Pav, Do you think WPIX/NY will celebrate 60th?

[TeeVeeCloset]

Hey Pav,

I was reading (as you probably did as well) in one of the trades yesterday 4/28 that WPIX/NY (good old 11 Alive) will be 60 years old in June....the magazine had a full page ad soliciting advertising for a special issue dedicated to WPIX but mentioned the stations long tradition of classic entertainment especially in the 60's and even mentioned that they aired Bozo, Three Stooges, Popeye, The Magic Garden, etc. Which got me wondering if WPIX will possibily celebrate its own birthday like KTLA did a few months back with a on-air special or weekend of special programming? Was wondering if you have heard of anything or can make a few calls?

[Pavan]

They are celebrating the 60th anniversary on June 14. More info will come in the coming weeks on the blog. The marathon will be like KTLA's anniversary, but not as long.

I got the info that they were a few months back and recently got the schedule for it, but I am not allowed to post it yet.

[TeeVeeCloset]

They are celebrating the 60th anniversary on June 14. More info will come in the coming weeks on the blog. The marathon will be like KTLA's anniversary, but not as long.

I got the info that they were a few months back and recently got the schedule for it, but I am not allowed to post it yet.

good to know, thanks......I suspected they might do something.....do you know if there is a commerative special involved as well?....it probably is nearing completion if even being produced?, but do have some airchecks from WPIX from 3/4 Umatic tapes as far back as 1976 (yes, 32 years ago!) which might be useful to them.

[Pavan]

Yes, a special will air after the marathon.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I wonder why WGN is not doing anything for there 60th Anniversarry like a Marathron.

[KJH278]

any updates

[TeeVeeCloset]

any updates

I don't have any updates regarding the programming, I'm trying to find out....but I did provide archival airchecks to be included in the special.

[Pavan]

I will have some details today on the blog. I still can't give full details until the official announcement, though.

[Pavan]

Here is our story:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/05/wpixs-60th-anniversary-marathon-and.html

[Pavan]

Episode info:

12:00pm LITTLE RASCALS #KL101 "Teacher's Pet"
12:30pm LITTLE RASCALS #KL161 "Mail and Female"
1:00pm ABBOTT & COSTELLO #AT18 "Getting A Job"
1:30pm ABBOTT & COSTELLO #AT24 "The Actor's Home"
2:00pm THREE STOOGES, THE #TS1074 "Gents Without Cents"
2:30pm THREE STOOGES, THE #TS1043 "A Plumbing We Will Go"
3:00pm THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #ZU24 "Crime Wave"
3:30pm THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #ZU103 "The Perils of Superman"
4:00pm GET SMART #GV1 "Mr. Big"
4:30pm GET SMART #GV33 "A Spy for a Spy"
5:00pm MY FAVORITE MARTIAN #RM1 "My Favorite Martian"
5:30pm MY FAVORITE MARTIAN #RM7 "A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine and Peaches"
6:00pm I DREAM OF JEANNIE #ID1 "The Lady in the Bottle"
6:30pm I DREAM OF JEANNIE #ID90 "Tomorrow is Not Another Day"
7:00pm ODD COUPLE #OC062 "PASSWORD"
7:30pm ODD COUPLE #OC067 "MY STRIFE IN COURT"
8:00pm HONEYMOONERS #HM3807 "Better Living Thru TV" (B/W)
8:30pm HONEYMOONERS #HM3818 "The $99,000 Answer" (B/W)
9:00pm WPIX 60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

[Scoobiedoo30]

that is a great schedule

[Pavan]

Some minor changes to WPIX starting Monday, June 9:

Weekdays
5:00pm According to Jim (replaces My Wife & Kids)
5:30pm My Wife & Kids (replaces According to Jim)
6:00pm Family Guy (replaces Friends)
11:00pm Two and a Half Men (replaces Family Guy)
11:30pm Friends (replaces Two and a Half Men)

So, this is how it looks:
5:00pm According to Jim
5:30pm My Wife & Kids
6:00pm Family Guy
6:30pm Friends
7:00pm Two and a Half Men
7:30pm Family Guy
11:00pm Two and a Half Men
11:30pm Friends
12:00am Sex and the City
12:30am Will & Grace
1:00am Frasier
1:30am George Lopez
2:00am Odd Couple
2:30am The Jeffersons
3:00am South Park
3:30am South Park
4:00am Reno 911

[Pavan]

WPIX CELEBRATES 60 YEARS

THE BIRTHDAY BASH BEGINS ON JUNE 14 with A CLASSIC COMEDY MARATHON AND RETROSPECTIVE SPECIAL


June 5, 2008--NEW YORK--The year was 1948, the price of a stamp was 3 cents, a subway ride 10 cents, and a gallon of gas a whopping 16 cents when WPIX hit the air on June 15 as New York City’s first independent television station.

For 60 years, the award-winning WPIX-TV has been New York’s home for groundbreaking television, and to celebrate, WPIX will air WPIX AT 60 BIRTHDAY BASH, a special marathon of classic programming on Saturday, June 14 (from 12 noon to 9pm) followed by a one hour retrospective hosted by News Anchors Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong.

Beginning at noon, the PIX AT 60 BIRTHDAY BASH will feature 9 hours of vintage programs including: The Little Rascals, Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges, The Adventures Of Superman, Get Smart, My Favorite Martian, I Dream Of Jeannie, The Odd Couple and The Honeymooners.

9 hours…19 episodes…and all the nostalgia you can cram into a day. Did you know Abbott and Costello were the first non-baseball players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (for “Who’s On First?) or that Jeannie’s bottle in “I Dream of Jeannie” was actually a bottle of Jim Beam painted gold? Interstitials will run throughout the BIRTHDAY BASH and will feature PIX program trivia and fun facts.

At 9 pm, WPIX will air a 60th Anniversary Special hosted by Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong. The hour-long program will take a look back at WPIX from 1948 to 2008. Today, WPIX is the CW11, the home for great programs like “The CW11 News,” “ America ’s Next Top Model,” New York Mets baseball and many first run and syndicated hits. In the last 60 years, WPIX has celebrated many milestones including the first instant replay (July 17, 1959 Yankees vs. White Sox) and The Rolling Stones’ first New York TV appearance on WPIX’s “Clay Cole Show” (1964). From the Giants to the Yankees to the Mets…from Cap’n Jack McCarthy to Officer Joe Bolton to Bozo the Clown…From Dawson to Buffy to Serena, the WPIX 60th Anniversary Special will track the stations’ growth from a small independent station to the powerhouse it is today.

Remember playing the PIX PIX PIX game? Did you warm your hands over “The Yule Log” fire? Do you long for “Peanut Butter and Jelly Time?” WPIX is inviting viewers to share their favorite memories at cw11.com/60 which will also feature expanded online coverage of WPIX’s rich history.

In addition, WPIX has created a commemorative insert which will run in Newsday and amNewYork on June 13 featuring a comprehensive timeline of PIX’s greatest moments with vintage photographs.

The PIX AT 60 BIRTHDAY BASH….It’s better than birthday cake…



PIX AT 60 BIRTHDAY BASH SCHEDULE:

The Little Rascals
12-1230pm: Teacher’s Pet
1230p-1pm: Hearts Are Thumps/ Feed ‘Em and Weep

Abbott & Costello
1pm Getting a Job
130pm The Actor’s Home

The Three Stooges
2pm Gents without Cents
230pm A Plumbing We Will Go

The Adventures of Superman
3pm Crime Wave
330pm The Perils of Superman

Get Smart
4pm Mr. Big
430pm A Spy for A Spy

My Favorite Martian
5pm My Favorite Martian
530pm A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Wine and Peaches

I Dream Of Jeannie
6pm The Lady In The Bottle
630pm Tomorrow Is Not Another Day

The Odd Couple
7pm Password
730pm My Strife in Court

The Honeymooners
8pm Better Living Through TV
830pm The $99,000 Answer

WPIX 60th SPECIAL 9-10 pm
Hosted by CW11 News Anchors Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong

[Du Mont]

I'm really enjoying the promo that WPIX is running to promote their anniversary using that scene where the cast of "Friends" cast are all humming the theme from "The Odd Couple".

WPIX has put together an awesome retro line-up to celebrate their anniversary. I hope that some of these shows get added into their latenight mix of encores.

[ryan423]

Some minor changes to WPIX starting Monday, June 9:

Weekdays
5:00pm According to Jim (replaces My Wife & Kids)
5:30pm My Wife & Kids (replaces According to Jim)
6:00pm Family Guy (replaces Friends)
11:00pm Two and a Half Men (replaces Family Guy)
11:30pm Friends (replaces Two and a Half Men)

So, this is how it looks:
5:00pm According to Jim
5:30pm My Wife & Kids
6:00pm Family Guy
6:30pm Friends
7:00pm Two and a Half Men
7:30pm Family Guy
11:00pm Two and a Half Men
11:30pm Friends
12:00am Sex and the City
12:30am Will & Grace
1:00am Frasier
1:30am George Lopez
2:00am Odd Couple
2:30am The Jeffersons
3:00am South Park
3:30am South Park
4:00am Reno 911

Come on CW, put G.LO on during the 5-8pm lineup! Why two episodes of Family Guy (as much as I love it).

[ryan423]

My perfect 5-8pm CW schedule -

5pm - George Lopez
530pm - Reba
6pm - Family Guy
630pm - Two and a Half Men
730pm - Friends