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In the U.S. television industry, 100 episodes is the traditional threshold for a television series to become viable for syndication. One hundred episodes are advantageous for stripped syndication because it allows for 20 weeks of weekday reruns (depending on the number of episodes produced once the program debuts in syndication) without repeating an episode, and such shows can be sold for higher per episode pricing. It is unclear when conventional wisdom came to decide that 100 episodes was the ideal. One of the first series made specifically for syndication, the 1953-55 sitcom ''Life with Elizabeth'', purposely ended its run after only 65 episodes, concerned that producing more would saturate the market and reduce the syndication package's value. In recent years, the minimum number of episodes for off-network, stripped syndication has been set at 88 (typically four seasons of 22 episodes), although some programs have been relatively successful in syndication with fewer episodes. ==Successes== Syndication is often a profitable enterprise because series can be rerun for years after they end production. Shows of limited profitability during their first run will still prove to be viable to the production company if they can last 100 episodes. This point is usually reached during a series' fifth season. Shows that have produced fewer episodes have become syndication successes. ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' was a major success in syndication despite having only produced 90 episodes,〔(WKRP in Cincinnati ) TV.com Show Summary, retrieved 05-21-2013.〕 as was ''The Monkees'', a show that lasted only 58 episodes and two seasons. ''The Honeymooners'' was a series spun off in 1955-56 from sketches of the same name that aired on ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', an hour-long variety program (1952–55). While only 39 episodes of ''The Honeymooners'' were produced, there were enough ''Honeymooners'' sketches from ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' (which ran again in the 1956-57 season and would be revived in the 1960s) to compile a syndication package with over 100 episodes.〔() TV.com -- The Jackie Gleason Show.〕 ''Mama's Family'' was put into syndication despite having only 36 episodes at the time of its cancellation; the surprise success of the show in syndication prompted the syndicator to rush the show back into production.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vicki Lawrence )〕 More recently, ''Clueless'' had reasonable success in syndication, especially on cable,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TeenNick (Creator) - TV Tropes )〕 even though only 62 episodes had been produced by the time the series ended in 1999. ''Chapelle's Show'' entered syndication despite only producing 33 episodes, five of which were clip shows. Series which have entered the public domain, such as ''Dusty's Trail'', ''Meet Corliss Archer'' and ''Life with Elizabeth'' are sometimes aired regardless of the number of episodes because there is no licensing fee. Dramas, which do not require daily runs, have also had success in syndication with shorter runs. For example, ''Lost in Space'' ceased production in 1968 after 84 episodes because of declining ratings,〔''Lost in Space Forever'', DVD, Twentieth Century Fox, 1998.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Galaxy Beings Maveric Lions: The History of TVs Lost in Space )〕 but did well in syndication for a number of years. The original ''Star Trek'' series had only 79 episodes available when its network run ended in 1969, but after its considerable success in syndication, it spawned multiple feature films and five spin-off series. Other examples include ''The Prisoner'' and ''Hondo'', both successfully syndicated for more than 30 years despite having only 17 episodes produced. The original 1978 series ''Battlestar Galactica'' and its spin-off ''Galactica 1980'' produced a combined 34 episodes, yet it not only remains in syndication but it also led to a 2003 reimagining that lasted for 75 episodes. In 2014, AMC released ''The Walking Dead'' for reruns on MyNetworkTV after 51 episodes had aired; that series was still in production at the time, and MyNetworkTV airs its shows once a week instead of in a daily strip. The growth of cable and satellite television has prompted channels to rerun series more often, with fewer episodes. Reruns of a particular show may air multiple times a day, several days a week, despite having only one or two seasons of episodes produced. In recent years, the 100-episode milestone for syndication has been lowered to 88 episodes, which can be reached in just four seasons. Shows approaching the 88-episode target are often renewed despite low ratings in order to ensure syndication. Production companies can offer discounts on licensing fees to networks to encourage renewal.〔 Shows that are approaching the 88-episode syndication milestone while suffering from poor ratings are often moved to graveyard slots on Friday or Saturday in order to burn off remaining episodes. An extreme example of a show renewed primarily for syndication purposes was '''Til Death''. ''’Til Death'' was pulled from Fox's lineup just seven episodes into its third season, after it had fallen out of the top 100 in the primetime ratings. Cancellation seemed imminent, but ''’Til Death'' was surprisingly renewed for a fourth season after Sony Pictures Entertainment offered Fox a discount on the licensing fee. Unaired episodes from the third season were broadcast alongside fourth season episodes from October 2009 through June 2010 (a total of 37 episodes), including four new episodes airing in a Christmas Day "marathon" and two new episodes being scheduled against Super Bowl XLIV with the knowledge that these episodes would have minuscule ratings. The overlapped seasons led to some comical confusion, because three different actresses played the part of Allison Stark during this span of episodes.〔Fox Broadcasting. ("'' 'Til Death'' Fact Sheet" ). FoxFlash.com. Press release. Retrieved March 8, 2010.〕〔Longsdorf, Amy (January 24, 2010) ("Kate Micucci: 'Really exciting things are starting to happen'" ) ''The Morning Call''. Retrieved March 8, 2010. 〕〔Fox Broadcasting. (March 2010) ("Primetime Schedule Mar 7-13" ). FoxFlash.com. Press release. Retrieved March 28, 2010. 〕 The show eventually reached 81 episodes,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nobody's watching: The strange genius of the fourth season of 'Til Death )〕 and debuted in off-network syndication in the fall of 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WGN America Fall 2011 Schedule; MeTV Network Celebrates Lucille Ball's 100th Birthday With 100 Episodes of Lucy Series - SitcomsOnline.com News Blog )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spike TV Fall 2011 Schedule Adds 2 Sitcoms; TCA Summer 2011 Press Tour: Cable - SitcomsOnline.com News Blog )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「100 episodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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