TV Land Canada announces Fall 2007 schedule

[Sal]

This week, the Canadian networks go into upfront mode and begin to announce their new fall schedules. Earlier this week, CBC and CTV unveiled their new lineups and tomorrow Global/Canwest will have their turn. Also starting this week, the various specialty and digital stations that are owned by these networks begin to offer their fall schedules as well. Today, a whole bunch of stations that were part of the CHUM/CITY group and are now under new ownership at the hands of Bell Globemedia, the owners of CTV, had their turn in the spotlight. The one station that I was interested in (and I know some of you are as well) is TV Land Canada. I have not been very impressed with their schedule in the last few years and I remember telling them that at some point last year, with no luck. So now I was wondering a few things, such as: Will their lineup improve under new ownership? Will it sink to the depths of its US 'cousin'? Will there be anything worth watching this season?

Although the official schedule has yet to be named, they did give their viewers a hint of the programming that you can expect to see in Sept. and I have to say that so far it's an improvement over last year. Not great but not bad either. First, here are the series that are coming back in Sept.

Dallas
Happy Days
Lassie
21 Jump Street
Wiseguy
Petticoat Junction
Joanie Loves Chachi

Now here's what will be added to that group:

Fantasy Island
Hart To Hart
It's Garry Shandling's Show (the one he did before Larry Sanders)
Love American Style

It's that last one that has me the most excited, since I haven't seen Love American Style anywhere for at least 30 years. This was one of ABC's best series in the early 1970s and was part of a huge Friday night lineup that ABC has failed to match or better ever since. A special bonus will be when they get around to airing "Love And The Happy Day", the original pilot episode of "Happy Days".

Again, not a great improvement but it's a start. At least we won't get "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". Full schedule to follow soon.

My overall grade: 6.5 out of 10.

[Scoobiedoo30]

TV Land Canada have great Show's this Fall

[Pavan]

Press Release:

TV Land Canada Announces Its Fall 2007 Schedule
TORONTO, June 5 -- On TV Land Canada, everything old is new again!
New to the TV Land Canada schedule this September is Fantasy Island; Hart to
Hart; Love, American Style; and It's Garry Shandling's Show. Also returning to
TV Land Canada this fall are: Dallas, Happy Days, Lassie, 21 Jump Street,
Petticoat Junction, Joanie Loves Chachi and Wiseguy.

NEW PROGRAMS:

FANTASY ISLAND
--------------
Guests travel to the remote island resort to have their wishes fulfilled.
Upon arrival, they are greeted by their mysterious host, the debonair and
suave white-suited Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) and his diminutive sidekick,
Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize), whose cry, "De plane! De plane!," became a popular
catchphrase.

HART TO HART
------------
Jonathan Hart was a self-made millionaire - the CEO of Hart Industries, a
global conglomerate. His gorgeous wife Jennifer was a freelance journalist.
They are both amateur sleuths who find themselves up to their eyeballs in
murder, smuggling, theft and international espionage. Created by author Sidney
Sheldon, Hart to Hart stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as the Harts;
Lionel Stander as Max, their loyal live-in housekeeper and chauffeur; and
Freeway, their scruffy little dog.

LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
--------------------
In this anthology comedy series, each hour-long episode features a
line-up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in short stories or
vignettes about love and romance. An episode which aired on February 25, 1972,
entitled "Love and the Happy Days," became the pilot for the popular TV series
Happy Days. That episode was written by Garry Marshall and featured Ron Howard
(as Richie), Marion Ross (as Mrs. Cunningham), Anson Williams (as Potsie),
among others.

IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW
---------------------------
Set in Garry Shandling's condominium in Sherman Oaks, California,
Shandling plays a single man looking for the right woman. He spends his free
time with his platonic friend Nancy (Molly Cheek), his best friend's family
(Stanley Tucci and Bernadette Birkett) and his single mother. Much of the show
mimicked Shandling's own life, and although each episode of the show was
scripted, Shandling was known to improvise his lines.

RETURNING FAVOURITES:

DALLAS
------
Big hair, cat-fights and shoulder pads are only part of the pop-culture
charm of Dallas. The quintessential '80s soap opera chronicles the exploits of
wealthy Texas oil millionaires and their shady business dealings and
dysfunctional family dynamics. Stars Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Priscilla
Presley and George Kennedy.

HAPPY DAYS
----------
Long before political correctness would make stories about clean-cut boys
obsessed with seducing girls and how to be cool unthinkable, there was Happy
Days. The show presented an idealized version of life in late '50s and early
'60s America. Stars Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.

LASSIE
------
Over the course of 691 episodes, Timmy never fell down a well. Although
the series was known for a dramatic well rescue that never occurred, Lassie
rescues Timmy from bank robbers, runaway trains and rapid rivers. Stars Lassie
the Dog, Jon Provost and June Lockhart.

21 JUMP STREET
--------------
Known as the show that launched the career of Johnny Depp, 21 Jump Street
has five seasons of great success. Jump Street is a group of young cops whose
youthful appearances enabled them to work undercover to catch troubled youths.
The show received critical acclaim for addressing real issues like hate
crimes, drug abuse, gay-bashing, AIDS and sexual promiscuity. Also stars Peter
DeLuise, Holly Robinson and Dustin Nguyen.

WISEGUY
-------
This Emmy-nominated series tells the story of an undercover agent who
must play the part of a criminal in order to break into the local crime ring.
Agent Vinnie Terranova must keep the secret of his alter ego from his family
and friends in order to save the world. Stars Ken Wahl.

PETTICOAT JUNCTION
------------------
Get on the right track with classic television. Set in the rural town of
Hooterville, the series follows the goings-on at the Shady Rest Hotel and the
Hooterville Cannonball, a steam-driven train. City folks escape their hectic
urban life with brief stays in the rural village causing crazy misadventures
for everyone. Stars June Lockhart, Lori Saunders and Edgar Buchanan.

JOANIE LOVES CHACHI
-------------------
The Happy Days spin-off follows the exploits of Joanie and Chachi as they
move to Chicago and try to make it on their own with a rock band. Besides
trying to keep Joanie happy, Chachi must also deal with the often unwanted,
but sometimes needed, advice and interference from his friends, relatives and
neighbours. Stars Scott Baio, Erin Moran and Ellen Travolta.

TV Land Canada, a division of CHUM Television, is a 24-hour-a-day
English-language channel (www.tvlandcanada.com) devoted to providing viewers a
range of familiar TV favourites that celebrate what is best about television.
It is the one place on the dial that people can always count on for timeless
TV satisfaction - guaranteed.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I am glad to see Wiseguy back on TV

[Pavan]

You don't live in Canada.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I know that I dont like in Canada I was just replying to your post my friend

[kk-likes-tv]

They have a box on their website where you can "Suggest a show" and I have
requested Love, American Style in the past and I guess a few other people must have also. I would like to think they actually listen to our requests.
It's too bad they don't have that many 60s and 70s shows on the schedule but at least there's one good one to look forward too.
I couldn't care less about Hart to Hart or any of the hour-long shows they have. They're too recent. They should show older stuff like The Outer Limits or Land of the Giants if they're not going to show sitcoms. Right now sitcoms are out of style on network TV and it seems like they're programming this station the same way. But the reason I watch TV Land is because I can't stand current TV shows. They need more sitcoms on their schedule! They just don't get it. At least they don't have that Mr. T reality crap on anymore. Man, that was the pits.

[Scoobiedoo30]

Thanks for letting us know

[TVFactFan]

You don't live in Canada.


Which means there is no need for a TV Land Canada 2007 Thread-lol Can't Sal just go to the Individual Board of the Shows that TV LAND Canada will air or if he is going to post about TV LAND Canada maybe the thread title should be like this below?

"For those of you in Canada, this is the Fall Schedule for TV Land Canada"

[Corizzle]

The fact that Canada is in the title of the channel should be enough warning that it is the Canadian version and not the US TV Land.

Can't wait to see Love American Style

[AB]

Wish we were getting Love American Style.

[TVFactFan]

Wish we were getting Love American Style.



I still don't understand why Sal is allowed to GLOAT and basically show the fans in the U.S. on this board what TV LAND Canada has and that the US TV Land doesn't. And all it does is make certain members like you say-"I wish I can see Love American Style"

[TVFactFan]

WHAT??? Why is TV Land Canada better than the one, here in the US?
Love, American Style..damn, I am jealous..


*packing my bags and moving to Alberta*;)



Tara you are falling into's Sal's trap of getting jealous-lol

[AB]

I still don't understand why Sal is allowed to GLOAT and basically show the fans in the U.S. on this board what TV LAND Canada has and that the US TV Land doesn't. And all it does is make certain members like you say-"I wish I can see Love American Style"


It is disappointing to see those shows offered in Canada & not here. Out of curosity, why don't we get the same shows?

[TVFactFan]

It is disappointing to see those shows offered in Canada & not here. Out of curosity, why don't we get the same shows?


Maybe the head of programming in Canada is nomal?-lol

[Corizzle]

Maybe the head of programming in Canada is nomal?-lol

CTVglobemedia is the majority owner of the TV Land Canada channel, so they would have any say on programming, Viacom only owns a small stake.

It is also required to have a certain amount of CANCON, which is currently Adderly, Adventures in Rainbow Country, King of Kensington, Smith & Smith, Swiss Family Robinson and The Comedy Mill

[TVFactFan]

CTVglobemedia is the majority owner of the TV Land Canada channel, so they would have any say on programming, Viacom only owns a small stake.

It is also required to have a certain amount of CANCON, which is currently Adderly, Adventures in Rainbow Country, King of Kensington, Smith & Smith, Swiss Family Robinson and The Comedy Mill


Well The TV LAND Canada Lineup doesn't look all that attractive to me since i seen Happy days several times, have Joanie loves Chachi complete on DVD and have no interest in the other shows

[Sal]

I still don't understand why Sal is allowed to GLOAT and basically show the fans in the U.S. on this board what TV LAND Canada has and that the US TV Land doesn't. And all it does is make certain members like you say-"I wish I can see Love American Style"


I don't understand why you don't mind your damn business and just relax and keep quiet once in a while and stop acting like a Broad Street Bully! Right now, the only thing I'd be willing to gloat about is the fact that I don't live in your neighbourhood.


This message board operates on a basic principle that people here can write about whatever shows and channels they wish to talk about, whether it is about the big networks or a small local station like ME-TV in Chicago, which I'm guessing is available to about 5% of the people on here. If you're not interested in reading about it, then you can ignore it and move on, since there are lots of other topics that are bound to be more interesting. It's your choice. You don't have to read it or respond to it, but, if you do, show some respect for those that are, even if it's only a small number. Thank you!


I live in Canada so I'm more familiar with Canadian stations but still I don't mind reading about US stations that I know I'll never get. It's interesting to compare them once in a while just to see what else is out there in the landscape. I find the process fairly interesting and educational as well. I had no idea what RTN was until I checked here first. Now, I'm glad I did. In the same way, people who live in the US can read about what we get up here and draw their own conclusions. Whether one sitcom or channel is better or worse depends on one's own personal taste. Some people love "Love American Style" and others don't. That's fine. I don't really care. I just like passing out the information because I know that there are people here that are interested in it. Just the fact that our own webmaster Pavanbadal was nice enough to print out the entire press release from TV Land Canada about its upcoming schedule shows me that there is interest out there and that's good enough for me. So I'll keep doing it whether it makes sense or not because, like it or not, there's more to come. I still haven't heard about some of the other specialty and digital channels and what they might be offering. It should only be a matter of time before all the final fall lineups are announced and I'll post some of the highlights here as they happen. If you want to see them, go right ahead, but please try to behave. If not, like I said, there's always plenty of alternatives. I might be exploring some of them myself. See you there!

[Pavan]

Here is the Fall 2007 TV Land Canada schedule:

Weekdays
6:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
7:00am Adderly
8:00am King of Kensington
8:30am Smith & Smith
9:00am Happy Days
9:30am Happy Days
10:00am Lassie
10:30am Lassie
11:00am Remington Steele
noon Dallas
1:00pm It's Garry Shandling's Show (NEW!)
1:30pm Petticoat Junction
2:00pm Batman
2:30pm Batman
3:00pm Lassie ( R )
3:30pm Lassie ( R )
4:00pm 21 Jump Street
5:00pm Dallas ( R )
6:00pm Adderly ( R )
7:00pm King of Kensington ( R )
7:30pm Smith & Smith ( R )
8:00pm Petticoat Junction ( R )
8:30pm It's Garry Shandling's Show ( R ) (NEW!)
9:00pm 21 Jump Street ( R )
10:00pm Dallas ( R )
11:00pm Wiseguy
midnight It's Garry Shandling's Show ( R ) (NEW!)
12:30am Petticoat Junction ( R )
1:00am Happy Days ( R )
1:30am Happy Days ( R )
2:00am Remington Steele ( R )
3:00am Smith & Smith ( R )
3:30am King of Kensington ( R )
4:00am Adderly ( R )
5:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

Weekends
6:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
7:00am Swiss Family Robinson
7:30am King of Kensington (Sat); Adv in Rainbow County (Sun)
8:00am Smith & Smith
8:30am Smith & Smith Comedy Mill
9:00am Comedy at Club 54
9:30am Chaps Comedy Club
10:00am Lassie
10:30am Lassie
11:00am Petticoat Junction
11:30am Petticoat Junction
noon Happy Days
12:30pm Happy Days
1:00pm Joanie Loves Chachi
1:30pm Love, American Style (NEW!)
2:00pm Fantasy Island (NEW!)
3:00pm Hart to Hart (NEW!)
4:00pm Dallas
5:00pm Dallas
6:00pm Smith & Smith
6:30pm Smith & Smith Comedy Mill
7:00pm Comedy at Club 54 ( R )
7:30pm Veranda Beach Comedy Club
8:00pm Chaps Comedy Club ( R )
8:30pm Love, American Style ( R ) (NEW!)
9:00pm Fantasy Island ( R ) (NEW!)
10:00pm Hart to Hart ( R ) (NEW!)
11:00pm Dallas ( R )
midnight Dallas ( R )
1:00am Love, American Style ( R ) (NEW!)
1:30am Joanie Loves Chachi ( R )
2:00am Hart to Hart ( R ) (NEW!)
3:00am Comedy at Club 54 ( R )
3:30am Veranda Beach Comedy Club ( R )
4:00am Smith & Smith ( R )
4:30am Smith & Smith Comedy Mill ( R )
5:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein


We are hoping to do a Canada blog story tomorrow (Friday), so stay tuned to that.

[TVFactFan]

Here is the Fall 2007 TV Land Canada schedule:

Weekdays
6:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
7:00am Adderly
8:00am King of Kensington
8:30am Smith & Smith
9:00am Happy Days
9:30am Happy Days
10:00am Lassie
10:30am Lassie
11:00am Remington Steele
noon Dallas
1:00pm It's Garry Shandling's Show (NEW!)
1:30pm Petticoat Junction
2:00pm Batman
2:30pm Batman
3:00pm Lassie ( R )
3:30pm Lassie ( R )
4:00pm 21 Jump Street
5:00pm Dallas ( R )
6:00pm Adderly ( R )
7:00pm King of Kensington ( R )
7:30pm Smith & Smith ( R )
8:00pm Petticoat Junction ( R )
8:30pm It's Garry Shandling's Show ( R ) (NEW!)
9:00pm 21 Jump Street ( R )
10:00pm Dallas ( R )
11:00pm Wiseguy
midnight It's Garry Shandling's Show ( R ) (NEW!)
12:30am Petticoat Junction ( R )
1:00am Happy Days ( R )
1:30am Happy Days ( R )
2:00am Remington Steele ( R )
3:00am Smith & Smith ( R )
3:30am King of Kensington ( R )
4:00am Adderly ( R )
5:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

Weekends
6:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
7:00am Swiss Family Robinson
7:30am King of Kensington (Sat); Adv in Rainbow County (Sun)
8:00am Smith & Smith
8:30am Smith & Smith Comedy Mill
9:00am Comedy at Club 54
9:30am Chaps Comedy Club
10:00am Lassie
10:30am Lassie
11:00am Petticoat Junction
11:30am Petticoat Junction
noon Happy Days
12:30pm Happy Days
1:00pm Joanie Loves Chachi
1:30pm Love, American Style (NEW!)
2:00pm Fantasy Island (NEW!)
3:00pm Hart to Hart (NEW!)
4:00pm Dallas
5:00pm Dallas
6:00pm Smith & Smith
6:30pm Smith & Smith Comedy Mill
7:00pm Comedy at Club 54 ( R )
7:30pm Veranda Beach Comedy Club
8:00pm Chaps Comedy Club ( R )
8:30pm Love, American Style ( R ) (NEW!)
9:00pm Fantasy Island ( R ) (NEW!)
10:00pm Hart to Hart ( R ) (NEW!)
11:00pm Dallas ( R )
midnight Dallas ( R )
1:00am Love, American Style ( R ) (NEW!)
1:30am Joanie Loves Chachi ( R )
2:00am Hart to Hart ( R ) (NEW!)
3:00am Comedy at Club 54 ( R )
3:30am Veranda Beach Comedy Club ( R )
4:00am Smith & Smith ( R )
4:30am Smith & Smith Comedy Mill ( R )
5:00am The Hilarious House of Frightenstein


We are hoping to do a Canada blog story tomorrow (Friday), so stay tuned to that.



TV Land schedule in the U.S. is more attractive

[Pavan]

I agree. I just want Batman and Happy Days back. Joanie Loves Chachi would be good to see once in awhile.
Solomon: See the DejaView Canada Fall 2007 thread. They are airing Ropers and Three's a Crowd this Fall!

[TVFactFan]

I agree. I just want Batman and Happy Days back. Joanie Loves Chachi would be good to see once in awhile.
Solomon: See the DejaView Canada Fall 2007 thread. They are airing Ropers and Three's a Crowd this Fall!



Well I have both shows complete-lol

[Pavan]

You do? All ABC episodes of Three's a Crowd? And what about Ropers?

[TVFactFan]

You do? All ABC episodes of Three's a Crowd? And what about Ropers?


No still 19 abc of TAC and the other 3 from syndication. All the Ropers are from syndication

[Jenya]

I keep telling all of you knuckleheads here to get a "Free-to-Air" satellite dish, and you'll get both TV Land Canada and DejaView along with SUN-TV and CTS TV channels. You'll also get Prise2 which is another classic TV channel from Quebec.

You can buy a "Free-to-Air" satellite dish on ebay for less than $100 now.

So quit your whining! :soapbox:

[Jenya]

You can buy a Canadian satellite dish and watch all of these channels from the comfort of your home in the the U.S.

This website here shows you how you can get the signals from Star Choice and ExpressVU:

http://www.kusat.com/go.php?path=/intro.php

[Pavan]

TV Land Canada Reveals Fall 2007 Premiere Dates

TORONTO, Aug. 9 -- On TV Land Canada, everything old is new again! TV Land Canada is pleased to reveal the premiere dates for its fall 2007 programming line-up. New to the TV Land Canada schedule this fall is Fantasy Island; Hart to Hart; Love, American Style; It's Garry Shandling's Show; several stand-up comedy series hosted by comedian Ben Guyatt; a spin-off of the classic, The New Lassie; and two Lassie movies, Lassie: A New Beginning and The Magic of Lassie.

Can't get enough of your favourite classic series? TV Land Canada has 24-hour marathons of Remington Steele and Happy Days, and spends the Christmas holidays with Lassie and Dallas.


NEW PROGRAMS:

IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW
---------------------------
Monday to Friday at 1pm, 8:30pm and 12am ET/10am, 5:30pm and 9pm PT
Beginning Tuesday, September 4 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Set in Garry Shandling's condominium in Sherman Oaks, California, Shandling plays a single man looking for the right woman. He spends his free time with his platonic friend Nancy (Molly Cheek), his best friend's family (Stanley Tucci and Bernadette Birkett) and his single mother. Much of the show mimicked Shandling's own life, and although each episode of the show was scripted, Shandling was known to improvise his lines.

THE NEW LASSIE
--------------
Monday to Friday at 2:30pm, 7pm and 2:30am ET/11:30am, 4pm and 11:30pm PT
Beginning Tuesday, September 4 at 7pm ET/4pm PT
Premiering in 1989 and running for three seasons, The New Lassie centres around a suburban family, the McCulloughs: Chris and his wife Dee, their two children Will and Megan, and their dog Lassie. Like the original series, Lassie and Will's adventures deal with subjects related to ecology and family values. Stars Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace Stone, Will Estes and Wendy Cox, and features the original Timmy, Jon Provost, as Uncle Steve.

LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE
--------------------
Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30pm, 8:30pm and 1am ET/10:30am, 5:30pm and 9pm PT
Beginning Saturday, September 8 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In this anthology comedy series, each hour-long episode features a line-up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in short stories or vignettes about love and romance. An episode which aired on February 25, 1972, entitled "Love and the Happy Days," became the pilot for the popular TV series Happy Days. That episode was written by Garry Marshall and featured Ron Howard (as Richie), Marion Ross (as Mrs. Cunningham), Anson Williams (as Potsie), among others.

FANTASY ISLAND
--------------
Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm and 9pm ET/11am and 6pm PT
Beginning Saturday, September 8 at 9pm ET/6pm PT
Guests travel to the remote island resort to have their wishes fulfilled. Upon arrival, they are greeted by their mysterious host, the debonair and
suave white-suited Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban) and his diminutive sidekick, Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize), whose cry, "De plane! De plane!," became a popular catchphrase.

HART TO HART
------------
Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm, 10pm and 2am ET/12pm, 7pm and 11pm PT
Beginning Saturday September 8 at 10pm ET/7pm PT
Jonathan Hart was a self-made millionaire - the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate. His gorgeous wife Jennifer was a freelance journalist.
They are both amateur sleuths who find themselves up to their eyeballs in murder, smuggling, theft and international espionage. Created by author Sidney Sheldon, Hart to Hart stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as the Harts; Lionel Stander as Max, their loyal live-in housekeeper and chauffeur; and Freeway, their scruffy little dog.

STAND-UP COMEDY AT TV LAND CANADA:
---------------------------

Comedian Ben Guyatt is the host and producer of a number of stand-up comedy television series, two of which are debuting on TV Land Canada: Veranda Beach Comedy Club and Chaps Comedy Club. These programs showcase lesser known
comics, as well as some fan favorites.

VERANDA BEACH COMEDY CLUB
-------------------------
Saturdays and Sundays at 9am, 7:30pm and 3am ET/6am, 4:30pm and 12am PT
Beginning Saturday, September 8 at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT
In 1991, Ben Guyatt hosted and produced Veranda Beach Comedy Club for 26 episodes.

CHAPS COMEDY CLUB
-----------------
Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30am, 8pm and 3:30am ET/6:30am, 5pm and 12:30am PT
Saturday, September 8 at 8pm ET/5pm PT
In 1990, Ben Guyatt hosted and produced his first stand-up comedy TV series, Chaps Comedy Club, for 26 episodes.


RETURNING FAVOURITES:

REMINGTON STEELE - 24-HOUR MARATHON
-----------------------------------
Monday, September 3, beginning at 6am ET/3am PT
TV Land Canada is on the case with Laura and Mr. Steele on Labour Day. Spend your day off on the job with Remington Steele Investigations. The series follows private eye Laura Holt and her partner, a mystery man who assumes the identity of her fictitious boss, Remington Steele. Together, the two battle crime as well as their feelings for each other. Stars Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan.

HAPPY DAYS - 24-HOUR MARATHON
-----------------------------
Monday, October 8, beginning at 6am ET/3am PT
Spend Canada's Thanksgiving with television's premiere family, the Cunninghams. Long before political correctness would make stories about clean-cut boys obsessed with seducing girls and how to be cool unthinkable, there was Happy
Days. The show presented an idealized version of life in late '50s and early '60s America. Stars Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.

CHRISTMAS EVE WITH LASSIE:
--------------------------
Monday, December 24
Celebrate the festive season with the world's most famous and beloved dog, Lassie, with Christmas episodes from the original series and the TV Land Canada premiere of two Lassie movies.

LASSIE
Over the course of 691 episodes, Timmy never fell down a well. Although the series was known for a dramatic well rescue that never occurred, Lassie rescues Timmy from bank robbers, runaway trains and rapid rivers. Stars Lassie the Dog, Jon Provost and June Lockhart.

The Christmas Story (Season 5) - 6am and 3pm ET/3am and 12pm PT
The Christmas Story (Season 7) - 6:30am and 3:30pm ET/3:30am and 12:30pm PT
Yochim's Christmas - 7am and 4pm ET/4am and 1pm PT

LASSIE: A NEW BEGINNING - 11am and 8pm ET/8am and 5pm PT
Lassie accompanies two orphan children, Samantha and Chip, on a hazardous journey from Arizona to Southern California in search of their only living kin. This television movie stars Sally Boyden, Shane Sinutkom, John McIntyre and Jeanette Nolan. (1978)

THE MAGIC OF LASSIE - 1pm and 10pm ET/10am and 7pm PT
Lassie is taken away from freckled-faced Michael Sharrett by evil Pernell Roberts, who hopes that the boy's grandpa, Clovis Mitchell, will sell his valuable vineyard in return for the dog. But Roberts' scheme falls through, and Lassie makes her getaway, embarking upon a grueling trek to be reunited with her young master. The film, which was the first Lassie theatrical release
in nearly three decades, stars Jimmy Stewart and Mickey Rooney. (1978)

DALLAS - 48-HOUR CHRISTMAS MARATHON
-----------------------------------
Tuesday, December 25, beginning at 6am ET/3am PT
Big hair, shoulder pads and family dysfunction at its finest. The quintessential '80s soap opera chronicles the exploits of wealthy Texas oil
millionaires, and their shady business dealings and backstabbing ways. Stars Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Priscilla Presley and George Kennedy. Spend
Christmas and Boxing Day with the Ewings, and follow the build-up and resolution to TV's number one mystery - who shot J.R.?


TV Land Canada is devoted to providing viewers a range of familiar TV favourites that celebrate what is best about television. It is the one place
on the dial that people can always count on for timeless TV satisfaction - guaranteed. On TV Land, everything old is new again (www.tvlandcanada.com)! TV Land Canada is owned by CTV Limited, a division of TVglobemedia.