New Shows Queuing Up Ahead of NATPE

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THE FOX TELEVISION STATIONS came closer to Frank Cicha's dream of launching limited series year-round with the two-week run in January of Breakthrough with Dr. Steve Perry, an advice talker from CBS Television Distribution. "We think Breakthrough has potential," said Cicha, senior VP, programming at Fox Television Stations. "And being able to present it in January, when there isn't much going on in syndication, makes it that much more compelling. Our goal is to deliver fresh programming year-round, so we're glad to be working with CBS on this." Breakthrough's two-week limited run will start on Jan. 7, 2019, just after everyone gets back from the holidays and settles back into work and before the annual NATPE conference in Miami, which takes place Jan. 22-24, and often serves as the deadline for show deals and launches in the first-run marketplace. The show will air on Fox's WNYW New York at 2 p.m.; KTTV Los Angeles at 1 p.m.; KTXH Houston at 5 p.m.; WAGA Atlanta at 2 p.m.; KUTP Phoenix at 8 p.m.; WJBK Detroit at 2 p.m.; WOFL Orlando at 2 p.m.; and WJZY Charlotte, N.C., at 10 a.m. As the name suggests, the hour-long talk show will star Dr. Steve Perry, an educator and advocate best known for creating educational opportunities for children. As the host of his own talk show, Perry - in the vein of CTD's top talker Dr. Phil - will offer advice and guidance to guests, helping them move from breakdown to breakthrough.