| Better | |
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| Also known as | The Better Show |
| Genre | Talk show |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | 2007 – May 2015 |
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Better, also known as The Better Show, is a syndicated lifestyle and celebrity focused daytime talk show that aired in syndication from 2007 to 2015. It aired weekdays on 160 stations across the United States. The program was produced and distributed by Meredith Corporation. The Better Show got its name from and is based on Meredith's flagship publication, Better Homes and Gardens. The show also tapped its other magazines' experts in home, shelter and parenting.[1]
This was not Better Homes and Gardens' first foray into television; in the 1990s, the magazine presented a similar syndicated weekly program, Better Your Home with Better Homes and Gardens. In addition, the Australian version of the magazine hosts their TV program as well.
The hour-long daytime strip show Better allows eight minutes of local content.[1] While in Kansas City, the national version on KSMO-TV was also complemented by a total localized version, Better Kansas City, on KCTV.[2] At least with Meredith stations those with some localized content gave a local version of the name. For example, WNEM-TV's version was called Better Mid-Michigan.[3] while WGCL-TV's edition was known as Better Mornings Atlanta; and KPHO-TV's show was called Better Arizona. WPHL-TV (a Tribune-owned Better affiliate) aired the national version in the morning with local cut-ins throughout the hour, branded as Better Philly.