Overview
- The CW announced on Monday that it has renewed game shows Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit for third seasons and law-enforcement series Police 24/7 for a fourth season.
- Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit will return with their second-season premieres on Thursday, Oct. 1, while the network says scheduling for the newly ordered third seasons will be announced later.
- The network said the three series have collectively reached more than 31.4 million viewers since debut, citing Nielsen data as the basis for the renewals.
- All three shows have been cleared for daytime syndication in over 85 percent of U.S. TV markets with Wallach Media Ventures handling distribution which should expand daily station revenue and audience reach.
- The programs lean on known hosts and branded partners—Craig Ferguson on Scrabble, LeVar Burton on Trivial Pursuit, and production ties to Hasbro, Mattel, Lionsgate and Mulholland Media—which helps make the shows easy to reformat for half-hour syndication slots and attractive to station groups.