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Originally Posted by FelixP
A show only needs 60 or 70 episodes to be syndicated.
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Just to expand, this is about right. It depends on the rotation, airing schedule, and acquistion rights most often than not, but having at least around 60 or 70 ep. produced in a series works well enough, though having more certainly helps.
Consider the fact that
Bones was syndicated quite fast off the mark from Fox to TNT. At the time, I believe the crime-centric forensic show had only produced 58 episodes (4 complete seasons) when signed on to air daily on the Ted Turner-owned network.
Also, both
Futurama and
Family Guy were picked up by another Turner-based network,
Cartoon Network's late-night schedule of mature comedies by the title of
Adult Swim. At the time of syndication, both series had been cancelled and had produced a total of 72 and 50 episodes, respectively. This was before the 2005-06 renewal of
Family Guy, and it was mostly due to the exposure on
Adult Swim and reinvigorated DVD sales that have allowed both of these animated comedies to make a comeback with newly-produced episodes that we are seeing now.