They also added more first-run syndicated shows such as talk shows, court shows, and reality shows.

The Open Mind is one of the few first-run shows to be seen in commercial and public television at the same time.

He said the networks would eventually begin to develop their own first-run shows for syndication during that hour.

There were 96 syndicated first-run shows on the air at the start of the 1987-88 season, compared with 88 in 1986 and 25 in 1980.

The last first-run show aired on August 1, 2011.

Syndicated first-run shows are usually given to local stations without charge.

WHLL also began running some first-run syndicated shows by 1988, as well as a good amount of religious programming.

Fox ended the weekday cartoon block in 2001 allowing its affiliates to add even more first-run syndicated shows.

The station also added more sitcoms and first-run syndicated shows.

Over the years, more first-run syndicated shows were added to the station's schedule.