Andrew Scher has been named series executive producer for Banyan Prods.' new syndicated strip Design Invasion, which is produced in association with Twentieth Television, the show's distributor. The home-makeover program is set to debut Sept. 13 in a test run on select Fox O&Os. Scher has held producing positions on several syndicated shows, including senior supervising producer for The John Walsh Show, supervising producer for Change of Heart and senior producer for The Queen Latifah Show and Ricki Lake.
- 7/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Several syndicated shows were on a major roll midway through the November sweep period, with some top-level programs hitting their best ratings ever and others posting their strongest numbers in years. Veteran talker The Oprah Winfrey Show posted a 7.7 average household audience rating, which represented its best ratings performance in five years, according to the Nielsen Media Research syndication rankings for the week ending Nov. 16. Oprah's numbers also represented a 13% jump from the week before and a 24% gain compared with its performance for the same period last year. The No. 2 talk show, Dr. Phil (5.7), was down 3% but up 19% year-to-year after hitting its season high the week before. Live! With Regis & Kelly (4.0) was up 8% for the week and 18% year-to-year. Maury (3.4) hit a season high with a 10% week-to-week gain and was up 3% year-to-year. Other talk shows hitting season bests were The Montel Williams Show (2.6), up 8% for the week; Ricki Lake (1.5), up 15%; and The John Walsh Show (1.3), up 18%.
- 11/26/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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