Slew of New Shows a Good (Dollar) Sign for Syndication

摘要

FOR THE FIRST TIME in three years, syndicators may be offering stations more TV shows than the market can find room for-a sign that syndication has dramatically improved since the economy bottomed out in fall 2008. In late June, CBS Television Distribution confirmed that it is developing a show for Survivor host Jeff Probst, with a pilot scheduled to shoot later this summer. Probst joins what's already becoming a crowded field-one that could be affected by, among other factors, star salaries.