Wendy Williams Show Set for Syndication on Bounce

Bounce, a U.S. channel aimed at African-American viewers, has picked up the day-and-date repurpose rights for The Wendy Williams Show from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury.

Bounce will begin broadcasting The Wendy Williams Show in syndication on weeknights starting Monday, March 5, at 11 p.m. The hour-long entertainment talk show, which airs live from New York, features a variety of segments and celebrity guests. It is produced and distributed by Debmar-Mercury.

This marks the first-ever repurposing programming deal by a multicast network.

Jonathan Katz, the president and CEO of Katz Networks, which operates Bounce, commented: “The opinionated voice of The Wendy Williams Show has come to symbolize pop culture. We’re thrilled to welcome Wendy and her loyal fanbase to the Bounce family.”

“Bounce offers a great home for African-American programming and Wendy,” added Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, co-presidents of Debmar-Mercury. “We are a company all about firsts, and are very pleased to make this historic multicast network repurposing deal with our friends at Scripps’ Katz Networks.”