MeTV Fall 2014 Schedule

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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

Obit: Robin Williams

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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 Diginets Launch Monday

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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.

Tuned In: MeTV Fall Additions, New Diginets Coming This Month

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  • Classic TV digital network MeTV’s Fall 2014 lineup kicks off Monday September 1, Labor Day. Although the full schedule hasn’t been released yet, MeTV is now promoting airtimes for some new and returning shows. Cop drama CHiPs (1977-83) will air weeknights from 6-7PM Eastern (replacing The Rifleman), while sitcom Cheers (1982-93) takes over the 11PM slot (now occupied by The Twilight Zone). New additions to the weekend schedule include Superman (Saturdays 6-7PM), Black Sheep Squadron (Sundays 7-8PM), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Sundays 10-11PM) and Mission: Impossible (Sundays 11PM-12M). Those moves displace Adam-12, Kojak, Thriller and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, respectively.
  • Two new digital broadcast networks are scheduled to launch later this month. Katz Broadcasting (Bounce TV) will soon flip the switch on Escape and Grit. Escape will target a female audience, airing a mix of movies and off-cable series including Forensic Files, Snapped and Unsolved Mysteries. Grit will target men, airing a fully-loaded schedule of western, war and action movies. Both Escape and Grit have already cleared deals with stations reaching over 50% of the country.
  • A pair of classic TV contributors passed away recently. Veteran TV writer Rick Mittleman worked on such classic shows as Bewitched, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Flintstones, Gomer Pyle USMC, The Odd Couple, The Red Skelton Hour, Sanford & Son and You Asked for It. Animator David Weidman did background art on classic cartoons like Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Mr. Magoo, Popeye and Wacky Races. His artwork has most recently been featured on the AMC drama series Mad Men.

Tuned In: Bewitched 50th Anniversary Marathon, Here’s Lucy Returns

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  • National classic TV diginet Antenna TV will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bewitched (1964-72) with a 50 episode marathon this September. The 25-hour marathon will be hosted by Erin Murphy, who played daughter Tabitha Stephens on the hit ABC sitcom. The marathon starts Saturday September 12 at 1PM Eastern. For more info and a list of episodes, click here.
  • Great news for Lucy fans! Lucille Ball’s third and final CBS sitcom Here’s Lucy is coming to national digital network Cozi TV. Cozi will air back-to-back episodes of the 1968-74 comedy weekdays from 4-5PM Eastern. It replaces Make Room for Daddy, which moves to 6-7PM. The Real McCoys is leaving the schedule.
  • A new version of classic hidden camera show Candid Camera is launching on cable network TV Land. Allen Funt was the creator and host of Candid Camera, which debuted way back in 1948. Allen’s son Peter will host the new incarnation, which starts August 11. He’ll be joined by co-host Mayim Bialik (Blossom, The Big Bang Theory).


  • Another TV classic may be returning to the airwaves. FremantleMedia (Let’s Make A Deal, The Price Is Right) is reportedly shopping a primetime revival of the celebrity panel game show To Tell The Truth to the broadcast networks. The original TTTT debuted in 1956.
  • Veteran television writer-producer Wilton Schiller has died. Schiller worked on such TV classics as The Adventures of Superman, Ben Casey, The Fugitive, Mannix and The Six Million Dollar Man. The 95-year-old Schiller died July 27 in California.

Obit: James Shigeta

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TV and movie character actor James Shigeta has passed away.

Shigeta appeared in numerous television classic series, including Ben Casey, Hawaii Five-0, Medical Center, Naked City, The Outer Limits and Perry Mason. Perhaps his best-known role was in the Bruce Willis movie Die Hard, where he played executive Joseph Takagi.

The Hawaiian-born Shigeta died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 81 years old.

Tuned In: MeTV Teases Fall Slate, TCM Honors Garner

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  • Classic TV diginet MeTV has begun teasing their new fall programming lineup. Among the additions this September: The Adventures of Superman, The Andy Griffith Show, Baa Baa Black Sheep, CHiPs and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Returning shows include Cheers and Mission: Impossible. Stay tuned for more details…
  • Fellow classic TV digital network Antenna TV has found a new home in Charlotte. They had been on WJZY (FOX affiliate) 46.2 until July 1, when they were replaced by Movies! Antenna TV will launch on WCCB (The CW affiliate) 18.2 on August 15, right next to MeTV on 18.3.
  • New digital networks Escape and Grit are slated to go live in August. Escape will target a female audience with a mix of movies and off-network reruns. Grit will air a male-oriented schedule of action and western films. Owner Katz Broadcasting has already licensed movies from Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision will carry the new networks on their digital subchannels in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Miami. Other affilates are being added, with clearance already reaching over 50% of U.S. TV households.
  • Turner Classic Movies will be honoring the late James Garner with a 24-hour marathon of his big-screen work this Monday June 28:
    • 6AM Toward the Unknown (1956)
    • 8AM Shoot-out at Medicine Bend (1957)
    • 9:30AM Grand Prix (1966)
    • 12:30PM Cash McCall (1960)
    • 2:15PM The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
    • 4PM Darby’s Rangers (1958)
    • 6:15PM Mister Buddwing (1966)
    • 8PM The Thrill of it All (1963)
    • 10PM The Americanization of Emily (1964)
    • 12M The Children’s Hour (1961)
    • 2AM Victor/Victoria (1982)
    • 4:30AM Marlowe (1969)

Obit: James Garner

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Veteran television and film star James Garner has died.

Garner’s first major starring role was as Bret Maverick on the classic TV western Maverick, which originally aired on ABC from 1957 to 1962. He reprised the role in the early 1980s revival series Bret Maverick on NBC.

An early 1970s western series Nichols lasted just one season, but Garner’s next role was probably his best-known. He played private investigator Jim Rockford in NBC’s The Rockford Files. The show aired from 1974 to 1980 and was later followed by a number of made-for-TV movies in the 1990s.

Garner also starred in over 50 films, including The Children’s Hour, The Great Escape, Support Your Local Sheriff! and The Thrill of It All. Some of his later credits included the TV series 8 Simple Rules and in the romance drama The Notebook.

James Garner died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 86 years old.

Hulu Adds Classic Comedies

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Streaming website hulu has beefed up their classic TV lineup with a number of sitcoms from the CBS (Desilu/Paramount) library, including The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, I Love Lucy, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, The Odd Couple and Taxi.

Not all episodes are available for streaming and you’ll need to subscribe to hulu PLUS to watch on your TV and mobile devices.

Here’s the very first episode of Taxi, which originally aired on ABC back on September 12, 1978. Enjoy!