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1First Run Syndication is a method of distributing radio and television programs outside of the major networks. If a television show isn't picked up by a network, producers attempt to sell the show directly to the affiliates and independent stations, in an attempt to get a high enough clearance across the country to make the show profitable enough to produce. While the practice is OlderThanTelevision with radio shows being syndicated, the practice is most widely associated with television.
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3In the early days of television, First Run Syndicators profited by both a lack of satellites transmitting network programming and the lack of product available to networks during downtime hours. While many bigger market stations produced their own news and children's shows, many smaller markets eagerly bought up the more professionally produced syndicated product.
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5In the late 1960s and early '70s, networks controlled three and a half hours of prime time a night, typically 7:30 - 11:00pm. The FCC ruled that to promote local programming they needed to be forced to give up a half hour. Called Prime Time Access, this was intended to be a half hour between the news and network entertainment, filled with local info and public affair programming created by the local stations. Instead the local stations just purchased bigger quantities of first run syndicated versions of {{game show}}s and other programming. While some of these shows were highly praised (''Series/TheMuppetShow'' and ''Series/MutualOfOmahasWildKingdom'' for example), most critics of the day bemoaned them as increasing 'The Vast Wasteland'. By the late 1980s, network news had by and large been moved to the 6:30 PM timeslot, freeing up the 7:00pm slot as an additional Prime Access slot. The rule was repealed in 1996, but the affiliates have resisted in giving any time slots back.
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7In 1987, the success of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' prompted a new era in syndicated {{after show}}s being created. Shows such as ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'' and ''Series/WhatsHappening'' were revived, as well as new originals such as ''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside'', ''Series/FridayThe13thTheSeries'' and ''Series/{{War of the Worlds|1988}}'', premiered to varying degrees of success.
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9Today, with the event of cable television and internet providers creating their own content, the practice is virtually no longer needed, except for a handful of reality (e.g., ''Series/JudgeJudy''), talk (e.g., ''The Queen Latifah Show''), game (e.g., ''Series/FamilyFeud''), and news shows (e.g., ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'').
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11First-run syndication was also the preferred method of distribution for the MerchandiseDriven cartoons of TheEighties.
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13!!Examples of First Run Syndicated shows
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17[[folder:Shows in First Run Syndication for their entire run]]
18[[index]]
19''(Note: This list is by no means exhaustive.)''
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21* ''The :20 Minute Workout'' (in the United States[[note]]It originates from Canada, where it aired on City TV.[[/note]])
22* ''Series/AceLightning'' (in the US, first season only)
23* ''Creator/ActionPack'' (and its spinoff, the ''[=Back2Back=] Action Hour'')
24** ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''
25** ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''
26** ''Series/{{Cleopatra 2525}}''
27** ''Series/JackOfAllTrades''
28* ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' (syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television)
29* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy''
30* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman''
31* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin''
32* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTRex''
33* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers''
34* ''Amazin' Adventures'' (later became Creator/{{BKN}} [Bohbot Kids Network][[note]]The original production company behind this block, Bohbot Entertainment, would later adopt "BKN" as its name.[[/note]])
35** ''Saban's Around the World in 80 Dreams'' (a celebrity toon starring French singer Carlos[[note]]Hence, the name of the French version: "Les Aventures de Carlos" (The Adventures of Carlos).[[/note]])
36** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''
37** ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSimianAndTheSpaceMonkeys''
38** ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeDinosaurs''
39** ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters''[[note]]Originally an independent series[[/note]]
40** ''Saban's Gulliver's Travels''
41** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hurricanes}}''
42** ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'' (Created by Robert Mandell of ''Galaxy Rangers'' fame; aired outside North America as "Starla and the Jewel Riders")
43** ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax''
44** ''WesternAnimation/SkySurferStrikeForce''
45** ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground''
46** ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks''
47** ''ComicBook/{{Ultraforce}}''
48* ''America's Dumbest Criminals'' (Documentary series that talks about criminals who make obvious, as well as dumb mistakes when committing crimes)
49* ''Series/AmericanGladiators'' (original series)
50* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'' (aired as part of various "E/I" blocks)
51* ''Series/BananasInPajamas'' (The original series was broadcast in FRS in the United States, and later aired with a companion series called ''The Crayon Box'' based on the poem by Shane [=DeRolf=])
52* ''WesternAnimation/BarnyardCommandos''
53* ''Westernanimation/BattleTech1994''
54* ''Series/{{Beastmaster|1999}}: The Series''
55* ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens''
56* ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'' (in the US only, distributed to public TV stations by American Public Television and Benny Smart)
57* ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' (1993 series)
58* ''WesternAnimation/TheBlinkins''
59* ''WesternAnimation/BionicSix''
60* ''WesternAnimation/TheBotsMaster''
61* ''WesternAnimation/BraveStarr''
62* ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid''
63* ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars''
64* ''Series/BullseyeUS''
65* ''Anime/CaptainHarlock and the [[Manga/QueenMillennia Queen of a Thousand Years]]'' (Tries to combine two related,[[note]]they were both created by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto,[[/note]] but completely different series into one story[[note]]It's a {{Macekre}} that was produced by the TropeNamer (Carl Macek) for Harmony Gold.[[/note]])
66* ''Series/CaptainPowerAndTheSoldiersOfTheFuture''
67* ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s''
68* ''Series/CaseyJones''
69* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centurions}}''
70* ''Series/TheChallengers''
71* ''A Christmas Story'' (Animated special by Creator/HannaBarbera that first aired in 1972[[note]]Although it has a copyright date of 1971. Additionally, this special is not related in any way to [[SimilarlyNamedWorks the later]] [[Film/AChristmasStory film]] from 1983. It's also one of the few Hanna-Barbera TV specials to feature an original story with completely original characters (as opposed to adaptations, or productions featuring their established trademark characters).[[/note]])
72* ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos''
73* ''WesternAnimation/TheComicStrip''[[note]]Creator/RankinBass' final series[[/note]]
74* ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer'' (a spinoff series, ''WesternAnimation/ConanAndTheYoungWarriors'', later aired on CBS)
75* ''[[WesternAnimation/COPS1988 C.O.P.S.]]''
76* ''WesternAnimation/CreepyCrawlers''
77* ''Dance Fever'' (dance competition show hosted by Deney Terrio, and later, Adrian Zmed; created/produced by Creator/MervGriffin)
78* ''WesternAnimation/DangerRangers'' (syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television)
79* ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}''
80* ''Series/DCFollies''
81* ''Series/{{Decoy}}''
82* ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth''
83* ''WesternAnimation/DenverTheLastDinosaur''
84* ''WesternAnimation/DinoBabies''
85* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}''
86* ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon''
87** ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' (most of the series aired in FRS; ''Super [=DuckTales=]'' premiered as a special as part of the ''Magical World of Disney'' on NBC for Easter 1989)
88** ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' (after a sneak preview on Creator/DisneyChannel)
89** ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' (after a sneak preview on Disney Channel)
90** ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' (after a sneak preview on Disney Channel)
91** ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow''
92** ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack''
93* ''Divorce Court'' (all three versions)
94* ''The D.J. Kat Show'' (adapted from a popular European series; aired mainly on Fox affiliates)
95* ''Dracula: The Series''
96* ''WesternAnimation/DragonFlyz''
97* ''Series/EarthFinalConflict''
98* ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad''
99* ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters''
100* ''WesternAnimation/FlashGordon1996''
101* ''Force Five'' (English-dubbed compilation of five SuperRobot anime series produced by Jim Terry)
102** ''Anime/{{Gaiking}}''
103** ''Anime/PlanetRoboDanguardAce'' (dubbed as simply "Danguard Ace")
104** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' (as "Grandizer"[[note]]Note the different letter between the two names.[[/note]])
105** ''Anime/GetterRobo G'' (as "Starvengers")
106** ''Anime/{{Starzinger}}'' (as "Spaceketeers"[[note]]With the ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' references (hence the original Japanese name, ''Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger'') replaced by references to ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' (hence the name of the dubbed version).[[/note]])
107* ''Series/FreddysNightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series''
108* ''Series/FridayThe13thTheSeries''
109* ''The Funtastic World of'' ''Creator/HannaBarbera''
110** ''WesternAnimation/GaltarAndTheGoldenLance''
111** ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt''
112** ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGobots''
113** ''WesternAnimation/SkyCommanders''
114** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMax''
115** ''Literature/PaddingtonBear'' (Hanna-Barbera series from 1989)
116** ''WesternAnimation/PawPawBears'' (onscreen title is "Paw Paws")
117** ''[[WesternAnimation/PotsworthAndCompany Midnight Patrol]]''
118** ''The Adventures Of Don Coyote And Sancho Panda'' (adaptation of ''Literature/DonQuixote'')
119** ''Young Robin Hood'' (co-production between Creator/HannaBarbera and Creator/{{Cinar}})
120** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfJonnyQuest''
121** All of the ''Creator/HannaBarbera Superstars 10'' movies
122* ''WesternAnimation/GadgetBoyAndHeather''
123* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' (both the Sunbow / Marvel and DIC versions)
124* ''Series/TheGreatSpaceCoaster''
125* ''The Grudge Match'' (This competition series pitted two contestants with some kind of conflict between them into a match that took place in a ring using either oversized boxing gloves, or clubs called batakas[[note]]Most chose the oversized boxing gloves, though a few chose the batakas.[[/note]])
126* ''[[Series/HalloSpencer The Hallo Spencer Show]]'' (A few episodes of this long running German puppet series were given an English dub in the early 1990s[[note]]The show is actually called simply "Hallo Spencer" (lit., "Hello Spencer"). However, the English version makes "Hallo Spencer" the character's name, even though "Spencer" is actually his first name.[[/note]])
127* ''WesternAnimation/HappyNessTheSecretOfTheLoch''
128* ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'' (onscreen title is simply "Heathcliff")
129* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983''
130** ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''
131** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfHeMan''
132* ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Series''
133** ''Series/HighlanderTheRaven''
134* ''Series/HighwayPatrol''
135* ''Manga/HoneyHoney'' (According to Website/TheOtherWiki, it was syndicated in Canada.[[note]]With a French dubbed version airing on Radio Canada (the CBC's French-language TV channel).[[/note]] In the U.S., it aired on what was originally the CBN Cable Network [known today as Creator/{{FreeForm}}], but may have also been seen in syndication as well.)
136* ''Series/HotBench''
137* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
138* ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr''
139* ''WesternAnimation/JayceAndTheWheeledWarriors''
140* ''Series/TheJudge''
141* ''Jellybean Jungle''
142* ''Series/JudgeJudy''[[note]]Aside from one prime-time special on Creator/{{CBS}} titled ''Judge Judy Primetime''[[/note]]
143* ''Series/JudgeMathis''
144* ''Series/JudgeMillsLane''
145* ''Kideo TV''
146** ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' (both the five specials, and the later TV series[[note]]Which the specials aired as part of, along with eight new episodes. The specials can technically be considered the first season; all five aired in 1984, followed by their airing with the eight new episodes in 1986.[[/note]])
147** ''WesternAnimation/{{Popples}}'' (original series)
148** ''Anime/{{Ulysses 31}}'' (U.S. premiere in FRS didn't happen until many years later)
149** ''WesternAnimation/LadyLovelyLocks and the Pixie Tails''
150* ''Creator/KidsClick''[[note]]Aired nationally on the This TV digital TV network, and later the TBD network. However, it's being included since it was clearly designed to be a syndicated programming block, as well as being shown on a few digital sub-channels that aren't part of This TV or TBD.[[/note]]
151* ''The Series/{{Kidsongs}} TV Show'' (aired on commercial television stations in the 80's and was syndicated to public TV stations in the 90's via American Public Television).
152* ''Knights and Warriors'' (Multi-event competition series similar to ''American Gladiators''[[note]]The contestants are the "knights", while this show's version of the gladiators are the "warriors".[[/note]])
153* ''Series/TheLastWord''
154* ''The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers'' (TV special inspired by Pogs and similar collectible caps[[note]]Which are actually still being made today.[[/note]])
155* ''Series/LifestylesOfTheRichAndFamous''
156* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionhearts''
157* ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop1995''
158* ''Macron 1'' (combines two unrelated mecha anime series: ''[[Anime/GoShogun Sengoku Majin Go Shogun]]'', and ''Anime/AkuDaisakusenSrungle''[[note]]The idea is that the two mechas (and the teams flying them) are supposed to be in different dimensions fighting the same bad guys.[[/note]])
159* ''[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Make Way For Noddy]]'' [[note]] An odd example of this trope. The show was slated to have a normal 5-day-a-week run on all PBS stations, but wound up only airing on a few of them on weekends alongside a majority of American Public Television's programs, meaning that PBS themselves syndicated the program and stations chose to air it or not.[[/note]]
160* ''Series/MaryHartmanMaryHartman''
161** ''Series/FernwoodTonight''
162* ''Marvel Action Universe''
163** ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders''
164** ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}: The Animated Series'' (inspired a toy line called ''Robocop and the Ultra Police''[[note]]The Ultra Police appeared in one episode of the series.[[/note]])
165*** ''Marvel Action Hour''[[note]]The second season was rebranded as the "Marvel Action Universe", with the addition of the New World/Marvel produced ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars''.[[/note]]
166*** ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'' (1994 series)
167*** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'' (1994 series)
168* ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}''
169* ''WesternAnimation/MaxiesWorld'' (based on the line of dolls by Hasbro, it also included reruns of ''Beverly Hills Teens'' and the animated ''Series/PunkyBrewster'' series[[note]]Which previously aired on NBC. Although, unlike the other two shows, this one was made by Creator/RubySpears, though it did also have music by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy.[[/note]])
170* ''Meet Julie'' (a one-hour special by DIC based on a doll made by Worlds of Wonder [of Teddy Ruxpin[[note]]Which DIC also made into an animated production.[[/note]] fame])
171* ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears''
172* ''Series/Millennium1996''
173* ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus''
174* ''[[WesternAnimation/MrMenAndLittleMiss The Mr. Men Show]]'' (1990s series)
175* ''Mizlou Television'' (A network that distributed live sporting events from 1963-91, which thrived in the days before Creator/{{ESPN}}).[[labelnote:More background]] It produced broadcasts for events that the major networks didn't carry, then syndicated them mostly to independent stations. They specialized in UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball bowl games, which they could obtain rights to because they didn't fall under the NCAA's restrictive TV policies at the time--the NCAA had an exclusive contract with Creator/{{ABC}} for regular season games with strict quotas and limitations, but the bowls were out of the NCAA's jurisdiction. They also aired college basketball, including the first-ever national broadcast of a women's college game, the 1975 Maryland-Immaculata contest. ESPN actually simulcast several Mizlou bowl broadcasts in the first part of TheEighties, but a 1984 Supreme Court ruling that the NCAA's TV policies broke antitrust laws opened the door for ESPN and other networks to negotiate directly with conferences and colleges for broadcast rights, which increasingly reduced Mizlou's lineup to lower-tier bowl games. Mizlou declared bankruptcy after an ill-fated attempt to launch a competitor to ESPN (the Sports News Network).[[/labelnote]]
176* ''WesternAnimation/MonaTheVampire'' (Canadian series that aired on the Creator/ThisTV network's "This is for Kids" block years after it ended production)
177* ''Anime/MonkeyMagic'' (English dubbed anime that adapts the Literature/JourneyToTheWest story[[note]]It also shares its name with an unrelated early ball-and-paddle arcade game made by Creator/{{Nintendo}}.[[/note]])
178* ''WesternAnimation/MonsterForce''
179* ''Series/{{Monsters}}''
180* ''WesternAnimation/TheMooFamilyHolidayHoedown''
181* ''Morning Stretch''
182* ''Series/TheMuppetShow''[[note]]Averted in Canada, where it was broadcast on Creator/{{CBC}}[[/note]]
183* ''WesternAnimation/MutantLeague''
184* ''Series/MutantX''
185* ''My Bedbugs'' (syndicated by American Public Television)
186* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends''
187* ''Series/MySecretIdentity''
188* ''The New Adventures of Anime/SpeedRacer'' (American-produced remake from 1993 that was identified onscreen as simply "Speed Racer")
189* ''The New Howdy Doody Show''
190* ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther The New Pink Panther Show]]'' (1990s series)
191* ''Series/NewZooRevue''
192* ''Series/OutOfThisWorld1987''
193* ''Series/PensacolaWingsOfGold''
194* ''Series/ThePeoplesCourt''
195* ''WesternAnimation/Phantom2040''
196* ''Pick Your Brain'' (game show produced and hosted by Marc Summers of [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Double Dare]] fame, and featuring a life-size version of the robot toy 2XL[[note]]It was also the first series to come from [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment "The Summit Media Group"]][[/note]])
197* ''Series/{{Photon}}'' (based on the Photon laser tag arenas[[note]]Known as "The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth". There was also a home version.[[/note]])
198* ''Series/ThePinkertons''
199* ''A Place Of Our Own'' [[note]] A PBS show about parenting. Unlike most PBS shows which the network airs across all affiliates, this one was optional and therefore only a few affiliates chose to air it, making it an example of this.[[/note]]
200* ''WesternAnimation/PoliceAcademyTheAnimatedSeries''
201* ''Series/ThePopNRockerGame'' (half game show, half music show)
202* ''Popular Mechanics for Kids''
203* ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' (original TV special[[note]]The regular series would go on to air on Creator/{{ABC}}.[[/note]]; aired as part of a double bill with ''WesternAnimation/StarFairies'')
204* ''Power Block'' (from Claster Television, owned by Hasbro, so most of the shows tied in with their toylines, with the exception of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'')
205** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''
206** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme''
207** ''WesternAnimation/VorTechUndercoverConversionSquad''
208* ''Prime-Time Entertainment Network''[[note]]The two companies behind it, Creator/WarnerBros and Chris-Craft, went on to start Creator/TheWB and Creator/{{UPN}} respectively. Both have since been replaced by Creator/TheCW.[[/note]]
209** ''Series/Babylon5''
210** ''Series/TimeTrax''
211** ''Series/KungFuTheLegendContinues''
212** ''Pointman''
213* ''Puttin' On the Hits'' (A karaoke competition show hosted by Allen Fawcett)
214* ''[[WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw The Quick Draw McGraw Show]]''
215* ''Series/{{Raggs}}'' (syndicated by American Public Television to public TV stations)
216* ''WesternAnimation/RamboTheForceOfFreedom''
217* ''WesternAnimation/RapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' (larger markets only; in smaller markets it aired on a prepackaged version of Creator/TheWB called "WB+".)
218* ''WesternAnimation/{{Redwall}}'' (syndicated by American Public Television to public TV stations)
219* ''Series/RelicHunter''
220* Any and all ReligiousEdutainment series fall under this trope.[[note]]At least, the ones that weren't originally released DirectToVideo.[[/note]]
221* ''WesternAnimation/RichieRich1996''
222* ''[=RoboCop=]: Alpha Commando'' (produced 10 years after the above-mentioned ''[=RoboCop=]'' series)
223* ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' (Combined three unrelated shows [''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'', ''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross'', and ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada''] to get enough episodes to syndicate as a daily strip)
224* ''Rollergames'' (Short-lived [[{{Kayfabe}} "sports entertainment"]] version of UsefulNotes/RollerDerby.)
225* ''Series/RomperRoom'' (The national version from UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}; was later renamed "Romper Room and Friends".[[note]]Along with Bozo the Clown, Romper Room is a "franchised" show; that is, each station could do its own local version. The national version premiered in 1953 and ran until 1994.[[/note]])
226* ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' (English dub of ''Yoroiden Samurai Troopers''[[note]]A name that couldn't be used for the dub since there were already two other shows airing at the time that had [[Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad "samurai"]] and [[Series/VRTroopers "troopers"]] as part of their names.[[/note]])
227* ''WesternAnimation/RosePetalPlace'' (a TV special made by Creator/RubySpears that was based around a flower-themed toyline created by Creator/{{Kenner}}[[note]]It was essentially their answer to ''Strawberry Shortcake'' (fruits / desserts) and ''Rainbow Brite'' (colors).[[/note]])
228** ''Rose Petal Place: Real Friends''
229* ''WesternAnimation/RoswellConspiraciesAliensMythsAndLegends''
230* ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs'' ({{Macekre}}d version of ''Anime/SeiJuushiBismarck'')
231* ''[[Creator/SabanEntertainment Saban]] Kids Network''
232** ''WesternAnimation/SabansAdventuresOfTheLittleMermaid''
233** ''WesternAnimation/SabansAdventuresOfOliverTwist''
234** ''The Why Why Family''
235** ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'' (GagDub version of ''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'')
236* ''The Saddle Club'' (distributed to public television stations by American Public Television)
237* ''Screen Gems Network'' (Consisted mainly of reruns of older Screen Gems[[note]]known today as Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision[[/note]] shows such as ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' and ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' and other Sony-owned shows)
238* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sectaurs}}''
239* ''Series/SeemoresPlayhouse'' (syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television)
240* ''The SFM Holiday Network'' (Occasional broadcast that showed classic movies[[note]]In the days before (and after) Creator/{{AMC}} (pre-NetworkDecay) and before Creator/{{TCM}}, this showcase of classic movies usually also included a host (or two) who would give various facts and other trivia about the movie being shown. Toward the end of its run, Orville Redenbacher Popcorn became the main sponsor, and Redenbacher and his grandson Gary, who appeared together in Redenbacher commercials at the time, took over as hosts[[/note]]. It's theme music is "Heavy Action", best known as the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Monday Night Football]] theme.)
241* ''Series/SheSpies''
242* ''Series/Sheena2000''
243* ''WesternAnimation/{{Silverhawks}}''
244* ''WesternAnimation/SkyDancers''
245* ''Series/SlimeTime''
246* ''Series/SmallWonder''
247* ''Solid Gold''
248* ''Someday School'' (syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television and Benny Smart)
249* ''Series/SoulTrain''
250* ''WesternAnimation/SpiralZone''
251* ''Star Blazers'' (English dubbed version of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'')
252* ''WesternAnimation/StarcomTheUSSpaceforce'' (based on a toyline whose action figures had magnets in their feet, and could attach themselves to the playsets)
253* ''WesternAnimation/StarFairies'' (TV special; aired as part of a double bill with ''[[WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s Pound Puppies]]'')
254* ''WesternAnimation/StoneProtectors''
255* All six ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' specials from the 1980s.
256* ''WesternAnimation/StuntDawgs''
257* ''Series/SuperForce''
258* ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' (essentially Creator/DiCEntertainment's answer to the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise[[note]]Another DIC series, ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills'' (an original creation not based on an existing Japanese show), aired on the Creator/USANetwork.[[/note]]; it adapts ''Series/DenkouChoujinGridman'', a series originally made by Tsuburaya Productions[[note]]Best known as the creators of the Franchise/UltraSeries.[[/note]])
259* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''
260* ''WesternAnimation/SuperSunday'' (or ''Super Saturday'' depending on the station airing it)
261** ''WesternAnimation/BigfootAndTheMuscleMachines''
262** ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}''
263** ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}''
264** ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotix}}''
265* ''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside''
266* ''WesternAnimation/TalesOfTheWizardOfOz''
267* ''Anime/TamaAndFriends'' (the last [[{{Macekre}} "production"]] from Creator/FourKidsEntertainment to air in FRS)
268* ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight'' (English dubbed version of the 1970s anime series by Tatsunoko; only the first 13 episodes were dubbed)
269* ''WesternAnimation/TenkoAndTheGuardiansOfTheMagic''
270* ''WesternAnimation/TheThanksgivingThatAlmostWasnt'' (another animated holiday special with original characters made by Hanna-Barbera)
271* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985''
272* ''Series/ThunderInParadise''
273* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' (including "Transformers: Generation 2", which is just this series with a new opening, ending, and new IdiosyncraticWipes[[note]]Including newly created ones that occur even in the same scene.[[/note]])
274* ''Tranzor Z'' (This English dubbed version of ''Anime/MazingerZ'' premiered in 1985, even though the original Japanese version had aired 13 years earlier! Additionally, only the first 65 episodes were dubbed)
275* ''Series/TreasureMall''
276* ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' (original series)
277* ''Series/VanPires'' (Information on this series can be found at Website/TheOtherWiki [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Pires]])
278* ''Series/TheVideoGame'' (Game show from the makers of ''Series/{{Starcade}}''[[note]]Unlike their previous show, which originated on [[Creator/{{TBS}} Superstation WTBS]], this one was only seen in FRS.[[/note]])
279* ''Series/VideoPower'' (Originally talked about the latest games and gave some game tips. Was [[{{Retool}} retooled]] completely as a game show for season 2)
280** ''The Power Team'' (aired as part of the first season, later reran on its' own on the USA Network as ''Acclaim Masters'')
281* ''Series/{{VIP}}''
282* ''WesternAnimation/{{Visionaries}}: Knights of the Magical Light''
283* ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' (combined two unrelated shows: ''Anime/GoLion''[[note]]"Lion" Voltron[[/note]] and ''Anime/DairuggerXV''[[note]]"Vehicle Voltron"; there were also plans to adapt ''Anime/{{Albegas}}'' as "Gladiator" Voltron, but those plans were cancelled.[[/note]]; also includes the Amercan-only "New Adventures of Voltron" series)
284* ''[[WesternAnimation/VoltronTheThirdDimension Voltron: The Third Dimension]]'' (CGI animated series created just for North America)
285* ''Series/VRTroopers''
286* ''WesternAnimation/VytorTheStarfireChampion''
287* ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyWorldOfTexAvery''
288* ''Series/WarOfTheWorlds1988''
289* ''War Planets''/''WesternAnimation/ShadowRaiders''[[note]]Along with fellow Mainframe show ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' (''Beasties'') and ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars (''...and the Toad Menace''), it was renamed in Canada due to the word "war" being taboo at the time for series airing on weekday mornings and afternoons, and Saturday mornings.[[/note]]
290* ''What a Country!'' (sitcom starring Yakov Smirnoff)
291* ''WesternAnimation/WidgetTheWorldWatcher''
292* ''Series/WMACMasters''
293* ''The (WPIX) Yule Log'' (Originally a local production broadcast by UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity independent station WPIX on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, when the 1970 version[[note]]The version most viewers are familiar with. There had been [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an earlier version]] made in 1966, which stopped airing when the current version premiered.[[/note]] was brought back in the 2000s, it began to air in FRS on mostly Tribune[[note]]Tribune is WPIX's parent company.[[/note]]-owned stations.[[note]]Some local stations have also done their own local versions. As a result, it also counts as a franchised production.[[/note]])
294* ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss''
295* ''Xuxa''[[note]]Pronounced "SHOE-sha".[[/note]] (her short-lived U.S. series)
296* ''WesternAnimation/ZulaPatrol'' (syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television)
297[[/index]]
298[[/folder]]
299
300[[folder:Shows in both first-run syndicated and network run]]
301[[index]]
302* ''WesternAnimation/TwoStupidDogs'': Ran in FRS from 1993 to 1995; also seen on Creator/{{TBS}} Sunday mornings
303* While ReligiousEdutainment has already been mentioned, special mention goes to ''The 700 Club'', which airs concurrently in FRS, and on what is now Creator/{{Freeform}} as a separate broadcast.[[note]]It's an [[TheArtifact artifact]] from when the channel launched in 1977 as the CBN Satellite Service, which later became the CBN Cable Network, which later became the (CBN) Family Channel, which later became Fox Family, which later became ABC Family, and is now known as Freeform.[[/note]] It can also be seen on other religious TV networks, including TBN.
304** This also applies to its half-hour spinoff series ''700 Club Interactive''.
305** Three other CBN productions: ''Anime/{{Superbook}}'', ''Anime/FlyingHouse'', and ''Gerbert'' (a live-action series with a puppet main character)[[note]]A secular second season was seen on The Family Channel, and on some PBS stations.[[/note]] were also seen concurrently in FRS and on CBN Cable.
306* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'': Ran on NBC 1985-89, {{Channel Hop}}ped to ABC 1989-90, final season ran as part of ''WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon'' in 1990.
307* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': After a sneak preview on Creator/DisneyChannel, ran concurrently on FRS (as part of ''The Disney Afternoon'') and CBS.
308* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' (Beginning in 1985, it began to run concurrently on NBC and in FRS. After DIC Entertainment took over the show's production, it aired on NBC for the rest of its run[[note]]Along with ''The Chipmunks Go to the Movies'', which is considered to be part of this incarnation.[[/note]])
309* ''Series/AmericanBandstand'': Began on local UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} station WFIL (currently ABC O&O WPVI) in 1952, moved to ABC in 1957, went FRS in 1987, ended its run on Creator/USANetwork in 1989.
310* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': Began in FRS, picked up by [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]] midway through 4th season
311* ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'': Cancelled by NBC after one season, successfully entered FRS a year later. Considered an uber-example of this category as it ran for a decade, spawned a spin-off, and was for a time officially the most popular TV series ''in the world'', all while in syndication.
312* ''Series/BeakmansWorld'': Aired on TLC and in FRS in its first season, then on TLC and CBS
313* ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'': Was syndicated at first, then moved to Creator/{{PBS}} for the rest of its run.
314* ''Series/BreakTheBank1976'': Cancelled by ABC after one season; later FRS
315* ''Series/CharlesInCharge'': The series was cancelled by CBS after one season, revived in FRS a few seasons afterward.
316* ''Series/{{Concentration}}'': Cancelled by NBC in March 1973; became FRS a few months later (lasting until 1978; another revival aired on NBC from 1987 to 1991 w/ reruns until 1993)
317* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': After a sneak preview on Creator/DisneyChannel, ran concurrently on FRS (as part of ''The Disney Afternoon'') and ABC
318* ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'': AnimatedAdaptation of [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS the U.S. comic strip]] created by Hank Ketcham. First season ran in FRS, second season ran on Creator/{{CBS}} on Saturday mornings.
319* ''Series/DoubleDare1986'' eventually had a concurrent run on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and FRS (mostly on Fox stations), until the ''Family Double Dare'' era.
320* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
321** ''Manga/DragonBall'': {{Creator/FUNimation}} and BLT’s initial English dub from 1995 aired in syndication.
322** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': The original [=FUNimation=]/Ocean co-production was also created for syndication. Considering the early time slots it got in many markets, the show did quite well (good enough to warrant a full hour-long block during season 2). Despite this, distributor Saban eventually backed out of the syndication business, leading to [=FUNimation=] to make a deal with Cartoon Network to air the show there, which turned out to be a huge success, and this was enough to warrant a continuation of the English dub exclusively for Toonami.
323* ''Film/{{Fame}}'': Cancelled by NBC after two seasons, moved to FRS for the rest of its run.
324* ''WesternAnimation/FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'': Aired on CBS from 1972–84, followed by one more season on FRS.
325* ''Series/FindersKeepers'' aired on Nickelodeon for one 130 episode season, then channel hopped to FRS (mostly on Fox affiliates) for its final season.
326* ''Series/FlashGordon1954'' was both broadcast on the Dumont Network and syndicated to non-Dumont stations.
327* The original incarnation of ''Series/TheGongShow'' ran concurrently on Creator/{{NBC}} and FRS. Although the daytime NBC version ended in 1978, the nighttime version aired in FRS for two more years.
328* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': Aired for two seasons in FRS as part of ''The Disney Afternoon'' before moving to ABC for its final season, subtitled ''The Goliath Chronicles''.
329* ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'': Same as ''Darkwing Duck''
330* ''Series/HeeHaw'': Aired on Creator/{{CBS}} for two seasons, then moved to FRS for the rest of its 23-season run.
331* ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'': Aired 52 episodes on what used to be ''The Disney Afternoon'' concurrently with 13 episodes running on ABC as part of ''[[Creator/OneSaturdayMorningAndABCKids Disney's One Saturday Morning]]''
332* ''Series/InTheHouse'': Aired on Creator/{{NBC}} for two seasons, aired on Creator/{{UPN}} for two more seasons, before having a six-epsode final 5th season run on FRS.
333* ''Series/ItsALiving'': Aired on Creator/{{ABC}} for two seasons, then three years later, moved to FRS for four more years.
334* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'': Began on NBC in 1964, ran concurrently on NBC and FRS in 1974-75 before ending, back to NBC for a season in 1978-79, current FRS evening run began in 1984.
335* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'': Ran concurrently on Creator/{{TBS}}, Creator/{{TNT}}, Creator/CartoonNetwork and FRS in some cities
336* ''Series/{{Lassie}}'': Aired on CBS from 1954–71, then in FRS through 1973.
337* ''Series/MamasFamily'': This SpinOff of ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' spent a year and a half on NBC before going on to very successful FRS run.
338* ''Series/{{Maude}}'': In Canada, the show moved to syndication after the first few seasons aired on Creator/{{CBC}}. In Ontario, the series was seen on the Creator/GlobalTelevisionNetwork (then an Ontario-only network).
339* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'': Concurrent runs on FRS (as a part of what was once ''The Disney Afternoon'') and ABC
340* ''Series/MisterEd'': One of the few network shows to start out in FRS before being picked up by CBS for its second season on.
341* ''Magazine/MotorWeek'': The automotive TV show ran concurrently on both PBS and on commerical TV stations through FRS from 1993 to 1998.
342* ''Series/MutualOfOmahasWildKingdom'': The nature documentary series started out on NBC from 1963–71 before moving to FRS from 1971–88.
343* ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'': First aired in the USA in syndication for a brief time from June-September 1991, before it moved to Creator/{{Oxygen}} years later.
344* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Fifty-two episodes of the show debuted in syndication in 1997 on weekday afternoons (or mornings depending on the market), while ABC aired thirteen episodes of the show as part of ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'' beginning a week after the show began airing in syndication.
345* ''Disney's One Too'' (A spinoff of ABC's ''One Saturday Morning'' block; was unnamed for its final season[[note]]though Disney's website called it ''Disney's Animation Weekdays''[[/note]]) aired on UPN in most markets on Sunday mornings and weekday afternoons (or mornings in some areas), however in some areas it aired in first-run syndication. Most areas that broadcast it on weekday mornings were WB affiliates, as Kids WB would be airing in the afternoon instead.
346* The first season of ''WesternAnimation/PeepAndTheBigWideWorld'' ran in syndication via American Public Television on public TV stations at the same time [[Creator/{{TLC}} Ready, Set, Learn!]] ran the second one. Said season would not air on free to air television until the 24/7 PBS Kids channel picked up the show.
347* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': The Creator/FourKidsEntertainment dub originally debuted in syndication, before moving to Creator/KidsWB (and later Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/DisneyXD). The series now airs on Creator/{{Netflix}}.
348* ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' ran concurrently on CBS and FRS from 1972 to 1980. The CBS show is still going; FRS shows ran as well from 1985 to 1986 and 1994 to 1995.
349* ''Series/PunkyBrewster'': Initially aired on NBC; moved to FRS for its final season.
350* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': Debuted on ABC in 1986, began a concurrent run on FRS with new episodes in 1987.
351* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Very similar scenario to ''Dragon Ball Z'', since the English dub (by Creator/DiC) was originally created for syndication before finding fame through Toonami.
352* ''Series/SaleOfTheCentury'': Jim Perry had two concurrent runs, on NBC and FRS.
353* ''Series/{{SCTV}}'': In Canada, it aired its first two seasons on Creator/GlobalTelevisionNetwork and the remainder on Creator/{{CBC}}. In the US, it was FRS for its first three seasons before being aired on NBC as ''SCTV [=Network90=]'', then moved to Creator/{{Cinemax}}.
354* ''Series/SiskelAndEbert'': The duo began with ''Sneak Previews'' on Creator/{{PBS}}, moved to the syndicated ''At the Movies'', then left it for a self-titled show with a different syndicator.
355* ''Series/{{Starcade}}'': Aired on Creator/{{TBS}} in 1982-83, then moved to FRS from 1983-84 (being distributed by Turner Program Services, Turner's own syndication arm)
356* ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'': Ran in FRS from 1993 to 1995 as part of ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera''; also seen on TBS Sunday mornings.
357* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': Debuted in FRS in 1987, also ran on CBS starting in 1990, although 13 of the episodes from this season premiered in FRS.
358* ''Series/TicTacDough'': Ran briefly on CBS before becoming FRS; according to Wink Martindale, the show was to have been on CBS and FRS at the same time (only for CBS to cancel the show after only 2 months).
359* ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'': Aired Fridays in FRS as part of ''The Disney Afternoon'' concurrently with a Saturday morning run on CBS for two seasons, followed by a third season produced for international markets that premiered on Creator/ToonDisney in 1999.
360* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': The first episode "The Looney Beginning" aired as a special in primetime on CBS. Then the first and second seasons debuted in syndication until the third season where it moved to Fox as part of the Creator/FoxKids block.
361* ''Series/TooCloseForComfort'': Cancelled by ABC after four seasons; a few seasons were FRS, before the show was totally revamped into the fully FRS AfterShow ''The Ted Knight Show''.
362* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': Ran for two seasons on CBS, then moved to FRS so there would be enough episodes to rerun the show as a daily strip.
363* ''[[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales VeggieTales on TV]]'': In an odd case of this trope, 26 episodes were made to be broadcasted on qubo and NBC. However, NBC only broadcasted the first 20, with said 20th episode only airing once during it's entire run on qubo and NBC. The final six episodes showed up in syndication seven years after NBC and qubo dropped the show.
364* ''Series/{{Webster}}'': Was cancelled by ABC, its last two seasons being FRS.
365* ''Series/WhatsMyLine'': Originally aired Sunday nights on CBS from 1950 to 1967. The second version aired weeknights in FRS from 1968-1975.
366* ''Series/WheelOfFortune'': Daytime and syndicated runs were concurrent in the 1980s and 1990s.
367* ''Series/WinLoseOrDraw'' had a concurrent run on NBC and FRS, but with different hosts (Vicki Lawrence in the NBC version, and Bert Convy in the FRS version).
368* Some of the [[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment WWF/WWE]]'s productions were broadcast in FRS until at least the 2000s. The rest of it aired concurrently on the Creator/USANetwork.[[note]]It should be noted however, that it started out as a regional territory (like other wrestling [[{{Kayfabe}} "organizations"]]) before going national.[[/note]]
369[[/index]]
370[[/folder]]
371
372[[folder: After Shows that were FRS]]
373[[index]]
374* ''The All-New Series/LetsMakeADeal''
375* ''Ding Dong School'', which is perhaps the UrExample of the preschool series[[note]]It predates Romper Room by a year[[/note]], originally aired locally on WNBQ in Chicago (now WMAQ) beginning in 1952, then moved to NBC six weeks later, airing until 1956. Three years later, it was revived for FRS, and ran until 1965 (according to Website/TheOtherWiki).
376* ''Family Double Dare'' (this version specifically) had a short run on the fledgling Fox in 1988[[note]]It originally aired in prime time. It predated Creator/FoxKids by two years.[[/note]]. Two years later, a new version premiered on Nickelodeon, replacing the previous "teams of two" format for the remainder of its run.
377* Like ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' before it, ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' originally aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in prime time in 1962. Twenty-three(!) years later, it was revived for FRS with new episodes.
378* Eight years after the previously mentioned original Gong Show ended its run in 1980, it was revived in 1988 for an exclusive FRS run that lasted one season.[[note]]The later incarnations aired [[Creator/GameShowNetwork on]] [[Creator/ComedyCentral other]] [[Creator/{{ABC}} networks]], so those don't count.[[/note]]
379* ''The Munsters Today!''
380* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfJonnyQuest''
381* ''The New Gidget''
382* ''The New Franchise/{{Lassie}}''
383* ''Series/TheNewMonkees''
384* ''The New Newlywed Game''
385* ''Ozzie's Girls'', a continuation of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet''.
386* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
387** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''
388* ''Series/TheNewWKRPInCincinnati''
389* ''The Ted Knight Show'': Popular revamp of ''Series/TooCloseForComfort'', already greenlit for another season at the time of Ted Knight's sudden death.
390* ''Whats Happening, Now!!!''
391[[/index]]
392[[/folder]]

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