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Classic Game Show Diginet Launches

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Buzzr, a new digital broadcast network from FremantleMedia North America, signed on the air Monday in 17 major markets across the U.S. All but one of the charter affiliates is owned by Fox Broadcasting Company.

The network is airing a 24/7 lineup of classic game shows from the estimated 40,000+ episode FremantleMedia library, including shows from the 1950s to the 2000s.

Here’s a look at the weekday lineup, all times Eastern:

Time Period (ET) Programming
Weekdays
5:00AM What's My Line?
5:30AM I've Got A Secret
6:00AM Family Feud
6:30AM Family Feud
7:00AM Tattletales
7:30AM Tattletales
8:00AM Child's Play
8:30AM Body Language
9:00AM Blockbusters
9:30AM Card Sharks
10:00AM Match Game
10:30AM Match Game
11:00AM Family Feud
11:30AM Family Feud
12:00PM Super Password
12:30PM Super Password
1:00PM Press Your Luck
1:30PM Press Your Luck
2:00PM Child's Play
2:30PM Body Language
3:00PM Blockbusters
3:30PM Card Sharks
4:00PM Match Game
4:30PM Match Game
5:00PM Family Feud
5:30PM Family Feud
6:00PM Super Password
6:30PM Super Password
7:00PM Press Your Luck
7:30PM Press Your Luck
8:00PM Let's Make A Deal
8:30PM Let's Make A Deal
9:00PM Match Game
9:30PM Match Game
10:00PM Tattletales
10:30PM Tattletales
11:00PM Let's Make A Deal
11:30PM Let's Make A Deal
12:00AM Match Game
12:30AM Match Game
1:00AM Tattletales
1:30AM Tattletales
2:00AM To Tell The Truth
2:30AM What's My Line?
3:00AM I've Got A Secret
3:30AM I've Got A Secret
4:00AM To Tell The Truth
4:30AM What's My Line?

Among the major market stations carrying Buzzr are WWOR 9.4 New York, KCOP 13.2 Los Angeles, WPWR 50.4 Chicago and WTXF 29.4 Philadelphia.

For a complete list of affiliates, visit the Buzzr website.

MeTV Goes For Summer Laughs

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The “Summer of Me” returns this Memorial Day, featuring some new and returning comedy favorites.

Classic TV diginet MeTV is making some minor adjustments to their summer program schedule, including the return of Happy Days and it’s spinoff Laverne & Shirley. Here’s a summary of the changes (all times Eastern):

  • M-F 4-5PM Emergency! (replaces Star Trek. Emergency! will now air back-to-back episodes from 4-6PM)
  • M-F 6-6:30PM Gilligan’s Island (replaces CHiPs)
  • M-F 6:30-7PM Hogan’s Heroes (replaces CHiPs. Moves from 9PM timeslot)
  • Mon 9-11PM Saved by the Bell (4 episodes. Replaces Hogan’s Heroes, The Twilight Zone and The Bob Newhart Show)
  • Tue 9-11PM Happy Days (4 episodes. Replaces Hogan’s Heroes, The Twilight Zone and Taxi)
  • Wed 9-11PM Laverne & Shirley (4 episodes. Replaces Hogan’s Heroes, The Twilight Zone and Cheers)
  • Thu 9-10PM Welcome Back Kotter (2 episodes. Replaces Hogan’s Heroes and The Twilight Zone. Kotter now airs 4 episodes from 9-11PM)
  • Fri 9-11PM The Brady Bunch (4 episodes. Replaces Hogan’s Heroes, The Twilight Zone and The Odd Couple)

What’s Here: Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley
What’s Outta Here: The Bob Newhart Show, Cheers, CHiPs, The Odd Couple, Taxi, The Twilight Zone

One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons Coming to Antenna TV

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It’s spring cleaning time at Antenna TV.

The classic TV diginet is sprucing up their lineup, adding 1970s-80s sitcoms The Jeffersons and One Day at a Time and shuffling the rest of their weekday schedule.

The new lineup premieres Monday April 6.

Time Period (ET) Programming Comments
Weekdays
5:00AM The Burns and Allen Show Replaces Maude
5:30AM The Burns and Allen Show Replaces Maude
6:00AM McHale's Navy Replaces The Patty Duke Show
6:30AM McHale's Navy Replaces The Patty Duke Show
7:00AM Hazel Replaces Father Knows Best
7:30AM Hazel Replaces Father Knows Best
8:00AM Father Knows Best Replaces Mister Ed
8:30AM Father Knows Best Replaces Mister Ed
9:00AM The Patty Duke Show Replaces Hazel
9:30AM The Patty Duke Show Replaces Hazel
10:00AM Mister Ed Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
10:30AM Mister Ed Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
11:00AM Green Acres Replaces McHale's Navy
11:30AM Green Acres Replaces McHale's Navy
12:00N Bewitched Replaces Green Acres
12:30PM Bewitched Replaces Green Acres
1:00PM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Dennis the Menace
1:30PM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Dennis the Menace
2:00PM Dennis the Menace Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
2:30PM Dennis the Menace Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
3:00PM Leave it to Beaver Replaces Bewitched
3:30PM Leave it to Beaver Replaces Bewitched
4:00PM Mr. Belvedere Replaces Leave it to Beaver
4:30PM Mr. Belvedere Replaces Leave it to Beaver
5:00PM Three's Company Replaces Mr. Belvedere
5:30PM Three's Company Replaces Mr. Belvedere
6:00PM Barney Miller Replaces Three's Company
6:30PM Barney Miller Replaces Three's Company
7:00PM Sanford and Son
7:30PM Sanford and Son
8:00PM Good Times Replaces All in the Family
8:30PM Good Times Replaces All in the Family
9:00PM All in the Family Replaces Good Times
9:30PM All in the Family Replaces Good Times
10:00PM The Jeffersons New. Replaces Newhart
10:30PM The Jeffersons New. Replaces Newhart
11:00PM One Day at a Time New. Replaces Barney Miller
11:30PM One Day at a Time New. Replaces Barney Miller
12:00M Three's Company
12:30AM Three's Company
1:00AM Newhart Replaces Too Close for Comfort
1:30AM Newhart Replaces Too Close for Comfort
2:00AM Doogie Howser M.D.
2:30AM Doogie Howser M.D.
3:00AM Bewitched
3:30AM Bewitched
4:00AM I Dream of Jeannie
4:30AM I Dream of Jeannie
Saturdays
5:00AM Movie
5:30AM
6:00AM
6:30AM
7:00AM The Three Stooges
7:30AM
8:00AM Here Come The Brides
8:30AM
9:00AM E/I Programming
9:30AM
10:00AM
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 Replaces Circus Boy
2:30PM Mister Ed Replaces Circus Boy
3:00PM Flipper Replaces Small Wonder
3:30PM Flipper Replaces Small Wonder
4:00PM The Monkees Replaces Dennis The Menace
4:30PM The Monkees Replaces Dennis The Menace
5:00PM The Partridge Family Replaces Leave It To Beaver
5:30PM The Partridge Family Replaces Leave It To Beaver
6:00PM Small Wonder Replaces The Ropers
6:30PM Small Wonder Replaces Three's A Crowd
7:00PM The Ropers Replaces Too Close for Comfort
7:30PM Three's A Crowd Replaces Too Close for Comfort
8:00PM Doogie Howser M.D. Replaces Bewitched
8:30PM Doogie Howser M.D. Replaces Bewitched
9:00PM Too Close for Comfort Replaces Evening Shade
9:30PM Too Close for Comfort Replaces Evening Shade
10:00PM Three's Company Replaces Newhart
10:30PM Three's Company Replaces Newhart
11:00PM Evening Shade Replaces Doogie Howser M.D.
11:30PM Evening Shade Replaces Doogie Howser M.D.
12:00M Newhart Replaces Mr. Belvedere
12:30AM Newhart Replaces Mr. Belvedere
1:00AM Mr. Belvedere Replaces Bewitched
1:30AM Mr. Belvedere Replaces Bewitched
2:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
2:30AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
3:00AM The Jack Benny Program
3:30AM The Jack Benny Program
4:00AM Dennis the Menace
4:30AM Dennis the Menace
Sundays
5:00AM Movie
5:30AM
6:00AM
6:30AM
7:00AM The Three Stooges
7:30AM
8:00AM The Flying Nun
8:30AM The Flying Nun
9:00AM Gidget
9:30AM Gidget
10:00AM The Monkees
10:30AM The Monkees
11:00AM Green Acres
11:30AM Green Acres
12:00N The Ropers
12:30PM Three's A Crowd
1:00PM Small Wonder Replaces Dennis the Menace
1:30PM Small Wonder Replaces Dennis the Menace
2:00PM Bewitched Replaces Leave It To Beaver
2:30PM Bewitched Replaces Leave It To Beaver
3:00PM I Dream of Jeannie
3:30PM I Dream of Jeannie
4:00PM All in the Family Replaces Bewitched
4:30PM All in the Family Replaces Bewitched
5:00PM Maude Replaces Small Wonder
5:30PM Maude Replaces Small Wonder
6:00PM Good Times Replaces Mr. Belvedere
6:30PM Good Times Replaces Mr. Belvedere
7:00PM The Jeffersons New. Replaces Doogie Howser M.D.
7:30PM The Jeffersons New. Replaces Doogie Howser M.D.
8:00PM Sanford and Son Replaces Evening Shade
8:30PM Sanford and Son Replaces Evening Shade
9:00PM One Day at a Time New. Replaces Newhart
9:30PM One Day at a Time New. Replaces Newhart
10:00PM Three's Company Replaces All in the Family
10:30PM Three's Company Replaces All in the Family
11:00PM Evening Shade Replaces Good Times
11:30PM Evening Shade Replaces Good Times
12:00M Newhart Replaces WKRP in Cincinnati
12:30AM Newhart Replaces WKRP in Cincinnati
1:00AM Mr. Belvedere Replaces Maude
1:30AM Mr. Belvedere Replaces Maude
2:00AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
2:30AM Alfred Hitchcock Presents Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
3:00AM The Jack Benny Program
3:30AM The Jack Benny Program
4:00AM Dennis the Menace
4:30AM Dennis the Menace

What’s Here: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Flipper, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, The Partridge Family

What’s Gone: Circus Boy, WKRP in Cincinnati

MeTV Adds More Andy, Star Trek

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A few changes are coming to MeTV next week.

The classic TV diginet will be adding 2 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show to its lineup, airing back-to-back episodes from 8-9AM Eastern. The show continues to air weeknights from 8-9PM Eastern. (Note: some markets air Mayberry R.F.D. in place of The Andy Griffith Show)

The other big change is the addition of Star Trek to the weekday schedule. Trek will air from 4-5PM Eastern, replacing The Adventures of Superman.

Other moves include The Donna Reed Show to 7AM weekdays and the return of Car 54 Where Are You? and Gomer Pyle USMC to Saturday overnights.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show and That Girl are going on hiatus.

The changes start Monday March 9.

Twilight Zone Returns to Me

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The classic sci-fi anthology series The Twilight Zone is returning to diginet MeTV’s lineup later this month.

MeTV will slot TZ in primetime, airing it at 9:30PM Eastern replacing Cheers (moving to Wednesdays 10-11PM). Me will also pull The Love Boat from its weekday morning lineup, returning Daniel Boone to the 9-10AM Eastern timeslot.

Both changes take effect Monday February 9 on most MeTV stations.

Classic Game Show Diginet Coming This Summer

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Game-show producer FremantleMedia North America is launching a new digital broadcast network on Fox-owned television stations later this year.

BUZZR TV will air programming from the vast 40,000 plus episode FMNA library, including such classic game shows as Beat The Clock, Blockbusters, Card Sharks, Family Feud, Let’s Make a Deal, Match Game, Password, To Tell the Truth and What’s My Line?

The new digital multicast network will air in all 17 markets where Fox Television Station group owns properties, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Fremantle and partner Debmar-Mercury are negotiating with other station owners to bring BUZZR to additional markets across the country.

Adam-12, Dragnet, Murder She Wrote Getting Cozi

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NBC-owned classic TV diginet Cozi TV is launching its Winter 2015 lineup on Monday January 5.

Among the new shows on Cozi: Adam-12, Bronco, Dragnet, Murder She Wrote, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp and Zorro.

Cozi’s schedule varies by station, so check your local listings. A portion of the Cozi lineup is also simulcast on FETV (Dish Network Channel 82).

Time Period (ET) Programming Comments
Weekdays
5:00AM Paid Programming
5:30AM
6:00AM Lassie
6:30AM Lassie
7:00AM Highway to Heaven
7:30AM
8:00AM Bronco New to Cozi
8:30AM
9:00AM The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp New to Cozi
9:30AM The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp New to Cozi
10:00AM The Lone Ranger
10:30AM The Lone Ranger
11:00AM Zorro New to Cozi
11:30AM Zorro New to Cozi
12:00N Adam-12 New to Cozi
12:30PM Adam-12 New to Cozi
1:00PM Starsky & Hutch
1:30PM
2:00PM Charlie's Angels
2:30PM
3:00PM Murder She Wrote New to Cozi
3:30PM
4:00PM Murder She Wrote New to Cozi
4:30PM
5:00PM The Dick Van Dyke Show
5:30PM The Dick Van Dyke Show
6:00PM Here's Lucy
6:30PM Here's Lucy
7:00PM Make Room for Daddy
7:30PM Make Room for Daddy
8:00PM Hart to Hart (M) Starsky & Hutch (T) The Six Million Dollar Man (W) Charlie's Angels (Th) Murder She Wrote (F)
8:30PM
9:00PM Hart to Hart (M) Starsky & Hutch (T) The Bionic Woman (W) Magnum P.I. (Th) Murder She Wrote (F)
9:30PM
10:00PM It Takes A Thief (M) Knight Rider (T) The Bionic Woman (W) Magnum P.I. (Th) Murder She Wrote (F)
10:30PM
11:00PM Dragnet New to Cozi
11:30PM Dragnet New to Cozi
12:00M The Avengers
12:30AM
1:00AM I Spy
1:30AM
2:00AM The Bold Ones
2:30AM
3:00AM Run For Your Life
3:30AM
4:00AM The Real McCoys
4:30AM The Real McCoys
Saturdays
5:00AM Paid Programming
5:30AM
6:00AM The Lone Ranger
6:30AM The Lone Ranger
7:00AM The Roy Rogers Show
7:30AM The Roy Rogers Show
8:00AM Movie
8:30AM
9:00AM
9:30AM The Adventures of Jim Bowie
10:00AM E/I Programming
10:30AM E/I Programming
11:00AM E/I Programming
11:30AM E/I Programming
12:00N Movie
12:30PM
1:00PM
1:30PM
2:00PM Movie
2:30PM
3:00PM
3:30PM
4:00PM
4:30PM Hollywood Treasure
5:00PM The Dick Van Dyke Show
5:30PM The Dick Van Dyke Show
6:00PM Make Room for Daddy
6:30PM Make Room for Daddy
7:00PM The Border
7:30PM
8:00PM Fantasy Island
8:30PM
9:00PM Fantasy Island
9:30PM
10:00PM Run for Your Life
10:30PM
11:00PM Run for Your Life
11:30PM
12:00M I Spy
12:30AM
1:00AM The Name of the Game
1:30AM
2:00AM
2:30AM The Roy Rogers Show
3:00AM Movie
3:30AM
4:00AM
4:30AM The Cisco Kid
Sundays
5:00AM Paid Programming
5:30AM
6:00AM The Lone Ranger
6:30AM The Lone Ranger
7:00AM The Roy Rogers Show
7:30AM The Roy Rogers Show
8:00AM Movie
8:30AM
9:00AM
9:30AM The Adventures of Jim Bowie
10:00AM The New Howdy Doody Show
10:30AM The New Howdy Doody Show
11:00AM Maverick
11:30AM
12:00N Maverick
12:30PM
1:00PM Various Programming 4-hour marathons of a different off-network program each week
1:30PM
2:00PM
2:30PM
3:00PM
3:30PM
4:00PM
4:30PM
5:00PM The Real McCoys
5:30PM The Real McCoys
6:00PM Here's Lucy
6:30PM Here's Lucy
7:00PM Murder She Wrote New to Cozi
7:30PM
8:00PM Murder She Wrote New to Cozi
8:30PM
9:00PM Movie
9:30PM
10:00PM
10:30PM
11:00PM Hollywood Treasure
11:30PM
12:00M I Spy
12:30AM
1:00AM The Name of the Game
1:30AM
2:00AM
2:30AM The Border
3:00AM
3:30AM Tail Fins and Chrome
4:00AM Hollywood Treasure
4:30AM

Antenna TV Adds Beaver, Doogie, Newhart

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Classic TV diginet Antenna TV is shaking up their schedule for 2015, adding a number of sitcoms including Leave it to Beaver, Mr. Belvedere and Newhart.

A bunch of shows are leaving the lineup, among them Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Diff’rent Strokes, Married with Children and The Partridge Family.

Antenna TV is also dropping their last remaining weekday movie. Their new weekday lineup will now be 100% sitcoms, 24/7.

The new schedule premieres Monday January 5, 2015.

Time Period (ET) Programming Comments
Weekdays
5:00AM Maude Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
5:30AM Maude Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
6:00AM The Patty Duke Show
6:30AM The Patty Duke Show
7:00AM Father Knows Best Replaces Movie
7:30AM Father Knows Best Replaces Movie
8:00AM Mister Ed Replaces Movie
8:30AM Mister Ed Replaces Movie
9:00AM Hazel Replaces Too Close for Comfort
9:30AM Hazel Replaces Too Close for Comfort
10:00AM The Burns and Allen Show Replaces Three's Company
10:30AM The Burns and Allen Show Replaces Three's Company
11:00AM McHale's Navy Replaces Bewitched
11:30AM McHale's Navy Replaces Bewitched
12:00N Green Acres Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
12:30PM Green Acres Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
1:00PM Dennis the Menace Replaces McHale's Navy
1:30PM Dennis the Menace Replaces McHale's Navy
2:00PM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Bachelor Father
2:30PM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Bachelor Father
3:00PM Bewitched Replaces Father Knows Best
3:30PM Bewitched Replaces Father Knows Best
4:00PM Leave it to Beaver New. Replaces Dennis The Menace
4:30PM Leave it to Beaver New. Replaces Dennis The Menace
5:00PM Mr. Belvedere New. Replaces Green Acres
5:30PM Mr. Belvedere New. Replaces Green Acres
6:00PM Three's Company Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
6:30PM Three's Company Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
7:00PM WKRP in Cincinnati Replaces Bewitched
7:30PM WKRP in Cincinnati Replaces Bewitched
8:00PM All in the Family
8:30PM All in the Family
9:00PM Good Times Replaces Diff'rent Strokes
9:30PM Good Times Replaces Diff'rent Strokes
10:00PM Newhart New. Replaces Sanford and Son
10:30PM Newhart New. Replaces Sanford and Son
11:00PM Barney Miller Replaces Good Times
11:30PM Barney Miller Replaces Good Times
12:00M Three's Company
12:30AM Three's Company
1:00AM Too Close for Comfort Replaces The Nanny
1:30AM Too Close for Comfort Replaces The Nanny
2:00AM Doogie Howser M.D. New. Replaces Too Close for Comfort
2:30AM Doogie Howser M.D. New. Replaces Too Close for Comfort
3:00AM Bewitched Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents
3:30AM Bewitched Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4:00AM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Mister Ed
4:30AM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Mister Ed
Saturdays
5:00AM Movie
5:30AM
6:00AM
6:30AM
7:00AM The Three Stooges New
7:30AM Replaces All-Star Theatre
8:00AM Here Come The Brides Replaces 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 Circus Boy Replaces Mister Ed
2:30PM Circus Boy Replaces Mister Ed
3:00PM Small Wonder New. Replaces Green Acres
3:30PM Small Wonder New. Replaces Green Acres
4:00PM Dennis The Menace Replaces Flipper
4:30PM Dennis The Menace Replaces Flipper
5:00PM Leave It To Beaver New. Replaces The Partridge Family
5:30PM Leave It To Beaver New. Replaces The Partridge Family
6:00PM The Ropers Replaces Maude
6:30PM Three's A Crowd Replaces Maude
7:00PM Too Close for Comfort Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
7:30PM Too Close for Comfort Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
8:00PM Bewitched
8:30PM Bewitched
9:00PM Evening Shade New. Replaces All in the Family
9:30PM Evening Shade New. Replaces All in the Family
10:00PM Newhart New. Replaces Too Close for Comfort
10:30PM Newhart New. Replaces Too Close for Comfort
11:00PM Doogie Howser M.D. New. Replaces Married with Children
11:30PM Doogie Howser M.D. New. Replaces Married with Children
12:00M Mr. Belvedere New. Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
12:30AM Mr. Belvedere New. Replaces The Burns and Allen Show
1:00AM Bewitched Replaces The Jack Benny Program
1:30AM Bewitched Replaces The Jack Benny Program
2:00AM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Bachelor Father
2:30AM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Bachelor Father
3:00AM The Jack Benny Program Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents
3:30AM The Jack Benny Program Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4:00AM Dennis the Menace Replaces The Patty Duke Show
4:30AM Dennis the Menace Replaces The Patty Duke Show
Sundays
5:00AM Movie
5:30AM
6:00AM
6:30AM
7:00AM The Three Stooges New. Replaces Here Come The Brides
7:30AM
8:00AM The Flying Nun Replaces Here Come The Brides
8:30AM The Flying Nun Replaces Here Come The Brides
9:00AM Gidget Replaces Totally Tooned In
9:30AM Gidget Replaces Totally Tooned In
10:00AM The Monkees Replaces Gidget
10:30AM The Monkees Replaces Gidget
11:00AM Green Acres Replaces The Flying Nun
11:30AM Green Acres Replaces The Flying Nun
12:00N The Ropers Replaces The Monkees
12:30PM Three's A Crowd Replaces The Monkees
1:00PM Dennis the Menace Replaces The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1:30PM Dennis the Menace Replaces The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
2:00PM Leave It To Beaver New. Replaces Mister Ed
2:30PM Leave It To Beaver New. Replaces Mister Ed
3:00PM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Green Acres
3:30PM I Dream of Jeannie Replaces Green Acres
4:00PM Bewitched Replaces Flipper
4:30PM Bewitched Replaces Flipper
5:00PM Small Wonder New. Replaces The Partridge Family
5:30PM Small Wonder New. Replaces The Partridge Family
6:00PM Mr. Belvedere New. Replaces Maude
6:30PM Mr. Belvedere New. Replaces Maude
7:00PM Doogie Howser M.D. New. Replaces Good Times
7:30PM Doogie Howser M.D. New. Replaces Good Times
8:00PM Evening Shade New. Replaces Sanford and Son
8:30PM Evening Shade New. Replaces Sanford and Son
9:00PM Newhart New. Replaces Diff'rent Strokes
9:30PM Newhart New. Replaces Diff'rent Strokes
10:00PM All in the Family Replaces WKRP in Cincinnati
10:30PM All in the Family Replaces WKRP in Cincinnati
11:00PM Good Times Replaces Married with Children
11:30PM Good Times Replaces Married with Children
12:00M WKRP in Cincinnati Replaces Barney Miller
12:30AM WKRP in Cincinnati Replaces Barney Miller
1:00AM Maude Replaces Three's Company
1:30AM Maude Replaces Three's Company
2:00AM The Burns and Allen Show Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
2:30AM The Burns and Allen Show Replaces I Dream of Jeannie
3:00AM The Jack Benny Program Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents
3:30AM The Jack Benny Program Replaces Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4:00AM Dennis the Menace Replaces The Patty Duke Show
4:30AM Dennis the Menace Replaces The Patty Duke Show

What’s Here: Circus Boy, Doogie Howser M.D., Evening Shade, Hazel, Leave It To Beaver (Moves over from MeTV), Mr. Belvedere, Newhart, Small Wonder, The Three Stooges

What’s Gone: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bachelor Father, Diff’rent Strokes, It Takes A Thief, Married with Children, The Nanny, The Partridge Family, Sanford and Son

CBS, Weigel Team Up For Classic Diginet

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The CBS Television Stations Group is pairing up with Weigel Broadcasting to launch a new classic TV digital broadcast network called Decades that will compete with the likes of Antenna TV, Cozi, MeTV and Retro TV.

The new network will draw on the vast CBS programming library, which includes such iconic series as Cheers, Happy Days, I Love Lucy and Star Trek. It will also utilize the archives of CBS News and Entertainment Tonight. Decades plans to air Decades Retrospectical, “an original daily one-hour program produced around the news events and cultural touchstones of a specific day, week or other time frame or theme.” Shows and movies presented each day will reflect that day’s theme or commemorative event.

Weigel is the undisputed leader in the classic TV and movie digital space. They own and operate classic TV diginet MeTV, teamed with MGM to launch movie network This TV and are currently partners with Fox Television Stations on the classic movie diginet Movies!

Decades is scheduled to launch in Spring 2015 on the 16 CBS owned-and-operated stations including WCBS New York, KCBS Los Angeles, WBBM Chicago and KYW Philadelphia. Weigel will handle distribution of the new network in other markets across the country.

Tuned In: Catching Up

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It’s been awhile since my last post, so let’s get caught up on some classic TV news:

  • Weigel Broadcasting has launched a spinoff of its popular diginet MeTV Network. H&I (Heroes and Icons) showcases action, police and western programming, including Batman, Kung Fu, The Untouchables and The Wild Wild West. It is currently available on the digital subchannels of Weigel stations in Chicago, Milwaukee and South Bend IN.
  • Speaking of digital broadcast networks, Grit TV will soon increase its coverage to nearly 75% of United States TV households. Sinclair Broadcast Group is adding the male-focused diginet to 47 stations across the country, including stations in Seattle, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Nashville. Grit airs mostly action and adventure movies from such studios as Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros.
  • Classic TV diginet MeTV is adding 5 new affiliates to its network. They include WHIO Dayton OH, WJRT Flint MI, KEZI Eugene OR, KERO Bakersfield CA and WKTV Utica NY. The total number of MeTV affiliates is now 166, reaching 92% of the U.S.
  • CBS is now offering a subscription streaming service that includes most current programs and a number of classics from the CBS library. CBS All Access claims to offer over 6,500 episodes, including such classic shows as The Andy Griffith Show, The Brady Bunch, Hawaii Five-O, I Love Lucy, Mission: Impossible, Perry Mason, Star Trek, Taxi and The Twilight Zone. The service costs $5.99 a month.
  • We said goodbye to several classic TV friends within the past month. Actress Polly Bergen guested on such classic shows as Dr. Kildare, The Love Boat and Wagon Train. She was a panelist on the original version of To Tell The Truth and most recently had a recurring role on the ABC drama Desperate Housewives. Bergen is perhaps best known for her role as Gregory Peck’s wife in the 1962 film Cape Fear. Also passing away recently: writer Sam Hall (he wrote for ABC daytime dramas Dark Shadows and One Life to Live) and actor-director Geoffrey Holder. Holder guested on It Takes A Thief and Tarzan (starring Ron Ely), but many remember him for his role in a series of commercials for the soft drink 7UP.