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Drew · 07-14-2001, 01:29 AM

What do you think. Does syndication of still running show like Frasier and Friends help or hurt a show and its popularity and ratings.

I think it hurts them. More people will watch less cause its on more. But there are other views to this as well, What do you think?

Davester713 · 07-14-2001, 06:14 PM

It helps more than it hurts. It gets people to watch shows more by chance and with friends. While wathing reruns, people get into the show and understand it. Then they watch the new episodes and get into the show. I really think it helps the shows a great deal.

Sean Snow · 07-14-2001, 10:07 PM

It helps running sitcoms, but it helps even more for old sitcoms. More people get to see it. They might be busy and work at night so they can't catch primetime shows.

Freakzilla · 07-15-2001, 03:48 PM

Syndication ultimately is always a good thing for a show that lasts long enough to be syndicated. When casts, producers, or networks decide to end a show, syndication is what keeps the show alive for fans. So it's always a good thing.

Penny Lane · 07-20-2001, 06:59 PM

I think it helps! There are a lot of shows that I never bothered to watch until they went into syndication.

07-14-2001, 01:29 AM	#1
Drew Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2001 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 300	Syndication: does it help or hurt a show What do you think. Does syndication of still running show like Frasier and Friends help or hurt a show and its popularity and ratings. I think it hurts them. More people will watch less cause its on more. But there are other views to this as well, What do you think?

07-14-2001, 06:14 PM	#2
Davester713 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 138	It helps more than it hurts. It gets people to watch shows more by chance and with friends. While wathing reruns, people get into the show and understand it. Then they watch the new episodes and get into the show. I really think it helps the shows a great deal.

07-14-2001, 10:07 PM	#3
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,407	It helps running sitcoms, but it helps even more for old sitcoms. More people get to see it. They might be busy and work at night so they can't catch primetime shows.

07-15-2001, 03:48 PM	#4
Freakzilla Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2000 Location: Portage, Michigan, United States Posts: 556	Syndication ultimately is always a good thing for a show that lasts long enough to be syndicated. When casts, producers, or networks decide to end a show, syndication is what keeps the show alive for fans. So it's always a good thing.

07-20-2001, 06:59 PM	#5
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,957	I think it helps! There are a lot of shows that I never bothered to watch until they went into syndication.