Syndication back from vacation

September 07, 2008 Talkers "The Bonnie Hunt Show" and "The Doctors," the game show "Deal or No Deal" and the court strips "Judge Karen" and "Family Court With Judge Penny" are among the new shows debuting nationwide. America Plays and the court show Judge Jeanine Pirro (the latter of which is airing solely on CW stations nationwide) as well as the scripted weekly Legend of the Seeker during the weekend of Nov. 1. "I'm with me 24/7, so why shouldn't the rest of the country be?" he joked, adding that the half-hour strip from NBC Universal will be "much faster" paced than primetime, with four fewer briefcases that contestants must choose from, meaning they have a better chance of winning the big prize of $500,000.

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