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noveel · 08-26-2007, 02:53 AM

Coach
Murphy Brown

Mikado · 08-26-2007, 03:47 AM

Night Court

JulieSomoski · 08-26-2007, 07:20 PM

Coach bombed in syndication because it was always on after Roseanne originally, and Night Court bombed because it was on Must-see TV, both with good lead-ins. I always wondered why Murphy Brown bombed in syndication. It was on CBS Monday's at 9pm, and it really didn't have a good lead in.

*Mad About You - same reason as Night Court
*A Different World - same as other 2
*Growing Pains - on after Full House

wkomorow · 08-26-2007, 07:24 PM

Newhart did not seem to last too long in syndication - though I would love to watch it again.

comedyfreak · 08-26-2007, 07:30 PM

How about The Wonder Years.

Mr. Television · 08-26-2007, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

Coach bombed in syndication because it was always on after Roseanne originally, and Night Court bombed because it was on Must-see TV, both with good lead-ins. I always wondered why Murphy Brown bombed in syndication. It was on CBS Monday's at 9pm, and it really didn't have a good lead in.

*Mad About You - same reason as Night Court
*A Different World - same as other 2
*Growing Pains - on after Full House

Growing Pains was a smash hit long befote FH was a hit. Kirk Cameron even had to guest star on FH in order to jump start it because it was in danger of being canceled. It never followed FH. It originally followed WTB for 3 years ( WTB was not a hit the season before) and GP was higher rated than WTB for the last 2...so much so that ABC moved it to jump start Wednesday night where the show helped The Wonder Years and Doogie Howser become hits. I really don't know why it doesn't do well in syndication but some shows just don't

JulieSomoski · 08-26-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

Growing Pains was a smash hit long befote FH was a hit. Kirk Cameron even had to guest star on FH in order to jump start it because it was in danger of being canceled. It never followed FH. It originally followed WTB for 3 years ( WTB was not a hit the season before) and GP was higher rated than WTB for the last 2...so much so that ABC moved it to jump start Wednesday night where the show helped The Wonder Years and Doogie Howser become hits. I really don't know why it doesn't do well in syndication but some shows just don't

You're exactly right. I didn't think that much about it - I just knew it was on after Full House . . . but still, whatever the reason is, it doesn't do well in syndication, so at least the point is clear.

JulieSomoski · 08-26-2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

How about The Wonder Years.

It bombed on NAN, but it seems to be doing pretty well on ION. It's kind of like Who's the Boss?. It bombed on NAN but is doing great on ION.

Mr. Television · 08-26-2007, 08:05 PM

I'll add The Hogan Family, Perfect Strangers and Head of the Class to the list. All great shows that do nothing in syndication.

Skywalker · 08-26-2007, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

It bombed on NAN, but it seems to be doing pretty well on ION. It's kind of like Who's the Boss?. It bombed on NAN but is doing great on ION.

That seems to be the case with a few of the shows that have been mentioned already, especially ones that aired on N@N for awhile. Coach, Mad About You, and Night Court all did well on other channels. Coach was on TBS for a number of years and then when it aired on N@N it bombed. Then USA started airing it about 3 years ago and they're still airing it. Of course, it's on early in the morning but it must be doing good in that timeslot cause they air it almost every single day, including weekends. Mad About You did well on Lifetime for a while and N@N got a hold of it and it bombed. Night Court did well on A&E, I remember when it aired about 4 times a day. TV Land aired it for a little while and it bombed on there.

One show that I think could be considered a real bomb is Benson. Besides, TV Land airing it for a few months, I'd never even seen that show in syndication before.

Skywalker · 08-26-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I'll add The Hogan Family, Perfect Strangers and Head of the Class to the list. All great shows that do nothing in syndication.

I hated it whenever N@N aired PS and HOTC. They'd never air all the episodes, just episodes from the first couple of seasons and then they'd start over again.

JulieSomoski · 08-26-2007, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

I hated it whenever N@N aired PS and HOTC. They'd never air all the episodes, just episodes from the first couple of seasons and then they'd start over again.

Then, when they did air it, it was at like 2 or 2am. They did the same thing with Charles in Charge, NewsRadio and The Wonder Years.

Mr. Television · 08-26-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

I hated it whenever N@N aired PS and HOTC. They'd never air all the episodes, just episodes from the first couple of seasons and then they'd start over again.

and they'd air them at 3am.

I remember TBS picked up HOTC in the early 90's and I don't think it made it through one complete run before they canceled it.

Back in the 80's Benson, Night Court, Growing Pains, and Family Ties were rerunned all the time on my local channels but they seemed to disappear once the 90's came in so I assume they did do well in syndication at one time.

JulieSomoski · 08-26-2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

That seems to be the case with a few of the shows that have been mentioned already, especially ones that aired on N@N for awhile. Coach, Mad About You, and Night Court all did well on other channels. Coach was on TBS for a number of years and then when it aired on N@N it bombed. Then USA started airing it about 3 years ago and they're still airing it. Of course, it's on early in the morning but it must be doing good in that timeslot cause they air it almost every single day, including weekends. Mad About You did well on Lifetime for a while and N@N got a hold of it and it bombed. Night Court did well on A&E, I remember when it aired about 4 times a day. TV Land aired it for a little while and it bombed on there.

One show that I think could be considered a real bomb is Benson. Besides, TV Land airing it for a few months, I'd never even seen that show in syndication before.

NAN must have a curse on all their shows that aren't Fresh Prince

Skywalker · 08-26-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

Then, when they did air it, it was at like 2 or 2am. They did the same thing with Charles in Charge, NewsRadio and The Wonder Years.

I think they aired the Wonder Years at 5:00 pm for a while but it really didn't last too long.

Another thing that bothered me was they never aired the first season of Charles in Charge. They always showed the syndicated episodes.

Newsradio never even got a fair chance.

At least on TBS they aired all the episodes a couple of times before dropping it.

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