BEWITCHED (1964–1972), an immediate hit, was in the Nielsen Top 12 for its first five seasons. Now almost fifty years after the first episode, the show can still be seen in syndication on TV and online (making money through syndication rights and advertising). Produced by the independent Screen Gems studio (then part of Columbia Pictures and now owned by Sony Pictures Television), Bewitched is the type of successful show the fin-syn rules targeted to keep out of the networks’ hands (although ABC eventually bought rerun rights to the show in 1968 for $9 million).