METV Spring 2012 Schedule

http://www.metvnetwork.com/springChanges.php#details

They neglected to mention in the press release that yet another airing of MASH will replace The Invisible Man on Sunday at 9:30PM. I understood The Invisible Man was kind of a temporary filler show but why MASH? Doesn't it have enough exposure already? Also, I thought someone else held the primetime rights to MASH.

But other than that I really like these minor tweaks. Glad to see some classic cartoon fare and The Honeymooners are back with more airings than ever. Their weekday primetime schedule is basically an all-star lineup with some of the best sitcoms in history. Who could argue with that?

Yeah I was glad to see the HoneyMooners was added to the 10:30pm slot

wee aretheseshow?
parry mason
theuntochables
therockfod files
kojack
hawie fiveo
mary talor moore show
dick van dyykeshow

I like That Girl at 9:30 instead of The Odd Couple.

Over-all Me-TV has a very good line-up of programs.

Over-all Me-TV has a very good line-up of programs.


Except for Saturday

Let me ask, who do I have to talk to so that METV would eliminate there paid programming? Its really annoying that they have paid programming all the time. Can anybody tell me if the paid programming will be eliminated? Its WSAH out of Bridgeport Conn.

The shows in the morning sitcom lineup seems a little more compatible. Two Henning shows, followed by two Fedderson shows, followed by two shows with kooky ladies. And it's nice that they brought 'The Honeymooners' back.

Let me ask, who do I have to talk to so that METV would eliminate there paid programming? Its really annoying that they have paid programming all the time. Can anybody tell me if the paid programming will be eliminated? Its WSAH out of Bridgeport Conn.

THE WSAH Is who you need to talked to as they are the ones that insert the Paid Programing as they may be only airing select METV SHOWS

and if you compare the schedule on the metv website

http://metvnetwork.com/schedule.php

and the schedule of WSAH TV you will see that METV does not air Paid Programing

WSAH TV SCHEDULE http://www.locatetv.com/listings/wsahdt-wsah-dt#05-Apr-2012

This channel just gets better and better, Who needs TVLand?

I'm glad to see The Honeymooners are back--it will add some variety to my daily classic TV fix. But I agree with the sentiment about MASH--another airing?? Like Car 54 or Phil Silvers doesn't deserve a prime time airing?

I'm glad to see The Honeymooners are back--it will add some variety to my daily classic TV fix. But I agree with the sentiment about MASH--another airing?? Like Car 54 or Phil Silvers doesn't deserve a prime time airing?


I saw the Honeymooners were back but when does it start? Next week?

This channel just gets better and better, Who needs TVLand?


Not many people in 2012-lol Remember how in 2003 that TV land was all we had to depend on for classic tV? Not anymore

The new schedule starts April 16th.

The new schedule starts April 16th.


Ok Thanks, I was looking for it last night

if iwas me tv i would
get ride of
mash
gunsmok
bonzaan it comes ontvland


i think these show fit me tv
theA-Teamt
macgyver
the indabible hulk
green honit
court ship ofedies father
super man
the amazing spider-man yes they madelive aciton tv show back in 1977.it was fake iike tose it back ontv
beauty and the beast

I wish they would stop monopolizing huge blocks of time with consecutive episodes of the same show. Whether 2 regularly scheduled hours, or 12 hour Marathons, there are just too many good old sitcoms available to subject viewers to this Video Overkill. It's really frustrating to turn on MeTV and find yourself caught in a "Brady Bunch" or "MASH" timewarp! Of course, this is without a doubt the best channel available for those of us who loved TV back when it was actually entertaining, so I do feel a little like I'm biting the hand that feeds us by complaining. Still, I really think they should limit the exposure of any program to 1 hour (at the most).

Love The Brady Bunch Brunch and that they show I Love Lucy!! <3

Me-TV saturday's schedule is AWFUL

I wish they would stop monopolizing huge blocks of time with consecutive episodes of the same show. Whether 2 regularly scheduled hours, or 12 hour Marathons, there are just too many good old sitcoms available to subject viewers to this Video Overkill. It's really frustrating to turn on MeTV and find yourself caught in a "Brady Bunch" or "MASH" timewarp! Of course, this is without a doubt the best channel available for those of us who loved TV back when it was actually entertaining, so I do feel a little like I'm biting the hand that feeds us by complaining. Still, I really think they should limit the exposure of any program to 1 hour (at the most).

While I really enjoy The Brady Bunch Brunch, I have to agree. Maybe if they gave every show equal amounts of time, they would have room for more shows!! :)

Me-TV saturday's schedule is AWFUL

I agree with that. A while back I contacted MeTV about their Saturday Morning schedule and suggested they run vintage cartoons that are undoubtedly as dear to the Boomers' hearts as the sitcoms they run the rest of the week. Saturday Morning Programming was a treasured institution when I was a kid in the early 60's.

I suggested Mr Magoo, Timmy & Lassie, Superman, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Beanie & Cecil, Top Cat, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Hercules, Space Angel, Bugs Bunny, HR PuffNStuff, The Bugaloos, etc. MeTV recently announced they are adding Mr Magoo and a couple of animated action heroes on Saturdays, so maybe that's a start, but not exactly what I had in mind.

If you think that "Green Screen" stuff they run currently is out of place on MeTV, I suggest that you contact them on their website and tell them so. Maybe if enough people want the good old cartoons and live action series, they'll get the message.

PS- Although I have to say that I really like the Saturday Evening line-up beginning with Wild Wild West, right through the whole night; especially Star Trek and Honey West. When I was little, I went trick-or-treating 3 years in a row in a black leotard, kitten heel boots and a shoulder holster!

I agree with that. A while back I contacted MeTV about their Saturday Morning schedule and suggested they run vintage cartoons that are undoubtedly as dear to the Boomers' hearts as the sitcoms they run the rest of the week. Saturday Morning Programming was a treasured institution when I was a kid in the early 60's.

I suggested Mr Magoo, Timmy & Lassie, Superman, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Beanie & Cecil, Top Cat, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Hercules, Space Angel, Bugs Bunny, HR PuffNStuff, The Bugaloos, etc. MeTV recently announced they are adding Mr Magoo and a couple of animated action heroes on Saturdays, so maybe that's a start, but not exactly what I had in mind.

If you think that "Green Screen" stuff they run currently is out of place on MeTV, I suggest that you contact them on their website and tell them so. Maybe if enough people want the good old cartoons and live action series, they'll get the message.

PS- Although I have to say that I really like the Saturday Evening line-up beginning with Wild Wild West, right through the whole night; especially Star Trek and Honey West. When I was little, I went trick-or-treating 3 years in a row in a black leotard, kitten heel boots and a shoulder holster!


And it's not just Me-tV, seems like all TV stations save their WORST programming for saturday night

And it's not just Me-tV, seems like all TV stations save their WORST programming for saturday night


Maybe they're worried about our health. . . . If there's nothing on TV, maybe we'll get off the couch at least one night per week and go dancing!

Maybe they're worried about our health. . . . If there's nothing on TV, maybe we'll get off the couch at least one night per week and go dancing!


I always thought it was a stupid mentality for networks to believe that people go out every saturday night

The Brady Bunch only airs on Sunday and only for 4 episodes. It's not like MASH or The Dick Van Dyke Show or I Love Lucy--these shows get MORE than their fair share of exposure on Me-TV. Same goes for Perry Mason which occupies a morning and a evening slot. (I'm not dissing the shows, just the overexposure)

I always thought it was a stupid mentality for networks to believe that people go out every saturday night

The Networks certainly didn't feel that way back in the 70's when All In the Family, MTM, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett and all the other blockbusters were running on Saturday nights. Of course, as I said before, I think MeTV shows remarkable respect for their audience by running some really great shows on Saturday nights. I'm even getting a kick out of watching Svengoolie-- corny as he (and his movies) is/are.

We used to have Chiller Theatre here in Pittsburgh on Saturday nights, a double feature of horror or sci-fi, with all sorts of tongue-in-cheek skits and characters thrown in for good measure. Man, we just loved that show! Kids would have sleep overs to watch it, and sometimes it would even be on all night long. What a thrill that was to be allowed to stay up and watch TV all night! The Host was Bill "Chillie Billie" Cardille-- a Living Legend in these parts, to this day. He also hosted Studio Wrestling and the Jerry Lewis Telethon-- a real TV pioneer, as most of those early guys were.

METV has the right's to the Timmy and Lassie and Lone Ranger since it was include in those classic cartoon package I belive if METV drops the Greenscreen stuff and add Timmy and Lassie and Lone Ranger to those slots the lassie and Lone Ranger they could be a E/I when they was shown on WHT they had them as E/I

METV has the right's to the Timmy and Lassie and Lone Ranger since it was include in those classic cartoon package I belive if METV drops the Greenscreen stuff and add Timmy and Lassie and Lone Ranger to those slots the lassie and Lone Ranger they could be a E/I when they was shown on WHT they had them as E/I

I think you're right about that E/I scheduling. The Jetsons, Little House on the Prarie, The Flintstones and Lassie have all passed for E/I on various stations since the Childrens' Programming Law was enacted. Enforcement has been spotty at best, allowing such shows based upon alledged "historical" or "scientific" or "cultural" significance rather than demonstrable educational value.

Don't you think that E/I has sort of outlived its usefulness at this point, though? There are so many more channels today, some specifically targeting children. . . . It just seems silly to pretend that kids are getting up early to watch GreenScreen Adventures on MeTV, when the channel is so obviously geared towards Boomers. Presumably none of us are watching it either, so who is?

Ultimately, what is the value of educational programming if no one is interested in watching it? I'd really love to know what the ratings are like for GreenScreen Adventures, if anyone knows the answer.

Just to clarify: I'm not implying that young kids wouldn't find MeTV's regular programming entertaining; on the contrary, little kids can show exceptional taste in choosing their own entertainment. :confused: I'm just not convinced that those who might like MeTV the rest of the week, would also enjoy watching GreenScreen on Saturday morning.

GreenScreen is produced by Weigel Broadcasting, therefore it's an in-house production, ergo, cheap stuff they don't have to license from a program supplier. It also airs on THIS-TV as well.

Let me ask, who do I have to talk to so that METV would eliminate there paid programming? Its really annoying that they have paid programming all the time. Can anybody tell me if the paid programming will be eliminated? Its WSAH out of Bridgeport Conn.

ME-TV's DFW-area affiliate has this problem badly too. Instead of ME-TV programs, the local station runs religious programs & infomercials instead of ME-TV programs from 11:30 PM - 9:00 AM weekdays. Weekends are even worse, where non-ME-TV programming goes from midnight to 1 PM. I almost wish ME-TV could be a cable channel rather than a network, where local affiliates can preempt programming.

I almost wish ME-TV could be a cable channel rather than a network, where local affiliates can preempt programming.

Oh please no that is the last thing I want to see. I dont see any chance that a cable channel would put up a better lineup then Me-TV(OTA) or Antenna TV would.

Oh please no that is the last thing I want to see. I dont see any chance that a cable channel would put up a better lineup then Me-TV(OTA) or Antenna TV would.


I still need clarification on what the poster means that Me-TV programming can be pre-empted by local programming?

I still need clarification on what the poster means that Me-TV programming can be pre-empted by local programming?
Some local affiliates interupt some of Me-TV's programming. It's a local station problem.

Me-TV is on a smaller scale, a broadcast network like ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox. Local stations have the option to pre-empt any of the scheduled network programs at their discretion. That's why my local affiliate from time to time (for a like a month or so) will pre-empt a 2 hour daily block (like Hawaii 5-0 and Gunsmoke) to air informercials. If they make more revenue from airing an informerical than from just selling some local ads during Hawaii 5-0., you can guess which route they will go. We may not like it, but that's the business of commercial television.

Some local affiliates interupt some of Me-TV's programming. It's a local station problem.

Is it better interrupted for local news?

Me-TV is on a smaller scale, a broadcast network like ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox. Local stations have the option to pre-empt any of the scheduled network programs at their discretion. That's why my local affiliate from time to time (for a like a month or so) will pre-empt a 2 hour daily block (like Hawaii 5-0 and Gunsmoke) to air informercials. If they make more revenue from airing an informerical than from just selling some local ads during Hawaii 5-0., you can guess which route they will go. We may not like it, but that's the business of commercial television.


Now I wonder if that only happens if you are not watching Me-TV through your cable provider? I can't see that happening if I watch Me-TV through Comcast.

As far I know, the cable company airs the signal from the local as is....at least on my end. I have Cox's broadcast tier.

If you watch digital subchannels (MeTV, AntennaTV, ThisTV) on cable, those are the same feeds that your local affiliates broadcast over the air. For a cable company to carry these channels, they are negotiated with your local CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox affiliates which may or may not include the whole schedule offered by MeTV.

It is NOT the same situation as a regular cable channel (Nickelodeon, TBS, Hallmark, MTV, TV Land, Discovery, CNN, etc). Those all come from national feeds so you view basically the same channel with the same programming in NYC as you do in Bent Fork, Arkansas. They have no local affiliates that could replace original network programming with crummy infomercials and local news.

I hate they didn't keep That Girl at night, it didn't even get a full cycle. :( I wish they would've at least put The Honeymooners at 9:30 and brought back Taxi at 10:30. I can't get in to The Odd Couple at all.

Honeymooners TONIGHT!!!!!!!

I hate they didn't keep That Girl at night, it didn't even get a full cycle. :( I wish they would've at least put The Honeymooners at 9:30 and brought back Taxi at 10:30. I can't get in to The Odd Couple at all.

Really? I'm finding "That Girl" not as good as I remembered it. Sometimes the stories are a little boring for me, and I can't believe what a domineering boyfriend Donald actually was! Also, that whole "feminist" angle just seems such a myth now, given how both Donald and Daddy are always saving Anne's butt.

Over the years, I've read a lot of negative stuff about Marlo Thomas, like how she had the cute blonde girl who played Ruthy fired because the actress was getting fan mail saying guys liked her more than Anne, and after that Marlo insisted on hiring homely female co-stars only (Ruth Buzzy, etc). Some costars complained that all Marlo Thomas thought about was herself, her clothes, her hair-- not a team player at all. Maybe all this info has colored my opinion a bit, but a lot of the fun has gone out of this show for me. (Although Lew Marie is still pretty hilarious.)

The Odd Couple, though, after that first uneven season, just seems to get better and better as time goes by. Tony Randall was such a nut! I think he and Jack Klugman were born to play those roles just like Barrymore was born to play Hamlet.

Really? I'm finding "That Girl" not as good as I remembered it. Sometimes the stories are a little boring for me, and I can't believe what a domineering boyfriend Donald actually was! Also, that whole "feminist" angle just seems such a myth now, given how both Donald and Daddy are always saving Anne's butt.

I'm in that same boat. I haven't seen it since it was on N@N or TV Land in the 90s - remembered not a damn thing about it. So I tried watching MeTV's New Years Day marathon but only made it about 4 or 5 episodes in before deleting the rest off my DVR. I found it to be filled with boring characters, boring stories, and even boring actors. Ted Bessel is about as entertaining as a trip to the ER. Meanwhile, all you hear about the show is "prototype for feminist programming; precursor to The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Sorry but TMTMS didn't revolve around a weak character very dependent on others.

It's definitely a better fit on MeTV's morning lineup with less-serious sitcoms like Family Affair and The Beverly Hillbillies.

At least That Girl got a shot in primetime--lots of others remain buried in early morning/latenight slots and receive no promotion whatsoever.

Certain shows in that mid 60's era just don't have the same enjoyment that they once had. Maybe I liked That Girl in the 60's for I was much younger.

I just got ME-TV last week - yay!

Really? I'm finding "That Girl" not as good as I remembered it.

It sort of bothers me the way everything is a state of an emergency with Ann. I never realize it before until I started watching it in the morning.

"It's like "Oh Donald! What am I going to do? I can't get to my audition on time. Oh Donald! My apartment is being fumigated! Oh Donald! I wore white after Labor Day!"

It's the kind of show that sets better after you've had your caffeine. I'm too drowsy in the morning for all of Ann's problems.

Certain shows in that mid 60's era just don't have the same enjoyment that they once had. Maybe I liked That Girl in the 60's for I was much younger.


Wish that was the case for the 60's shows below

Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Andy Griffith

Wish that was the case for the 60's shows below

Gunsmoke weekdays afternoons on METV
Bonanza Weekdays afternoons on METV
Andy Griffith

and Big Valley also weekdays afternoon on METV


I wish they could find room to bring Gomer Pyle USMC back

The color Gunsmoke has been reran to death--that could stay off the lineup for a year or so IMO. Rerun the 1/2 hour Marshal Dillon or even the black and white hours.

I wish Me-TV would air the war shows Combat! and 12 O'Clock High in the daytime for a change instead of always having them buried in the middle of the night.

Wish that was the case for the 60's shows below

Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Andy Griffith


Does anyone else think that Andy Griffith was really two distinct shows?

In the beginning, it was a show about a lot of kooky characters interacting with the law in a small southern town, where the lawmen were nearly as screwy as the townfolk. It was basically a barrel of monkeys-- and very funny.

Later, it morphed into a show about a bunch of small town busybodies reacting to various unwelcome stimuli from the outside world. It was not at all funny.

In the process, all the amusing original characters (Otis, Ernest T, The Darlings, the little round Mayor, Gomer, Barney's wildish women, etc.) disappeared. They were all replaced by a very dull, more "proper" ensemble of characters (Howard, Helen, Clara, Emmet, the new Mayor, etc). Barney left town and Andy eventually became an irritable enforcer.

I really wonder what happened here. It seems like we lost a great situation comedy, and ended up with Stepford Mayberry!

Sometimes Andy would be a little too hard on Opie but he was ok, I guess. The one where Opie killed the bird, I think thats the one, Andy acted like a total jerk.