ic ation ▁vi ability , ▁la cks ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁episodes ▁necessary ▁for ▁synd ic ation , ▁or ▁for ▁various ▁reasons ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁synd ic ation ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁Popular ▁dram as , ▁for ▁instance , ▁have ▁permanent ▁homes ▁on ▁several ▁basic ▁cable ▁channels , ▁often ▁running ▁in ▁mar ath ons ▁( multiple ▁episodes ▁air ing ▁back - to - back ▁for ▁several ▁hours ), ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁cable ▁channels ▁devoted ▁to ▁game ▁shows ▁( Game ▁Show ▁Network ▁and ▁B uzz r ), ▁soap ▁oper as ▁( the ▁now - def unct ▁So ap Net ), ▁Saturday ▁morning ▁cart o ons ▁( Bo omer ang ) ▁and ▁even ▁sports ▁broadcast s ▁( ES PN ▁Classic ). ▁Digital ▁broadcast ▁networks ▁special izing ▁in ▁classic ▁television ▁programming ▁that ▁have ▁become ▁popular ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁have ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁short - term ▁or ▁long - term ▁homes ▁for ▁many ▁older ▁series ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁synd ic ated ▁in ▁dec ades ▁or ▁have ▁ever ▁been ▁a ired ▁in ▁r er uns . ▁Most ▁reality ▁shows ▁perform ▁poor ly ▁in ▁r er uns ▁and ▁are ▁rarely ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁other ▁than ▁r er uns ▁of ▁series ▁still ▁in ▁production , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁network ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁air ▁( al most ▁always ▁cable ▁out lets ), ▁where ▁they ▁air ▁as ▁fill er ▁programming . ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁Broadcast ▁television ▁is ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission . ▁The ▁F CC ▁awards