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Indemnity4 t1_iyb3yvq wrote

Reply to comment by Hypertension123456 in TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes. by UndyingCorn

Syndicated content is still popular.

It kind of goes unsaid, but Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud outperform any other entertainment property just by sheer bulk of being on linear TV so much.

There is a decline in linear viewers (classic network TV). But that is almost in balance with digital and streaming.

For instance, a streaming service can license a syndicated TV show for a period of time. Netflix may buy friends on a year-by-year basis, but a low-cost advertiser supported streamer such as Tubi may only take a syndicated TV show for a month.

Disney loves it's to show first-runs on it's own networks, but then it later sells those shows to other stations in non-ABC markets.

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