The 'Modern' Way To Make an Off-Net Mint

摘要

Off-network sitcoms often get brushed aside in favor of brand-new first-run shows. This fall, however, four new off-net comedies are poised to make a syndication splash: Twentieth Television's Modem Family and Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show,Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution's The Middle and Sony Pictures Television's Community.While all are strong shows-they made it into syndication, after all-all eyes are on Modern Family, which Twentieth sold to USA Network and TV stations in 2010 for about $2.25 million per episode. If Modern Family manages to break out in syndication-and its high ratings on ABC are raising hopes-it will be the first single-camera sitcom to do so.