Broadcasting and Cable is reporting that The Tyra Banks Show will move from airing in first-run syndication to airing on the CW instead beginning next fall:
After four years in first run, the show will air in double runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on The CW, replacing Judge Jeanine Pirro and repeats of The Wayans Bros. and The Jamie Foxx Show. As a cost-cutting measure, Tyra will go into 26 weeks of original production down from a current schedule of 34 weeks. A "best-of" episode will air from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. with an original episode of Tyra airing from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
"In its four seasons on the air, Tyra has built a devoted audience among women 18-49 while helping stations grow among the young female viewers that associate strongly with Tyra herself," said Ken Werner, president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
In moving to The CW, The Tyra Banks Show joins the network that made her a television star with America's Next Top Model. That reality show's 11th season finale on Wednesday night won its time period among adults 18-34 and hit its best ratings in a year.
