The OOL episodes will become available to the Sci-Fi Channel in January 2002. In the U.S. NOL episodes air on the Sci-Fi cable channel and in syndication. Starting with season 7 new episodes first air on the Sci-Fi channel and then will run later in syndication. The Sci-Fi channel also runs episodes from earlier NOL seasons. Showtime no longer airs any NOL episodes.
Syndication is where TV shows are sold to individual stations rather than a single network.
This means the NOL might air on any station in your area depending on which one purchases it. The search function of these online TV schedules . The syndicated new season typically starts in September. The first season of new Sci-Fi channel episodes started in March. Cable channels are not tied to the traditions of broadcast stations and can start it's series when it wants to.