BLOG STORY:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/08/tbs-fall-2011-schedule-ion-adds-monk.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/08/ion-television-fall-2011-schedule-nick.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/09/ion-television-fall-2011-schedule-now.html


ION Television Fall 2011

Effective Monday, September 26, 2011

Weekdays
1:00PM Ghost Whisperer (Mon-Wed); George Lopez 2x (Thurs-Fri)
2:00PM Ghost Whisperer (Mon-Wed); George Lopez 2x (Thurs-Fri)
3:00PM Ghost Whisperer (Mon-Wed); George Lopez 2x (Thurs-Fri)
4:00PM Monk (Mon-Thurs); George Lopez 2x (Fri)
5:00PM Monk (Mon-Thurs); George Lopez 2x (Fri)
6:00PM Monk (Mon-Thurs); Psych (Fri)
7:00PM Monk (Mon); Without a Trace (Tues-Thurs); Psych (Fri)
8:00PM Monk (Mon); Without a Trace (Tues-Wed); Criminal Minds (Thurs); Psych (Fri)
9:00PM Criminal Minds (Mon-Tues, Thurs); Without a Trace (Wed); Psych (Fri)
10:00PM Criminal Minds (Mon, Wed-Thurs); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Fri)
11:00PM Criminal Minds (Mon, Wed-Thurs); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Fri)
12:00AM Without a Trace Mon-Thurs); Monk (Fri)
1:00AM Psych (Mon, Thurs-Fri); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Wed)
2:00AM Psych (Mon, Thurs-Fri); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Wed)

Saturdays
1:00PM-10:00PM Movies
9:00PM Flashpoint
10:00PM Flashpoint
11:00PM Psych
12:00AM Psych
1:00AM Flashpoint
2:00AM Flashpoint

Sundays
1:00PM-8:00PM My Name is Earl filler/Movies
8:00PM George Lopez
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM George Lopez
9:30PM George Lopez
10:00PM George Lopez
10:30PM George Lopez
11:00PM George Lopez
11:30PM George Lopez
12:00AM George Lopez
12:30AM George Lopez
1:00AM George Lopez
1:30AM George Lopez
2:00AM George Lopez
2:30AM George Lopez

BLOG STORY:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/08/tbs-fall-2011-schedule-ion-adds-monk.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/08/ion-television-fall-2011-schedule-nick.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/09/ion-television-fall-2011-schedule-now.html

House, Psych, and Monk are all good pick-ups for them. Hopefully they won't just rely on those 3, though....

House, Psych, and Monk are all good pick-ups for them. Hopefully they won't just rely on those 3, though....
Oh, I'm sure Criminal Minds will stick around. The ratings for the series are the highest for the network (around 2 million viewers). Without a Trace may stick around too. If so, ION could do a schedule like this:

Monday
7 - Criminal Minds
8 - Criminal Minds
9 - Criminal Minds
10 - Criminal Minds

Tuesday
7 - Psych
8 - Psych
9 - Psych
10 - Psych

Wednesday
7 - Monk
8 - Monk
9 - Monk
10 - Monk

Thursday
7 - Flashpoint (R)
8 - House
9 - House
10 - Flashpoint

Friday
7 - Without a Trace
8 - Without a Trace
9 - Without a Trace
10 - Without a Trace

Saturday and Sunday
8 - ION Movie

Similar to MyNetworkTV, and since House is only available twice, place Flashpoint behind it.

True. However, I always remember NCIS....it was their highest rated show and it left anyway.

Anybody remember when this was PAX TV? While other Networks were going the "Unscripted" Route, PAX was introducing shows like DOC, Sue Thomas: FB Eye, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Twice in a Lifetime and It's a Miracle!, among others. It was a breath of fresh air UNTIL NBC got its grubby hands on it. Then the decent Shows were yanked off the air and replaced with Cheezy Game Shows and Reruns. :( :mad: :angryfire Now its only a Shadow of what it used to be. :rant:

This is not for 2012. Only House is.

Anybody remember when this was PAX TV? While other Networks were going the "Unscripted" Route, PAX was introducing shows like DOC, Sue Thomas: FB Eye, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Twice in a Lifetime and It's a Miracle!, among others. It was a breath of fresh air UNTIL NBC got its grubby hands on it. Then the decent Shows were yanked off the air and replaced with Cheezy Game Shows and Reruns. :( :mad: :angryfire Now its only a Shadow of what it used to be. :rant:

I mentioned this before about getting some shows on there. Classic shows like The Odd Couple, Newhart, Taxi, Mamas Family etc. Try to build an audience instead of showing the same damn shows all the times. Regulus, I'll take some cheezy game shows and reruns over some other crap any day of the week.

Cheezy Game Shows and Reruns.

Yes more please

They gain the rights to Monk and Psych, yet dump them in the middle of the night. That makes sense...

At least the weekends won't be full of movies.

I mentioned this before about getting some shows on there. Classic shows like The Odd Couple, Newhart, Taxi, Mamas Family etc. Try to build an audience instead of showing the same damn shows all the times. Regulus, I'll take some cheezy game shows and reruns over some other crap any day of the week.

They tried most of those in between the Pax days, and when they where the i network for a short time, that is the main reason they are listed here, Mama's Family was their highest rated of the bunch, but didn't get their 18-34 audience...

Hopefully Flashpoint does well w/ whats left of their 1st run episodes so they will try to start going back towards 1st run, but I can't blaim them for airring Criminal Minds 24-7 since it has saved their network, I am surprised they haven't went after Cold Case, Numbers, Smallville, Supernatural as all would do well for them...

Also NCIS was a deal w/ USA that just endded they had no choice

Well for ION to think they have an 18-34 demographic is insane. They are hardly even a channel. They should be trying everything they can not to get the 18-34 demos but to get some type of audience. I think they are barely hanging on to be honest. The shows they have now, they just run them all the time. I dont think that is a sign of a strong network although I could be wrong.

if iwere i on i would get ride of paid prgoaming i would bring back:
hanging with mr cooper
mamms family
alf
the wonder years
amen
Quantam leap

i think theseshow would do good;
lose & clark new advturnsof superman
ealry edition
jourany man
seven days
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Well for ION to think they have an 18-34 demographic is insane. They are hardly even a channel. They should be trying everything they can not to get the 18-34 demos but to get some type of audience. I think they are barely hanging on to be honest. The shows they have now, they just run them all the time. I dont think that is a sign of a strong network although I could be wrong.


They have beaten both CW and My Network insome months, they have always been a cheap net with big dreams, the guy running the net either has crazy deals w/the syndicators or he is still paying for ideas that just did not work out like Boston Leagel, ER, their WB catalog deal, Drew Carey Show, etc. etc.

They have tried everything and it looks like being a local brodcast version of USA/TNT is what works for them, Criminal Minds gets great ratings for them, I don't know why CBS would sign a deal that lets them rerun the show 12 to 14 times a week but if that was the only thing bringing in the #'s and I only had 5 shows to work with then I would do the same, the channel must be doing better since they relinquished 6 hours of infomercial time this last season...

If I had the net and was going to work with the shows they have I would try to get Walker Texas Ranger, Numbers, Cold Case, Smallville, Supernatural, ANGLE....

1PM:Ghost Whisper
2PM:Buffy
3PM:ANGLE
4PM:SUPERNATURAL
5PM:SMALLVILLE
6PM:NUMBERS
7PM:CRIMINAL MINDS
8PM to 11P:
MON:COLD CASE
TUE:CRIMINAL MINDS
WED:PHSYCH
THUR: WALKER TEXAS RANGER
FRI:FLASHPOINT
11PM: MONK
MIDNIGHT:CRIMINAL MINDS
1PM:WITHOUT A TRACE
2PM:MOVIES

WEEKENDS:MOVIES

I never knew that ION beat MyNetwork and CW. I never saw any information about that. I guess whatever works, ION should continue do it. I will say do you think putting on these shows like NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, etc. all the time will over expose the shows?

I never knew that ION beat MyNetwork and CW. I never saw any information about that. I guess whatever works, ION should continue do it. I will say do you think putting on these shows like NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, etc. all the time will over expose the shows?
Well, so far NCIS and Criminal Minds are doing just fine. Maybe they might eventually get burned out, but I haven't seen anything that would indicate they are being overexposed.

I never knew that ION beat MyNetwork and CW. I never saw any information about that. I guess whatever works, ION should continue do it. I will say do you think putting on these shows like NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, etc. all the time will over expose the shows?


These are the most resent ratings, for July 12, 2011

In prime time, the reliability of CBS' reruns and the return of "Big Brother" allowed the network to beat NBC and "America's Got Talent" for the weekly ratings crown. CBS averaged 5.9 million viewers in prime time (3.8 rating, 7 share), compared to NBC's 5.8 million (3.5, 6).

In the annual fireworks pop-off, NBC's coverage of the Macy's fireworks display in New York was seen by 8.71 million viewers. CBS' showing of the Boston Pops fireworks had 6.65 million viewers.

ABC was third for the week with an average of 5.2 million viewers (3.2, 6), Fox had 3.5 million (2.1, 7), ION Television had 1.2 million (0.8, 1) and the CW had 720,000 (0.5, 1).

Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with a prime-time average of 3.1 million viewers (1.6 rating, 3 share), Telemundo had 1 million (0.6, 1), TeleFutura had 700,000 (0.4, 1), Azteca had 200,000 and Estrella 190,000 (both 0.1, 0).


As you can see in primetime reruns of Criminal Minds do better than CW and I assume MyNet but it wasn't listed, they are never going to be #1 but some weeks they are #5, NCIS use to help them hit that, and reruns of HOUSE or if they could get Law and Order or CSI, would help alot

I remember when tv used to be fun to watch. Every thirty minutes or an hour there would be a different show to watch-not this crap where you have all day marathons on the same show.

In case you missed it, George Lopez heads to ION:

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/09/ion-television-fall-2011-schedule-now.html

thats lot of george lopez even nick at nite don't show that much. as much as i like gergeo lopez. i reather see classci showcome back on i usual watch it on nick at nite sometime if theri nothing on. iwould get ride of padi pragmings bring back these calssc shows:
mammss family
amen
perfect strangers
alice
haning with mr cooper
thewonder years
quantam leap
familyties


i would show these show if i was on ionteleion
smallvile SINCE THE SHOW ENDED AND their showing newer show why not air Rreuins
whipout alreadyreurins for tru tv
America got Talnet Reurins
shark tank
hawie five o
the menslist i think this wouldfit pefrfect for io n teltvison it come on tnt sometimes
nsic lose angles
American Gladiators REMAKE WITH HULK HOGAN

other shows;
MY OWN WORST EMENY
BONCO WOMEN REMAKE
DAY BREAK
Early ediiton
monlight



newer shows:
PAWNSTARS
AMERICA PICKERS
bily the Exterminator
storge wars
hordoers

for comdeys:
savedb y the bell
calfrion dreams
boy meets wrold
familymatters
step bystep

sorry double post

Lopez, Criminal Minds? Extremely bad news, then ION hasn't been worth watching for years now. I like that they've put Psych on though, Monk too, but I have the Monk DVDs so I don't watch ION's showings, but I do like the Psych airings, these are shows I've never seen. The rest of ION is terrible as always. I also don't like at all their bad programming style of showing multiple multiple showings of a single program all at one time in giant never ending blocks. Who in their right mind would want to watch any TV show, one right after another for hours and hours, you'd have to be cracked. It's good for recording, to get them all recorded in a short period of time, but I'd never dream of actually sitting in front of the TV and watching the same show again and again. Glad my DVD recorder can stand it though.

Criminal Minds into Flashpoint is a great idea! Thanks for finally giving Flashpoint a solid lead in. :)

I don't like it either, but it does seem to work, USA,Sci-Fi and most of the USA nets do it, mainly if you are waching Criminal Minds then your sure to like the lead out Criminal Minds, my only problem is the way ION does it is that if it is a 2 parter then they don't have one lead into the other...

If Lopez does well then maybe they will go after My Wife and Kids, King of Queens, etc...sitcoms are tough though since the popular ones are expensive, sitcoms typicaly can rerun longer and are more profitable, but their hasn't been a hot sitcom outside of 2 and half men in the last 5 years, outside of Lopez and Wife and Kids

Can we get a blog story on the ION schedule changes?

If anyone is curious, here is how the season premiere of Flashpoint did for ION:
1.254 million viewers and a 0.5 demo (A18-49)

Retention from lead in (Criminal Minds encore): 82% in total viewers and 83% in the demo

I remember when tv used to be fun to watch. Every thirty minutes or an hour there would be a different show to watch-not this crap where you have all day marathons on the same show.
I so agree with you Buster. I don't know why they feel the need to show the same show all day long. USA should just call themselves the Law & Order channel. Whatever happened to variety?

now i heard theri going t oadd tnt show called levarge sometimee this year or next year sometime i can't standmonk or pscy ithink it boring i enjoy
The Mentalist a lot better. i try watching it it was just talking sorr y i don't like psych much i wouldn't mind if they add bones. they need to to air some comdies. howabout boy meet world saved by the bell ?how about bring back clasci likei lovel ucy the hooney mooner Gilligan's Island or my three sons?.