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jamesanthony · 05-18-2004, 09:00 AM

I guess that syndicated reruns are very expensive so local channels buy fewer shows and air them many times a week. There are some shows in my local area that air 12 times a week (King of Queens, Parkers, That 70s Show, Seinfeld, Different World). Simpsons airs about 17 episodes a week. Are there any shows in local syndication that you all think are on too much?

spunkygirl · 05-18-2004, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by jamesanthony
I guess that syndicated reruns are very expensive so local channels buy fewer shows and air them many times a week. There are some shows in my local area that air 12 times a week (King of Queens, Parkers, That 70s Show, Seinfeld, Different World). Simpsons airs about 17 episodes a week. Are there any shows in local syndication that you all think are on too much?

Hmm...

Roseanne, Cheers, The Cosby which are all on 2 different channels each.

hawaii five-o · 05-18-2004, 02:20 PM

Friends

Home Improvement

Will and Grace

Chocoholic · 05-18-2004, 02:31 PM

The Cosby Show

Seinfeld

Friends

Home Improvement

Full House

benjamoon · 05-18-2004, 04:16 PM

I am so sick of "Will & Grace" and "That 70s Show" right now in syndication

barwars · 05-18-2004, 04:23 PM

The Cosby Show definately has.
N@N airs it so much that it will burnout soon.... much like I Love Lucy has on TVLand.

I love both series, but TCS will eventually suffer the same thing as ILL -- overexposure.
Too much a good thing, or even a great thing -- is a bad thing.

FamilyTiesGOP · 05-18-2004, 04:31 PM

Home Improvement is ridiculous. TBS and WGN has the show on everyday at 6pm, but different episodes. No show should be on two networks at the same exact time.

Becker is also way overplayed for the time it ran in primetime. It airs on my local Fox station and WGN.

The Cosby Show goes without saying. Everyone knows my opinion on that.

Roseanne really isn't overplayed where I live because it only comes on N@N.

Will and Grace is way overplayed on WGN and my local UPN.

Full House also goes without saying.

AKA · 05-18-2004, 06:03 PM

Seinfeld - it airs on my CBS affiliate and my WB affiliate (they can get away with it because both stations are under the same ownership), as well as on TBS.

Friends - again, it airs on both my CBS and WB affiliates, and TBS.

That '70s Show - my Fox affiliate loves this show so much, it airs it at 6:30 and 7:30 every night.

Will And Grace - airs during the evening and late at night on my Fox affiliate

gidgetgrape · 05-18-2004, 10:11 PM

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

bschmale1113 · 05-19-2004, 01:27 AM

Seinfeld even if there put a baseball game on TBS It always 12 no matter what if Seinfeld none on Tuesdays & Fridays then on Wendesday it 8 times and six in a row Local Channel same thing but it will air later

Friends & Everybody Loves Raymond
My Local Station air Friends 11 Times a Week and on TBS It airs 7 times a week
Everybody Love Raymond airs 12 Times a Week on a Local Station and on CBS Non-Sweeps Days it airs on Mondays durning Sweeps it air Mondays & Wednesdays

James · 05-19-2004, 03:21 AM

Friends and The Simpsons are overexposed ad nauseum here.

jamesanthony · 05-19-2004, 08:23 AM

I can see a show that has a lot of episodes running 10-12 times a week but there are a couple of shows in my area that only have 4 seasons worth of episodes in syndication and run 10-12 times a week. It is strange when I turn on a show infrequently and see an episode that I had already seen.

Another odd thing is when two locals air the same show concurrently. This happens here with That 70s Show and it happened a couple of years back with Spin City and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

TVJunkie101 · 05-19-2004, 09:47 AM

Even if I do enjoy, sometimes, these shows, they are played just way too much in syndication. I'm sure they, obviously, do very well in syndication, but... lol. Looking at my local TV Guide for the area of Florida I live in this is how many times a show airs (from 5pm-2am): It's really not that bad, to be honest with you, in my area.

Everybody Loves Raymond (3 times a day; but a year ago it was much worse I believe.)

Just Shoot Me (1 airing on two different networks, so 2 times a day)

Friends (3 times a day; 2 times on one network, 1 time on another)

Drew Carey (Way overplayed at first now it kind of vanished; 1 time a day I think)

Here, Will and Grace and That '70s Show are the most over played. 70s has 4 airings a day and Will & Grace has 4 airing a day. Seinfeld is the next most aired, with Raymond. Then King of Queens has quite a few: 4 as well.

So it's pretty even in terms of airings.

jamesanthony · 05-19-2004, 03:09 PM

4 times a day? Wow that is what I call overexposure. I remember when it was rare for a show to air more than once a day.

I think some shows like Golden Girls on Lifetime come on like 6 times. That is an awful lot of airings. But I guess fans can pick and choose when to watch, when to skip etc.

TJL · 05-19-2004, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by James
Friends and The Simpsons are overexposed ad nauseum here.

Same here. I'll also add Seinfeld to my list.

05-18-2004, 09:00 AM	#1
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	Shows that wear out their welcome in syndication I guess that syndicated reruns are very expensive so local channels buy fewer shows and air them many times a week. There are some shows in my local area that air 12 times a week (King of Queens, Parkers, That 70s Show, Seinfeld, Different World). Simpsons airs about 17 episodes a week. Are there any shows in local syndication that you all think are on too much?

05-18-2004, 04:16 PM	#5
benjamoon Bewitched Senior Member Join Date: Jun 15, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1,450	I am so sick of "Will & Grace" and "That 70s Show" right now in syndication
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05-19-2004, 09:47 AM	#13
TVJunkie101 Member...you 'member? Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,838	Even if I do enjoy, sometimes, these shows, they are played just way too much in syndication. I'm sure they, obviously, do very well in syndication, but... lol. Looking at my local TV Guide for the area of Florida I live in this is how many times a show airs (from 5pm-2am): It's really not that bad, to be honest with you, in my area. Everybody Loves Raymond (3 times a day; but a year ago it was much worse I believe.) Just Shoot Me (1 airing on two different networks, so 2 times a day) Friends (3 times a day; 2 times on one network, 1 time on another) Drew Carey (Way overplayed at first now it kind of vanished; 1 time a day I think) Here, Will and Grace and That '70s Show are the most over played. 70s has 4 airings a day and Will & Grace has 4 airing a day. Seinfeld is the next most aired, with Raymond. Then King of Queens has quite a few: 4 as well. So it's pretty even in terms of airings.
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05-18-2004, 04:23 PM	#6
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	The Cosby Show definately has. N@N airs it so much that it will burnout soon.... much like I Love Lucy has on TVLand. I love both series, but TCS will eventually suffer the same thing as ILL -- overexposure. Too much a good thing, or even a great thing -- is a bad thing.

05-18-2004, 04:31 PM	#7
FamilyTiesGOP _ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 1,631	Home Improvement is ridiculous. TBS and WGN has the show on everyday at 6pm, but different episodes. No show should be on two networks at the same exact time. Becker is also way overplayed for the time it ran in primetime. It airs on my local Fox station and WGN. The Cosby Show goes without saying. Everyone knows my opinion on that. Roseanne really isn't overplayed where I live because it only comes on N@N. Will and Grace is way overplayed on WGN and my local UPN. Full House also goes without saying.

05-18-2004, 06:03 PM	#8
AKA Heck on Wheels Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 16,890	Seinfeld - it airs on my CBS affiliate and my WB affiliate (they can get away with it because both stations are under the same ownership), as well as on TBS. Friends - again, it airs on both my CBS and WB affiliates, and TBS. That '70s Show - my Fox affiliate loves this show so much, it airs it at 6:30 and 7:30 every night. Will And Grace - airs during the evening and late at night on my Fox affiliate

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05-19-2004, 01:27 AM	#10
bschmale1113 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 05, 2004 Location: Stirling NJ Posts: 440	Seinfeld even if there put a baseball game on TBS It always 12 no matter what if Seinfeld none on Tuesdays & Fridays then on Wendesday it 8 times and six in a row Local Channel same thing but it will air later Friends & Everybody Loves Raymond My Local Station air Friends 11 Times a Week and on TBS It airs 7 times a week Everybody Love Raymond airs 12 Times a Week on a Local Station and on CBS Non-Sweeps Days it airs on Mondays durning Sweeps it air Mondays & Wednesdays

05-19-2004, 03:21 AM	#11
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Friends and The Simpsons are overexposed ad nauseum here.

05-19-2004, 08:23 AM	#12
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	I can see a show that has a lot of episodes running 10-12 times a week but there are a couple of shows in my area that only have 4 seasons worth of episodes in syndication and run 10-12 times a week. It is strange when I turn on a show infrequently and see an episode that I had already seen. Another odd thing is when two locals air the same show concurrently. This happens here with That 70s Show and it happened a couple of years back with Spin City and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

05-19-2004, 03:09 PM	#14
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	4 times a day? Wow that is what I call overexposure. I remember when it was rare for a show to air more than once a day. I think some shows like Golden Girls on Lifetime come on like 6 times. That is an awful lot of airings. But I guess fans can pick and choose when to watch, when to skip etc.