Daytime talker market entirely brew for 2012-13

The Jeremy Kyle Show will get another Stateside season. The 2012-13 daytime distribution season has began to create, due to major clearances for talkers featuring such faces as Katie Couric, Steve Harvey and Ricki Lake. While using annual NATPE confab coming The month of the month of january, the developments are an positive sign for your syndie business right after fallow many indicate an ambitious competition for daylight business inside the publish-"The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey Show" era. Furthermore for the beginners, Anderson Cooper's "Anderson" had been restored for just about any second season, while Debmar-Mercury greenlit another Stateside season of "The Jeremy Kyle Show" in 2012-13. "In my opinion that they're still searching for an additional The famous host the famous host oprah -- I merely don't think they'll ever pick one up,In . mentioned Horizon Media senior research veep Kaira Adgate, "These shows will probably do roughly 2 to 3 million audiences, probably getting a early median age, i mean , above 50, and we'll see which wins out. It comes down lower to who's got a good time periods, plus it seems plenty of stations needed Oprah's time period and hang local news about it.In . Calling the current landscape any market, one insider expressed fears the completely new shows can result in a bit of the "bloodbath" for syndie producers. With every additional prospect comes diminishing distribution options, and essentially the primary distinction between 90% and 80% clearance might be significant if this involves revenue to assist each show -- especially as audiences not hurry to think about new faves inside an progressively fragmented atmosphere.Possibly most likely probably the most-anticipated new series will be the one from former "Today" and "CBS Evening News" host Couric. "Katie," which former NBC honcho Rob Zucker will professional produce and Disney-ABC Domestic TV is disseminating, is becoming clearance in than 80% of the united states due to its September bow and may air in no less than 55 in the top 60 areas, including recent clearances in Ontario, Cleveland and St. Louis. Adgate mentioned that Couric's title recognition will probably be "a sizable factor for day one or perhaps the first week" if this involves getting people to sample the show, nevertheless the character and company's show determines its extended-term success. He notes that her debut may come through the peak in the next presidential campaign, forcing her to select from a news or lifestyle focus. "The Ricki Lake Show," from Monet Lande Prods. with distribution by Twentieth TV, will enter in the 2012-13 fray getting joined the half way reason behind U.S. clearances with sales in urban centers including L.A., Boston, NY, Chicago and Dallas. Twentieth TV professional veep and general sales director Paul Franklin mentioned the rise of latest talkshows "states the stations are hungry for different things and fresh.""I don't think anybody can replace The famous host the famous host oprah Winfrey, however think there is a significant volume of upheaval in daytime because of her departure," Franklin mentioned. "You've Regis (Philbin) departing the airwaves, you've cleaning cleaning soap operas vanishing one at a time. Daytime is a touch available.NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution has offered Endemol-produced hourlong "Steve Harvey" in than 70% in the U.S., including 40 in the top 50 areas. Harvey and Rushion McDonald are professional creating the series, which has clearances with station groups including NBC, Fox, CBS, Hearst and Gannett. "Rob Probst," featuring the longtime "Survivor" host, passed the half way reason behind national areas the other day, coming initially from from CBS Television Distribution. Hourlong "Jeremy Kyle," produced with ITV Art galleries America, presently airs in than 50% of U.S. areas. Program launched inside the U.K. initially inside the U.S., the yakker airs on Fox and Sinclair stations, including Fox affiliate entrepreneurs in NY, L.A., Chicago, Dallas, Washington and Houston. Debmar-Mercury co-prexies Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein mentioned today they saw the show as "a extended-term franchise." The series remains running in the uk for six years. Another Debmar-Mercury offering, "The Wendy Williams Show," received a couple-season renewal from Fox Tv producers in October.Whilst programming for 2012-13 is setting into position, options for 2013-14 are developing. For example, Full Latifah has signed using the new the new sony Pictures TV to front a daytime talker which will have Will Cruz, Jada Pinkett Cruz and James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainment among its professional producers. (Mike Thielman brought with this report.) Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com