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Title: Cash Cab drives into syndication....
Post by: weaklink75 on October 26, 2009, 03:18:02 PM

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_displa...97a1b9f8293127e (http://\"http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3i5356929b5d49b89ed97a1b9f8293127e\")

(The question is, will they be new episodes, or is this rights to strip reruns of the Discovery shows?)...

Title: Cash Cab drives into syndication....
Post by: Jimmy Owen on October 26, 2009, 04:24:55 PM

The story says off-net, which is industry jargon for reruns.

Title: Cash Cab drives into syndication....
Post by: Sonic Whammy on October 27, 2009, 12:22:42 AM

First time I can ever recall reruns of a multiple season game show in the modern era getting syndie rerun time like this. Not gonna say it's the worst idea in the world. I'll be honest, when I see the reruns, the questions never get old, so it's fine for me if nothing else is really on.

Title: Cash Cab drives into syndication....
Post by: BrandonFG on October 27, 2009, 12:51:27 AM

[quote name=\'Sonic Whammy\' post=\'229275\' date=\'Oct 27 2009, 12:22 AM\']First time I can ever recall reruns of a multiple season game show in the modern era getting syndie rerun time like this. Not gonna say it's the worst idea in the world. I'll be honest, when I see the reruns, the questions never get old, so it's fine for me if nothing else is really on.[/quote]
I think it's great exposure for a show that I found enjoyable, just never had time to catch. Wouldn't be surprised if it develops a new fanbase as a result...

Title: Cash Cab drives into syndication....
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on October 27, 2009, 02:00:17 AM

[quote name=\'Sonic Whammy\' post=\'229275\' date=\'Oct 26 2009, 11:22 PM\']First time I can ever recall reruns of a multiple season game show in the modern era getting syndie rerun time like this. Not gonna say it's the worst idea in the world. I'll be honest, when I see the reruns, the questions never get old, so it's fine for me if nothing else is really on.[/quote]IIRC, they tried this with Debt back in '98 or so and it bombed out badly.