Mister Ed, Wild Wild West Join MeTV Fall Lineup

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Classic TV diginet MeTV has unveiled their new fall schedule, which features a handful of changes but keeps most of the lineup intact.

Weekday mornings feature the additions of Our Miss Brooks, Mister Ed (returning to MeTV after a run/trot on competitor Antenna TV) and I Love Lucy. Other weekday changes include the return of a double-run of Emergency! and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

MeTV’s weekend lineup has more changes, among them the expansion of western and sci-fi programming blocks and the shift of all government-mandated E/I programming to Sunday mornings. Westerns will now run from 8AM-6PM Saturdays, with sci-fi shows airing from 6PM Saturday to 6AM Sunday. The western/sci-fi series The Wild Wild West will bridge the transition Saturdays at 6PM Eastern.

Additions to the weekend lineup include Daniel Boone (10/1), Family Affair, Have Gun Will Travel (10/1), Land of the Giants, The Little Rascals (10/1), Planet of the Apes, Sledge Hammer!, The Time Tunnel, Trackdown (10/1) and The Wild Wild West.

Leaving the MeTV schedule: The Adventures of Superman, CHiPs, H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, The Lucy Show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Patty Duke Show, The Rockford Files, Thriller and Welcome Back Kotter.

The new lineup starts on Labor Day, Monday September 5. Here’s a link to the full MeTV Fall 2016 schedule.

And Then There’s Maude! Antenna TV Shuffles Lineup Starting Monday

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Classic TV diginet Antenna TV is mixing up their weekday lineup for the rest of summer.

The biggest changes are the return of the Bea Arthur sitcom Maude to the schedule (5PM and 5:30PM ET) and The Partridge Family (2PM and 230PM ET) to the weekday lineup. Sabrina The Teenage Witch upgrades to a M-F overnight slot (4AM and 4:30AM ET).

Many other shows are getting new time slots, including Barney Miller, Bewitched, Dear John, Family Ties, Green Acres, Hazel, I Dream of Jeannie, Leave It To Beaver, McHale’s Navy, Mister Ed and Mork & Mindy.

Father Knows Best leaves the schedule, while Burns & Allen and Dennis The Menace will air weekends only.

The changes take affect tomorrow, July 4. For the complete schedule, visit Antenna TV’s website.

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getTV Launches New Lineup Monday

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Sony’s classic movie diginet getTV is overhauling their schedule, adding a 13-hour block of classic TV series to their weekday lineup.

Here’s a rundown of the new lineup (all times Eastern):

7:00AM The Thin Man (Mystery)
7:35AM The Jimmy Stewart Show (Comedy)
8:15AM Nanny and the Professor (Comedy)
8:50AM The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (Comedy)
9:30AM A Man Called Shenandoah (Western)
10:05AM The Restless Gun (Western)
10:45AM Laredo (Western)
12:00N Tour of Duty (Drama)
1:00PM S.W.A.T. (Crime Drama)
2:00PM Airwolf (Action)
3:00PM Riptide (Detective)
4:00PM Hardcastle & McCormick (Action)
5:00PM The Equalizer (Crime Drama)
6:00PM In the Heat of the Night (Drama)
7:00PM In the Heat of the Night (Drama)

getTV also airs classic television programming Monday nights (variety shows), Wednesday nights (comedies) and Saturday afternoons (Westerns).

You can find getTV on such affiliates as WFTY 67.3 New York, KFTR 46.2 Los Angeles and WGBO 66.2 Chicago. For the complete schedule and affiliate directory, visit the getTV website.

Tuned In: More MeTV Winter Changes, RIP Classic Stars

  • Classic TV diginet MeTV is freshening up their schedule starting tomorrow. Brand new additions to the lineup include Diagnosis: Murder (Weekdays 11AM ET) and The Incredible Hulk (Saturdays 7PM ET). Old favorites returning to MeTV: Kojak (Weeknights 2AM ET) and The Twilight Zone (Weeknights 12:30AM). Exiting the schedule: Naked City, The Night Gallery, Route 66 and Quincy M.E. For the complete Winter 2016 MeTV lineup, click here
  • MeTV’s sister network Decades added The Dick Cavett Show to it’s schedule on February 1. Cavett originally aired on ABC late nights from 1969-74, up against The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (now on Antenna TV)
  • NBC-owned classic TV diginet Cozi TV is bringing an NBC classic back to broadcast TV. The long-running family drama Little House on the Prairie joins the Cozi lineup this fall
  • The roll call of classic TV stars we’ve lost continues to grow. We’ve recently said goodbye to actress Noreen Corcoran (Bachelor Father), comedian-actor Bob Elliott (half of the comedy team of Bob & Ray, father of Chris Elliott), actor Dan Haggerty (Grizzly Adams), actor Pat Harrington Jr. (One Day At A Time), actor-singer Mike Minor (Petticoat Junction), sportscaster Jim Simpson (NBC, ESPN), actor Abe Vigoda (Barney Miller, Fish) and actor Jason Wingreen (All in the Family, Archie Bunker’s Place). Thank you for all the wonderful memories!

Tuned In: MeTV Winter Changes, Farewell Trapper John

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  • Classic TV digital network MeTV is tweaking their schedule starting tomorrow. New arrivals include The Patty Duke Show (moving from Antenna TV) at 6AM weekdays and Mama’s Family from 6-7PM weeknights. My Three Sons exits the lineup.
  • Fellow classic TV diginet CoziTV is juggling their lineup for the first quarter, highlighted by the addition of The A-Team (1983-87) and the return of Charlie’s Angels. Dragnet, The Real McCoys, Run For Your Life and Zorro leave the schedule.
  • Actor-turned-investment-guru Wayne Rogers passed away New Year’s Eve. Rogers played Trapper John M.D. on the first 3 seasons of military sitcom M*A*S*H and later portrayed a doctor again on the sitcom House Calls (1979-82). He had previously starred in the 1960-61 western series Stagecoach West and guested on many classic TV shows of the 60s and 70s. Among his credits: The Big Valley, Combat!, The F.B.I., Gomer Pyle USMC and Gunsmoke. Rogers was 82 years old.

Heeeeeere’s Johnny! Antenna TV Launches Winter Schedule Today

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Classic TV diginet Antenna TV’s revised lineup kicks off today, including the long-awaited return of Johnny Carson.

The new schedule is highlighted by full episodes of Carson’s long-running late night talk show (also known as The Tonight Show) that aired on NBC until his retirement in 1992.

Antenna TV will air the hour-long format shows from the 1980s and 90s on weeknights, while the original 90-minute format episodes from the 1970s will air on weekends. Sadly, episodes from the 1960s and early 70s were mostly not preserved.

Other additions to Antenna TV’s winter schedule include Dear John, Mork & Mindy and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. For the complete schedule, click here.

Antenna TV airs on the digital subchannels of broadcast stations across America, including WPIX 11.2 New York, KTLA 5.2 Los Angeles, WGN 9.2 Chicago and KDAF 33.2 Dallas.

Tuned In: MeTV Shuffles Morning Lineup, New Diginet Launches October 31

News and notes from the world of classic TV…

  • Classic TV diginet MeTV is switching up their morning schedule, expanding their sitcom block to four hours beginning Monday October 26. The new schedule (all times Eastern) leads off at 5AM with Gomer Pyle USMC, followed by The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch and Petticoat Junction. The comedy block wraps with back-to-back episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies from 8-9AM. The Abbott and Costello Show, Daniel Boone and Family Affair are leaving the MeTV lineup.
  • A comet is coming on Halloween! Comet is the name of a new sci-fi themed digital broadcast network from MGM and Sinclair Television Group. It will feature a mix of series (Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot,The Outer Limits, Stargate: SG-1) and movies. Among the charter affiliates are KDOC 56.8 Los Angeles, WOCH 41.2 Chicago, KCNS 38.4 San Francisco and WMFP 632.4 Boston. For a complete affiliate list and program schedule, visit the Comet website

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Family Ties Headlines Antenna TV Fall Lineup

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A modern classic comedy and two short-lived 1960s sitcoms are the only additions to Antenna TV’s Fall 2014 schedule.

The classic TV diginet will air the Michael J. Fox series Family Ties (1982-89) seven nights a week, while My Mother The Car and It’s About Time are relegated to Saturday afternoons.

My Mother The Car (1965-66) most recently aired on MeTV. It stars Jerry Van Dyke (Coach) as an attorney who buys a used car that turns out to be the reincarnation of his deceased mother (Ann Sothern). It’s About Time (1966-67) is a pre-historic sitcom from Sherwood Schwartz (The Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island).

Here is the new Antenna TV lineup, which starts Monday September 14:

Eastern Time Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday
5:00AM The Burns and Allen Show Movie Movie
5:30AM The Burns and Allen Show
6:00AM The Jack Benny Program
6:30AM The Jack Benny Program
7:00AM Mister Ed The Three Stooges The Three Stooges
7:30AM Mister Ed
8:00AM Father Knows Best
8:30AM Father Knows Best
9:00AM Hazel E/I Programming I Dream of Jeannie
9:30AM Hazel I Dream of Jeannie
10:00AM Dennis the Menace Bewitched
10:30AM Dennis the Menace Bewitched
11:00AM Leave it to Beaver Green Acres
11:30AM Leave it to Beaver Green Acres
12:00N Bewitched The Partridge Family
12:30PM Bewitched The Partridge Family
1:00PM I Dream of Jeannie My Mother the Car Small Wonder
1:30PM I Dream of Jeannie My Mother the Car Small Wonder
2:00PM Green Acres It's About Time Mr. Belvedere
2:30PM Green Acres It's About Time Mr. Belvedere
3:00PM Three's Company The Flying Nun All in the Family
3:30PM Three's Company The Flying Nun All in the Family
4:00PM Mr. Belvedere Small Wonder Maude
4:30PM Mr. Belvedere Small Wonder Maude
5:00PM Too Close for Comfort Mr. Belvedere The Jeffersons
5:00PM Too Close for Comfort Mr. Belvedere The Jeffersons
6:00PM Sanford and Son Doogie Howser M.D. Sanford and Son
6:30PM Sanford and Son Doogie Howser M.D. Sanford and Son
7:00PM Good Times The Ropers Good Times
7:30PM Good Times Three's A Crowd Good Times
8:00PM All in the Family Newhart Newhart
8:30PM All in the Family Newhart Newhart
9:00PM The Jeffersons Family Ties Family Ties
9:30PM The Jeffersons Family Ties Family Ties
10:00PM Family Ties Evening Shade Evening Shade
10:30PM Family Ties Evening Shade Evening Shade
11:00PM One Day at a Time Three's Company Three's Company
11:30PM One Day at a Time Three's Company Three's Company
12:00M Barney Miller One Day at a Time One Day at a Time
12:00AM Barney Miller One Day at a Time One Day at a Time
1:00AM Newhart Bewitched Bewitched
1:30AM Newhart Bewitched Bewitched
2:00AM Doogie Howser M.D. I Dream of Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie
2:30AM Doogie Howser M.D. I Dream of Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie
3:00AM Three's Company The Burns and Allen Show The Burns and Allen Show
3:30AM Three's Company The Burns and Allen Show The Burns and Allen Show
4:00AM Maude Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4:30AM Maude Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents

What’s Here: Family Ties, It’s About Time, My Mother The Car

What’s Gone: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Flipper, Gidget, Here Come The Brides, McHale’s Navy, The Monkees, The Patty Duke Show

MeTV Launches Fall Lineup Monday

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Classic TV diginet MeTV kicks off their Fall 2015 schedule tomorrow, adding the Andy Griffith courtroom drama Matlock weekday mornings and extended comedy blocks on Sundays.

Here’s the new schedule:

Eastern Time Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday
5:00AM Abbott & Costello F Troop The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
5:30AM Welcome Back Kotter F Troop The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6:00AM Gilligan's Island Welcome Back Kotter Abbott & Costello
6:30AM Family Affair Welcome Back Kotter Abbott & Costello
7:00AM The Donna Reed Show H.R. Pufnstuf F Troop
7:30AM I Love Lucy Land of the Lost F Troop
8:00AM Daniel Boone E/I Programming Welcome Back Kotter
8:30AM Welcome Back Kotter
9:00AM Perry Mason E/I or The Rebel Gilligan's Island
9:30AM E/I or The Rebel Gilligan's Island
10:00AM Matlock E/I or Have Gun Will Travel Saved by the Bell
10:30AM E/I or Have Gun Will Travel Saved by the Bell
11:00AM Quincy M.E. Wagon Train Saved by the Bell
11:30AM Saved by the Bell
12:00PM The Rockford Files The Big Valley The Brady Bunch
12:30PM The Brady Bunch
1:00PM Gunsmoke Gunsmoke The Brady Bunch
1:30PM The Brady Bunch
2:00PM Bonanza Bonanza Gilligan's Island
2:30PM Gilligan's Island
3:00PM The Rifleman Rawhide Happy Days
3:30PM The Rifleman Laverne & Shirley
4:00PM Emergency! Wanted: Dead or Alive I Love Lucy
4:30PM Wanted: Dead or Alive I Love Lucy
5:00PM Emergency! The Rifleman The Love Boat
5:30PM The Rifleman
6:00PM CHiPs Adventures of Superman The Love Boat
6:30PM Adventures of Superman
7:00PM M*A*S*H Batman The Andy Griffith Show or Mayberry R.F.D.
7:30PM M*A*S*H Batman The Andy Griffith Show or Mayberry R.F.D.
8:00PM The Andy Griffith Show or Gilligan's Island Wonder Woman Columbo
8:30PM The Andy Griffith Show or Gilligan's Island
9:00PM Happy Days Star Trek
9:30PM Laverne & Shirley M*A*S*H
10:00PM Hogan's Heroes Svengoolie The Odd Couple
10:30PM Hogan's Heroes The Honeymooners
11:00PM Carol Burnett & Friends Cheers
11:30PM Perry Mason The Bob Newhart Show
12:00AM Lost in Space The Mary Tyler Moore Show
12:30AM Mystery Movie Taxi
1:00AM Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Get Smart
1:30AM The Phil Silvers Show
2:00AM The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2:30AM Night Gallery
3:00AM The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Car 54 Where Are You? Naked City
3:30AM Car 54 Where Are You?
4:00AM Thriller Gomer Pyle USMC Route 66
4:30AM Gomer Pyle USMC

What’s Here: The Bob Newhart Show, Cheers, Family Affair, Hogan’s Heroes, The Honeymooners, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Matlock, The Odd Couple, Taxi, Wagon Train

What’s Gone: The Beverly Hillbillies, Black Sheep Squadron, Hawaii Five-O, Make Room for Daddy, Mr. Lucky, Mission: Impossible, The Mod Squad, Peter Gunn, Petticoat Junction, Remington Steele, The Saint, The Streets of San Francisco

Cozi Makes Late Summer Changes, Another Diginet On The Way

Some news and notes to report…

  • Classic TV diginet COZI TV is tweaking their schedule in August, adding modern classics Baywatch and Simon & Simon while resting The Bionic Woman, Charlie’s Angels and It Takes A Thief. They are also cutting back on airings of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Here’s Lucy and Starsky & Hutch. Get all the info here.
  • MGM TV and Sinclair Broadcast Group are teaming up to launch a sci-fi themed digital broadcast network. The as-yet-unnamed channel will air movies and series from the MGM library and is expected to launch sometime this fall.
  • Farewell to a pair of classic TV contributors. Actress Diana Douglas (ex-wife of Kirk, mother of Michael) guested on such series as Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Naked City and The Streets of San Francisco. Film and TV actor Irwin Keyes may best be remembered by classic TV fans as George Jefferson’s bodyguard on The Jeffersons. He also played Joe Rockhead in the 1994 big-screen adaption of The Flintstones.

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