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To: ConservativeMind
I haven't watched it since it was originally broadcast.

For whatever reason, it never re-emerged in syndication. "Two seasons" might be the reason. In any case, I liked that show's take on the Buck Rogers character. And Erin Grey was beautiful.

46 posted on 12/17/2025 7:56:33 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

You need 100 episodes for syndication. They only had 37 - 1 1/2 years.

Studios profited off their shows in off-network syndication. 100 episodes gives you a show a day for 20 weeks. 130 episodes meant you could run the whole season twice in a year. 260 episodes (12 seasons in a modern 22 week schedule, 10+ seasons in a 25 episode season, while older eras of 39 episode seasons would be seven seasons) packs your lot for a whole year of five a week.

For reference, the longest “strip” in syndication currently is Jeopardy!, which has a 46 week season of 230 episodes.


49 posted on 12/17/2025 8:12:00 AM PST by WhiteHatBobby0701
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