ION Television November 2008 --

Blog Story:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/10/ion-television-november-highlights-fox.html


Regular schedule changes listed ONLY:

Effective Monday, October 27, 2008

Mondays
10:00PM NCIS (replaces ER)

Tuesdays & Wednesdays
10:00PM Boston Legal (replaces ER)

Fridays
5:00PM-7:00PM Warner Movie (replaces Steve Harvey/Mr. Cooper)



Here is the FULL regular schedule for November:
Mon-Thurs
3:00PM qubo on ION (Wed-Fri)
4:00PM M*A*S*H
4:30PM M*A*S*H
5:00PM The Steve Harvey Show
5:30PM The Steve Harvey Show
6:00PM Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
6:30PM Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
7:00PM Family Feud
7:30PM Family Feud
8:00PM Boston Legal
9:00PM NCIS (Mon-Tues); Boston Legal (Wed); Total Theatre Thursday (Thurs)
10:00PM NCIS (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues-Wed); Total Theatre Thursday/M*A*S*H (Thurs)

Fri-Sun
3:00PM qubo on ION (Fri)
4:00PM M*A*S*H (Fri)
4:30PM M*A*S*H (Fri)
5:00PM Warner Movie (Fri)
6:00PM Warner Movie cont. (Fri), M*A*S*H (Sat-Sun)
6:30PM Warner Movie cont. (Fri), M*A*S*H (Sat-Sun)
7:00PM RHI Entertainment
9:00PM RHI Entertainment




Movies, Stunts, Marathons




- Total Theatre Thursday
Thursdays at 9:00PM (or 8:00PM sometimes)
Classic Warner movies.

November 6 - 8-11p Casino (1995)
November 13 - 9-11p Young Guns II (1990)
November 20 - 9-11p Antitrust (2001)
November 27 - 7-11p Braveheart (1995)

Encores:
Saturday, November 1 - 6-8pm Above the Law (1988)
Friday, November 7 - 5-7pm Above the Law (1988)
Friday, November 14 - 5-7pm Young Guns II (1990)
Friday, November 21 - 5-7pm Antitrust (2001)
Friday, November 28 - 5-7pm Prey of the Jaguar (1996) & 7-11p Braveheart (1995)




- RHI on ION

November Programming:

Saturday, November 1
6:00PM-8:00PM preempted for Warner Movie (Above the Law, 1988)
8:00PM-11:00PM Archangel (2008, premiere)

Sunday, November 2
7:00PM-11:00PM Jim Henson's Jack & the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)

Friday, November 7
7:00PM-11:00PM The Titanic (1996)

Saturday, November 8
7:00PM-11:00PM Supernova (2005)

Sunday, November 9
6:00PM-8:00PM preempted for M*A*S*H
8:00PM-11:00PM Archangel (2008)

Friday, November 14
7:00PM-9:00PM Prairie Fever (2008)
9:00PM-11:00PM Lone Rider (2008)

Saturday, November 15
7:00PM-9:00PM McBride: Dogged (2007)
9:00PM-11:00PM McBride: Semper Fi (2007)

Sunday, November 16
7:00PM-11:00PM Final Approach (2008)

Friday, November 21
7:00PM-9:00PM Love's Long Journey (2005)
9:00PM-11:00PM Love's Abiding Joy (2006)

Saturday, November 22
7:00PM-11:00PM Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)

Sunday, November 23
7:00PM-11:00PM Supernova (2005)

Friday, November 28
preempted

Saturday, November 29
7:00PM-11:00PM Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999)

Sunday November 30
7:00PM-11:00PM Hogfather (2007)






Read the blog before you post. It will give much more insight than just the schedule, so please link this if you're posting elsewhere: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/10/ion-television-november-highlights-fox.html

I been wondering why has M*A*S*H Been Pre-Emted on Friday's.

I been wondering why has M*A*S*H Been Pre-Emted on Friday's.

I never knew it was airing on Fridays.

I'm shocked to see ER gone ;)

Too bad they didn't put another show on instead of more Boston Legal/NCIS. I would have loved to see a sitcom back in primetime.

Maybe in December or next year more shows.
ER is a good show.

Unfortunately ER was not delivering the goods to ION. Boston and NCIS are working, but still not at the levels the network had over a year ago.

i wish they would go back start airing classic like getsmart, or welcome back,kottoer. i think family ties and the incdabile hulk would be good choices. i don't like Boston Legal or mash. it come on 4 different channel. i wish they would put amen back on. i miss that show. they should also show my three sons. i wouldn't mind them showing court ship of eddies father.

As much as we would like, ION is not showing any indications of showing more classic/retro shows.

Ion is finished when the $100 million from Citidel runs out. They can't even get their ratings back to what Mama's Family was pulling in. It's just a matter of time before they are forced into bankrupcy. I can't imagine the network still existing 2 years from now.

Here's a recent article about how Ion intends to air "original unscripted and scripted" programming by next summer. Ya, ok...that'll bring in millions of viewers.

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/ion_buffs_image_eyes_original_1.php

Ion is finished when the $100 million from Citidel runs out. They can't even get their ratings back to what Mama's Family was pulling in. It's just a matter of time before they are forced into bankrupcy. I can't imagine the network still existing 2 years from now.

Here's a recent article about how Ion intends to air "original unscripted and scripted" programming by next summer. Ya, ok...that'll bring in millions of viewers.

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/ion_buffs_image_eyes_original_1.php

They think original programming will help them out? I believe that would just put them more in the hole than they already are. They need to wake up an realize something - they abandoned their original image, which was classic television, and which was doing very well for them, for a more contemporary look, and now they're on the verge of bankrupcy.

My bet: ION will be gone by the end of 2009. If I am wrong, I will bring this back and admit it...but the ratings are in the toilet, no matter if they go up 20,000 viewers or not, they STILL aren't what the network has to have to survive. The numbers weren't great with Mama and they were barely making it. Now they went on a shopping spree with Baywatch, 48 Hours, NCIS, Boston Legal, M*A*S*H, that drama that aired earlier in the fall (what was it, that crime thing?)....and they still aren't getting anywhere. They HAVE to have at least 900,000 viewers with these shows to get somewhere...and it isn't happening and I see no signs of it happening. Criminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer will probably bomb.

Look for the affiliates to go to RTN, Daystar, TBN, Telemundo..

I'd say they should be getting at least a million viewers weekly. They just can't compete with these other networks with 500,000 viewers.

Esp when MyNetworkTV is showing you can improve your strategy and gain a bigger audience--sure it is no threat to the Big 5, but it is making ION look pathethic in comparison. Getting Smackdown was a good beginning and looks like Tony Rock is another getting MNT positive attention.

I thought they were going to show The Color of Magic at 7PM on November 23. Any idea why they changed the schedule to rerun an older movie?

Color of Magic has been delayed. No idea when yet or why.