U.S. Stations Clearing Prisoner Cell Block H

[skipeastport]

I'm working on a project and need to document American stations that cleared PCBH in its original syndicated run. I know that by 1981 it was carried on at least 38 U.S. stations. Below is a list of affiliates I've been able to confirm. I'm missing about half of them. If anyone can recall stations not already listed, I would really appreciate your input. Thanks!

KMEG, Sioux City, IA (1980-81) 10PM X5

KPHO, Phoenix, AZ (1980-82) 10:30PM X5

KPLR, St. Louis, MO (1980-?) 10:30PM x5

KTLA, Los Angeles, CA (1979-81) 8PM/11:30PM X2

KTVU, San Francisco, CA (1980) 11PM X5

KVVU, Las Vegas, NV (1980-81) 11:30PM+ X5

KWGN, Denver, CO (1980-?) 10PM X5

KYW, Philadelphia, PA (1980-81) 5PM X5

WATL, Atlanta, GA (airing in 1983) Noon X5

WDRB, Louisville, KY (1980-81) 11:30PM X5

WGN, Chicago, IL (1980-82)

WIVB, Buffalo, NY (1980-81) 7PM X5

WJZ, Baltimore, MD (1981-83) 11:30PM X2

WKBD, Detroit, MI (1980-82) 10:30PM x5

WKYT, Lexington, KY (1980-81) Noon X5

WLVI, Boston. MA (1980-?) 11PM X5

WPIX, New York City (1980-81) 11/11:30PM X5

WPCQ, Charlotte, NC (1980-81) 7:30PM X5

WTTG, Washington, D.C. (1980-?) 11PM X5

WTVX, Boca Raton/West Palm Beach, FL (1980-81) 7PM X5

WXEX, Petersburg-Richmond, VA (1980-81) Midnight X5

 

[harrisburgpatv]

WHTM, Harrisburg PA (1980-81), 4:30PM X5

 

[skipeastport]

WHTM, Harrisburg PA (1980-81), 4:30PM X5

Thank you for your reply!

 

[only1moore]

WVTV Milwaukee aired it at 11PM when it was syndicated in 1980

 

[skipeastport]

WVTV Milwaukee aired it at 11PM when it was syndicated in 1980

Thanks! Do you recall if WVTV aired it in a stripped, 30 minute, five-days-a-week format or twice weekly in the hour format?

 

[only1moore]

WVTV Milwaukee aired it at 11PM when it was syndicated in 1980.

Thanks! Do you recall if WVTV aired it in a stripped, 30 minute, five-days-a-week format or twice weekly in the hour format?

It was 30 minutes, five nights a week. It had a cult following in Milwaukee until the management at the Then-Gaylord owned outlet pulled it after 50 episodes because of ratings and pressure from womens' groups over its content.

 

[Bob1370]

IIRC, WIVB in Buffalo may also have had it in prime access for the 1979-80 season as well...

 

[Ultimajock]

...WLRE/26 Green Bay ran Prisoner: Cell Block H for a short time in early 1981, just after starting up as an independent, right after The CBS Late Movie...

 

[azumanga]

WTOG in Tampa Bay also carried the show weeknights -- don't know the time, though it's probably around 10PM or 11PM.

 

[pkffrom724]

IIRC, WPTT Pittsburgh may have aired it in prime access starting in 1981 or 1982 @ 7:30 PM or 11 PM --- 5 nights per week.

 

[Markxxx]

I LOVED PCBH

I have the entire thing on DVD. Most of it's on YouTube.

It's funny how the show holds up when it's inside the prison, because the fashions and times don't change. But as soon as you go outside the prison gates, the whole show falls apart because of the times.

WGN aired it for years. It was aired at 10:30pm, then moved to 10pm, then it was moved to 12 noon. WGN would've kept airing it but Grundy, the Australian production company, pulled it from syndication in America. WGN last aired it in June of 1982.

 

[Charles1]

IIRC, in Birmingham it aired on WAPI-13 (now WVTM) at 11:30 a.m.