Twentieth Television’s “The Unit,” formerly on CBS, is hitting broadcast syndication in fall 2010 and is currently cleared in 56% of the country, the distribution company announced today. “Unit” is cleared in the top 15 markets of the country, sold to the Fox owned-and-operated stations and stations owned by CBS, Scripps, Tribune, Hearst-Argyle, Meredith, Journal, Block, Freedom and Gray. The show will air as a weekend hourlong strip. This announcement came shortly after this morning’s news that CBS passed on a renewal for the fifth season of the Special Forces action drama, which stars Dennis Haysbert. “As syndication will soon welcome a program that epitomizes the very best of edge-of-your-seat drama on television, we are thrilled with the significant interest we are already garnering from stations across the country,” Bob Cook, president and chief operating officer of Twentieth Television, said in a statement.

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Posted Tue, May 19 2009 6:03 PM by News