Lopez' Jurisdiction Spans Country

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Sony Pictures TV has cleared Judge Maria Lopez in 100% of the country--that's all 210 markets) for a fall 2006 launch.

The syndicated first-run show featuring the Cuban-born Lopez will bow Sept. 11, with production beginning Aug. 1 in New York.

That makes two shows the syndicator has gotten a perfect score on. Off-cable, The Shield, is also cleared in all 210 markets for fall.

Lopez will be teamed with other court shows in most of those markets.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.