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PeterMarshallFan:
[quote name=\'Seth Thrasher\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 05:44 PM\'] [quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 02:44 PM\'] [quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 08:08 AM\']I remember seeing a commercial for TVLand several years ago which claimed "our library is packed with 25,000 episodes..."   I never saw a complete list of what they had, but I find that number a little hard to believe considering most hit drama and comedy series might do between 100 and 200 at most.  They would have to have a LOT of stuff to get up to 25,000![/quote]
On the other hand, considering that Viacom's holdings currently include the back libraries of the Big 3 networks' original syndication divisions, *plus* the holdings of Paramount, Desilu, NTA/Republic, MTV Networks, TNN, CBS News, Group W/King World, Spelling and distribution rights to TPE/Rysher programs owned by Mark Cuban (pant, pant)--and feature films and the Terrytoons library on top of that--that number could be very close, even if you take out the shows that are licensed to other channels and the titles of genres that TV Land would probably not program.

ObGameShow:  Oh yeah, there have to be *some* game shows in there. [/quote]
I know one for certain that the Big V has.....Uncle Bill's $25K Pyramid.

Viacom, per what I'm told, has the rights to pretty much every last sitcom and drama (Dosen't count Soaps) ever made that isn't entirely held by another net (And some of THOSE are leased from Viacom), plus, at least a few game shows, and most likely some soaps too.... [/quote]
 Don't they have The Love Experts, $50k Pyramid, and Make Me Laugh '79 also?

zachhoran:
[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 04:48 PM\']
ObGameShow:  Oh yeah, there have to be *some* game shows in there. [/QUOTE]
I know one for certain that the Big V has.....Uncle Bill's $25K Pyramid.

Don't they have The Love Experts, $50k Pyramid, and Make Me Laugh '79 also? [/quote]
 I don't think they would have $50K Pyramid, as it was syndied by Colgate Palmolive. MML79 was syndied by Paramount, as was Anything For Money, WIpeout, and TPIR94.

johnnya2k3:
Y'all touched on Game Show Network before. Well, they're a part of Sony, which has the second biggest game show library (next to Fremantle of course), with the Barry-Enright, Chuck Barris, and Bob Stewart archives.

But as far as cable's biggest library is concerned...it's a tie between Disney with their libraries (the Disney Channel used to run a Vault Disney block on late nights) as well as ESPN's (Chris Berman said on the live behind-the-scenes of Sportscenter special they have over 1 million tapes and counting in their vaults), and Viacom with VH1, MTV, Nick, Spike TV/TNN, CMT, BET (I think they own BET) and many other properties including Paramount's.

Speaking of Paramount, Wipeout, Make Me Laugh '79, '94 nighttime TPIR, and Anything for Money are STILL collecting dust next to all those old \"Arsenio Hall\" shows (I think Entertainment Tonight's are far, far back)! Maybe they don't want to be seen again--unless GSN can work things out with Paramount.

Jonathan Allen

chris319:

--- Quote ---Viacom's holdings currently include the back libraries of the Big 3 networks' original syndication divisions, *plus* the holdings of Paramount, Desilu, NTA/Republic, MTV Networks, TNN, CBS News, Group W/King World, Spelling and distribution rights to TPE/Rysher programs owned by Mark Cuban (pant, pant)--and feature films and the Terrytoons library on top of that
--- End quote ---
Yeah but they ain't got FOX! Sumner and Rupe would have to duke it out for that. First one to knock out the other's choppers wins.

ObGameShows: Gene Wood would get a check if an episode of Lariat Sam ever saw the light of day again.

davemackey:
Well, there's a push on one of the animation boards I frequent to get the Paramount cartoons and the Terrytoons (both held by Viacom) back on TV again, and since Lariat Sam was definitely a Terrytoon, that qualifies.

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