Syndication
The show is popular in reruns in syndication. In the U.S., in addition to airing on local stations, it currently airs on Hallmark Channel and INSP. In the past, it has aired on TV Land and TBS, where the show had a successful 20-year run.
Because of its historical context and its connection to the book series, it is deemed acceptable for use by the FCC to meet federal E/I programming guidelines. The show is typically stripped (run five days a week) in syndication, which is enough to completely cover a TV station's E/I requirements and more.
In Canada, reruns of the series began airing weeknights on CTS, a Christian-based network, as of September 1, 2008.
In the US, television syndication rights are currently owned by CBS Television Distribution. Originally, NBC licensed these rights to Worldvision Enterprises, since networks could not own syndication arms at the time. As a result of corporate changes, Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Paramount Domestic Television would inherit the rights, finally passing to CTD in 2007.
NBC owns ancillary rights and thus is the worldwide licensor for DVD rights as well. Sister company NBC Universal International Television distributes the series internationally.
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