TV Land November 2008--


Blog Story:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/09/tv-land-november-2008-highlights-bush.html

Regular schedule:

Same as October 20 schedule except:

Effective Monday, November 3
Weekdays
4:00pm & 4:30pm Hogan's Heroes (replaces Beverly Hillbillies)
5:00pm & 5:30pm Leave it to Beaver (replaces Hogan's Heroes)

Effective Monday, November 10
Weekdays
7:00pm & 7:30am Scrubs (replaces MASH)
1:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (replaces Beverly Hillbillies 2x)
3:00am & 3:30am Three's Company (replaces I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver)

Week of November 10 ONLY
Mon-Fri nights
2:00am & 2:30am Sanford & Son (replaces Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)

Effective Monday, November 17
Weekdays
9:00pm & 9:30pm Cosby Show (replaces Scrubs)
11:00pm CSI (replaces Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)
12:00am CSI (replaces M*A*S*H 2x)
2:00am & 2:30am Cosby Show (replaces Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)


Effective Monday, November 24
Weekdays
6:00am Paid Programming (replaces Star Trek)
6:30am Paid Programming (replaces Star Trek cont.)
7:00am M*A*S*H (replaces Scrubs)
7:30am M*A*S*H (replaces Scrubs)
8:00am Night Court
8:30am Night Court (replaces 3rd Rock)
9:00am Sanford & Son
9:30am Sanford & Son
10:00am The Jeffersons
10:30am The Jeffersons (replaces Good Times)
11:00am Good Times
11:30am Good Times (replaces Leave it to Beaver)
12:00pm I Love Lucy
12:30pm I Love Lucy
1:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2:00pm Gunsmoke
3:00pm Bonanza
4:00pm Hogan's Heroes
4:30pm Hogan's Heroes
5:00pm Leave it to Beaver
5:30pm Leave it to Beaver
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Cosby Show
8:30pm The Cosby Show
9:00pm The Cosby Show
9:30pm The Cosby Show
10:00pm Scrubs (replaces 3rd Rock from the Sun)
10:30pm Scrubs (replaces 3rd Rock from the Sun)
11:00pm 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI)
11:30pm 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI cont.)
12:00am 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI)
12:30am 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI cont.)
1:00am M*A*S*H (replaces Cosby Show)
1:30am M*A*S*H (replaces Cosby Show)
2:00am Three's Company (replaces Cosby Show)
2:30am Three's Company (replaces Cosby Show)
3:00am Designing Women (replaces Three's Company)
3:30am Mad About You (replaces Three's Company)
4:00am Murphy Brown (replaces Designing Women)
4:30am Just Shoot Me! (replaces Mad About You
5:00am Paid Programming (replaces Murphy Brown)
5:30am Paid Programming (replaces Just Shoot Me)

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Some minor one-time-only adjustments:
(does not include Movies)

Friday, November 7
12:30am-2:00am Cosby Show

Saturday, November 8
8am-12pm I Love Lucy
12-7pm 3rd Rock from the Sun
7-10pm Cosby Show
2am-6am Three's Company

Sunday, November 9
8am-12pm I Love Lucy
12-7pm 3rd Rock from the Sun

Monday, November 10
5:00am Family Foreman

Week of November 10
Mon-Fri 5:30am Family Foreman

Friday, November 14
12:00-4:00am Cosby Show

Saturday, November 15
8am-1pm I Love Lucy
1-2pm Andy Griffith
4-6pm 3rd Rock
6-8pm Cosby Show

Sunday, November 16
10am-2pm I Love Lucy
7-8pm Andy Griffith

Saturday, November 22
8-10am Bonanza
10a-5p I Love Lucy
5-6pm Andy Griffith
3:30-6a 3rd Rock from the Sun

Sunday, November 23
10am-6pm I Love Lucy
6-8pm Cosby Show
1:30-4am Beverly Hillbillies

Thursday, November 27
7:00am Star Trek

Saturday, November 29
8a-10am Bonanza

Sunday, November 30
8am-10am Bonanza





Specials & Marathons






- Friday Nite Movies
Every Friday starting at 10pm e/p
TV Land Friday Movies continue this winter!
We all know them and we all love them. We have all seen these movies so many times we can quote entire scenes verbatim…yet we still watch them whenever they’re on. These classic movies are back for nostalgic enjoyment this spring on TV Land.

Friday, November 7, 10p-12:30a
Fatal Attraction

Friday, November 14, 10p-12a
City Slickers

Friday, November 21, 10p-1a
Superman

Friday, November 28, 10p-12a
Police Academy


Saturday encores / premieres:
Saturday, November 15: 11:30am-1:30pm Dennis the Menace (Premiere), 1:30-3:30 City Slickers, & 3:30-5:30pm Police Academy
Saturday, November 22: 10p-12:30a Superman II (Premiere) & 12:30a-3:30a Superman
Saturday, November 29: 1:30-3:30p Sister Act II, 3:30-6:30p Superman, 6:30-9p Superman II

Special encores / premieres:
Sunday, November 16: 12-2p City Slickers & 2-4p Police Academy
Sunday, November 23: 8-11p Superman & 11p-1:30a Superman II








-TV Land Vote 2008: First Family
Sunday, November 2, 2008
8:00pm-4:00am ET/PT
Its election season and TV Land is offering viewers the chance to voice off on a homefront issue of grave importance: Who should be the first family of TV Land-- The Taylors (Andy, Aunt Bea and Opie), the Sanfords (Fred, Lamont and Aunt Esther) or the Clampetts (Jed, Granny, Elie-Mae and Jethro)?
For two weeks, beginning Saturday, October 18 and leading up to election weekend, viewers will have the opportunity to go to tvland.com to vote on their favorite TV Land clan after viewing clips featuring the contending families at their best...and their worst.
So whether they are having each other’s backs or sticking a knife in it, our contenders always come together in the end to cut through the red tape and bring the laughter.
On Sunday, November 2, after the viewers have voted on their favorites, the winning family will be featured in an 8 hour block from 8p-4a.




-Myths & Legends Season 2
Premiered Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wednesdays at 10:00pm ET/PT for 7 Episodes/ 6 Weeks
TV Land Myths & Legends promises to go behind the scenes to investigate the mysteries that have grown up around some of Hollywood’s most memorable stars, TV shows, films and music. In a town called the Dream Factory, where reality collides with wild imagination, there’s a blurred line between truth and fiction. Did heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne bite the head off of a live bat? Was Jayne Mansfield decapitated in her fatal automobile accident? Was a comic book based on the rock band KISS printed with the blood of the band members? Is J.Lo’s butt really insured for $1 billion dollars? We’ll explore these infamous mysteries and more on TV Land Myths & Legends Season 2 as we set the record straight about some of the most confused and confounding moments in entertainment history.

Encores:
Wednesdays at 1am
Thursdays 8pm
Fridays 12a
Saturdays 1:30pm & 10p-11p
Sundays 7-8a & 5p-6p
Mondays 10-11pm
Tuesdays 12-1am
Episodes:
#201 - Pigskins, Bats & That Darn Cat
#202 – Rock Gods & Movie Stars
#203 – Curses, Corpses & Alice Cooper
#204 – Blood Evidence
#205 – Shatner, Sinatra & Oscar
#206 – Manson, Monkees & Mr. Ed
#207 – Bigfoot Phone Home



- 3rd Rock from the Sun Week
Monday, November 3 through Friday, November 7
9pm-12am ET/PT each night

Monday, November 3, 9pm-12am
Tuesday, November 4, 9pm-12am
Wednesday, November 5, 9pm-12am (except 10pm is Myths & Legends)
Thursday, November 6, 9pm-12am (except 9pm is Myths & Legends encore)
Friday, November 7, 9pm-10pm



- Cosby Show Week
Monday, November 10 through Friday, November 14
8pm-2am ET/PT each night, except Friday it is 8-10pm and 12-4am (Wed at 10p will be preempted for Myths & Legends)





- M*A*S*H Fan Favorites Marathon
Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16
8pm-6am ET/PT
Watch the best of the 4077th with a weekend of fan favorite episodes. As part of the package, fans will also get a chance to reminisce with the cast during the highly rated 30th Anniversary reunion special on Saturday at 9p immediately followed by one of the most popular finales in television history at
11pm.

Saturday, November 15
8:00pm MASH #001
8:30pm MASH #255
9:00pm MASH 30th Reunion
11:00pm MASH finale
2:00am MASH #097
2:30am MASH #032
3:00am MASH #049
3:30am MASH #072
4:00am MASH #073
4:30am MASH #074
5:00am MASH #151
5:30am MASH #152

Sunday, November 16
8:00pm MASH Finale
11:00pm MASH #105
11:30pm MASH #106
12:00am MASH #143
12:30am MASH #158
1:00am MASH #123
1:30am MASH #124
2:00am MASH #135
2:30am MASH #136
3:00am MASH #177
3:30am MASH #178
4:00am MASH #226
4:30am MASH #227
5:00am MASH #219
5:30am MASH #220




-Supersized Superman Weekend
Friday November 21 through Sunday, November 23
Friday and Saturday starting at 10pm and Sunday starting at 8pm ET/PT
Don't miss the movies that made you believe a man can fly with a 3-night primetime limited commercial interruption event. Superman and Superman II will be presented at 10p on Friday and Saturday. Then on Sunday at 8p, TV Land encores both movies in a special double-feature presentation (both of which could be enhanced with additional content delivered in L-move format giving viewers the scoop on behind the scenes drama along with fun facts and trivia about the Superman myth and the stars themselves.)
Note: Superman will save the day once more on Sunday, December 14 when the movie will encore on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the film featuring limited commercial interruption and L-move movie facts.






- 2nd Annual Overstuffed Thanksgiving Weekend
Thursday, November 27 through Sunday, November 30
Beginning at 10am ET/PT each day
TV Land's 2nd Annual Overstuffed Thanksgiving Weekend is serving up four fun-filled days of great television.
Viewers will delight in having four fun-filled days of classic and modern shows, TV Land originals and our dynamic movies.
With shows like Andy Griffith, The Cosby Show, I Love Lucy and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition together with TV Land's Myths & Legends and movies like Superman and Police Academy; viewers will keep coming back for more.
Schedule:

Thursday, November 27
9-10am Andy Griffith
10am-6pm I Love Lucy
6pm-2am The Cosby Show

Friday, November 28
10am-3pm The Beverly Hillbillies
3pm-6pm Sanford & Son
6pm-10pm 3rd Rock from the Sun
12am-2am M*A*S*H

Saturday, November 29
10am-1:30pm I Love Lucy
1:30pm-9pm MovieLand (Sister Act II, Superman, Superman II)
9pm-3am CSI
3-5am Three's Company

Sunday, November 30
10am-12pm I Love Lucy (regular)
12pm-6pm TV Land Goes West (12-3p Gunsmoke, 3-6p Bonanza)
6pm-8:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm-2:00am CSI
2:00am-5:00am Beverly Hillbillies



Blog Story: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/09/tv-land-november-2008-highlights-bush.html

Sounds like another boring month at TV Land. They're really giving The Cosby Show some good airings in October and November. They obviously want it to be their next MASH.

Why couldn't they include some other families in the voting thing? Is there an option to choose None of the Above?-LOL

Three options to vote, similar to Democrat, Republican and Independent. I would say Sanfords are the Democrats, Taylors the Republicans and the Clampetts the Indies.

I see they're having another "Overstuffed Thanksgiving Weekend." Is TVLAND going to be showing Thanksgiving episodes of all these shows or is it just random episodes for the marathons, with one or two Thanksgiving-themed episodes thrown in?

Episodes in order from what I see.

Episodes in order from what I see.
OK...I don't understand why they would put "Thanksgiving" in the title of their marathons if they aren't airing any Thanksgiving episodes. Maybe they will have a last-minute marathon from 9pm-12am on Thanksgiving night, showing actual Thanksgiving-themed episodes.

Three options to vote, similar to Democrat, Republican and Independent. I would say Sanfords are the Democrats, Taylors the Republicans and the Clampetts the Indies.

I see the fun in it now :D

Some minor changes were made, see minor adjustments. Also, two stunts are added and a minor schedule change. First the schedule change:

Effective Monday, November 10
Weekdays
9:00pm & 9:30pm 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces Scrubs)
10:00pm & 10:30pm Scrubs (replaces 3rd Rock from the Sun)

- 3rd Rock from the Sun Week
Monday, November 3 through Friday, November 7
9pm-12am ET/PT each night

Monday, November 3, 9pm-12am
Tuesday, November 4, 9pm-12am
Wednesday, November 5, 9pm-12am (except 10pm is Myths & Legends)
Thursday, November 6, 9pm-12am (except 9pm is Myths & Legends encore)
Friday, November 7, 9pm-10pm


- M*A*S*H Fan Favorites Marathon
Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16
8pm-6am ET/PT
Watch the best of the 4077th with a weekend of fan favorite episodes. As part of the package, fans will also get a chance to reminisce with the cast during the highly rated 30th Anniversary reunion special on Saturday at 9p immediately followed by one of the most popular finales in television history at
11pm.

Saturday, November 15
8:00pm MASH #001
8:30pm MASH #255
9:00pm MASH 30th Reunion
11:00pm MASH finale
2:00am MASH #097
2:30am MASH #032
3:00am MASH #049
3:30am MASH #072
4:00am MASH #073
4:30am MASH #074
5:00am MASH #151
5:30am MASH #152

Sunday, November 16
8:00pm MASH Finale
11:00pm MASH #105
11:30pm MASH #106
12:00am MASH #143
12:30am MASH #158
1:00am MASH #123
1:30am MASH #124
2:00am MASH #135
2:30am MASH #136
3:00am MASH #177
3:30am MASH #178
4:00am MASH #226
4:30am MASH #227
5:00am MASH #219
5:30am MASH #220

I am looking forward to the M*A*S*H Marathron

Sounds like another boring month at TV Land. They're really giving The Cosby Show some good airings in October and November. They obviously want it to be their next MASH.

Why couldn't they include some other families in the voting thing? Is there an option to choose None of the Above?-LOL


Good Times get a Marathon for what? 12pm-7pm?

OK...I don't understand why they would put "Thanksgiving" in the title of their marathons if they aren't airing any Thanksgiving episodes. Maybe they will have a last-minute marathon from 9pm-12am on Thanksgiving night, showing actual Thanksgiving-themed episodes.

I know, the Cosby Show does have a Great Thanksgiving ep when Cliff keeps going out in the rain and can't believe that won't be shown

I know, the Cosby Show does have a Great Thanksgiving ep when Cliff keeps going out in the rain and can't believe that won't be shown

That's one of my favorite Thanksgiving episodes every-LOL. I don't get why they don't show Thanksgiving episodes on Thanksgiving. Makes no sense.

FAVORITE TV FAMILIES GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR THE TITLE OF "FIRST FAMILY" AT TVLAND.COM

Network Reveals Newly Elected "First Family" of TV Land With Marathon on Sunday, November 2

New York, NY, October 27, 2008 -- Are the endless commentaries from all the TV political pundits zapping all the excitement out of Election Day for you? If so, TV Land is inviting viewers to take a break and enjoy some entertainment by taking part in another kind of election! Beginning immediately, the network invites viewers to log onto TVLand.com to vote for their favorite television family to crown them the "First Family." Viewers can vote for the Taylors (Andy, Aunt Bea and Opie of "The Andy Griffith Show"), the Sanfords (Fred, Lamont and Aunt Esther of "Sanford and Son"), or the Clampetts (Jed, Granny, Elie-Mae, and Jethro of "The Beverly Hillbillies") to see who wins the title. Clips of each of the sitcoms will be streaming online for viewers to relive each contender's bestand worst moments.

"We're excited to offer our viewers a brief escape from the nation's upcoming crucial election," states Larry W. Jones, president of TV Land. "If there is one thing we can all come together on, it's great, comedic American television."

All the viewer votes will be tallied and TV Land will air the winning "First Family" during an 8-hour marathon starting Sunday, November 2, 2008 from 8PM to Monday, November 3, 2008, 4AM (ET/PT).

Good Times get a Marathon for what? 12pm-7pm?

You mean on Sunday, Nov. 9? It's just for the heck of it. TV Land has random marathons on weekends.

You mean on Sunday, Nov. 9? It's just for the heck of it. TV Land has random marathons on weekends.

Too bad it couldn't have been a Jeffersons marathon instead :D

Too bad it couldn't have been a Jeffersons marathon instead :D

TV land also favors Good times over the Jeffersons-lol

TV land also favors Good times over the Jeffersons-lol

It seems like they like every other show better than The Jeffersons-LOL. It barely airs anymore.

Well, that Good Times one time marathon on Sunday, Nov. 9 has been pulled. 3rd Rock from the Sun will air 12-7pm instead. Also, added was a Three's Company overnight marathon on Saturday, November 8 from 2am-6am.

Regular schedule change:

Effective Monday, November 3
Weekdays
4:00pm & 4:30pm Hogan's Heroes (replaces Beverly Hillbillies)
5:00pm & 5:30pm Leave it to Beaver (replaces Hogan's Heroes)

Well, that Good Times one time marathon on Sunday, Nov. 9 has been pulled. 3rd Rock from the Sun will air 12-7pm instead. Also, added was a Three's Company overnight marathon on Saturday, November 8 from 2am-6am.

Regular schedule change:

Effective Monday, November 3
Weekdays
4:00pm & 4:30pm Hogan's Heroes (replaces Beverly Hillbillies)
5:00pm & 5:30pm Leave it to Beaver (replaces Hogan's Heroes)

I guess we spoke too soon-LOL. Seems like 3rd Rock is doing really well for them.

Weird schedule change with HH and Beaver. TV Land seems to have a love-hate relationship with Beaver - either it gets it a good slot, or it doesn't. I'm surprised to see it airing at 5pm, though.

Lots of changes, but it could be for this month only. More info and details on the blog later today.

FOR AT LEAST THRU THE END OF NOVEMBER:
Effective Monday, November 10
Weekdays
7:00pm & 7:30am Scrubs (replaces MASH)
1:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (replaces Beverly Hillbillies 2x)
3:00am & 3:30am Three's Company (replaces I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver)

Week of November 10 ONLY
Mon-Fri nights
2:00am & 2:30am Sanford & Son (replaces Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)

FOR AT LEAST THRU THE END OF NOVEMBER:
Effective Monday, November 17
Weekdays
9:00pm & 9:30pm Cosby Show (replaces Scrubs)
11:00pm CSI (replaces Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)
12:00am CSI (replaces M*A*S*H 2x)
2:00am & 2:30am Cosby Show (replaces Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)

Also see one-time adjustments for more one-time changes and 3rd Rock has been removed from Thanksgiving marathons. Cosby Show week has been added in primetime week of Nov. 10 (in addition to 3rd Rock week, week of Nov. 3). See first post.

Here is the blog story, please read it before making comments:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/11/hallmark-and-tv-land-make-schedule.html

The ratings have been horrible. The numbers I can see are general ratings and since TV Land Prime has begun, they have not been in the top 25 Cable Channels. They did this wrong. I understand why they were doing it but they could have done it a little different and not alienate all of the viewers. Also the fact that they change the line up on a daily basis, program guides are always wrong. TV Land had a good thing going. Yes, the demos are a little old and could not make the money that they needed. There was a way to make this successful and instead, lost most of the viewers. What a shame!!

they need more classic shows anywya glad threes company is back never liked 3rd rock from the sun to begin with

i rather see any other marathon then that anyway

wish Cosby show was in the 11pm to 1am slot

In my opinion:

-Nobody will be watching Scrubs at 7AM
-What is the deal with Cosby Show; what makes it so great that it must be on for 2 straight hours?
-CSI? That's totally random.

My opinions will probably change soon though as these changes don't appear to be finalized.

It's pretty obvious which shows are doing well, and which ones aren't, along with other things. The Cosby Show and 3rd Rock have obviously exceeded TV Land's standards. Not surprised about Cosby at all, but 3rd Rock is definitely a surprised hit. On the other hand, Scrubs and Extreme Makeover are definitely not living up the expectations. EM has already been shifted around the schedule far too many times, and Scrubs out of PRIME is basically the end of it - the same thing happened with Just Shoot Me, and now its gone.

CSI must have done well for that one-time airing, because it wouldn't be back if it didn't. Airing for 2 hours totally takes away variety, and I'm not happy with it at all. And its only a matter of time before the classic shows slowly fade away. 2 of TV Land's biggest hits, MASH and Beverly Hillbillies, are either gone totally or reduced to weekends. Not good at all.

I am happy about TC though! :D

All I have to say is...thank God for RTN, somebody that actually knows what they are doing and sticks with the classics.

What's with the SUPERMAN movies marathon on TV Land? Wouldnt it be better to have the TV series w/ George Reeves as a marathon? After all, the channel isnt called MOVIELAND fer chrissakes! Anyone can get the movies at any video store, however the TV show is significantly rarer.

I'm extremely disappointed in TVL giving up on Scrubs. The 10 p.m. hour would have been good, but I can handle a 7a hour, since I'm watching MASH at that time anyway.

Yes, there is overkill between TVL, WGN, Comedy Central and local syndication, but somebody's got to find a way to make it work!

TV LAND ORDERS MAKE MY DAY

Continuing its push into original nonscripted series, TV Land has ordered a hidden-camera series, "Make My Day," from producer Michael Davies and Sony Pictures Television.

"Make My Day" revolves around people who are unwittingly put through a series of "weird and wonderful" surprises and coincidences set up by friends and family members. TV Land has ordered six episodes of the hourlong series. It's based on a successful format from British production company Monkey Kingdom that aired on the U.K.'s Channel 4 in 2001-03.

Davies' Embassy Row banner will produce along with Sony Pictures TV and Monkey Kingdom. Davies will serve as exec producer. "Make My Day" will premiere on TV Land's primetime schedule next year.

Davies, known for bringing "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" to U.S. shores, recently launched the syndicated Internet vid series Poptub, with sponsorship from Pepsi. The Poptub vid clips syndicated via YouTube and other Internet distribs feature celeb interviews, comedy bits and other pop culture-centric fare.

It warms the cockles of my classic tv heart to know that Scrubs bombed out along with most of the new shows TV Land has tried to force down the viewers throats. It just makes my day after all the complaints (on the TVL message board) about putting new shows on TVL.

New TV Land schedule starting Monday, Nov. 24:

Weekdays
6:00am Paid Programming (replaces Star Trek)
6:30am Paid Programming (replaces Star Trek cont.)
7:00am M*A*S*H (replaces Scrubs)
7:30am M*A*S*H (replaces Scrubs)
8:00am Night Court
8:30am Night Court (replaces 3rd Rock)
9:00am Sanford & Son
9:30am Sanford & Son
10:00am The Jeffersons
10:30am The Jeffersons (replaces Good Times)
11:00am Good Times
11:30am Good Times (replaces Leave it to Beaver)
12:00pm I Love Lucy
12:30pm I Love Lucy
1:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2:00pm Gunsmoke
3:00pm Bonanza
4:00pm Hogan's Heroes
4:30pm Hogan's Heroes
5:00pm Leave it to Beaver
5:30pm Leave it to Beaver
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Cosby Show
8:30pm The Cosby Show
9:00pm The Cosby Show
9:30pm The Cosby Show
10:00pm Scrubs (replaces 3rd Rock from the Sun)
10:30pm Scrubs (replaces 3rd Rock from the Sun)
11:00pm 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI)
11:30pm 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI cont.)
12:00am 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI)
12:30am 3rd Rock from the Sun (replaces CSI cont.)
1:00am M*A*S*H (replaces Cosby Show)
1:30am M*A*S*H (replaces Cosby Show)
2:00am Three's Company (replaces Cosby Show)
2:30am Three's Company (replaces Cosby Show)
3:00am Designing Women (replaces Three's Company)
3:30am Mad About You (replaces Three's Company)
4:00am Murphy Brown (replaces Designing Women)
4:30am Just Shoot Me! (replaces Mad About You
5:00am Paid Programming (replaces Murphy Brown)
5:30am Paid Programming (replaces Just Shoot Me)

See the one-time-only schedules on this thread and the December thread, so you get the full details of more changes. CSI marathon is added next Sat and Sun in primetime.

Good to see M*A*S*H Back on The Schedule.

Guess things are bad if they are resorting to paid programming...didn't they do that from 2001-2002 from like 2-4am? Schedule isn't bad. They seem to be doing mostly double takes or blocks. Nothing surprising, except that Hillbillies vanished so suddenly. It will probably take Lucy's morning slot come January.

Hillbillies is airing on weekend blocks, mostly Sundays 12-4am.

if they bring all in the family back in i love lucy spot we got one good norman lear block in the morning just my idea im glad night court be on for hole hour

The Beverly Hillbillies are off this Sunday, November 23, 2008

Double Night Courts in the morning? IT'S ABOUT TIME! Although I love the heck out of 3rd Rock, I'm glad that they doubled up because now they'll cycle through the episodes faster. They've also been running the show out of order lately for some reason.

Double Night Court is great News.

Wow, paid programming? TV Land must be in a huge depression right now - nothing seems to be working for them. I can no say that EM: HE was a huge bust for them - it went from airing like 4 times a day, to just once a day in the afternoon. But, if you look at this schedule altogether, this could just about be the best schedule they've had all year. We get a great block of sitcoms 8am-noon, the best its been in awhile. And latenights are still awesome - I couldn't be happier to see doubleshots of TC, and Mad About You and Murphy Brown daily.

4 episodes of TAGS, Cosby, and 3rd Rock is a bit too much, though.

Well I just glad that I am Sleeping when The Paid Programming is on TV Land.

Write-up on the changes:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/11/2008-network-tv-holiday-specials-tv.html

Guess things are bad if they are resorting to paid programming...didn't they do that from 2001-2002 from like 2-4am? Schedule isn't bad. They seem to be doing mostly double takes or blocks. Nothing surprising, except that Hillbillies vanished so suddenly. It will probably take Lucy's morning slot come January.


I seem to remember the paid programming in late 2001, too. At the time, it was explained as a temporary move to generate projected revenues for the fourth quarter. With the economy in the dumper, it will be interesting to see if this continues into 2009. Several years back, TV Land tried to assert its uniqueness by scoffing at paid programs and reality shows in their advertising. Oh, well, it you can't beat 'em...

Also, while no one has mentioned it here, the TV Land Prime logo deemphasizes the words "TV Land" so much that I can't help but wonder if they are leaning toward redubbing the network as "Prime" (as in prime of your life baby boomers) sometime down the road as the classic programs continue to disappear. It certainly would follow the pattern of how they began as "Nick at Nite's TV Land" and later deemphasized the sister network.

TV Land aired Paid Programming from 1:00 am until 3:00 am CT Time.