The Director's Cut Blog has learned this afternoon the Montel Williams Show is ending production after this season, it's 17th.According to Broadcast & Cable, CBS Television Distribution confirmed Wednesday that "The Montel Williams Show" will go out of production at the end of this season.
Instead, CBS will sell stations a "Best of" package for next fall, a la Sony's all-barter Judge Hatchett. With 17 years of episodes in the can, CBS will be able to give stations 52 straight weeks of episodes.
"We have been honored to have Montel as a part of our family for the past 17 years, and we're very excited that Montel will live on through these" Best-of" episodes," said John Nogawski, president and chief operating officer of CTD. "Stations continue to embrace Montel and his message of social responsibility that has been the cornerstone of his show."
Montel airs weekdays at 2 PM on WKYC.
Courtesy: Broadcasting & Cable
