Posted: Tue., Feb. 10, 2009, 6:49pm PT

'Steve Wilkos' gets third season

'Judge Jeanine Pirro' also cleared

By Variety Staff

NBC U's syndie arm has cleared "The Steve Wilkos" show for a third season.

Gabber, hosted by the former "Jerry Springer Show" security guard, has secured clearances for 2009-10 on Tribune, Sinclair, Hearst, Sunbeam and Weigel stations. Clearances include Los Angeles and New York.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has cleared former CW daytime courtshow "Judge Jeanine Pirro," which migrates into the syndie market for its second season, on Fox stations for next fall.