1 0 s , ▁some ▁programs ▁cancel led ▁by ▁traditional ▁television ▁networks ▁like ▁Arr ested ▁Development , ▁Community ▁and ▁The ▁Mind y ▁Project ▁have ▁been ▁picked ▁up ▁or ▁rev ived ▁by ▁internet ▁television ▁streaming ▁services . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁somewhat ▁common ▁for ▁series ▁to ▁continue ▁production ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁comple ting ▁a ▁DVD ▁set , ▁even ▁if ▁these ▁episodes ▁will ▁never ▁air ▁on ▁television ▁( th ese ▁episodes ▁would , ▁in ▁years ▁past , ▁be ▁" burn ed ▁off " ▁by ▁air ing ▁them ▁in ▁less - prom inent ▁time ▁sl ots ). ▁ ▁Once ▁a ▁television ▁series ▁reaches ▁a ▁threshold ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁episodes , ▁it ▁becomes ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁enter ▁r er uns ▁in ▁off - network ▁synd ic ation . ▁R er uns ▁are ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁business ▁for ▁television ▁produ cers , ▁who ▁can ▁sell ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁a ▁" used " ▁series ▁without ▁the ▁exp enses ▁of ▁producing ▁it ▁( though ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁roy alt ies ▁to ▁the ▁affected ▁parties , ▁depending ▁on ▁union ▁contract s ). ▁The ▁sale ▁of ▁previously ▁a ired ▁programs ▁to ▁other ▁out lets , ▁including ▁the ▁Internet , ▁television ▁stations ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁traditional ▁off - network ▁synd ic ation , ▁constit utes ▁up ▁to ▁half ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁show ' s ▁re venue ▁stream ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁coming ▁from ▁first - run ▁advert ising . ▁ ▁Sit com s