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How canceled TV shows found new life in syndication

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Just because a show was violently ripped off the prime-time schedule doesn't mean it actually died. Through the magic of daytime syndication, heavily canceled, mostly forgotten programs are resurrected to play out their existence in the middle of Tuesday afternoons, entertaining sick children and tired people avoiding their chores.

How canceled TV shows found new life in syndication
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