L&O: SVU Clears More than 70% of U.S.

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution said it sold Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in more than 70% of the country for a fall-2009 debut in off-network weekday syndication.

That includes 24 of the top 25 markets for the crime drama, which is produced by Dick Wolf and Universal Media Studios.

Clearances include Fox's major-market owned-and-operated stations, as well as stations belonging to CBS, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sunbeam Television, Belo, Hearst-Argyle Television, Granite Broadcasting, Capitol Broadcasting, Local TV and Media General.

SVU debuted in weekend syndication this season, where it has become a top off-net performer for the studio.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.