Isn't this what TV Land SHOULD be?

[Maine-i-ac]

WWME Channel 23 in Chicago gets it! I look at the listings for it (which I've included today's listings)and wonder why TV Land doesn't include more of these classic show in it's lineup. I'm going to be curious to see how they fare in the ratings. Hopefully it will be a money maker and maybe we'll see other stations "change their format". Sorry, the radio guy part of me sneaked in there.

Check out Yahoo’s listings for the weekend stuff, but if you like Cagney and Lacey, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, Baretta, Wild Wild West, Black Sheep Squadron, Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo, Mork and Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, MTM, Bob Newhart, Alfred Hitchcock, One Step Beyond and You Bet Your Life then you’ll like the weekend also. I’m curious what you all think.

6:00 am First Business
6:30 Lassie
7:00 The Homework Show
7:30 Punky Brewster
8:00 What’s Happening!
8:30 The Addams Family
9:00 The A-Team
10:00 & 10:30 I Love Lucy
11:00 & 11:30 Love American Style
12:00noon Green Acres
12:30 Petticoat Junction
1:00 The Partridge Family
1:30 The Monkees
2:00 The Facts Of Life
2:30 Who’s The Boss?
3:00 & 3:30 Family Ties
4:00 & 4:30 The Brady Bunch
5:00 Bewitched
5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie
6:00 & 6:30 Batman
7:00 Bewitched
7:30 I Love Lucy
8:00 & 8:30 All In The Family
9:00 The Jeffersons
9:30 Sanford And Son
10:00 The Twilight Zone
10:30 The Honeymooners
11:00 Barney Miller
11:30 Get Smart
12:00 midnight Taxi
12:30 Hogan’s Heroes
1:00 Paid Program
1:30 The Lucy Show
2:00 Paid Program
2:30 The Lucy Show
3:00 Paid Program
3:30 The Lone Ranger
4:00 I Spy
5:00 Paid Program
5:30 The Lone Ranger

 

[ultravox]

> WWME Channel 23 in Chicago gets it! I look at the listings
> for it (which I've included today's listings)and wonder why
> TV Land doesn't include more of these classic show in it's
> lineup. I'm going to be curious to see how they fare in the
> ratings. Hopefully it will be a money maker and maybe we'll
> see other stations "change their format". Sorry, the radio
> guy part of me sneaked in there.
>
> Check out Yahoo’s listings for the weekend stuff, but if you
> like Cagney and Lacey, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, Baretta, Wild
> Wild West, Black Sheep Squadron, Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo,
> Mork and Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, MTM,
> Bob Newhart, Alfred Hitchcock, One Step Beyond and You Bet
> Your Life then you’ll like the weekend also. I’m curious
> what you all think.
>
> 6:00 am First Business
> 6:30 Lassie
> 7:00 The Homework Show
> 7:30 Punky Brewster
> 8:00 What’s Happening!
> 8:30 The Addams Family
> 9:00 The A-Team
> 10:00 & 10:30 I Love Lucy
> 11:00 & 11:30 Love American Style
> 12:00noon Green Acres
> 12:30 Petticoat Junction
> 1:00 The Partridge Family
> 1:30 The Monkees
> 2:00 The Facts Of Life
> 2:30 Who’s The Boss?
> 3:00 & 3:30 Family Ties
> 4:00 & 4:30 The Brady Bunch
> 5:00 Bewitched
> 5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie
> 6:00 & 6:30 Batman
> 7:00 Bewitched
> 7:30 I Love Lucy
> 8:00 & 8:30 All In The Family
> 9:00 The Jeffersons
> 9:30 Sanford And Son
> 10:00 The Twilight Zone
> 10:30 The Honeymooners
> 11:00 Barney Miller
> 11:30 Get Smart
> 12:00 midnight Taxi
> 12:30 Hogan’s Heroes
> 1:00 Paid Program
> 1:30 The Lucy Show
> 2:00 Paid Program
> 2:30 The Lucy Show
> 3:00 Paid Program
> 3:30 The Lone Ranger
> 4:00 I Spy
> 5:00 Paid Program
> 5:30 The Lone Ranger

I live in Chicago and this station kicks ass. I havn't turned on TVland since this station came on in January. METV its called Memerable Television.
>

 

[FilmCritic3000]

Holy crap! I'd never change the channel! That's awesome and you're right. TV Land should take lessons from WMME.



> WWME Channel 23 in Chicago gets it! I look at the listings
> for it (which I've included today's listings)and wonder why
> TV Land doesn't include more of these classic show in it's
> lineup. I'm going to be curious to see how they fare in the
> ratings. Hopefully it will be a money maker and maybe we'll
> see other stations "change their format". Sorry, the radio
> guy part of me sneaked in there.
>
> Check out Yahoo’s listings for the weekend stuff, but if you
> like Cagney and Lacey, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, Baretta, Wild
> Wild West, Black Sheep Squadron, Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo,
> Mork and Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, MTM,
> Bob Newhart, Alfred Hitchcock, One Step Beyond and You Bet
> Your Life then you’ll like the weekend also. I’m curious
> what you all think.
>
> 6:00 am First Business
> 6:30 Lassie
> 7:00 The Homework Show
> 7:30 Punky Brewster
> 8:00 What’s Happening!
> 8:30 The Addams Family
> 9:00 The A-Team
> 10:00 & 10:30 I Love Lucy
> 11:00 & 11:30 Love American Style
> 12:00noon Green Acres
> 12:30 Petticoat Junction
> 1:00 The Partridge Family
> 1:30 The Monkees
> 2:00 The Facts Of Life
> 2:30 Who’s The Boss?
> 3:00 & 3:30 Family Ties
> 4:00 & 4:30 The Brady Bunch
> 5:00 Bewitched
> 5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie
> 6:00 & 6:30 Batman
> 7:00 Bewitched
> 7:30 I Love Lucy
> 8:00 & 8:30 All In The Family
> 9:00 The Jeffersons
> 9:30 Sanford And Son
> 10:00 The Twilight Zone
> 10:30 The Honeymooners
> 11:00 Barney Miller
> 11:30 Get Smart
> 12:00 midnight Taxi
> 12:30 Hogan’s Heroes
> 1:00 Paid Program
> 1:30 The Lucy Show
> 2:00 Paid Program
> 2:30 The Lucy Show
> 3:00 Paid Program
> 3:30 The Lone Ranger
> 4:00 I Spy
> 5:00 Paid Program
> 5:30 The Lone Ranger
>

 

[Braves2005]

I sure do hope that the station in Chicago decides to bring it to a national feed. It would be fun to watch all of the classic shows again. It's a whole lot better than what Nick at Nite and TV Land is showing thinking that Murphy Brown,Mad About You,Fresh Prince,Fatherhood(animated version of The Cosby Show),Hunter,Roseanne,and Full House are considered classics.

 

[LowTideV]

> WWME Channel 23 in Chicago gets it! I look at the listings
> for it (which I've included today's listings)and wonder why
> TV Land doesn't include more of these classic show in it's
> lineup. I'm going to be curious to see how they fare in the
> ratings. Hopefully it will be a money maker and maybe we'll
> see other stations "change their format". Sorry, the radio
> guy part of me sneaked in there.
>
> Check out Yahoo’s listings for the weekend stuff, but if you
> like Cagney and Lacey, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, Baretta, Wild
> Wild West, Black Sheep Squadron, Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo,
> Mork and Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, MTM,
> Bob Newhart, Alfred Hitchcock, One Step Beyond and You Bet
> Your Life then you’ll like the weekend also. I’m curious
> what you all think.
>
> 6:00 am First Business
> 6:30 Lassie
> 7:00 The Homework Show
> 7:30 Punky Brewster
> 8:00 What’s Happening!
> 8:30 The Addams Family
> 9:00 The A-Team
> 10:00 & 10:30 I Love Lucy
> 11:00 & 11:30 Love American Style
> 12:00noon Green Acres
> 12:30 Petticoat Junction
> 1:00 The Partridge Family
> 1:30 The Monkees
> 2:00 The Facts Of Life
> 2:30 Who’s The Boss?
> 3:00 & 3:30 Family Ties
> 4:00 & 4:30 The Brady Bunch
> 5:00 Bewitched
> 5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie
> 6:00 & 6:30 Batman
> 7:00 Bewitched
> 7:30 I Love Lucy
> 8:00 & 8:30 All In The Family
> 9:00 The Jeffersons
> 9:30 Sanford And Son
> 10:00 The Twilight Zone
> 10:30 The Honeymooners
> 11:00 Barney Miller
> 11:30 Get Smart
> 12:00 midnight Taxi
> 12:30 Hogan’s Heroes
> 1:00 Paid Program
> 1:30 The Lucy Show
> 2:00 Paid Program
> 2:30 The Lucy Show
> 3:00 Paid Program
> 3:30 The Lone Ranger
> 4:00 I Spy
> 5:00 Paid Program
> 5:30 The Lone Ranger
>
>
>
AHHHHHHHHHH- gloriously wonderful REAL television is alive and well in Chicago, wish I were there

Low Tide

 

[gr8oldies]

TV Land isn't about to follow its audience from 20 years ago into the nursing home. But I can see cable channels (probably on the digital tier) devoted to TV from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc. Then everyone will complain about shows that lasted for six weeks not being included.

 

[2001]

> WWME Channel 23 in Chicago gets it! I look at the listings
> for it (which I've included today's listings)and wonder why
> TV Land doesn't include more of these classic show in it's
> lineup. I'm going to be curious to see how they fare in the
> ratings. Hopefully it will be a money maker and maybe we'll
> see other stations "change their format". Sorry, the radio
> guy part of me sneaked in there.
>
> Check out Yahoo’s listings for the weekend stuff, but if you
> like Cagney and Lacey, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, Baretta, Wild
> Wild West, Black Sheep Squadron, Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo,
> Mork and Mindy, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, MTM,
> Bob Newhart, Alfred Hitchcock, One Step Beyond and You Bet
> Your Life then you’ll like the weekend also. I’m curious
> what you all think.
>
> 6:00 am First Business
> 6:30 Lassie
> 7:00 The Homework Show
> 7:30 Punky Brewster
> 8:00 What’s Happening!
> 8:30 The Addams Family
> 9:00 The A-Team
> 10:00 & 10:30 I Love Lucy
> 11:00 & 11:30 Love American Style
> 12:00noon Green Acres
> 12:30 Petticoat Junction
> 1:00 The Partridge Family
> 1:30 The Monkees
> 2:00 The Facts Of Life
> 2:30 Who’s The Boss?
> 3:00 & 3:30 Family Ties
> 4:00 & 4:30 The Brady Bunch
> 5:00 Bewitched
> 5:30 I Dream Of Jeannie
> 6:00 & 6:30 Batman
> 7:00 Bewitched
> 7:30 I Love Lucy
> 8:00 & 8:30 All In The Family
> 9:00 The Jeffersons
> 9:30 Sanford And Son
> 10:00 The Twilight Zone
> 10:30 The Honeymooners
> 11:00 Barney Miller
> 11:30 Get Smart
> 12:00 midnight Taxi
> 12:30 Hogan’s Heroes
> 1:00 Paid Program
> 1:30 The Lucy Show
> 2:00 Paid Program
> 2:30 The Lucy Show
> 3:00 Paid Program
> 3:30 The Lone Ranger
> 4:00 I Spy
> 5:00 Paid Program
> 5:30 The Lone Ranger
>

Hey man, I didn't see The Mod Squad on that list!

The Mod Squad was outta sight!

You can't have a classic TV line up without "The Mod Squad" on it!!
Geez! Everybody knows that!

Can you dig what I'm saying to you, brother?

Well, anyway, I just thought I'd mention that show. Keep the faith, my man! Keep the faith!

Oh! And as Linc Hayes would always say......."Solid!"

 

[KMRichards]

That reminded me ...

> TV Land isn't about to follow its audience from 20 years ago
> into the nursing home. But I can see cable channels
> (probably on the digital tier) devoted to TV from the 50s,
> 60s, 70s, 80s, etc. Then everyone will complain about shows
> that lasted for six weeks not being included.

Remember in the early days of the Sci-Fi Channel, when they had the "Series Collection" which had reruns of sci-fi shows from the 70s that lasted one season or less? They would just run all the episodes of a series and then start running another show, regardless of which day of the week they started or ended a run on.

I remember seeing some shows which haven't seen the light of day since.<P ID="signature">______________


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[ccmfan]

> TV Land isn't about to follow its audience from 20 years ago
> into the nursing home. But I can see cable channels
> (probably on the digital tier) devoted to TV from the 50s,
> 60s, 70s, 80s, etc. Then everyone will complain about shows
> that lasted for six weeks not being included.
>

This channel sounds awesome! There are shows listed that I didn't know were even still on the air anywhere, or only on cable somewhere. I wonder what the chances of them expanding to a cable network would be.

I've had the thought before that TV Land should go to having different channels for different decades.

It seems that the only areas that show any older TV shows any more are in larger cities with enough stations that some are still totally independent. On a recent trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth area I saw several older shows that I hadn't seen in years, although they weren't all on one station like in Chicago.

 

[rugrats1]

Re: That reminded me ...

> Remember in the early days of the Sci-Fi Channel, when they
> had the "Series Collection" which had reruns of sci-fi shows
> from the 70s that lasted one season or less? They would
> just run all the episodes of a series and then start running
> another show, regardless of which day of the week they
> started or ended a run on.
>
> I remember seeing some shows which haven't seen the light of
> day since.
>
WWOR's EMI service (the post-1990 superstation that lasted until 1996) had a similar concept using short-lived sitcoms from the Universal library, many of them never seen since their network runs. No on-screen title was given for the block, but it was listed in the schedules as "Comedy Wheel".

 

[TimL]

Re: That reminded me ...

> > Remember in the early days of the Sci-Fi Channel, when
> they
> > had the "Series Collection" which had reruns of sci-fi
> shows
> > from the 70s that lasted one season or less? They would
> > just run all the episodes of a series and then start
> running
> > another show, regardless of which day of the week they
> > started or ended a run on.
> >
> > I remember seeing some shows which haven't seen the light
> of
> > day since.
> >
> WWOR's EMI service (the post-1990 superstation that lasted
> until 1996) had a similar concept using short-lived sitcoms
> from the Universal library, many of them never seen since
> their network runs. No on-screen title was given for the
> block, but it was listed in the schedules as "Comedy Wheel".
>

One of the shows used in "Comedy Wheel" was the 1985 CBS series "George Burns Comedy Week" an underrated (I think) Comedy Anthology. Another was "Coming Of Age" a 1988-89 sitcom (Also CBS) starring Alan Young as a spry senior citizen in an Arizona retirement community..

 

[Tom_Desmond]

> I sure do hope that the station in Chicago decides to bring
> it to a national feed. It would be fun to watch all of the
> classic shows again.

Unfortunately, that isn't possible, since WWME is only buying local *broadcast* rights for these programs. They'd have to obtain national rights for their programming in order to offer a national feed -- something that would be very expensive at the least, and it is unlikely that they'd be able to clear rights for all (or even most) of their schedule.

 

[rugrats1]

> Unfortunately, that isn't possible, since WWME is only
> buying local *broadcast* rights for these programs....
> it is unlikely that they'd
> be able to clear rights for all (or even most) of their
> schedule.
>
Considering that TV Land and Nick-at-Nite has several of these shows on their schedule, making Me TV a superstation is next to impossible.

 

[ccmfan]

> > Unfortunately, that isn't possible, since WWME is only
> > buying local *broadcast* rights for these programs....
> > it is unlikely that they'd
> > be able to clear rights for all (or even most) of their
> > schedule.
> >
> Considering that TV Land and Nick-at-Nite has several of
> these shows on their schedule, making Me TV a superstation
> is next to impossible.
>

But considering that Nick and TV Land have several shows that they're just sitting on and not using, it looks like the owners of the shows could put pressure on them to either show them or lose them (and possibly other shows that they also own even if they're being shown) when they come up for renewal. Perhaps that could open a door for another classic TV cable network to start.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by ccmfan on 08/18/05 12:57 PM.</FONT></P>

 

[jwk1979]

> > I sure do hope that the station in Chicago decides to
> bring
> > it to a national feed. It would be fun to watch all of the
>
> > classic shows again.
>
> Unfortunately, that isn't possible, since WWME is only
> buying local *broadcast* rights for these programs. They'd
> have to obtain national rights for their programming in
> order to offer a national feed -- something that would be
> very expensive at the least, and it is unlikely that they'd
> be able to clear rights for all (or even most) of their
> schedule.
>
TV Land owns the national broadcast rights to several shows, namely "The Andy Griffith Show" and "I Love Lucy", which would basically prevent any other cable station from airing them on a national feed. Those shows can be aired on a local station, just not on a national cable feed.

 

[CrankyYankee]

Re: That reminded me ...

Another concern in making a new "SuperStation" would be getting cable/satellite systems to carry it.

Altho, with digital systems nowadays, the space problem might not be the hangup. Just getting a system to add it would be the toughest part.

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[KMRichards]

> But considering that Nick and TV Land have several shows
> that they're just sitting on and not using, it looks like
> the owners of the shows could put pressure on them to either
> show them or lose them (and possibly other shows that they
> also own even if they're being shown) when they come up for
> renewal. Perhaps that could open a door for another classic
> TV cable network to start.

Wishful thinking, I'm afraid. The syndicators get their money even if the shows are on the shelf. As long as the checks don't bounce, they don't care whether the shows are being shown or not.

Besides, a lot of TV Land's program inventory comes from Viacom anyway.<P ID="signature">______________


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[Braves2005]

>
> Besides, a lot of TV Land's program inventory comes from
> Viacom anyway.

Not necessarily,many shows on TV Land also come from Sony Pictures(Hunter,Bewitched,I Dream Of Jeannie,All In The Family,Sanford And Son,Good Times) and Warner Brothers(Night Court)

 

[toby]

Re: That reminded me ...

> Another concern in making a new "SuperStation" would be
> getting cable/satellite systems to carry it.
>
> Altho, with digital systems nowadays, the space problem
> might not be the hangup. Just getting a system to add it
> would be the toughest part.

Unless you do the Al Gore and buy a respectable channel.
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