Lifetime Television Acquires Exclusive Cable Television Rights to Multiple Emmy Award-Winning 'Frasier'

- Deal With Paramount Domestic Television Begins in 2006 -

NEW YORK, March 23 -- Marking a significant off-net addition
to its roster of successful original programming, Lifetime Television has acquired the first ever and exclusive cable television syndication rights to the Emmy Award-winning sitcom "Frasier" from Paramount Domestic Television beginning in March 2006, it was announced today by Lynn Picard, Executive Vice President/General Manager, Lifetime Television.
"Frasier" joins Lifetime's popular comedy lineup which includes "Will & Grace" (premiering in September 2005); "The Golden Girls"; "The Nanny"; "Laverne & Shirley" and "Designing Women."
"As our programming evolves into an even richer mix of original dramas, critically-acclaimed original movies, new reality series and off-net comedies, we anticipate 'Frasier' will be one of the crown jewels of this strategy.
Smart, sharp and witty, 'Frasier' will appeal to our audience, providing another strong comedic ingredient in our overall schedule," said Picard.
John Nogawski, President of Paramount Domestic Television, added: "We are thrilled to have created a marriage between two of the strongest entities in television -- Lifetime and 'Frasier.' Lifetime provides the perfect place for Frasier's first cable home."
Starring Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin, "Frasier" premiered on NBC in September 1993, winning 31 Emmy Awards, more than any show in TV history. When "Frasier" concludes its network run in May, it will match the 11-year run of "Cheers," and Kelsey Grammer will
have played the character of Dr. Frasier Crane for 20 years.
Paramount Worldwide Television Distribution is a part of the Viacom Entertainment Group, which includes the Paramount Motion Picture Group, Paramount Television Production, Paramount Domestic Television, Simon & Schuster and Paramount Enterprises (which is comprised of Paramount Parks, Famous Players Inc., Paramount's interest in United Cinemas International, Famous Music Publishing, Consumer Products and Paramount Digital Entertainment).
LIFETIME is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, LIFETIME is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. Launched in 1984, LIFETIME serves 88 million households nationwide.
In 1998, LIFETIME launched Lifetime Movie Network, now in 41 million homes, and in 2001, Lifetime Real Women. LIFETIME Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, and Lifetime Online are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company, as is Lifetime magazine, which debuted in April 2003.

woah.... NEVER expected this.
I thought Frasier would make a better addition to TBS Very Funny than Lifetime.... but at least it has a home.


I never really thought of Frasier as show geared more towards females than males.
Nor vice-versa.

Like Cheers, and Seinfeld before it I always though Frasier was for everyone -- who enjoys smart, funny comedies.



By March 2006.... if the "Every 4 Months" plan is still in effect.... Ill have at least the first 6 seasons on DVD.... and could really care less about syndication.

great news pavanbadal

Maybe it's possible that Lifetime is going to Gradually change it's focus away from just women, and become a classic TV channel....yay!

Originally posted by Seth Thrasher
Maybe it's possible that Lifetime is going to Gradually change it's focus away from just women, and become a classic TV channel....yay!

Well, Frasier gets more women viewers than men I hear.

I believe that.

Here's an article about that

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=2&u=/nm/20040324/en_nm/television_frasier_dc

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Well, Frasier gets more women viewers than men I hear.

dont most sitcoms??

Originally posted by barwars88
dont most sitcoms??

Frasier has a dominant range of women ratings from viewers 18-49 and 25-54. Other sitcoms, like Friends, have almost an equal amount of men & women viewers. Will & Grace gets more female viewers, other than that, I think every other current sitcom is balanced.

Depends on the show. My mother adores Frasier but hated Cheers. Lot of older women I know really enjoy it, with its light comedy, not heavy on sex or female-mistreatment. Cheers had a womanizer and male-dominated cast. Friends is mixed but---at least when it began---was focused around late 20s going thru sex and goofy adventures.

A show like Three's Company was built on heavy sexual innuendo and a hot female cast member. Night Court, I can't imagine a woman liking that, haha. Growing Pains and Family Ties were family oriented, but focused a lot on the kid's adventures. Cheers and Wings were middle-of-the-road, but had sexual stuff and chaotic plots sometimes. Can't think of Frasier really getting outlandish and goofy, up until this year, with gay bars and viagra jokes. Before that the silliest it got was maybe when they spilled the urn of ashes on themselves. Or when the hot and foamy exploded.

So after Frasier goes to Lifetime in 2006, will it still be on syndication???

Will I still get to watch it at 4PM on the ABC affiliate in my area???