Post by ndgameshowfan on Mar 19, 2024 12:59:56 GMT -5
I also agree that the 1989 revival of Now You See It will never be aired again despite that the host retired from the news in 2022 - otherwise it would have aired by now. That said, the lack of reruns may not be due to Chuck Henry refusing to clear his appearances in fear of jeopardizing his credibility as a top news reporter...
Which reminds me - I remember reading a post on the long-defunct GSN boards that the reason for the lack of reruns of the 1989 revival of Now You See It was due to not enough episodes to air in syndication. U.S. broadcast laws require 85 episodes to qualify for off-network syndication, and that version of Now You See It fell short by ten episodes, thus not qualifying for off-network syndication. If the series had continued through the end of July 1989, then it probably would have qualified for syndicated reruns. Blockbusters with Bill Rafferty did end in May 1987, and it did barely make it to 85 episodes and thus qualified for off-network syndication (surprising that one hasn't aired on Buzzr yet). So I think, for Now You See It, this "refusing to clear his appearances to protect his credibility as a top news reporter" claim is just a myth.
But then again, if celebrity clearance policy was indeed a factor, maybe that version of Now You See It could make it to Buzzr after Chuck Henry dies.