Family Matters - Syndication

Syndication

In September 1993, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution began distributing Family Matters for broadcast in off-network syndication; most television stations stopped carrying the show by around 2002, though some stations in larger markets such as WTOG in Tampa, Florida continued to air Family Matters until as recently as 2005. In 1995, reruns of the series began airing on TBS Superstation, where it ran until 2003. In 1991, reruns of the series also began airing on WPIX until 2003.

From 1997 to 2002, reruns of the series aired on WGN America. In 2003, ABC Family picked up the series and aired it for five years until March 2008, when ABC Family removed the show from their line-up. BET aired reruns briefly in December 2009. The show aired on Nick at Nite, a U.S. cable network, from June 28, 2008 to May 21, 2012. It stopped airing for three months, then returned to Nick at Nite on September 11, 2012. ABC Family and Nick at Nite airings cut the tag scenes at the end of all episodes, despite the fact that many episodes during the series have tag scenes during the closing credits.