[quote name=\'Seth Thrasher\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 05:44 PM\'] [quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 02:44 PM\'] [quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Sep 30 2003, 08:08 AM\']I remember seeing a commercial for TVLand several years ago which claimed "our library is packed with 25,000 episodes..." I never saw a complete list of what they had, but I find that number a little hard to believe considering most hit drama and comedy series might do between 100 and 200 at most. They would have to have a LOT of stuff to get up to 25,000![/quote]
On the other hand, considering that Viacom's holdings currently include the back libraries of the Big 3 networks' original syndication divisions, *plus* the holdings of Paramount, Desilu, NTA/Republic, MTV Networks, TNN, CBS News, Group W/King World, Spelling and distribution rights to TPE/Rysher programs owned by Mark Cuban (pant, pant)--and feature films and the Terrytoons library on top of that--that number could be very close, even if you take out the shows that are licensed to other channels and the titles of genres that TV Land would probably not program.
ObGameShow: Oh yeah, there have to be *some* game shows in there. [/quote]
I know one for certain that the Big V has.....Uncle Bill's $25K Pyramid.
Viacom, per what I'm told, has the rights to pretty much every last sitcom and drama (Dosen't count Soaps) ever made that isn't entirely held by another net (And some of THOSE are leased from Viacom), plus, at least a few game shows, and most likely some soaps too.... [/quote]
Don't they have The Love Experts, $50k Pyramid, and Make Me Laugh '79 also?