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DeltAlum may be able to answer this better, since he's in TV production, but for a show to make money in syndication, there should be at least fifty episodes, since they're generally sold in blocks to local TV stations and networks.
Fifty episodes are nice to have, 75 even better, but the big money makers are the shows with 100 or more episodes in the can. With a strong fan base and cult following, the syndicators (and the cast and some of the crew, if they have residual rights) can make a decent amount of money. The popularity of DVDs also helps, too.
Example: Hawaii Five-O - around 275 episodes over 12 years (I think Law and Order (the original series, not the spinoffs) has 'em beat by now)
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