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I read that Fox will begin to air reruns of SVU daily beginning Sept 2009. I will watch those as well! LOL

I'm sure someone will post it soon.


ANDREA

You mean this one?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Goes Off-Network

NBC Universal Offers Series Following in Footsteps of Sibling Law & Order: Criminal Intent

By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/28/2008 4:15:00 PM
Following in the footsteps of its sibling, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC Universal is offering TV stations weekday runs of its primetime procedural, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, for fall 2009.

Stations from the Fox group picked up the off-network procedural drama in New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Dallas; Washington, D.C.; Houston; Phoenix; Minneapolis; Orlando, Fla.; and Baltimore, joining stations from the CBS, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sunbeam Television, Granite Broadcasting, Hearst-Argyle Television, Local TV and Belo broadcast groups.

Fox already airs Law & Order: CI on weekdays in select markets, where it averages a 1.5 live-plus-same-day national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. That’s far less than the ratings averages garnered by the top 10 off-net sitcoms but similar to what Twentieth’s COPS -- an hour-long off-net unscripted drama -- averages at a 1.7.

Law & Order: SVU premiered in weekend broadcast syndication last fall, where it hit a 3.4 household average in the week ending April 13. That makes SVU the second-highest rated weekly off-net drama behind only CBS’ CSI: Miami.

I think that's it. That is FOX right?


ANDREA

Thanks for the info. DEANOLIVIAareHOT and Enaka. I wonder why the heck Dick Wolf would agree to go off network. Doesn't that hurt his credability with NBC?

If USA network can run House, I suppose Fox can run SVU.
SVU has already been running on one of the local channels here since the fall. I wonder if that will continue or if the new Fox deal will replace it.

I can see SVU on several channels here at my house now other than USA and NBC...

Me too. UPN shows SVU on the wknds at night.

If FOX is anything like UPN, they will totally edit out things.

I notice that USA sometimes does this too.

Oh well though. Lord knows I'll still watch any and all reruns of this show whenever I can catch them.

Yeah... it runs every weekend on channel 11 where I am. 4 channels?!! Dang....

I watch SVU not only on NBC and USA, but our CBS affliate carries it as well.

I don't like the editing. I have my favs on Tivo, and one of them I caught on UPN (Payback), but some of the words were edited. I am fortunate enough to have it come on USA in about a week. I will Tivo it and delete the UPN eppy.

There can never bee too much SVU.

ANDREA

Does the same eppy run at 5am on USA for you? It does for me, and if I am up, you better believe I will watch it...


ANDREA

saRah41 Posted Today, 03:39 PM
If FOX is anything like UPN, they will totally edit out things.
I notice that USA sometimes does this too.

The editing of shows should be an issue addressed in the contract. Many of you won't remember the butchering of the original Star Trek when it went into syndication. Every station that ran it was free to edit as they saw fit.
I also noticed that USA has edited some scenes on occasion.
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DEANOLIVIAareHOT Posted Today, 03:46 PM
There can never bee too much SVU.

There is such a thing as overexposure. If there are too many times to watch, the ratings could go down. If that happens and the stations can't make either money, Fox could end up canceling as soon as they can.

Absolutely! But for me, there can never be too much. Because there is no financial gain for me, I wish it came on 24/7...


ANDREA

If I remember right, when I was watching CI, some of the dialogue like ‘B****’, ‘A**’, etc, have turned to silence. I have a hunch they’d do the same on SVU

That stuff makes me want to pull my hair out! Oh CourtTV they used to/still do(?) air CI and when I'd watch it they'd sometimes do that.. it annoyedd me to death so I gave up on it. I'll stick to new episodes.. that is when I catch them.

Here is the latest news. SVU will go into weekday syndication in the Fall of 2009.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080428nuts01

04.28.08 - 09:48 AM]


NBC UNIVERSAL DOMESTIC TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION BRINGING HIT DRAMA "LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT" TO WEEKDAY SYNDICATION IN FALL 2009

Fox-Owned Stations In Top Markets Get Highest-Rated "Law & Order" Series and Weekend Syndication Hit

"SVU" Already Sold in 18 of Top 20 Markets and Also To Stations From CBS, Sinclair, Hearst, Belo and Many More

UNIVERSAL CITY, CAApril 28, 2008NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold Dick Wolf's hit procedural drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" to the Fox Television Stations in the nation's top markets, as well as stations from other leading broadcast groups for weekday runs starting in fall 2009, it was announced today by Barry Wallach, President, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution.

The announcement comes on the heel's of "Law & Order: Special Victim Unit's" successful debut this season in weekend broadcast syndication and the show's continued dominance in primetime on NBC. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios and is Emmy-winner Dick Wolf's highest-rated series of the "Law and Order" brand.

SVU" has been sold to the Fox owned and operated stations in New York, Los Angeles Chicago, Dallas, Washington D.C., Houston, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Orlando and Baltimore. The series has also been sold in 18 of the nation's top 20 markets, as well as to stations from CBS, Sinclair, Sunbeam, Belo, Hearst, Granite, Capitol, Local TV and more.

"'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' continues to be one of the highest-rated primetime dramas on TV and it's a bona fide hit in weekend broadcast syndication this season," says Wallach. "'SVU' is a successful brand with both viewers and advertisers alike and it will undoubtedly make for a great Monday-through-Friday series for local broadcasters starting in 2009."

Frank Cicha, Senior Vice President of Programming, Fox Television Stations added, "We've been very pleased with 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' in our Monday-Friday lineups as it's ushered in the return of hour dramas to strip syndication. Given 'SVU's' powerful presence on weekends and in primetime, we're confident it will work as a great counter program for us."


Currently in its ninth season on NBC, "Law & Order: SVU" continues to be one of the network's top primetime programs. This season, "SVU" is the #1 crime drama on network television among women and adults 18-34 and second among women and adults 18-49, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

And in the just completed February sweep, "SVU's" weekend syndicated runs have improved time periods by more than 40% in both Households and Adults 25-54 (vs. Feb. 2007) and more than 50% in Women 25-54.

This hard-hitting and emotional series from NBC's "Law & Order" brand, chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department. The drama follows Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, and his partner, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), who's difficult past is the reason she joined the unit.

In 2007, Hargitay (Detective Benson) garnered her third Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2006, she received her third SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Detective Benson. In 2005, Hargitay earned her first Golden Globe Award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the role and her second Emmy nomination; and in 2004, both an Emmy and a SAG nomination in the same category.

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios. Wolf, is creator and executive producer, Neal Baer (NBC's "ER," "China Beach"), Ted Kotcheff ("Fun with Dick and Jane," "Weekend at Bernie's") and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.

About NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution

NBC Universal is a leader in providing entertainment programming to the domestic and international marketplaces. The NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution division is responsible for the distribution of NBC Universal product to all forms of television within the U.S. and Canada. This includes distribution of current and library film and television product, including formats and non-scripted programming, in the pay, free, and basic markets, as well as the domestic syndication of first-run syndicated TV programs and theatrical and TV movie packages.

Current and upcoming first-run strip syndicated programming at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution includes the upcoming syndicated version of Deal Or No Deal, Access Hollywood, Blind Date, The Jerry Springer Show, The Martha Stewart Show, Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show. Current first-run weekly syndicated programming includes Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk, The Chris Matthews Show, The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo, Your Total Health and the off-network distribution of The Office, House, Monk, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and much more.

Thanks for the info trixie.