DVD Deal of the Week: Three’s Company

Come and knock on our door! We’ve been waiting for you! We’ve got a deal on Three’s Company, too!

This is your chance to own Three’s Company: The Complete Series on DVD. All 174 original episodes, plus 2 early episodes not seen in original broadcast. List price is $134.98, but you can get yours for just $50.49 (that’s a 67% savings!). Hurry, this deal ends Saturday October 4 at 11:59PM PT.

Deal of the Day: Columbo The Complete Series

Now you can own the complete series of Columbo on DVD for just $49.99, a 67% (99.99) savings over MSRP.

Legendary Peter Falk is a four-time Primetime Emmy Award-winner for his iconic role as the beloved, trenchcoat-wearing Police Lieutenant Columbo. Columbo is the landmark series that inspired a genre. And now, for the first time ever, all 69 episodes from its seven seasons and all 24 television movies are together in this 34-disc anthology. Every criminal, every innocent victim (and some not-so-innocent ones), and every wily deduction are here in one definitive collection.

Just one more thing…this sale ends at 11:59PM PST tonight.

Tuned In: Movies! Expands Reach

  • Classic movie diginet Movies! is coming to nine more cities, bringing its coverage to over 50% of the U.S. The new affiliates include KQCA Sacramento, WBGN Pittsburgh, KCWE Kansas City, WYFF Greenville SC, WBKI Louisville KY, WUWB Flint MI, WPME Portland ME, KOLO Reno NV and WURO Traverse City MI. Several of the stations have already launched Movies! with the rest scheduled to go live by January. Movies! is a joint venture of Weigel Communications (MeTV) and Fox Television Stations.
  • We lost several more classic TV contributors recently. Longtime TV writer-director Theodore J. Flicker worked on such series as The Andy Griffith Show, I Dream of Jeannie and Night Gallery. He was also creator of the 1970s cop comedy Barney Miller. Writer Lee Maddux got his start on the 1970s Sid & Marty Krofft series Wonderbug. He later penned episodes of Benson, In The Heat of the Night, Night Court and Scarecrow & Mrs. King.

Obits: Richard Kiel, Denny Miller

Two classic TV actors passed away in recent days.

Richard Kiel appeared on such classic shows as Gilligan’s Island, I Dream of Jeannie, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Land of the Lost, The Rifleman, The Twilight Zone and The Wild Wild West. He was also a regular on the short-lived 1975 William Shatner comedy-western series Barbary Coast.

Kiel was perhaps best-known for his role as Jaws in several James Bond movies back in the 1970s. He died Wednesday in Fresno, California at age 74.

Denny Miller played the first blond Tarzan in the 1959 movie Tarzan the Ape Man and was later in the cast of the long-running western series Wagon Train. Miller made numerous guest appearances on TV classics including The Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-0, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files and The Six Million Dollar Man.

Miller also played Juliet Prowse’s husband in the 1965 sitcom Mona McCluskey. He passed away Tuesday in Las Vegas at age 80.

Obit: Joan Rivers

Comedienne Joan Rivers has died.

Rivers first rose to fame in a 1965 guest appearance on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, later going on to be a guest host of the NBC franchise. She guested on such 1970s classics as The Carol Burnett Show and The Hollywood Squares (see a 1970 appearance below). In 1986, she hosted a short-lived late night competitor (The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers) on the fledgling Fox network.

Joan Rivers passed away today in New York. She was 81 years old.

FamilyNet Goes Retro Today

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Satellite-cable network FamilyNet takes on a new look today, adding a large number of classic shows from the Sony Pictures Television library to their schedule.

SPT and Rural Media Group (parent of FamilyNet) have inked a 5-year deal where SPT will provide programming and advertising sales services to RMG.

Here’s a look at the new weekday schedule on FamilyNet, which is available on Dish Network Channel 232:

Time Period (ET) Programming
5:00AM Paid Programming
5:30AM
6:00AM
6:30AM
7:00AM Your Health
7:30AM
8:00AM I Dream of Jeannie
8:30AM I Dream of Jeannie
9:00AM Bewitched
9:30AM Bewitched
10:00AM T.J. Hooker
10:30AM
11:00AM Starsky & Hutch
11:30AM
12:00N Charlie's Angels
12:30PM
1:00PM Fantasy Island
1:30PM
2:00PM All in the Family
2:30PM Barney Miller
3:00PM Malcolm & Eddie
3:30PM Good Times
4:00PM Good Times
4:30PM What's Happening Now!!
5:00PM I Dream of Jeannie
5:30PM I Dream of Jeannie
6:00PM Bewitched
6:30PM Bewitched
7:00PM All in the Family
7:30PM Barney Miller
8:00PM Fantasy Island
8:30PM
9:00PM Starsky & Hutch
9:30PM
10:00PM Charlie's Angels
10:30PM
11:00PM T.J. Hooker
11:30PM
12:00M Malcolm & Eddie
12:30AM Good Times
1:00AM Good Times
1:30AM What's Happening Now!!
2:00AM Paid Programming
2:30AM
3:00AM
3:30AM
4:00AM
4:30AM

Weekend programming includes All in the Family, Barney Miller, Bewitched, Brothers, Charlie’s Angels, Fantasy Island, I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, Starsky & Hutch, T.J. Hooker and movies from the Sony vaults.

For the complete programming schedule, visit the FamilyNet website.

Antenna TV Adds Sitcoms

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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:

  • Dear John (1988-92)
  • Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-93)
  • Evening Shade (1990-94)
  • Family Ties (1982-89)
  • The Jeffersons (1975-85)
  • Leave It to Beaver (1957-64. Currently on MeTV)
  • Mork & Mindy (1978-82)
  • Mr. Belvedere (1985-90)
  • Newhart (1982-90)
  • One Day at a Time (1975-84)
  • Small Wonder (1985-89)

DVD Deal of The Week

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Obit: Don Pardo

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.

Antenna TV Fall 2014 Schedule

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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