• Broadcasting & Cable, Friday, October 27, 2006 12:15 PM

NBC Universal has sold off-network episodes of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" to some Fox-owned stations as a Monday-Friday strip for next fall. The barter deal for the crime drama--now in is sixth season--is the first time in years that a major off-net hour has been offered to stations for weekday runs.

NBC is also shopping the show to other station groups, but Fox has it for its New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other major market outlets under a multi-year agreement.

In the late 1980s and early '90s, shows like "Magnum, PI" and "Quincy" were staples of weekday broadcast syndication. But since then, they have largely been sold as strips to basic cable networks and to stations for weekends.

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