Classic TV diginet Antenna TV has announced 11 shows will join their schedule in 2015. All 11 are half-hour sitcoms, with only one from the pre-1975 era (Leave it to Beaver).
Here’s an alphabetical listing:
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Legendary NBC voice Don Pardo has passed away.
Pardo was best-known as the announcer for Saturday Night Live from its 1975 launch until 2014, except for the 1981-82 season. Prior to SNL, Pardo was the announcer for a number of game shows, including Jackpot, The Price Is Right, Three on a Match, Winning Streak and, most famously, the Art Fleming hosted version of Jeopardy!
Pardo died Monday in Tucson, Arizona. He was 96 years old.
The other day we previewed MeTV’s Fall 2014 schedule. Today we look at another classic TV diginet, Antenna TV.
ATV is shuffling timeslots on about half of their weekday schedule, but there are only a couple of additions and departures. As always, the lineup may vary in your city.
| Time Period (ET) | Programming | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | ||
| 5:00AM | Burns and Allen | Moves from 3:00AM timeslot. Replaces The Jack Benny Program |
| 5:30AM | Burns and Allen | Moves from 3:30AM timeslot. Replaces The Jack Benny Program |
| 6:00AM | The Patty Duke Show | Moves from 2:00PM timeslot. Replaces Hazel |
| 6:30AM | The Patty Duke Show | Moves from 2:30PM timeslot. Replaces Hazel |
| 7:00AM | Movie | |
| 7:30AM | ||
| 8:00AM | ||
| 8:30AM | ||
| 9:00AM | Too Close for Comfort | |
| 9:30AM | Too Close for Comfort | |
| 10:00AM | Three's Company | |
| 10:30AM | Three's Company | |
| 11:00AM | Bewitched | |
| 11:30AM | Bewitched | |
| 12:00N | I Dream of Jeannie | |
| 12:30PM | I Dream of Jeannie | |
| 1:00PM | McHale's Navy | |
| 1:30PM | McHale's Navy | |
| 2:00PM | Bachelor Father | Moves from 4:00AM timeslot. Replaces The Patty Duke Show |
| 2:30PM | Bachelor Father | Moves from 4:30AM timeslot. Replaces The Patty Duke Show |
| 3:00PM | Father Knows Best | |
| 3:30PM | Father Knows Best | |
| 4:00PM | Dennis The Menace | |
| 4:30PM | Dennis The Menace | |
| 5:00PM | Green Acres | Moves from 6:00PM timeslot. Replaces Mister Ed |
| 5:30PM | Green Acres | Moves from 6:30PM timeslot. Replaces Mister Ed |
| 6:00PM | I Dream of Jeannie | Moves from 7:00PM timeslot. Replaces Green Acres |
| 6:30PM | I Dream of Jeannie | Moves from 7:30PM timeslot. Replaces Green Acres |
| 7:00PM | Bewitched | Moves from 8:00PM timeslot. Replaces I Dream of Jeannie |
| 7:30PM | Bewitched | Moves from 8:30PM timeslot. Replaces I Dream of Jeannie |
| 8:00PM | All in the Family | Moves from 9:00PM timeslot. Replaces Bewitched |
| 8:30PM | All in the Family | Moves from 9:30PM timeslot. Replaces Bewitched |
| 9:00PM | Diff'rent Strokes | Returns to weekday schedule. Replaces All in the Family |
| 9:30PM | Diff'rent Strokes | Returns to weekday schedule. Replaces All in the Family |
| 10:00PM | Sanford and Son | |
| 10:30PM | Sanford and Son | |
| 11:00PM | Good Times | |
| 11:30PM | Good Times | |
| 12:00M | Three's Company | |
| 12:30AM | Three's Company | |
| 1:00AM | The Nanny | Returns to Antenna TV. Replaces Too Close for Comfort |
| 1:30AM | The Nanny | Returns to Antenna TV. Replaces Too Close for Comfort |
| 2:00AM | Too Close for Comfort | Moves from 1:00AM timeslot. Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 2:30AM | Too Close for Comfort | Moves from 1:30AM timeslot. Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
| 3:00AM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Moves from 2:00AM timeslot. Replaces Burns and Allen |
| 3:30AM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Moves from 2:30AM timeslot. Replaces Burns and Allen |
| 4:00AM | Mister Ed | Moves from 5:00PM timeslot. Replaces Bachelor Father |
| 4:30AM | Mister Ed | Moves from 5:30PM timeslot. Replaces Bachelor Father |
| Saturdays | ||
| 5:00AM | Movie | |
| 5:30AM | ||
| 6:00AM | ||
| 6:30AM | ||
| 7:00AM | It Takes A Thief | |
| 7:30AM | ||
| 8:00AM | It Takes A Thief | |
| 8:30AM | ||
| 9:00AM | Totally Tooned In | |
| 9:30AM | Totally Tooned In | |
| 10:00AM | E/I Programming | |
| 10:30AM | ||
| 11:00AM | ||
| 11:30AM | ||
| 12:00N | ||
| 12:30PM | ||
| 1:00PM | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 1:30PM | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 2:00PM | Mister Ed | |
| 2:30PM | Mister Ed | |
| 3:00PM | Green Acres | |
| 3:30PM | Green Acres | |
| 4:00PM | Flipper | |
| 4:30PM | Flipper | |
| 5:00PM | The Partridge Family | |
| 5:30PM | The Partridge Family | |
| 6:00PM | Maude | |
| 6:30PM | Maude | |
| 7:00PM | I Dream of Jeannie | Moves from Sunday 4:00AM timeslot. Replaces Too Close for Comfort |
| 7:30PM | I Dream of Jeannie | Moves from Sunday 4:30AM timeslot. Replaces Too Close for Comfort |
| 8:00PM | Bewitched | Moves from Sunday 3:00AM timeslot. Replaces Movie |
| 8:30PM | Bewitched | Moves from Sunday 3:30AM timeslot. Replaces Movie |
| 9:00PM | All in the Family | Replaces Movie |
| 9:30PM | All in the Family | Replaces Movie |
| 10:00PM | Too Close for Comfort | Moves from 7:00PM timeslot. Replaces Movie |
| 10:30PM | Too Close for Comfort | Moves from 7:30PM timeslot. Replaces Movie |
| 11:00PM | Married with Children | Returns to Antenna TV. Replaces Movie |
| 11:30PM | Married with Children | Returns to Antenna TV. Replaces Movie |
| 12:00M | Burns and Allen | |
| 12:30AM | Burns and Allen | |
| 1:00AM | The Jack Benny Program | |
| 1:30AM | The Jack Benny Program | |
| 2:00AM | Bachelor Father | |
| 2:30AM | Bachelor Father | |
| 3:00AM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Replaces Bewitched |
| 3:30AM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Replaces Bewitched |
| 4:00AM | The Patty Duke Show | Replaces I Dream of Jeannie |
| 4:30AM | The Patty Duke Show | Replaces I Dream of Jeannie |
| Sundays | ||
| 5:00AM | Movie | |
| 5:30AM | ||
| 6:00AM | ||
| 6:30AM | ||
| 7:00AM | Here Come The Brides | |
| 7:30AM | ||
| 8:00AM | Here Come The Brides | |
| 8:30AM | ||
| 9:00AM | Totally Tooned In | |
| 9:30AM | Totally Tooned In | |
| 10:00AM | Gidget | |
| 10:30AM | Gidget | |
| 11:00AM | The Flying Nun | |
| 11:30AM | The Flying Nun | |
| 12:00N | The Monkees | |
| 12:30PM | The Monkees | |
| 1:00PM | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 1:30PM | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 2:00PM | Mister Ed | |
| 2:30PM | Mister Ed | |
| 3:00PM | Green Acres | |
| 3:30PM | Green Acres | |
| 4:00PM | Flipper | |
| 4:30PM | Flipper | |
| 5:00PM | The Partridge Family | |
| 5:30PM | The Partridge Family | |
| 6:00PM | Maude | |
| 6:30PM | Maude | |
| 7:00PM | Good Times | |
| 7:30PM | Good Times | |
| 8:00PM | Sanford and Son | |
| 8:30PM | Sanford and Son | |
| 9:00PM | Diff'rent Strokes | |
| 9:30PM | Diff'rent Strokes | |
| 10:00PM | WKRP in Cincinnati | Moves from 11:00PM timeslot. Replaces Barney Miller |
| 10:30PM | WKRP in Cincinnati | Moves from 11:30PM timeslot. Replaces Barney Miller |
| 11:00PM | Married with Children | Returns to Antenna TV. Replaces WKRP in Cincinnati |
| 11:30PM | Married with Children | Returns to Antenna TV. Replaces WKRP in Cincinnati |
| 12:00M | Barney Miller | Moves from Sunday 10:00PM timeslot. Replaces Three's Company |
| 12:30AM | Barney Miller | Moves from Sunday 10:30PM timeslot. Replaces Three's Company |
| 1:00AM | Three's Company | Moves from 12:00M timeslot. Replaces Bewitched |
| 1:30AM | Three's Company | Moves from 12:30AM timeslot. Replaces Bewitched |
| 2:00AM | I Dream of Jeannie | |
| 2:30AM | I Dream of Jeannie | |
| 3:00AM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | |
| 3:30AM | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | |
| 4:00AM | The Patty Duke Show | Replaces Suspense Theatre |
| 4:30AM | The Patty Duke Show | Replaces Suspense Theatre |
Upgraded Timeslots: Bachelor Father, Diff’rent Strokes
Downgraded Timeslots: The Jack Benny Program, Mister Ed, The Patty Duke Show
What’s Here: Married with Children, The Nanny
What’s Gone: Hazel, Saturday Primetime Movies, Suspense Theatre
We need to update our earlier post previewing MeTV’s Fall 2014 program schedule. Apparently the schedule we saw was a draft version, which has since undergone some changes. So…
At long last, here’s the new REVISED Fall 2014 program schedule for classic TV diginet MeTV.
As always, the lineup may vary in your city. The new schedule starts Monday September 1.
| Time Period (ET) | Programming | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | ||
| 5:00AM | That Girl | Returns to MeTV. Replaces Wanted:Dead or Alive |
| 5:30AM | Make Room for Daddy | |
| 6:00AM | Petticoat Junction | |
| 6:30AM | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 7:00AM | The Donna Reed Show | |
| 7:30AM | I Love Lucy | |
| 8:00AM | Leave It To Beaver | |
| 8:30AM | Leave It To Beaver | |
| 9:00AM | Daniel Boone | |
| 9:30AM | ||
| 10:00AM | Perry Mason | Returns to its longtime morning timeslot. Replaces The Love Boat |
| 10:30AM | ||
| 11:00AM | Dragnet | Moves from 12:30AM timeslot. Replaces The Mod Squad |
| 11:30AM | Dragnet | Adds a second weekday episode. Replaces The Mod Squad |
| 12:00N | The Rockford Files | |
| 12:30PM | ||
| 1:00PM | Gunsmoke | |
| 1:30PM | ||
| 2:00PM | Bonanza | |
| 2:30PM | ||
| 3:00PM | The Rifleman | Moves from 6:00PM timeslot. Replaces The Big Valley |
| 3:30PM | The Rifleman | Moves from 6:30PM timeslot. Replaces The Big Valley |
| 4:00PM | Adam-12 | |
| 4:30PM | Adam-12 | |
| 5:00PM | Emergency! | |
| 5:30PM | ||
| 6:00PM | CHiPs | New on MeTV. Replaces The Rifleman |
| 6:30PM | ||
| 7:00PM | M*A*S*H | |
| 7:30PM | M*A*S*H | |
| 8:00PM | The Andy Griffith Show | New on MeTV. Some markets air Mayberry R.F.D. Replaces Gilligan's Island |
| 8:30PM | The Andy Griffith Show | New on MeTV. Some markets air Mayberry R.F.D. Replaces Happy Days |
| 9:00PM | Hogan's Heroes | |
| 9:30PM | Gilligan's Island | Moves from 8:00PM timeslot. Replaces Welcome Back Kotter |
| 10:00PM | Mondays: The Bob Newhart Show | Returns to MeTV. Replaces Get Smart |
| Tuesdays: Taxi | Returns to MeTV. Replaces The Honeymooners | |
| Wednesdays: F Troop | ||
| Thursdays: Welcome Back Kotter | Moves from 9:30PM weeknight slot. Replaces Bosom Buddies | |
| Fridays: The Odd Couple | ||
| 10:00PM | Mondays: The Bob Newhart Show | Returns to MeTV. Replaces Get Smart |
| Tuesdays: Taxi | Returns to MeTV. Replaces The Honeymooners | |
| Wednesdays: F Troop | ||
| Thursdays: Welcome Back Kotter | Moves from 9:30PM weeknight timeslot. Replaces Bosom Buddies | |
| Fridays: The Odd Couple | ||
| 11:00PM | Cheers | Returns to MeTV. Replaces The Twilight Zone |
| 11:30PM | Perry Mason | |
| 12:00M | ||
| 12:30AM | Adam-12 | Adds second late night episode. Replaces Dragnet |
| 1:00AM | Adam-12 | Now airing 4 episodes each weekday |
| 1:30AM | Night Gallery | |
| 2:00AM | Ironside | Moves from 11:00AM timeslot. Replaces The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
| 2:30AM | ||
| 3:00AM | Route 66 | Adds weeknight timeslot. Replaces Thriller |
| 3:30AM | ||
| 4:00AM | Naked City | Adds weeknight timeslot. Replaces Wagon Train |
| 4:30AM | ||
| Saturdays | ||
| 5:00AM | The Rogues | New on MeTV. Replaces 12 O'Clock High |
| 5:30AM | ||
| 6:00AM | The Rogues | New on MeTV. Replaces Combat! |
| 6:30AM | ||
| 7:00AM | Dragnet | Returns to weekend schedule |
| 7:30AM | Dragnet | Returns to weekend schedule |
| 8:00AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air Guns of Will Sonnett (October) |
| 8:30AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air Guns of Will Sonnett (October) |
| 9:00AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air Branded (October) |
| 9:30AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air Branded (October) |
| 10:00AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air The Rebel (October) |
| 10:30AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air The Rebel (October) |
| 11:00AM | Daniel Boone | Adds weekend timeslot. Replaces The Rebel |
| 11:30AM | Replaces Wagon Train | |
| 12:00N | The Big Valley | Moves from 3PM weekday timeslot. Replaces Wagon Train |
| 12:30PM | ||
| 1:00PM | Gunsmoke | |
| 1:30PM | ||
| 2:00PM | Bonanza | |
| 2:30PM | ||
| 3:00PM | Rawhide | |
| 3:30PM | ||
| 4:00PM | Wanted: Dead or Alive | |
| 4:30PM | Wanted: Dead or Alive | |
| 5:00PM | The Rifleman | |
| 5:30PM | The Rifleman | |
| 6:00PM | The Adventures of Superman | New on MeTV. Replaces Adam-12 |
| 6:30PM | The Adventures of Superman | New on MeTV. Replaces Adam-12 |
| 7:00PM | Batman | |
| 7:30PM | Batman | |
| 8:00PM | Wonder Woman | |
| 8:30PM | ||
| 9:00PM | Star Trek | |
| 9:30PM | ||
| 10:00PM | Svengoolie (Classic Monster/Sci-Fi Movie) | |
| 10:30PM | ||
| 11:00PM | ||
| 11:30PM | ||
| 12:00M | Lost In Space | |
| 12:30AM | ||
| 1:00AM | Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea | Returns to MeTV. Replaces Get Smart |
| 1:30AM | ||
| 2:00AM | Night Gallery | Adds weekend timeslot. Replaces The Honeymooners |
| 2:30AM | Night Gallery | Adds weekend timeslot. Replaces The Honeymooners |
| 3:00AM | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Moves from Sunday 11:00PM timeslot. No longer airing M-F overnights. Replaces Car 54 Where Are You? |
| 3:30AM | ||
| 4:00AM | Thriller | Moves from Sunday 10:00PM timeslot. No longer airing M-F overnights. Replaces The Phil Silvers Show |
| 4:30AM | ||
| Sundays | ||
| 5:00AM | The Green Hornet | Returns to MeTV. Replaces He-Man and the Masters of the Universe |
| 5:30AM | He-Man & The Masters of The Universe | Moves from 5:00AM timeslot. Replaces The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
| 6:00AM | H.R. Pufnstuf | Moves from Saturday 7:00AM timeslot. Replaces Family Affair |
| 6:30AM | Land of the Lost | Moves from Saturday 7:30AM timeslot. Replaces Family Affair |
| 7:00AM | The Donna Reed Show | Adds weekend timeslot. Replaces Leave It To Beaver |
| 7:30AM | Leave It To Beaver | |
| 8:00AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air Gomer Pyle USMC (October) |
| 8:30AM | E/I Programming | Some markets air Gomer Pyle USMC (October) |
| 9:00AM | Gilligan's Island | Moves from 11:00AM timeslot (October) |
| 9:30AM | Gilligan's Island | Moves from 11:30AM timeslot (October) |
| 10:00AM | Saved By The Bell | New on MeTV (October) |
| 10:30AM | Saved By The Bell | New on MeTV (October) |
| 11:00AM | Saved By The Bell | New on MeTV. Replaces Gilligan's Island (October) |
| 11:30AM | Saved By The Bell | New on MeTV. Replaces Gilligan's Island (October) |
| 12:00N | The Brady Bunch | |
| 12:30PM | The Brady Bunch | |
| 1:00PM | The Brady Bunch | |
| 1:30PM | The Brady Bunch | |
| 2:00PM | The Love Boat | |
| 2:30PM | ||
| 3:00PM | Remington Steele | |
| 3:30PM | ||
| 4:00PM | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 4:30PM | ||
| 5:00PM | The Rockford Files | Moves from 6:00PM timeslot. Replaces Cannon |
| 5:30PM | ||
| 6:00PM | Hawaii Five-0 | Returns to MeTV. Replaces The Rockford Files |
| 6:30PM | ||
| 7:00PM | Black Sheep Squadron | New on MeTV. Replaces Kojak |
| 7:30PM | ||
| 8:00PM | Columbo | |
| 8:30PM | ||
| 9:00PM | ||
| 9:30PM | ||
| 10:00PM | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | New on MeTV. Replaces Thriller |
| 10:30PM | ||
| 11:00PM | Mission:Impossible | Returns to MeTV. Replaces The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
| 11:30PM | ||
| 12:00M | Get Smart | Moves from Sunday 1:00AM timeslot. No longer airing Monday primetime. Replaces The Fugitive |
| 12:30AM | Get Smart | Moves from Sunday 1:30AM timeslot. No longer airing Monday primetime. Replaces The Fugitive |
| 1:00AM | The Saint | Moves from 4:00AM timeslot. Replaces Naked City |
| 1:30AM | ||
| 2:00AM | Naked City | Moves from 1:00AM timeslot. Replaces Peter Gunn |
| 2:30AM | Replaces Mr. Lucky | |
| 3:00AM | Route 66 | |
| 3:30AM | ||
| 4:00AM | Peter Gunn | Moves from 2:00AM timeslot. Replaces The Saint |
| 4:30AM | Mr. Lucky | Moves from 2:30AM timeslot. Replaces The Saint |
What’s Here: The Adventures of Superman, The Andy Griffith Show, Black Sheep Squadron, The Bob Newhart Show, Cheers, CHiPs, The Green Hornet, Hawaii Five-0, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, The Rogues, Saved by the Bell, Taxi, That Girl, Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea
What’s Gone: 12 O’Clock High, Bosom Buddies, Cannon, Car 54 Where Are You?, Combat!, Family Affair, The Fugitive, Happy Days, The Honeymooners, Kojak, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Mod Squad, The Phil Silvers Show, The Rebel (will still air in some markets), The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train
Actor Robin Williams has been found dead in California.
The 63 year old stand-up comic and film actor appeared in such movies as Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, Hook, Jumanji, Mrs. Doubtfire, Night At The Museum and Popeye. Classic TV fans know him best as alien Mork from Ork on the 1970s ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy.
Williams most recently starred in the CBS sitcom The Crazy Ones.
New national digital networks Escape and Grit will flip the on switch August 18 at 12 Noon Eastern.
Katz Broadcasting (part-owner of African-American diginet Bounce TV) is launching the gender-targeted networks, with Escape targeting women and Grit going after men.
As mentioned in previous posts, Escape will air female-skewed movies and off-cable true crime series. Grit will program action and adventure movies skewing to men. Escape’s first program will be Body Heat, the 1981 film starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Grit kicks things off with the classic Gary Cooper western High Noon.
Both Escape and Grit will be carried on the digital sub channels of broadcast stations reaching over 50% of U.S. households. For more info on programming and where to watch, visit the Escape and Grit websites.
