WGN America January 2009

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What's new: Star Trek: The Next Generation


NEW SCHEDULE

Effective Monday, January 19
ALL TIMES EASTERN

Weekdays
8:00AM The Beverly Hillbillies
8:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies
9:00AM 7th Heaven (replaces Bewitched/I Dream of Jeannie)
10:00AM Matlock
11:00AM In the Heat of the Night
12:00PM Nash Bridges
1:00PM WGN Midday News
2:00PM Bewitched (replaces Homicide: Life on the Street)
2:30PM Bewitched (replaces Homicide: Life on the Street cont.)
3:00PM I Dream of Jeannie (replaces Cosby Show)
3:30PM I Dream of Jeannie (replaces Cosby Show)
4:00PM The Cosby Show (replaces Becker)
4:00PM The Cosby Show (replaces Funniest Pets & People)
5:00PM Scrubs (replaces America's Funniest Home Videos)
5:30PM Scrubs (replaces America's Funniest Home Videos cont.)
6:00PM Becker (replaces 7th Heaven)
6:30PM Becker (replaces 7th Heaven cont.)
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (replaces 7th Heaven) (Mon, Wed-Fri); Star Trek: The Next Generation (Tues)
8:00PM-10:00PM PRIMETIME - America's Funniest Home Videos 2x (Mon); Star Trek: The Next Generation 2x (Tues, replaces Nash Bridges 2x); Coach 2x/Becker 2x (Wed, replaces AFV/Legend of the Seeker); Movie (Thurs-Fri)
10:00PM WGN News at Nine
11:00PM Scrubs
11:30PM Scrubs
12:00AM The Bob & Tom Show
1:00AM LATE NIGHT HOUR - America's Funniest Home Videos (Mon); Star Trek: The Next Generation (Tues); ALF 2x (Wed); Reno 911 2x (Thurs-Fri), (all replaces Reno 911/Corner Gas strip)
2:00AM The Steve Wilkos Show
3:00AM Paid Programming
4:00-5:30AM COMEDY BLOCK - Corner Gas (Mon); Moesha (Tues, Thurs); Sister Sister (Wed); Funniest Pets & People (Fri), (all replaces Corner Gas/Sister Sister/Moesha strip)
5:30AM Paid Programming

Saturdays
12:00PM Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces Bob & Tom Show)
1:00PM The Bob & Tom Show
2:00PM Saturday Movie
4:00PM Legend of the Seeker
5:00PM Legend of the Seeker
6:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos (replaces Becker 2x)
7:00PM Boston Legal
8:00PM Movie/Various
10:00PM WGN News at Nine
11:00PM Scrubs
11:30PM Scrubs
12:00AM The Honeymooners
12:30AM Saturday Night Movie
2:30AM Movie
4:30AM Matlock
5:30AM Singstation!

Sundays
11:00AM Whacked Out Sports
11:30AM Whacked Out Sports
12:00PM Boston Legal
1:00PM Movie
3:00PM Movie
5:00PM The Cosby Show (replaces Coach)
5:30PM The Cosby Show (replaces Coach)
6:00PM ALF
6:30PM ALF
7:00PM WKRP
7:30PM WKRP
8:00PM Newhart
8:30PM Newhart
9:00PM The Honeymooners
9:30PM The Honeymooners
10:00PM WGN News at Nine
11:00PM Bewitched
11:30PM Bewitched
12:00AM I Dream of Jeannie
12:30AM I Dream of Jeannie
1:00AM The Beverly Hillbillies
1:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies
2:00AM The Steve Wilkos Show
3:00AM Homicide: Life on the Street (replaces AFV)
4:00AM Homicide: Life on the Street (replaces Funniest Pets & People/Matlock)
5:00AM Reno 911 (replaces Matlock cont.)
5:30AM Paid Progamming


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And nothing gets removed totally! Very good scheduling! Sean Compton is a genius.

yes he is it looks good so far so glad alf wkrp n honeymooners stil on hope see more 80s 70 shows in the future

I have to agree - WGN is turning into my favorite station! It's schedules just keep getting better and better every month. The daytime sitcom block is amazing, and so is the Sunday night block. What an amazing network this has turned out to be!

some good and some bad
the great news, I LOVE the timeslot upgrades and additions for Bewitched and Jeannie! :happyface After being preempted two of the last three weeks I was worried Coach and ALF were goners. Instead ALF stays and gets an additional slot. And while it will be missed from Sundays Coach is now in primetime on a night I didn't have much to watch. much better than USA treated it :rolleyes: the bad, 7th Heaven must have really bombed. Becker and AFV will be a big step down in quality. And the piece of garbage Scrubs gets even more good timeslots. It's a shame Corner Gas isn't working out.

wgn is the best channel ever

When did they take Coach off the air

Coach is not off the air. It will be moving to Wednesdays at 8, week of Jan. 19.

WGN has the best schedule and I belive that WGN will be the #1 Cable Channel.

Replacing the movie on Thursday in primetime this April:

WGN AMERICA ENTERS WWE RING WITH WWE SUPERSTARS

ORIGINAL PROGRAM TO AIR EXCLUSIVELY ON WGN AMERICA BEGINNING APRIL 2009

NEW YORK, NY and STAMFORD, CT, January 5, 2009--WGN America and World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) enter the ring with a new television partnership. WWE Superstars, a first run, original program will air exclusively on WGN America, Tribune Broadcasting's national Superstation.

The action-packed WWE Superstars, part of a new multi-year agreement with WGN America, will be produced by WWE and will feature Superstars and Divas from the entire WWE roster. The hour-long weekly program, scheduled to debut in April 2009, will provide WGN America viewers the chance to see Superstars and Divas from all three WWE franchises in one program. WWE Superstars is scheduled to air on Thursday nights at 8 and 11pm ET with an additional run on the weekend (Saturday afternoons).

"WWE is one of the great American brands on television and we are thrilled to announce our partnership. The addition of WWE Superstars to WGN America's lineup signals our intention to add more tent-pole programs to our network brand strategy. Going forward, we will play to win," said Ed Wilson, Tribune Company's Chief Revenue Officer and Tribune Broadcasting President.

"WWE programming has a tremendous track record of consistently delivering a diverse and advertiser friendly audience. We fully anticipate that WWE Superstars will be a ratings winner for WGN America," said Kevin Dunn, WWE Executive Vice President of Television Production.

"WGN America is a general entertainment network featuring original and syndicated series, major league sports including baseball and basketball, as well as theatrical movies. We are committed to delivering compelling, original first-run programming for our viewers and WWE Superstars is the perfect illustration of our strategy," said Sean Compton, Senior Vice President of Programming & Development, Tribune Broadcasting.

that's unfortunate, wrestling shows are nothing but garbage. it doesn't belong on a quality network like WGN :(

Well it's only a replacing a movie, no harm, no foul.

the only thing I don't like is what they've done with Corner Gas - they should be airing the new episodes instead of rerunning the same old ones to death

What are WGN's plans for Super Bowl Sunday? Last year they aired a Corner Gas marathon. Outta Sight Retro Night hadn't premiered yet. The logical choice this year would be a Coach marathon. Also are they planning anything different for Valentine's Day?

As of now, there are no real plans for anything special for WGN America on Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine's Day. However on Super Bowl Sunday they are airing the movie Groundhog Day at 8-10pm ET and again at 11pm-1am ET.

I would have preferred their regular lineup :(

Cosby Show, ALF and WKRP will still be on that night, though.

Is Coach still moving to Wednesdays this week? Last week during their weekday shows WGN did a scroll each segment saying when they were moving to. But they didn't do that for Coach yesterday. :confused:

yes Coach will still seen on WGN at 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm CT on Wednesday Night's

Bummer! I hate they won't be showing Bewitched , Jeannie or Honeymooners that nite...

I was wondering will we be seeing Anymore Sitcoms Marathron on WGN America anytime soon.

Does WGN only have the rights to certain seasons of ALF? Since they've aired it, some episodes have aired 4 or 5 times while several episodes are unaired. And I don't know why they're the same episodes on Sundays and Wednesdays. It's not like they're saving airplays since they're not in the same 24 hour period.

I'm not sure, that is a good point. I'll see what I can find out...expect a WGN America programming story sometime next week on the blog.

will it be about WGN America Scheduled update on The Blog

WGN America spring programming:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/03/wgn-america-spring-changes-includes.html

I have not seen Bullwinkle Show in a good While

I'm intrigued to see the sitcom weeks this summer as well as possible changes that you mentioned for September. Don't you all find it a bit peculiar, though, that they add a cartoon to a channel with no other cartoons and then put it at midnight? I would think a good idea would be to get 4-5 cartoons and put 2 episodes of each on a Saturday morning (Flintstones, Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Bullwinkle) would be an example.

Still looks like a good schedule, probably the best thing on cable except for maybe RTN. I never liked Bullwinkle, but did anyone else do the Joey Gladstone impression of Bullwinkle when you read the news?

Apparently WGN has scheduled a four hour marathon of Matlock. It will air Sunday, April 5 from 1-5PM eastern.

Grate a Matlock Marathron

matlock freaking sucks

In the Heat of the Night will get a Sunday afternoon marathon April 12. Also, WGN America has added two marathons for next month...which I'll reveal later this week.

In The Heat of The Night Marathron I know I'll be watching

WGN America updates:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/03/wgn-america-adds-marathons-more-spring.html

I bet WGN adds The Munsters to their Retro Night in the fall.

On Saturday, April 11 (the day before Easter), WGN has scheduled a marathon of Star Trek: the Next Generation from 12-4PM.

That's because it is preempted Tuesday that week. So they are airing the Tuesday episodes on Saturday.

Why aren't they rescheduling the Coach episodes that are preempted the next night?

Not sure, I guess they have to air the Star Trek: TNG episodes they preempt. Kind of like they have to air 5 Reno 911 episodes each week no matter what.

Wow! I've just been looking at WGN and they have become great. A shell of what it used to be....wow, a cable channel that actually changes for the better.

I have the Dish Network Family package and it doesn't have WGN....I can't for the life of me understand why. Except for several things it's ENTIRELY family-friendly. If you look at the channels that provides (TV Land, Hallmark, etc) you would think WGN would be riht in there. Pav, this is an odd question to ask, but is WGN expensive to carry? I can't understand why it's not in that package. It fits right in.

Dish Network has WGN on Channel 238 and WGN HD on Channel 239

On the family package (http://www.dishnetwork.com/packages/detail.aspx?pack=DISHFamily)? They are about as much a family network as Hallmark, unless maybe Scrubs....

why does wgn show the same Alf episodes over n over i mean it wierd dont they got anymore episodes they can show,

has anyone else noticed that they have already dumped that stupid "eyes" logo and gone to a more retro-looking logo?

why does wgn show the same Alf episodes over n over i mean it wierd dont they got anymore episodes they can show,That's what I'd like to know.

it's ENTIRELY family-friendly.I love WGN, and it carries a lot of great family programming, but they have their share of racier shows that aren't appropriate for families. Scrubs, Boston Legal, WWE Superstars, Reno 911, Bob and Tom, Steve Wilkos, and Nash Bridges

I love WGN, and it carries a lot of great family programming, but they have their share of racier shows that aren't appropriate for families. Scrubs, Boston Legal, WWE Superstars, Reno 911, Bob and Tom, Steve Wilkos, and Nash Bridges
True. Poor choice of words. However, most of those are 'buried' (save for Scrubs) late at night or are just occasional, such as Reno 911 and Boston Legal. I doubt many 9 year olds are up at 2AM watching Steve Wilkos.
Heck, Dish considers Investigation Discovery "family friendly"....I beg to differ.

and we know Biography, TV Land, and even (gasp) Hallmark have had their racy moments. JMO.

Is Around the World for Free a spin-off of The Amazing Race? It has a previous winner as the host and the concept looks similar.

funny how shows about murders are considered family-friendly :lol:

(said tongue in cheek)

Does anyone know how WGN's ratings are? Improving? Same? Worse?

Since the change from Superstation...

Around The World For Free is not doing that well in the ratings. WGN America will move it to Mondays starting this Monday, but this Monday they will repeat the first two episodes from 8-10pm ET. Then the following will happen:

Mondays, Effective Monday, May 11 through Monday, June 22, 2009
9:00PM Around The World For Free (replaces AFV)
12:00AM Around The World For Free encore (replaces Bob and Tom Show)
4:00AM The Bob and Tom Show (replaces Corner Gas 2x)
(Corner Gas will remain at 5am ET)

Tuesday Nights, Effective Tuesday, May 12 through Tuesday, June 23, 2009
4:00AM-5:30AM Corner Gas (replaces Moesha)

Wednesday Nights, Effective Wednesday, May 13 through Wednesday, June 24, 2009
4:00AM-5:30AM Moesha (replaces Sister, Sister)

Thursdays, Effective Thursday, May 14 through Thursday, June 25, 2009
9:00PM Various Specials (replaces Around the World for Free)
12:00-1:00AM Scrubs 2x (replaces Around the World for Free encore)
1:00AM Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces Scrubs 2x)

A few Sundays (May 17, 21 and June 14) will have Around the World for Free encores at 11am ET. A Memorial Day marathon of the show will have the first 6 episodes from 2pm-8pm ET.
Various Specials airing Thursdays at 9pm ET are: Funniest Wedding Outtakes, Funny Things Kids Do, World’s Most Shocking Moments Caught On Tape, and That Moment! With Jake Steinfeld.

so Sister Sister is going on Hiatus I just hope it is a Summer Hiatus.

Any more classic TV potentially coming to WGN, or at least the shows they have airing more? I LOVE the scheduling of Bewitched and Jeannie in the afternoon.

As mentioned before, Sister Sister is leaving at the end of June, with Moesha. So Sister Sister is gone now totally and will not return.

More classics are coming in marathons in the summer and more shows in the fall.

Oh great! I can't wait. :D

I'm glad Sister, Sister is leaving -- it doesn't belong on the schedule IMO.

I cant wait to see the other Class Programming that is coming to WGN America this Summer.

Is WGN never going to show the 1st season of Bewitched? When the series ends in a few weeks they're skipping to the 3rd season. :mad:

I had no Idea That WGN America did not show The 1st season of Bewitched.

Maybe because the first 2 seasons were in black and white? I don't know.

I wish WGN would get a set late-night schedule for at least 5 nights a week.

What's replacing Moesha when it leaves?


Wednesday Nights, Effective Wednesday, May 13 through Wednesday, June 24, 2009
4:00AM-5:30AM Moesha (replaces Sister, Sister)

Funniest Pets & People, as previously announced.

Around The World For Free is not doing that well in the ratings. WGN America will move it to Mondays starting this Monday, but this Monday they will repeat the first two episodes from 8-10pm ET. Then the following will happen:

Mondays, Effective Monday, May 11 through Monday, June 22, 2009
9:00PM Around The World For Free (replaces AFV)
12:00AM Around The World For Free encore (replaces Bob and Tom Show)
4:00AM The Bob and Tom Show (replaces Corner Gas 2x)
(Corner Gas will remain at 5am ET)

Tuesday Nights, Effective Tuesday, May 12 through Tuesday, June 23, 2009
4:00AM-5:30AM Corner Gas (replaces Moesha)

Wednesday Nights, Effective Wednesday, May 13 through Wednesday, June 24, 2009
4:00AM-5:30AM Moesha (replaces Sister, Sister)

Thursdays, Effective Thursday, May 14 through Thursday, June 25, 2009
9:00PM Various Specials (replaces Around the World for Free)
12:00-1:00AM Scrubs 2x (replaces Around the World for Free encore)
1:00AM Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces Scrubs 2x)

A few Sundays (May 17, 21 and June 14) will have Around the World for Free encores at 11am ET. A Memorial Day marathon of the show will have the first 6 episodes from 2pm-8pm ET.
Various Specials airing Thursdays at 9pm ET are: Funniest Wedding Outtakes, Funny Things Kids Do, World’s Most Shocking Moments Caught On Tape, and That Moment! With Jake Steinfeld.
i thought it was god they move it to onday nights. and glad to here bout the AWTFF marathon in a few weeks.

i noticed they recently started seventh heaven over. i think that was a good move to put it on as one episode a day like it now. It spreads the show out and makes it last longer. is it going to be changing times in the fall? As mentioned before, Sister Sister is leaving at the end of June, with Moesha. So Sister Sister is gone now totally and will not return.

More classics are coming in marathons in the summer and more shows in the fall.

I don't know if it's been mentioned, but Newsradio airs occasionally on WGN as a filler when needed after a movie.

How much longer does WGN have Reno 911 and Chapelle? They just seem a little awkward on there. They should get a more uniform late-night schedule...air Wilkos and Bob & Tom back to back and where Reno and Chapelle are airing put Newsradio or maybe Coach or something. Personally, I can't stand either one of those talk shows, but I guess they have obligations with them. They have made great strides though. Hopefully late nights will be sorted out someday. I have a feeling changes will be coming in July.

i want happy days back on wgn and other 80 70s cartoons i seattel for more 80s we got lot 70s shows not enough 80s shows hope see more soon

More Newhart:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/05/cw-upfront-2009-10-fall-2009-schedule.html

That's great to see Newhart doing so well! My listings for this Sunday show Bicentennial Man from 1-3:30PM. With Newhart now airing at 3PM, what will be from 1-3?

The movie is now 1-3pm instead of 1-3:30. Newhart is in the 3pm half-hour.

I don't know if this has been announced (I mentioned it on the board), but NewsRadio is, in fact airing on WGN right now as a filler. So even though it never was "launched", they are airing it a little. I think an episode comes on this Friday at 10:30pm.

They have a baseball game scheduled this coming Friday Night, May 22, 2009 from 9:00 pm until 12:00 am CT Time.

Duh! Sorry, my mistake. It's next week.

NewsRadio will be:
5/26 @ 10:30pm
5/29 @ 10:30pm

I like Newhart but I don't like how they took Honeymooners away at 9. It was nice to have variety at each hour - sort of like a little taste of a few classic shows but now it has less variety.

I think it's cool to have more Newhart. Don't care about the Honeymooners but WGN's a really good channel though, they don't yank shows off easily. And it's good to catch Newsradio when it's on

I like Newhart but I'd rather have Honeymooners on at 9 and keep Beverly Hillbillies on at 1 am. Works better for me...

I'm betting NewsRadio will never be a regular. They probably got it cheap through The Program Exchange (like The Munsters) to use as a filler after a movie.

I'm here at the beach with my folks for two weeks and the lame cable system doesn't get WGN. GRRR! I wanted to see WKRP, Honeymooners, Bewitched and Jeannie. The cable system here took yrs before they got TVLAND. And the don't have the soap opera channel either. Sigh...

Does anyone know if there is a way to watch the Sunday nite retro shows on WGN online?

I hope that WGN has more Marathron's this summer

Didn't WGN have a bunch of classics marathons scheduled for summer?

No, not as of yet, but for sure in September and beyond.

I notice that WGN is starting to get better and they're slowly eliminating the modern show reruns. I get the feeling that Scrubs and Becker are getting ready to run out soon.

I notice that WGN is starting to get better and they're slowly eliminating the modern show reruns. I get the feeling that Scrubs and Becker are getting ready to run out soon.


I don't know about Scrubs but I would assume the contract on Becker is practically up. It's been on the network for about 6 years, I think.

WGN America update:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/06/remembering-ed-mcmahon-wgn-pulls.html

Don't worry about Hillbillies...it will return for sure. Stay tuned.

I can see them moving it, fine, but why remove it entirely? I know it's coming back, but it doesn't really make sense. They have enough of those "funniest videos" shows.

DSfan Becker is set to expire in 2010

I can see them moving it, fine, but why remove it entirely? I know it's coming back, but it doesn't really make sense. They have enough of those "funniest videos" shows.

Yeah, I agree. If they still have the rights to it and are still wanting to bring it back what would be the point of removing it now. It's not even as if they were trying it out at a different timeslot or had something better to put in at 8AM. AFV won't get big time viewers there but that doesn't seem to be a concern. Does anybody know the reason as to why they actually removed Hillbillies temporarily like this?

DSfan Becker is set to expire in 2010

Thanks for the info, but does anybody know when exactly?

Hillbillies will be relaunched. It won't make sense to air in that new slot now. You'll see.

Good! I hope it gets a nice slot alongside Bewitched and Jeannie. I really, really love this network. They have gone the absolute reverse of TV Land!!

Pavan, if you can't say anything I understand, but yes or no....is more classic TV coming to the weekday schedule soon (late summer, fall)? I know they probably have special marathons and things for the Retro Night coming, but some more classics in the daytime/afternoons would be great.

WGN America is airing a Charlie's Angels marathon this weekend in memory of Farrah. More details on that and more marathons/specials for Farrah:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=248831

We will have more on the blog tomorrow.

I just saw Charlie's Angels for the first time tonight. a good show, maybe WGN can add it to their fall lineup

That would be great if Charlie's Angel's would be on WGN Schedule in September

I'm announcing the new show coming to WGN this summer tomorrow to their Sunday night block! I think it will be well received here.

The new classic series joining WGN America will start July 19. And the show is... http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/06/barney-miller-coming-to-wgn-america-on.html

awesome pick-up! :D
the bad part, it will be on against new episodes of Desperate Housewives

Not in July-August. Come September the time could change still...

The new classic series joining WGN America will start July 19. And the show is... http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/06/barney-miller-coming-to-wgn-america-on.html
Great addition! It's been a while, so I'm definitely looking forward to tuning in on Sunday nights. The block of WKRP/Newhart/Barney Miller is a winner for me.

I'm thinking the anniversary in September is gonna be The Cosby Show, but I hope I'm wrong.

All I can say right now, but the Charlie's Angels marathon did well!

I'm glad they're adding it, but I guess I don't get why they keep adding shows and just air them once a week. Why not daily? They're definately better than those 'funniest this' or 'funniest that' shows..

WGN america has created a nice Sunday night block with the addition of Barney Miller. I appreciate the fact that they have started running full screen closing credits on the shows, too. I'm not a fan of the split screen or even the credits superimposed over the epilogues ala that other station whose name escapes me. Suffice to say, I don't consider it a "Prime" practice. ;)

How's this for a fall schedule? (Note: this is not the official schedule, just what I came up with.)

Outta Sight Retro Night would be expanded to Outta Sight Retro Day and would air from 10AM-2AM Sundays.

What's New
Family Ties
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Charlie's Angels
Lou Grant
Mork & Mindy
The Munsters

What's Gone
Scrubs
WWE Superstars
Bob and Tom
Reno 911
Steve Wilkos

Weekdays
5AM Paid Programming
8AM Matlock
9AM In the Heat of the Night
10AM America's Funniest Home Videos
11AM Star Trek: the Next Generation
12PM The Cosby Show
12:30PM The Cosby Show
1:00PM WGN News (shortened to a half hour)
1:30PM The Beverly Hillbillies
2:00PM Bewitched
2:30PM Bewitched
3:00PM I Dream of Jeannie
3:30PM I Dream of Jeannie
4:00PM 7th Heaven
5:00PM Family Ties
5:30PM Family Ties
6:00PM The Mary Tyler Moore Show
6:30PM The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:00PM Coach
7:30PM Coach
8PM Movies/Marathons
10PM WGN News
10:30PM Corner Gas
11PM Charlie's Angels
12AM Charlie's Angels
1AM Becker
1:30AM Becker
2AM Nash Bridges
3AM Homicide: Life on the Street
4AM Moesha
4:30AM Funniest Pets and People

Saturdays
5AM Paid Programming
10AM Whacked Out Sports
10:30AM Whacked Out Sports
11AM Legend of the Seeker
12PM Hollywood and Dine
12:30PM Cultivating Life
1PM Movie
3PM 7th Heaven
4PM 7th Heaven
5PM Star Trek: the Next Generation
6PM Star Trek: the Next Generation
7PM Legend of the Seeker
8PM Coach
8:30PM Coach
9PM Corner Gas
9:30PM Corner Gas
10PM WGN News
10:30PM The Honeymooners
11PM The Bullwinkle Show
11:30PM The Bullwinkle Show
12AM NewsRadio
12:30AM NewsRadio
1AM Boston Legal
2AM Boston Legal
3AM Movie

Sundays
5AM Paid Programming
8AM Religious Programming
10AM The Cosby Show
10:30AM The Cosby Show
11AM The Beverly Hillbillies
11:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies
12PM The Munsters
12:30PM The Munsters
1PM ALF
1:30PM ALF
2PM Mork & Mindy
2:30PM Mork & Mindy
3PM Lou Grant
4PM Lou Grant
5PM Family Ties
5:30PM Family Ties
6PM Barney Miller
6:30PM Barney Miller
7PM WKRP in Cincinnati
7:30PM WKRP in Cincinnati
8PM Newhart
8:30PM Newhart
9PM The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9:30PM The Mary Tyler Moore Show
10PM WGN News
10:30PM The Honeymooners
11PM Bewitched
11:30PM Bewitched
12AM I Dream of Jeannie
12:30AM I Dream of Jeannie
1AM Charlie's Angels
2AM Becker
2:30AM Becker
3AM Matlock
4AM In the Heat of the Night

They lost Moesha last month. I think Homicide and Corner Gas are being phased out by their rare airings..
I sure hope they lose Chapelle and RENO 911 soon.

I'm glad they're adding it, but I guess I don't get why they keep adding shows and just air them once a week. Why not daily? They're definately better than those 'funniest this' or 'funniest that' shows..


Love that last comment! SOOOO TRUE!

I am glad to see WGN picking up Barney Miller Sunday Night's at 8:00 pm and 8:30 pm CT Time.

I don't like this at all, WGN gets rights to 30 Rock :mad:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005760.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

I know you're angry catsrule, but they are buiding a late night block. See our story:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/07/30-rock-reruns-coming-to-comedy-central.html

Classic TV is not going anywhere.

Are they ever going to lose those shows like Chapelle's, Reno 911, etc? They seem to want to be Comedy Central 2 or something (with Scrubs, South Park, those 2 I mentioned, etc).

I bet Becker will NEVER leave now. :rolleyes: TV Land is starting to look a little better, I'd rather watch Roseanne.

South Park is even worse than 30 Rock. :rolleyes:
Comedy Central has nothing worth watching, I want WGN to stay away from their worthless shows. :(

They are losing Chappelle's Show this fall, I believe. Reno 911 is only airing like 4-5am on some nights anyway, so what's the harm?

They are losing Chappelle's Show this fall, I believe. Reno 911 is only airing like 4-5am on some nights anyway, so what's the harm?Guess I just never got the point of these type shows airing there, along with even Bob & Tom and Steve Wilkos. Like I've said many times, their late nights are just sort of...messy.

I wonder when they'll air all of these new shows they're getting - probably 10pm-2am or something like that. I'm sure it costs a fortune, but if they're going to try to build a block and have South Park, they ought to attempt to get The Simpsons. That would give them something really special and exclusive. We talked about it going to TV Land, but I doubt, at least at this point they would be interested.

Another sitcom is joining the Outta Sight Retro Night. It'll join in August. We'll have more on the blog on Monday. So stay tuned!

Also, don't forget Barney Miller launches this Sunday.

Sounds intriguing!!

Good to see something else come on from 9-10. 2hrs nonstop of Newhart was a little torturous last weekend (even though I sort of like the show).

My guess would be that the show is Silver Spoons, Taxi, or Laverne and Shirley.

i already know what it is sadly it is none of them 3.

I think you're going to be disappointed, from what WGN said. I don't care for the changes being made, but I will wait and let Pavan reveal it.

I am thinking Too Close for Comfort

sadly not even close

I hope the new show is one from the 60's or 70's. I love the old classics. Can someone let us know if it's gonna be a 60's or 70's show? With my luck it won't be.

It's Cheers, which makes sense to me. I would have put it alongside Newhart, though.

NewsRadio sighting:

Friday, 7/24: "Station Sale", 10:30PM-11:00PM

airing after movie "Heartbreakers."

It's Cheers, which makes sense to me. I would have put it alongside Newhart, though.:lol: guess I can talk about it now..

Not impressed. I hate that The Honeymooners is leaving. Cheers is already on Hallmark 15 times a week....if they air 2 episodes once a week, it will take eternity to get through the whole series. I'm thinking this will be a weekday show eventually. I wish they would have gotten something else a little more oh wow.

Retro Night keeps getting better. It will be nice to see Cheers at a good time. I was worried the new show would be The Golden Girls when someone said it was an 80s show currently airing.

Here's the stiry:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/07/nick-at-nite-changes-schedule-starting.html

I bet Cheers will become a weekday afternoon show. It has too many episodes to air just twice a week.

Pavan, is this some sort of shared deal with Hallmark (like how they only have LHOTP 6p-6a and M*A*S*H 8p-8a) or do they both have Cheers 24/7?

It's not a bad addition obviously since it's a great show but would have much more fun to see a rare sitcom get the add.

Also, watched Barney Miller for the first time last night - really enjoyed it!!!

I also watched Barney Miller and I was Laughting while watching Barney Miller Last evening.

I don't think there are time restrictions for Cheers on WGN and Hallmark.

You know what's dumb? Why didn't they renew Happy Days last year or whenever if they were planning to go all retro? That would be great on Sunday nights at 8 for example.

When was The Last Time Barney Miller was on The WGN Regural Schedule

Yeah, Happy Days would have been good. I don't think the 'retro' or current idea was in mind when they lost it, though.

I wish Becker would leave. It's been on there forever. They ought to replace it with Cheers.