The station also agreed to end the contests.
In April, the team and the station agreed to a six-year contract extension.
There were the odd exceptions to the rule, most notably when existing stations agree for the new station to carry the show.
The station apologized and agreed not to show the tapes and destroyed them.
However, only 17 stations had agreed to affiliate in May.
By July 1966, 35 stations had agreed to affiliate with the new network.
But he said that the stations had agreed to the payments in exchange for the right to sell some additional network commercials.
After much negotiating, the stations agreed that none will air the series prior to March 5.
More than 180 stations, reaching about three-fourths of the country, have also agreed to carry the program.
In general independent television producers and stations agree with the studios that the rules should remain in place.