Sony Sells 'Dr. Oz' To 14 Big Markets

More TV afternoon doctors are on the way.

With the syndication season just one week old, Sony Pictures Television has sold "Dr. Oz" to 14 major markets, including Fox stations in the top three: New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The show is scheduled to start next year.

Deals to carry the new medical program have also been struck on stations from TV groups such as Gannett, Post-Newsweek Stations, Belo, Scripps, McGraw Hill, Hearst-Argyle Television and Fisher Communications.

"Dr. Oz" is a co-production of Oprah Winfrey's "Harpo Productions" and Sony. Mehmet Oz is a regular guest of Oprah Winfrey.

Last week, CBS Television Distribution launched "The Doctors," a spinoff from the "Dr. Phil" show. It debuted to the highest household ratings of any new syndicated show this season.

"Dr. Phil" is a co-production of CBS Television and Harpo.

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