Buena Vista Television debuted two high-profile syndicated projects. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire features new host Meredith Vieira (ABC’s The View). Wayne Brady hosts the new daytime entertainment talk/variety series, The Wayne Brady Show. Both new series, developed by Buena Vista Productions, launched in fall 2002. Millionaire debuted on stations reaching more than 92 percent of the country, the strongest showing of any syndicated half-hour since 1998. Wayne Brady’s metered market rankings have been topping 11 of the 14 syndicated talk shows on television.

Live! with Regis and Kelly, with Regis Philbin’s and Kelly Ripa’s chemistry fueling the show’s popularity, maintains its ranking as one of the highest-rated shows in the talk genre.

The 39 titles of Buena Vista 7 constitute another of the blockbuster movie packages that have established Buena Vista Television as a major presence in the pay TV, pay-per-view, cable and network television arenas. Imagination 7, particularly strong in the syndication marketplace, highlights family hits.

Each week, moviegoers continue to turn to Ebert & Roeper to hear Roger Ebert’s and Richard Roeper’s insightful reviews of top movie releases.

The popular Digimon rounds out Buena Vista Television’s two-hour animation block, joining Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan, Disney/Pixar’s Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and Disney’s Recess as a prime destination for children’s programming.

One of syndication’s biggest success stories, Home Improvement, began its second off-network cycle, while evergreen comedy The Golden Girls headed into a second run on Lifetime Television.