The show has aired continuously since then, though it now shows reruns rather than live episodes.
Television monitors will show reruns of Mr. Franklin's program, which started in 1953.
The series had been scheduled to show reruns for the last two weeks of January.
Most producers derive their real profits from fees paid by individual stations for the right to show reruns of these programs.
Ten countries, from Denmark to Nigeria, are still showing reruns.
It almost looked as if the networks, in another cost-cutting move, had decided to show reruns of the Presidential campaign.
Stations have been paying record prices for the chance to show reruns of the popular program.
In return, they got the right to broadcast it live, show reruns and sell videos.
This is the summer when it dawned on the networks that we knew all along they were showing reruns during school vacation.
In Australia digital channel 7mate has been showing reruns of the series in 2012.