WB 100+ Snags '70s Show

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

The WB 100+ station group has picked up exclusive rights to the second syndication cycle of That '70s Show in Nielsen markets No. 100 and above.

The group is a collection of mostly cable channels programmer with WB shows in markets 100 and above (thus the name) that don't have a traditional over-the-air WB affiliate.

The Carsey Werner sitcom, renewed for an eighth season on Fox, will debut on the WB 100+ starting in fall 2008.

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.