Broadcasting syndication is leasing the exclusive right to broadcast
television programs and radio programs by multiple television stations
and radio stations, without going through a broadcast network. It is
common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled
by television networks with local independent affiliates. Syndication
is less of a practice in the rest of the world, as most countries have
centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates.
Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less
common.The three main types of syndication are first-run syndication,
which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a
syndicated show and is made specifically to sell directly into
syndication, off-network syndication (colloquially called a "rerun"),
which is the licensing of a program that was originally run on network
TV or in some cases, first-run syndication", and public broadcasting
syndication.In first-run syndication, a program is broadcast for the
first time as a syndicated show. Often it is made specifically to sell
directly into syndication (not any one particular network), or at
least first so offered in a given country (programs originally created
and broadcast outside the US, first presented on a network in their
country of origin, have often been first-run syndicated in the US and
in some other countries).In off-network syndication, a program that
originally aired on network television (or, in some cases, first-run
syndication) is licensed for broadcast on another network. Reruns are
usually found on stations affiliated with smaller networks like Fox or
the CW, especially since these networks broadcast one less hour of
prime time network programming than the Big Three television networks
and far less network-provided daytime television (only one hour for
the CW, none at all for Fox). A show usually enters off-network
syndication when it has built up about four seasons' worth or between
80 and 100 episodes, though for some genres the number could be as low
as 65. Successful shows in syndication can cover production costs and
make a profit, even if the first run of the show was not profitable. Broadcast syndication Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter