"Grounded for Life" has scored a syndication deal, ensuring its own life beyond its run on The WB.

ABC Family has acquired the exclusive off-network rights to the four-year-old comedy, which began as a FOX series before jumping to The WB in February 2003. Repeats will start airing on ABC family in January.

"We're excited to add 'Grounded For Life' to ABC Family's 2005 programming lineup," says Tom Zappala vice president of scheduling and acquisitions for the cable network. "The show has great appeal for today's families and will be a strong complement to launch a new half-hour original series."

"Grounded" stars Donal Logue and Megyn Price as a married couple whose first child came along before sooner than expected. Now the parents of three kids, they deal with the usual issues of child-rearing while keeping their own not-quite-adult impulses at bay.

The show debuted on FOX in January 2001 and bounced around several timeslots over its two-plus seasons there. It moved to The WB midway through the 2002-03 season and has settled into a Friday-night home. The network has ordered a fifth year of the show, meaning it could reach the 100-episode milestone by the end of next season.