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Has this ever really been an interesting channel? Is there anything notable that has aired in the past? We've always had it but I've never really watched it or cared to.....the only thing interesting I remember is they showed Carol Burnett in 2000 or sometime around then.
The schedule looks like it's mostly Law and Order repeats, Walker Texas Ranger, and movies. And Coach, of all shows, airing sporadically.
Thanks!
friendsfan77 10-09-2007, 05:27 PM I wish I were old enough to have watched this channel back in the day when they had variety, especially in the '80's through 1995 (I got cable for the first time in '95). They had stuff for everyone. Sports, sitcoms, soaps, game shows, drama, cartoons. Seemed like a blast. Now the variety is out the window.
icecream 10-09-2007, 05:34 PM Coach is underplayed and needs to get some marathons or at least air regularly in a decent time.
Dean Winchester 10-09-2007, 06:16 PM USA used to be decent but now it's L&O:SVU hell
Jude The Obscure 10-09-2007, 08:57 PM Back in the day, both USA and CBN Cable were the two channels my cable was glued to!!
I was poking around on Archive.org and found this from 1998. Not bad:
Walker, Texas Ranger
Mondays - Fridays 8:00 pm/7:00C
Saved By The Bell: The New Class
Mondays - Fridays 5:00 pm/4:00C
Sundays 10:00 am/9:00C
Baywatch
Mondays - Fridays 4:00 pm/3:00C
Mondays - Fridays 6:00 pm/5:00C
Highlander
Mondays - Thursdays 12:00 am/11:00C
Mondays - Fridays 7:00 pm/6:00C
Wings
Mondays - Fridays 10:00 am/9:00C
Tuesdays - Wednesdays 10:30 am/9:30C
The Facts of Life
Mondays - Fridays 8:30 am/7:30C
Webster
Mondays - Fridays 8:00 am/7:00C
Perfect Strangers
Mondays - Fridays 9:30 am/8:30C
Gimme a Break
Mondays - Fridays 9:00 am/9:30C
I also see that Just The Ten of Us aired in 1997 on the network....not bad
GoldenGirlsFan92 10-09-2007, 09:28 PM I like to watch "Walker Texas Ranger", but thats about it.
Buffyboy323 10-09-2007, 11:23 PM I used to watch USA a lot in the '90s. My favorites were WWF Raw Is War, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Baywatch, Pacific Blue, The Facts Of Life, Gimme A Break, Martin, and Saved By The Bell: The New Class. I also remember they used to air John Ritter's Heart's Affire.
Now all I watch on there is RAW and Law & Order: SVU.
HE Pennypacker 10-10-2007, 02:35 PM When I was in my early teens, USA used to be great. I could watch reruns of Wings, and on Friday nights, I'd stay up late and watch Duckman and Weird Science The Series.
Now, I never stop and watch USA. If they played Coach at a better hour (when I'm not getting ready for work, working, or sleeping), I'd watch that.
noveel 10-11-2007, 02:06 AM How long has Walker Texas Ranger been on this Network?
factsoflife 10-12-2007, 12:24 AM Usa used to have a great morning line-up called "USAM" which consisted of old sitcoms like The Facts Of Life, Just The Ten Of Us, Wings, Gimme A Break and on occasion they aired shows like Something So Right... it was great
James 10-12-2007, 02:40 AM I remember when they used to say "You're watching USA Network ... the cure for the common show" to start a commercial break ten years ago.
Scoobiedoo30 10-16-2007, 10:17 PM I like watching Coach
Heather987 10-17-2007, 12:51 AM I remember growing up in the early 80's and watching the USA cartoon express on Sunday mornings and weekdays cartoons like Huck. Hound and the sort.
In the late 80's maybe early 90's I remember watching Double Trouble and in the 90's they had great variety of shows even going as far to show My Sister Sam as well as the others that have already been listed.
I only watch now to catch the "new" L&O: CI on Thurs. or an episode or L&O: SVU that I missed on Tues. night.
I am not sure if it has always been an affiliate/owned by NBC but it seems that lately NBC is the owner and would rather show its only long running hit maker drama Law & Order SVU and throw in the occasional CI just to mix things up a bit. IMO their original shows like Psych/Monk are worthless garbage and lost their appeal quicker then stale reruns of L&O SVU. I would not be suprise if by the end of season 3 of Heroes that USA does not have Heroes added to its schedule as well, since it was/is doing well for NBC.
Of course Bravo is another NBC affiliate and they show L&O: CI on weekends like crazy.
N@N is the Fresh Prince channel and USA is the L&O...Could any channel please understand the meaning of change/diversity.:mad: :mad: :mad:
KJH278 10-18-2007, 12:30 AM I watch WWE RAW and Coach
comedyfreak 10-19-2007, 08:26 AM I was poking around on Archive.org and found this from 1998. Not bad:
Walker, Texas Ranger
Mondays - Fridays 8:00 pm/7:00C
Saved By The Bell: The New Class
Mondays - Fridays 5:00 pm/4:00C
Sundays 10:00 am/9:00C
Baywatch
Mondays - Fridays 4:00 pm/3:00C
Mondays - Fridays 6:00 pm/5:00C
Highlander
Mondays - Thursdays 12:00 am/11:00C
Mondays - Fridays 7:00 pm/6:00C
Wings
Mondays - Fridays 10:00 am/9:00C
Tuesdays - Wednesdays 10:30 am/9:30C
The Facts of Life
Mondays - Fridays 8:30 am/7:30C
Webster
Mondays - Fridays 8:00 am/7:00C
Perfect Strangers
Mondays - Fridays 9:30 am/8:30C
Gimme a Break
Mondays - Fridays 9:00 am/9:30C
I also see that Just The Ten of Us aired in 1997 on the network....not bad
I remember watching those shows on that schedule. Now I watch Raw on Monday nights.
Crystalball 10-19-2007, 12:04 PM I love the USA Network. It's the station with Burn Notice! :crazy:
robyrob 10-19-2007, 01:40 PM I love USA - Burn Notice, Psych, Monk, the 4400, House, The Dead Zone - there are lots of great shows on USA, the only problem is there are TOO MANY RERUNS of everything.
Hawkee 05-04-2025, 02:57 AM My mother used to like USA Network and it used to be one of her favorite cable channels because of the awesome lineup they used to have. I remember when my mother and I used to get dressed for school she would have USA Network on in the mornings and we would watch the game show hour but if you look at USA Network today gone is it's variety format that made it so great to watch during the 80's and 90's. Because back then USA Network had everything from cartoons reruns of classic sitcoms such as My Two Dads and Major Dad and The Facts Of Life but they were known for movies "most of which would be reran from to time to time" But in my eyes what caused USA Network to change it's image was when they showed drama shows like The Big Easy which was based on the movie of the same name and Silk Stalkings and soon with those two shows USA Network knew that this was the start of this new image. Cartoons also said bye bye in the mornings and was replaced by sitcom reruns and with this new image meant that USA Network was going for the adult audience and no longer the family audience it originally started with. But once drama shows like La Femme Nikita were added it helped USA Network gain a wider audience. Another thing that was a huge moneymaker for USA was WWE wrestling and when they had WWE Monday Night Raw and WWE Smackdown Live they actually scored huge ratings just from those two shows alone and that's when they knew WWE would help score them ratings. But you can blame Monk for turning USA into an all drama network. Because if you look at USA Network right now they survive on NCIS reruns Burn Notice reruns and Suits reruns and every weekend you can always find USA having NCIS marathons. In truth the format of USA today is similar to ION and I think in a couple decades USA Network will no longer exist if they don't start improving it better
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