Office to Be Syndicated on Fox, TBS
John Consoli
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25 June 2007
MEDIAWEEK
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NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has sold the rights to sitcom The Office to the Fox Television Stations for its first off-network run in broadcast syndication beginning in the fall of 2009, and to cable network TBS for airing on a limited basis beginning this fall.
The Office, produced by Reveille and Universal Media Studios, will air on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Orlando and Baltimore. Overall, Fox’s owned-and-operated stations number 35 in 26 markets, covering nearly 45 percent of U.S. television homes.
The Office was NBC’s highest-rated sitcom this past season and delivered the most upscale audience, drawing the highest rating among women 18-34 if any broadcast network first-run, prime time sitcom.
Under its deal with TBS, the cable network will have the rights to air The Office for one hour a week during the 2007-08 season, and then have full rights beginning in the fall of 2009. Those rights include not only television, but also non-exclusive broadband streaming, on-demand, and wireless rights.