Shows that will last in syndication

Eslewhere the question of the lack of staying power of some shows, namely
Family Ties and Newhart, in syndication was brought up.

Some shows that will have staying power are the likes of Seinfeld and
Everybody Loves Raymond.

I'm wondering what newer shows still in production will have that sort of
longevity in syndication.

If they manage a respectable number of new episodes [7 seasons plus]

Scrubs
My Name is Earl
Two and a Half Men
CSI & I&O the various iterations help them in syndie longevity IMO

Rob Jensen...

Nope. The very disposability of most of the 70's detective shows that
were these franchises' predecessors doomed them to a terribly short
lifespan in syndication. Same thing will happen with these
franchises. Once the procedural glut is over, CSI: Original Recipe
and L&O: SVU will likely have respectable runs, but the rest of each
franchise will fade away with 3-4 years after cancellation due to
over-repeating. They'll probably end up being filler on that Sleuth
digital-tier channel.

Patrick Joseph McNamara...

Syndication is better for shows with stand-alone episodes rather than
continuous stories because it's harder to catch these shows on a regular
basis. The only exception are first-run syndicated shows, though many of

karl...

Half hour sitcoms do better than hour long dramas as well.

those work on a stand-alone basis. It's harder to follow a show that's part
of a longer storyline.

The problem with many shows now is that they overwork the genre. CSI and L&O
(and even ER) are simply repeating the same basic stories they started with.
If you've only seen 100 episodes of a series you're more inclined to watch
reruns of them than if you've seen 300 episodes.

-- Rob