100 episodes game shows that ran less than 100 episodes, including "Greed" (44 episodes), "Dog Eat Dog" (26 episodes), "Power of 10" (18 episodes), and perhaps the most extreme case, "Million Dollar Password", which ran for only 12 episodes. Even among shows with hundreds (and even thousands) of episodes, since the early 2010s, GSN typically has only acquired the rights to 50 to 65 episodes at a time for most series. Rerunning children's programming generally requires fewer episodes than programming for adults. For most children's series, reruns are aired for a short period of time after the series finishes production, then are
100 episodes only one or two seasons of episodes produced. In recent years, the 100-episode milestone for syndication has been lowered to 88 episodes, which is typically reached after four seasons. Shows approaching the 88-episode target are often renewed despite low ratings in order to ensure syndication. Production companies can offer discounts on licensing fees to the networks to encourage renewal. Shows that are approaching the 88-episode syndication milestone while suffering from poor ratings are often moved to graveyard slots on Friday or Saturday in order to burn off remaining episodes. An extreme example of a show renewed primarily for syndication purposes