NBC Syndication turned into the Grim Reaper today because they cancelled all four of their shows, which are still in production. Those four shows are: Access Hollywood, Access Hollywood Live, The Steve Wilkos Show, and Karamo.
“NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Bravo & Peacock Unscripted, who oversees the division. “The company will remain active in the distribution of our existing program library and other off-network titles, while winding down production of our first-run shows. These shows have provided audiences with great talk and entertainment content for many years and we’re very proud of the teams behind them.”
This is a very sad day in original syndication. And I hope they really thought this through before they put all of those people out of work.
And without those shows and The Kelly Clarkson Show, which is ending on her own accord, there are going to be a lot of holes in NBC’s daytime programming. There is only so much local news can cover, especially when the firing squad keeps taking people out in the newsrooms.
Having said all of that, I wonder if NBC will be taking Days of Our Lives back from Peacock. I am sure they regret that decision.
