HA! Launch Schedule (Sunday, April 1, 1990)

[wyp41]

Here is the schedule for the launch of the MTV-owned HA! network.

HA! focused more on sitcom reruns instead of comedy clips and riffing specials like the HBO-owned Comedy Channel (which it would merge with to form CTV: Comedy Network before becoming Comedy Central shortly afterwards).

Source: Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, April 1, 1990

4:00 (PM)- Saturday Night Live
5:30- Lucy Show
6:00- One and Only's
6:30- Rhoda
7:00- Love, American Style
7:30- Big Room
8:00- That Girl
8:30- Best of Groucho
9:00- CPO Shakey
9:30- Car 54, Where Are You?
10:00- Love, American Style
10:30- That Girl
11:00- Rhoda
11:30- Phyllis
12:00- Lucy Show
12:30- Love, American Style

 

[wyp41]

Here is the weekday schedule from the following day:

1:00 (PM) (There did not seem to be a morning lineup)- HA! Afternoon Show
3:00- McHale's Navy
3:30- Candid Camera
4:00- TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes
4:30- Saturday Night Live
6:00- One and Only's
7:00- Phil Silvers
7:30- Best of Groucho
8:00- Who's Line Is It Anyway?
8:30- SCTV
9:00- CPO Sharkey
9:30- Car 54, Where Are You?
10:00- Love, American Style
10:30- That Girl
11:00- Rhoda
11:30- Phyllis
12:00- Lucy Show
12:30- Love, American Style

Saturday Schedule (April 7, 1990) (Schedule started at 3:00 PM)

3:00- Saturday Night Live- Eddie Murphy Years
6:00- Saturday Night Live- Eddie Murphy Years Continues
9:00- Saturday Night Live- Eddie Murphy Years
12:00- Saturday Night Live- Eddie Murphy Years Continues

So, that entire Saturday was dedicated to Eddie Murphy, weird.

 

[Mikey Radio]

It's interesting how many stations over the years have either started out or tried a similar lineup to the weekday schedule you show above (including Nickelodeon waaay back in the day) and they either didn't get great ratings or there wasn't enough interest and they moved on to different programming.