For such a popular series in its first run, it disappeared remarkably fast after the series was cancelled, and was only very briefly in syndication.
Very few hour long shows, other than the original "Trek," have done well in syndication since the 70s. In fact, at one point, the creator of "
Ally McBeal" actually experimented with chopping up the series into half-hour episodes in order to make it more palatable for syndication sales.
