Health Entertainment Cable Net Z Living Acquires Recent Seasons of Emmy Award-Winning Series THE DOCTORS

Health entertainment cable network Z LIVING announced today it has acquired hit Syndicated daytime talk show The Doctors, airing 150 episodes from recent seasons of the Emmy award-winning series across its programming schedule. The Doctors - which offers timely, topical and practical health, wellness and lifestyle information - will kick off on Z LIVING with an Independence Day (July 4) marathon running from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, with additional episodes STRIPPED daily.

Z Living President, Rajeev Kheror, and Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, Tim Krubsack made today's announcement.

Said Kheror, "Z Living's mission is to provide meaningful entertainment content that promotes a consciousness about living a healthy and happy life, while offering real-world information and take-aways that viewers can use. We know The Doctors will resonate with Z Living's loyal and growing female audience, as well as our advertisers and distribution partners."

Added Z LIVING Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, Tim Krubsack, "The Doctors covers a broad spectrum of compelling topics - from medical expertise to all aspects of wellness, family and lifestyle - all of which align with what viewers want when they come to Z Living. We're looking forward to a great launch in July and beyond."

"Z Living's focus on healthy entertainment is a natural fit for The Doctors" said Stage 29 Productions President and CEO Jay McGraw. "I'm thrilled that viewers will now have two opportunities to tune in."

The Doctors has offered the most timely, topical and practical health, wellness and lifestyle information on daytime television for 10 seasons and counting. Hosted by ER physician and best-selling author Dr. Travis Stork along with co-hosts plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon, OB/GYN Dr. Nita Landry and dermatologist Dr. Sonia Batra, the show delves into real life stories and celebrity exclusives and provides sought after answers, interventions and care.

The Doctors has been recognized for excellence with the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative in 2010 and has been nominated six times in the category. In addition, the co-hosts received consecutive Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2011 and 2012. The show has received numerous accolades from the medical community, including the Crystal Cross Humanitarian Award from the American Red Cross and a PRISM Award.

Taped in front of a live studio audience in Hollywood, The Doctors is produced by Stage 29 Productions and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Jay McGraw, Carla Pennington, Patricia Ciano and DR. PHIL McGraw are executive producers. Season 11 premieres fall 2018.

About Z Living

Focused on all aspects of healthy living, including cooking, wellness, lifestyle, fitness, travel and more, Z LIVING series include Finding Fido; Altar'd; Yoga Girls; The Big Fat Truth; POPSUGAR Presents: Conquered; The Doctors, The Dr. Oz Show; Spencer's Big 30; Fish the Dish; Change The Day You Die; Family Food Challenge; Desperate For a Miracle; Hemsley + Hemsley; Kim's Rude Awakenings; The Healthy Gourmet; Now Eat This! With Rocco DiSpirito; Birth Days; House Hazards; Flip My Food; I Beat the Odds; Good Food America; Health Soup; Fit, Famous & Fabulous; Fitness First Class and Namaste Yoga. Z LIVING is currently available on AT&T Uverse, DISH, Verizon FiOS®, Roku, Sling, Frontier Communications, Cablevision, Cincinnati Bell, RCN, GCI and Buckeye, with additional carriage deals pending. The network is affiliated with the Zee Entertainment global portfolio of channels, which reaches nearly 1 billion viewers around the world. The cable net is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York. For more info, and to stream the network Live on Demand, please visit ZLiving.com.

About Stage 29 Productions:

Stage 29 Productions is an LA-based television production company founded by president and CEO Jay McGraw. McGraw is the Emmy® Award-winning creator and executive producer of the Syndicated series THE DOCTORS and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. In addition, Stage 29 Productions currently produces the hit CBS drama series BULL, the daily entertainment magazine show DAILYMAILTV and new talk show FACE THE TRUTH, which launches this fall. Previous projects include the Syndicated series "The Test," a conflict talker with a humorous twist (2013-2014), multiple CBS primetime specials and "Decision House" on MyNetworkTV. The core team alongside McGraw includes executive producers Dr. Phillip C. McGraw, Carla Pennington and Executive in Charge of Production Rich de Michele.

About CBS Television Distribution

CBS Television Distribution is the preeminent company in television syndication. CTD produces or distributes 10 first-run series, including the long-running, critically acclaimed hits Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, INSIDE EDITION and Rachael Ray, and holds the largest distributed television library at 70,000 hours strong. CTD's popular off-network product includes the CSI, NCIS and Star Trek franchises, as well as classic series such as Everybody Loves Raymond and Frasier. In addition, CTD handles the domestic television distribution of CBS Television Studios, CBS News, CBS Films and Showtime. CTD is a unit of CBS Corp. For more information, go to www.cbstvd.com.vision Distribution

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