the only first-run syndicated series to be made available via the download site. Episodes of “Seeker,” which premiered last weekend, will become available on iTunes the Monday...
Promoting something like Disney-ABC’s “Legend of the Seeker” is a hefty challenge. A fantasy series based on the popular books by Terry Goodkind, the show shares themes, shooting locations and its executive producing team with “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” However,...
ABC's syndication unit has retitled its upcoming adventure series "Wizard's First Rule" to "Legend of the Seeker," the producers announced today at Comic-Con. The reason: The old title reflected one book in the series of books upon which the show is based. "Legend of...