Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution says it has sold "The Bonnie Hunt Show" to stations covering more than 55% of US television households for its fall 2008 launch. The syndicated talker starring comedy writer, producer, director and performer Bonnie Hunt, from Telepictures Productions, has been cleared in 15 of the top 20 markets. Produced by Bob & Alice Productions and paraMedia, inc., in association with Telepictures Productions, The Bonnie Hunt Show will be executive produced by Hunt, Jim Paratore and Don Lake.
"NBC selected The Bonnie Hunt Show as their top choice for fall ’08, and in a little over three short weeks, many prominent broadcasters have also joined the Bonnie Hunt fan club," said Ken Werner, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The new series has been sold to stations from Hearst-Argyle, Gannett, Belo, Scripps, McGraw-Hill, LIN, Allbritton, Fox, Tribune, Clear Channel, Young, Sinclair, Schurz, Miller, Bonten Media Group and Four Points. The NBC O&O group had previously announced a two-year pickup for "The Bonnie Hunt Show" in nine markets.
|The market-by-market list.|
The station lineup for The Bonnie Hunt Show includes:
New York: WNBC-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Los Angeles: KNBC-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Chicago: WMAQ-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Dallas-Ft. Worth: KXAS-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
San Francisco/San Jose: KNTV-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Boston: WCVB-TV (Hearst-Argyle Television)
Washington, D.C.: WRC-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Phoenix: KSAZ-TV (Fox Television Stations)
Tampa: WFTS-TV (Scripps Television Station Group)
Seattle: KING-TV (Belo Television Group)
Minneapolis-St. Paul: KMSP-TV (Fox Television Stations)
Miami: WTVJ-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Cleveland: WEWS-TV (Scripps Television Station Group)
Denver: KWGN-TV (Tribune Broadcasting)
Sacramento, Calif.: KCRA-TV (Hearst-Argyle Television)
Baltimore: WBAL-TV (Hearst-Argyle Television)
Indianapolis: WRTV-TV (McGraw-Hill)
San Diego: KNSD-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Hartford: WVIT-TV (NBC Universal Television Stations)
Kansas City, Mo.: KMBC-TV (Hearst-Argyle Television)
Cincinnati: WLWT-TV (Hearst-Argyle Television)
Salt Lake City: KJZZ-TV (Larry H. Miller Communications Corp.)
San Antonio: WOAI-TV (Clear Channel)
Grand Rapids, Mich: WOOD-TV (LIN TV)
Birmingham, Ala: WBMA-TV (Allbritton Communications Company)
Harrisburg, Pa.: WHTM-TV (Allbritton Communications Company)
Norfolk, Va.: WAVY-TV (LIN TV)
Greensboro, N.C.: WXLV-TV (Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Albany, N.Y.: WTEN-TV (Young)
Jacksonville, Fla.: WLTV-TV (Gannett Broadcasting)
Buffalo, N.Y.: WGRZ-TV (Gannett Broadcasting)
Austin, Tex.: KXAN-TV (LIN TV)
Tulsa, Okla.: KTUL-TV (Allbritton Communications Company)
Mobile, Ala.: WALA-TV (LIN TV)
Dayton, Ohio: WDTN-TV (LIN TV)
Roanoke, Va.: WSET-TV (Allbritton Communications Company)
Tri-Cities, Tenn.: WCYB-TV (Bonten Media Group)
Ft. Wayne, Ind.: WANE-TV (LIN TV)
