BLOG STORY: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2013/01/tv-land-acquires-golden-girls-for-march.html

TV Land March 2013

What's new: The Golden Girls

Weekdays Effective Monday, March 18, 2013 - all times are approximate due to off-the-clock scheduling
6:00 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Mon); Murder She Wrote (Tues-Thurs); Boston Legal (Fri)
9:00 AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
9:30 AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
10:00 AM I Love Lucy
10:30 AM I Love Lucy
11:00 AM Andy Griffith Show
11:30 AM Andy Griffith Show
12:00 PM Andy Griffith Show
12:30 PM Andy Griffith Show
1:00 PM Gunsmoke
2:00 PM Gunsmoke
3:00 PM Bonanza
4:00 PM Andy Griffith Show
4:30 PM Andy Griffith Show
5:00 PM MASH
5:30 PM MASH
6:00 PM The Cosby Show
6:30 PM The Cosby Show
7:00 PM The Golden Girls
7:30 PM The Golden Girls
8:00 PM The Golden Girls
8:30 PM The Golden Girls
9:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
9:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond (except TV Land Originals on Wed)
10:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond (except TV Land Originals on Wed)
11:00 PM King of Queens
11:30 PM King of Queens
12:00 AM King of Queens
12:30 AM King of Queens
1:00 AM That '70s Show
1:30 AM That '70s Show
2:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00 AM Roseanne
3:30 AM The Cosby Show
4:00 AM Home Improvement (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)
4:30 AM Home Improvement (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)
5:00 AM That '70s Show (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)
5:30 AM That '70s Show (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)

Saturdays
6:00 AM Three's Company
6:30 AM Three's Company
7:00 AM Three's Company
7:30 AM Three's Company
8:00 AM Three's Company
8:30 AM Three's Company
9:00 AM Three's Company
9:30 AM Three's Company
10:00 AM The Cosby Show
10:30 AM The Cosby Show
11:00 AM The Cosby Show
11:30 AM The Cosby Show
12:00 PM The Cosby Show
12:30 PM The Cosby Show
1:00 PM The Cosby Show
1:30 PM The Cosby Show
2:00 PM Roseanne
2:30 PM Roseanne
3:00 PM Roseanne
3:30 PM Roseanne
4:00 PM Roseanne
4:30 PM Roseanne
5:00 PM Roseanne
5:30 PM Roseanne
6:00 PM Roseanne
6:30 PM Roseanne
7:00 PM The Golden Girls
7:30 PM The Golden Girls
8:00 PM The Golden Girls
8:30 PM The Golden Girls
9:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
9:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:30 PM King of Queens
12:00 AM King of Queens
12:30 AM King of Queens
1:00 AM King of Queens
1:30 AM That '70s Show
2:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00 AM Roseanne
3:30 AM Roseanne
4:00 AM Roseanne
4:30 AM Roseanne
5:00 AM Roseanne
5:30 AM Roseanne

Sundays
6:00 AM The Cosby Show
6:30 AM The Cosby Show
7:00 AM The Cosby Show
7:30 AM The Cosby Show
8:00 AM The Cosby Show
8:30 AM The Cosby Show
9:00 AM The Cosby Show
9:30 AM The Cosby Show
10:00 AM Roseanne
10:30 AM Roseanne
11:00 AM Roseanne
11:30 AM Roseanne
12:00 PM Roseanne
12:30 PM Roseanne
1:00 PM Roseanne
1:30 PM Roseanne
2:00 PM Roseanne
2:30 PM Roseanne
3:00 PM Roseanne
3:30 PM Roseanne
4:00 PM Roseanne
4:30 PM Roseanne
5:00 PM The Golden Girls
5:30 PM The Golden Girls
6:00 PM The Golden Girls
6:30 PM The Golden Girls
7:00 PM The Golden Girls
7:30 PM The Golden Girls
8:00 PM The Golden Girls
8:30 PM The Golden Girls
9:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
9:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:30 PM King of Queens
12:00 AM King of Queens
12:30 AM King of Queens
1:00 AM King of Queens
1:30 AM That '70s Show
2:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
4:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
4:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
5:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
5:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm


PLEASE READ THE BLOG STORY BEFORE COMMENTING: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2013/01/tv-land-acquires-golden-girls-for-march.html

Those who love older television should be thrilled. TVLand is dedicating 9am to 9pm with programming that premiered prior to 1990.

I don't watch the network that much (I only watch for King of Queens) but their schedule seems to have a bit of everything for viewers. Kudos.

I will still pass.
All there originals are probably done with there runs this season, till the Exe's returns.

They still have informercials
They continually cut and edit episodes, and rush endings and credits, have off times to increase the commercial exposure.
They will probably cut the Golden Girls, and Curb.


I am so grateful for Antenna TV and Metv :)

I want "Home Improvement" back in primetime on TV Land please!!!

I can't believe it took them this long to acquire "The Golden Girls." Now, with shows like Hot in Cleveland and Happily Divorced, it's a perfect fit. I'll definitely be watching, since Hallmark's late night airings are too late for me.

I actually never would have thought of TV Land airing The Golden Girls. Not sure why. I guess because, for the large part, they haven't been that friendly towards 80s sitcoms in recent years, and have never been that friendly to them overall except for The Cosby Show and Cheers. They should have shown it years ago.

WE has had The Golden Girls on all night - it's been missing from the schedule for months, so I found that interesting with this news. I'll probably watch it on Hallmark more than TV Land, because it'll probably be off the clock and cut more on TV Land (not to mention Hallmark doesn't bug you with ads for the same 2 things all the time).

They REALLY should let Raymond and King of Queens swap times. KoQ does quite a bit better (and WAY better than their original sitcoms), seeing that it is frequently cracking the top 100 cable shows some days. Seems like they aren't letting it live up to its full ratings potential. I don't know why it doesn't make it in to primetime. I'd rather see it than ELR, it's come on at those times for 3 years.

This is a pretty good schedule. Of course people will start finding fault with them, as always, but they have are showing quite a few good shows. My main gripes are the off the clock times and the weekend schedule..

I have an idea: How about reruns of any currently-running scripted TV shows (from other channels networks, anyway) are banned from the TV Land channel?

heres what dream scheld my tv land schueld llook like
8:00 am muder she worte
9:00 am the dick van dyke show
9:30 am dick van dyke show
10:00 am mary talory moore show
10:30 am mary talroy moore show
11:00 am bonzaon
12:00 pm gun smoke
1:00 pm sanford and son
1:30pm sanford and son
2:00 pm i love lucy
2:30 pm i llove lucy
3:00 pm home inmrpovmnt
3:30 pm home inmprovment
4:00p m the wonder years
4:30 pm the wonder years
5:00 pm happy days
5:30 pm happy days
6:00 pm the gloden girls
6:30 pm the goldn girls
7;00 pm the cosby show
7:30 pm the cobsy show
8:00 pm the jerfferosn's
8:30 pm the jerfferoson's
9:00 pm every one loves ramyond
9:30 pm every one loves ramyond
10:00 pm cheers
10:30 p m cheers
11:00 pm becker
11:30 pm becker
12:00 am frasier
12:30 am frasier
1:00 am king of queens
1:30 am king of queens
2:00 am three company
2:30 am threes company
3:00am good times
3:30 am good times
4:00ambatman with adamwest
4:30 am batman with adam west

TV Land Dream Schedule
12am-1am Frasier
1am-2am Good Times
2am-3am The Honeymooners
3am-4am Laverne and Shirley
4am-5am Maude
5am-6am Dick Van Dyke Show
6am-7am My Three Sons
7am-8am Mister Ed
8am-9am Three's Company
9am-10am Leave it to Beaver
10am-12pm The Walton
12pm-1pm Happy Days
1pm-2pm Green Acres
2pm-3pm All in the Family'
3pm-4pm Sanford and Son
4pm-5pm The Andy Griffith Show
5pm-6pm The Brady Bunch
6pm-7pm The Cosby Show
7pm-8pm I Love Lucy
8pm-9pm The Golden Girls
9pm-10pm Cheers
10pm-11pm The Andy Griffith Show
11pm-12am I Love Lucy

NO ROSEANNE! yay! ROSEANNE SUCKS!

Isn't my schedule great

I would like to see "Everybody Loves Raymond" & "The King of Queens" in new timeslots and "Home Improvement" back in the 9:00pm & 9:30pm timeslot!!!

I have an idea: How about reruns of any currently-running scripted TV shows (from other channels networks, anyway) are banned from the TV Land channel?
So only Curb Your Enthusiasm??

How about reruns of all current shows be banned from the cable channel, period?

(*TV Land's original sitcoms do not count.)

CYE is a currently-running sitcom, though it's still on indefinite hiatus because, "It's always up to Larry David himself if he wants to produce new episodes of the program."

Boycott Curb Your Enthusiasm reruns on TV Land.

Great to see The Golden Girls joining! The Best New TV Land addition in a couple Years.

I do wonder what took TV Land so long to add The Golden Girls to it Line-up? I was also surprise that it was never on Nick @ Nite back when they had all those 80s's shows on it Line-up? It would have fit perfectly with Cheers, Cosby show, Family Ties and Perfect stranger. With all those more current shows on Nick @ Nite now it would not fit very well! I am glad TV Land added it because as of last year I had wondered why it had never made it onto TV Land by 2012? I wonder if Betty White has something to do with it?

I like the Line-up from 7am-7pm, all Pre-1990s shows. Although if they cut two Golden Girls airing and Two Andy Griffin Airings and add one sitcom form the 50s or 60s and another from the 70s then it would be al most near perfect.

I like to see more airings of "Home Improvement" on TV Land for EX: the 7:00pm & 7:30pm timeslots!!!

Great, the f*cking golden girls replaces the Cosby Show at 8pm to 9pm which I would watch when I eat dinner.


Guess TCS was not doing too well in primetime

Roseanne should totally be off the schedule! It sucks!

Roseanne should totally be off the schedule! It sucks!


So does the golden girls

Ugh. Thanks TV Land for starting to air the worst and most blasphemous show in TV history. I won't be watching now that you've picked up CYE.

Agreed. I haven't watched TV Land in quite a while anyways.

no it doesn't

And the Golden Girls will probably do well and then stay on TV Land until 2018

And the Golden Girls will probably do well and then stay on TV Land until 2018

I know, somehow I feel as if TV Land will be losing a lot of viewers in the upcoming years due to Antenna TV and METV as well as all the other new classic networks out there.

I know, somehow I feel as if TV Land will be losing a lot of viewers in the upcoming years due to Antenna TV and METV as well as all the other new classic networks out there.


They should be especially in the 8pm to 10pm slot

They should be especially in the 8pm to 10pm slot

I agree, especially since they are repeating the same show twice (Everbody Loves Raymond) and the fact that that those two shows are on quite a few other channels.

Ugh. Thanks TV Land for starting to air the worst and most blasphemous show in TV history. I won't be watching now that you've picked up CYE.
I don't understand why TV Land would even pick up CYE. I don't think it's that big of a hit in syndication.

I don't understand why TV Land would even pick up CYE. I don't think it's that big of a hit in syndication.

I personally haven't seen it on that many channels.

I don't understand why TV Land would even pick up CYE. I don't think it's that big of a hit in syndication.


They rather pick up sh*T that other cable channels already have:lol:

They rather pick up sh*T that other cable channels already have:lol:

Someone needs to talk to or write to their programming director. I'm surprised this channel hasn't gone out of business yet!

Someone needs to talk to or write to their programming director. I'm surprised this channel hasn't gone out of business yet!


Unless Golden Girls is expiring from Hallmark and TV Land will be the only cable station that has it.


But even with that they are still picking up something is not FRESH

Unless Golden Girls is expiring from Hallmark and TV Land will be the only cable station that has it.


But even with that they are still picking up something is not FRESH

Yeah, there aren't many cable stations that have shows that haven't been aired on TV in years, they just mainly have new shows in syndication or stuff that has been seen on TV over and over. TV Land defiantly needs to pick up some new shows that are pre 1990. A good example from me is Welcome Back Kotter.

Yeah, there aren't many cable stations that have shows that haven't been aired on TV in years, they just mainly have new shows in syndication or stuff that has been seen on TV over and over. TV Land defiantly needs to pick up some new shows that are pre 1990. A good example from me is Welcome Back Kotter.


They had that show already back in 2002. I rather Welcome Back Kotter be picked up by Antenna TV

They had that show already back in 2002. I rather Welcome Back Kotter be picked up by Antenna TV

Another show I'd like Antenna to have is "One Day At A Time". It'd be cool if they could get Welcome Back Kotter To.

Another show I'd like Antenna to have is "One Day At A Time". It'd be cool if they could get Welcome Back Kotter To.


I feel like those shows will be coming because that's what Antenna TV has been about

I don't understand why TV Land would even pick up CYE. I don't think it's that big of a hit in syndication.

It doesn't make sense. Not only will they have to edit the show for time (episodes run about 30 min unedited), they'll also have to edit out all of the cursing and that will make the show unwatchable. :crazy:

Week of Jan. 21-27 in adults 18-49, the top show average on TV Land goes to Three's Company and it only aired Sat 4-9am! These are all averages for all time periods (so it includes repeats of Hot in Cleveland, etc):

THREES COMPANY 0.29
KING OF QUEENS 0.25
ROSEANNE 0.24
HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.22
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.21
HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.21
THAT 70S SHOW 0.21
HOME IMPROVEMENT 0.18
COSBY SHOW,THE 0.14
MASH 0.13
SOUL MAN,THE 0.09
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 0.08
GUNSMOKE 0.08
BONANZA 0.07
BOSTON LEGAL 0.06
DICK VAN DYKE 0.06
MURDER SHE WROTE 0.06


Among adults 35+, this is how it was:

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.5
GUNSMOKE 0.46
MASH 0.43
BONANZA 0.4
KING OF QUEENS 0.4
HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.32
HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.3
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 0.29
COSBY SHOW, THE 0.28
ROSEANNE 0.25
THREES COMPANY 0.25
MURDER SHE WROTE 0.21
THAT 70S SHOW 0.2
HOME IMPROVEMENT 0.18
DICK VAN DYKE 0.15
SOUL MAN, THE 0.13
BOSTON LEGAL 0.06

Week of Jan. 21-27 in adults 18-49, the top show average on TV Land goes to Three's Company and it only aired Sat 4-9am! These are all averages for all time periods (so it includes repeats of Hot in Cleveland, etc):

THREES COMPANY 0.29
KING OF QUEENS 0.25
ROSEANNE 0.24
HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.22
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.21
HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.21
THAT 70S SHOW 0.21
HOME IMPROVEMENT 0.18
COSBY SHOW,THE 0.14
MASH 0.13
SOUL MAN,THE 0.09
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 0.08
GUNSMOKE 0.08
BONANZA 0.07
BOSTON LEGAL 0.06
DICK VAN DYKE 0.06
MURDER SHE WROTE 0.06



Guess those numbers confirm why the Cosby SHow is being moved from the 8pm slot

Guess those numbers confirm why the Cosby SHow is being moved from the 8pm slot

Maybe. But those ratings also count the weekend blocks. Here were the top shows by episode (look how many beat an original Hot in Cleveland Wed at 10pm) in adults 18-49 for week of Jan. 21-27. I know TV Land is going for adults 25-54 and adults 35+, but this is interesting (no Cosby Show here):

1/25/2013 Fri 03:30AM THAT 70S SHOW 0.35
1/26/2013 Sat 11:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.35
1/25/2013 Fri 05:00AM THREES COMPANY 0.34
1/26/2013 Sat 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.34
1/25/2013 Fri 04:00AM THAT 70S SHOW 0.33
1/27/2013 Sun 12:00AM KING OF QUEENS 0.33
1/27/2013 Sun 12:30AM KING OF QUEENS 0.33
1/22/2013 Tue 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.32
1/25/2013 Fri 05:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.32
1/26/2013 Sat 06:00AM THREES COMPANY 0.32
1/22/2013 Tue 12:12AM KING OF QUEENS 0.31
1/22/2013 Tue 12:48AM KING OF QUEENS 0.31
1/25/2013 Fri 04:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.31
1/26/2013 Sat 02:00PM ROSEANNE 0.3
1/21/2013 Mon 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.29
1/22/2013 Tue 01:24AM HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.29
1/24/2013 Thu 12:48AM KING OF QUEENS 0.29
1/25/2013 Fri 03:00AM THAT 70S SHOW 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 06:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 12:00PM ROSEANNE 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 06:30PM PRINCESS BRIDE, THE 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.29
1/27/2013 Sun 07:27PM ROSEANNE 0.29
1/21/2013 Mon 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.28
1/21/2013 Mon 11:36PM KING OF QUEENS 0.28
1/22/2013 Tue 11:36PM KING OF QUEENS 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 01:00AM KING OF QUEENS 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 04:30AM ROSEANNE 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 05:00AM ROSEANNE 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 05:30AM ROSEANNE 0.28
1/21/2013 Mon 11:00PM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/21/2013 Mon 12:12AM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/21/2013 Mon 12:48AM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/22/2013 Tue 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.27
1/22/2013 Tue 11:00PM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/23/2013 Wed 10:00PM HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 07:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 08:00AM THREES COMPANY 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 11:30AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 01:30PM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 04:00PM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 12:30AM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 04:00AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 10:30AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 11:30AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 06:54PM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 11:30PM KING OF QUEENS 0.27

Happily Divorced did a 0.19 in its premiere airing. Some of its encores were higher than that.

Maybe. But those ratings also count the weekend blocks. Here were the top shows by episode (look how many beat an original Hot in Cleveland Wed at 10pm) in adults 18-49 for week of Jan. 21-27. I know TV Land is going for adults 25-54 and adults 35+, but this is interesting (no Cosby Show here):

1/25/2013 Fri 03:30AM THAT 70S SHOW 0.35
1/26/2013 Sat 11:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.35
1/25/2013 Fri 05:00AM THREES COMPANY 0.34
1/26/2013 Sat 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.34
1/25/2013 Fri 04:00AM THAT 70S SHOW 0.33
1/27/2013 Sun 12:00AM KING OF QUEENS 0.33
1/27/2013 Sun 12:30AM KING OF QUEENS 0.33
1/22/2013 Tue 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.32
1/25/2013 Fri 05:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.32
1/26/2013 Sat 06:00AM THREES COMPANY 0.32
1/22/2013 Tue 12:12AM KING OF QUEENS 0.31
1/22/2013 Tue 12:48AM KING OF QUEENS 0.31
1/25/2013 Fri 04:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.31
1/26/2013 Sat 02:00PM ROSEANNE 0.3
1/21/2013 Mon 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.29
1/22/2013 Tue 01:24AM HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.29
1/24/2013 Thu 12:48AM KING OF QUEENS 0.29
1/25/2013 Fri 03:00AM THAT 70S SHOW 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 06:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 12:00PM ROSEANNE 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 06:30PM PRINCESS BRIDE, THE 0.29
1/26/2013 Sat 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.29
1/27/2013 Sun 07:27PM ROSEANNE 0.29
1/21/2013 Mon 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.28
1/21/2013 Mon 11:36PM KING OF QUEENS 0.28
1/22/2013 Tue 11:36PM KING OF QUEENS 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 01:00AM KING OF QUEENS 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 04:30AM ROSEANNE 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 05:00AM ROSEANNE 0.28
1/26/2013 Sat 05:30AM ROSEANNE 0.28
1/21/2013 Mon 11:00PM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/21/2013 Mon 12:12AM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/21/2013 Mon 12:48AM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/22/2013 Tue 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.27
1/22/2013 Tue 11:00PM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/23/2013 Wed 10:00PM HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 07:30AM THREES COMPANY 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 08:00AM THREES COMPANY 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 11:30AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 01:30PM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 04:00PM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 12:30AM KING OF QUEENS 0.27
1/26/2013 Sat 04:00AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 10:30AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 11:30AM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 06:54PM ROSEANNE 0.27
1/27/2013 Sun 11:30PM KING OF QUEENS 0.27

Happily Divorced did a 0.19 in its premiere airing. Some of its encores were higher than that.



When TV Land moves a show it's for a good reason lol

I think TV Land will bag their current originals soon, especially after HIC hits 100 episodes. I don't see how the cost to produce them is justifiable.

I think TV Land will bag their current originals soon, especially after HIC hits 100 episodes. I don't see how the cost to produce them is justifiable.

Nah, Hot in Cleveland is going to be very valuable for them in syndication. Happily Divorced probably, too. I think they will continue them, plus they have some new shows coming as well (like Kirstie Alley's sitcom). I only posted adults 18-49, but the originals do better in 25-54 and 35+. They make them a lot of money in advertising, especially HiC.

The Exes and The Soul Man are probably not in for the long haul.

One more move and the Cosby Show is probably gone

Here are the top airings in adults 35+ for week of Jan. 21-27. The originals are in the top, so they are delivering in their target demos (18-49 is not their target nor is it the target for TV Land):

1/23/2013 Wed 10:00PM HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.78
1/22/2013 Tue 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.66
1/23/2013 Wed 10:30PM HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.66
1/22/2013 Tue 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.65
1/21/2013 Mon 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.62
1/27/2013 Sun 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.6
1/24/2013 Thu 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.59
1/24/2013 Thu 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.59
1/22/2013 Tue 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.58
1/25/2013 Fri 02:00PM GUNSMOKE 0.58
1/23/2013 Wed 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.57
1/21/2013 Mon 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.56
1/24/2013 Thu 09:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.55
1/23/2013 Wed 09:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.55
1/23/2013 Wed 02:00PM GUNSMOKE 0.55
1/26/2013 Sat 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.53
1/24/2013 Thu 02:00PM GUNSMOKE 0.53
1/26/2013 Sat 11:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.52
1/27/2013 Sun 09:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.52
1/24/2013 Thu 07:30PM MASH 0.52
1/23/2013 Wed 07:30PM MASH 0.52
1/21/2013 Mon 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.51
1/24/2013 Thu 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.5
1/26/2013 Sat 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.49
1/22/2013 Tue 09:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.49
1/26/2013 Sat 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.48

(Hot in Cleveland Wed 10p was also #1 for a TV Land airing of the week with a 0.42 rating.)

Here are the top airings in adults 35+ for week of Jan. 21-27. The originals are in the top, so they are delivering in their target demos (18-49 is not their target nor is it the target for TV Land):

1/23/2013 Wed 10:00PM HOT IN CLEVELAND 0.78
1/22/2013 Tue 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.66
1/23/2013 Wed 10:30PM HAPPILY DIVORCED 0.66
1/22/2013 Tue 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.65
1/21/2013 Mon 10:00PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.62
1/27/2013 Sun 09:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.6
1/24/2013 Thu 10:30PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND 0.59
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The cosby show maybe a better fit on Nick@Nite along with George Lopez

The cosby show maybe a better fit on Nick@Nite along with George Lopez

The Cosby Show will do better at 6. The Golden Girls will bring in high ratings.

They need to air Three's Company in the overnight every night. Or at least Friday and Saturday nights. They bring in the young crowd.

The Cosby Show will do better at 6. The Golden Girls will bring in high ratings.

They need to air Three's Company in the overnight every night. Or at least Friday and Saturday nights. They bring in the young crowd.


Friday Nights would be cool. And I will no longer see the Cosby Show because I watch other things from 6pm to 7pm and most other people do too

6pm....Local News

6:30pm......SportsCenter on ESPN


I was watching the cosby show at 8pm because Antenna TV had on All in the family at 8pm. Now I have no way of eating dinner at 8pm to 9pm because I don't like Golden Girls or All in the Family

And The Cosby Show doesn't fit on Nick at Nite anymore with all those 90's and 00s Shows on now. It fit better on TV Land now. It like back when They put three's company on in between Roseanne and The fresh Prince back in 2006... It just doesn't fit well. It need to be surrounded by other shows of it era. I understand why Fuill House is still on Nick at Nite at 6pm since it a Kiddies show.

Cosby Show is doing fine on Centric at 6 and 11pm. And you still have well over a month of Cosby at 8 on TV Land...

And The Cosby Show doesn't fit on Nick at Nite anymore with all those 90's and 00s Shows on now. It fit better on TV Land now. It like back when They put three's company on in between Roseanne and The fresh Prince back in 2006... It just doesn't fit well. It need to be surrounded by other shows of it era. I understand why Fuill House is still on Nick at Nite at 6pm since it a Kiddies show.


I think the Cosby Show would still work if it was in between GL and My Wife and kids

12am-George Lopez
12:30am-George Lopez
1am-Cosby Show
1:30am-Cosby Show
2am-My Wife and Kids
2:30am-My wide and kids

That would be a 3 hour block of family shows

Cosby Show is doing fine on Centric at 6 and 11pm. And you still have well over a month of Cosby at 8 on TV Land...


That's true, well maybe it;s a chance the numbers will go up

BTW: I don't have centric anymore, I cancelled it 3 weeks ago

And The Cosby Show doesn't fit on Nick at Nite anymore with all those 90's and 00s Shows on now. It fit better on TV Land now. It like back when They put three's company on in between Roseanne and The fresh Prince back in 2006... It just doesn't fit well. It need to be surrounded by other shows of it era. I understand why Fuill House is still on Nick at Nite at 6pm since it a Kiddies show.

Not always true. Roseanne and Three's Company are on together right now on Saturdays and are doing very well for TV Land and skewing young. Even That '70s Show leading into them is doing well.

Full House isn't a kiddie show. It's got a great 18-49 and 25-54 rtg, that's why it is on in primetime from 8-10pm. It fits well out of the Nick shows (and those are not the same era of Full House...)

Interesting to see that King Of Queens appears to do only slightly less than ELR 18-49, but ELR clearly does better 35+.

I'll be interested in seeing how The Golden Girls will do. I know Hallmark has tried it in the afternoons/evenings and it always gets pushed back in to late nights and mornings.

Paven are you saying that Full House in the same era as The Cosby Show and Roseanne i mean i don't see how there not they all started in the 80s and ended in the 90s.

Paven are you saying that Full House in the same era as The Cosby Show and Roseanne i mean i don't see how there not they all started in the 80s and ended in the 90s.


Roseanne and Full House started in the late 80's and ended in the mid to late 90's

The Cosby Show started in the mid 80's and ended in the early 90's

Re: The Golden Girls...interesting that WeTV is losing rights to show and hasn't aired it for months, but you wouldn't know it....they're running a marathon until 1am (in addition to Hallmark's) and I believe have added marathons on Wednesday.

ROSEANNE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's not classic at all..............

ROSEANNE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's not classic at all..............


Do everyone this board a favor and stop posting

GL and My Wife and Kids are not family shows and the both suck especially George Lopez

[QUOTE=TVFactFan]Do everyone this board a favor and stop posting[/QUOTEe
it's just a fact it's terrible

whatever! I am sorry you don't appreciate good classic tv and watch such a horrible show such as Roseanne

GL and My Wife and Kids are not family shows and the both suck especially George Lopez


The last time, step away from the computer and STOP POSTING

On the TV Land for Spring 2013 schedule they should put "Home Improvement" at least in the 7:00PM & 7:30PM timeslot between "The Golden Girls" & "Everybody Loves Raymond".

Here is a sample:
(6:00PM) The Golden Girls
(6:30PM) The Golden Girls
(7:00PM) Home Improvement
(7:30PM) Home Improvement
(8:00PM) Everybody Loves Raymond
(8:30PM) Everybody Loves Raymond

This is what the schedule should look like!!!

The last time, step away from the computer and STOP POSTING
You know nothing about Classic TV

You know nothing about Classic TV


shut up

TV Land Primetime

6:00 PM The Golden Girls
6:30 PM The Golden Girls
7:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
7:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
8:00 PM King of Queens
8:30 PM King of Queens
9:00 PM Home Improvement
9:30 PM Home Improvement
10:00 PM Home Improvement (except TV Land Originals on Wed)
10:30 PM Home Improvement (except TV Land Originals on Wed)
11:00 PM That 70s Show
11:30 PM That 70s Show

Home Improvement deserves the 9PM-11PM Hour on TV Land!!!

The New and Improved TV Land Spring 2013 Schedule

What's new: The Golden Girls

Weekdays Effective Monday, April 8, 2013 - all times are approximate due to off-the-clock scheduling
6:00 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Mon); Murder She Wrote (Tues-Thurs); Boston Legal (Fri)
9:00 AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
9:30 AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
10:00 AM I Love Lucy
10:30 AM I Love Lucy
11:00 AM Andy Griffith Show
11:30 AM Andy Griffith Show
12:00 PM Andy Griffith Show
12:30 PM Andy Griffith Show
1:00 PM Gunsmoke
2:00 PM Gunsmoke
3:00 PM Bonanza
4:00 PM Andy Griffith Show
4:30 PM Andy Griffith Show
5:00 PM MASH
5:30 PM MASH
6:00 PM The Golden Girls
6:30 PM The Golden Girls
7:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
7:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
8:00 PM King of Queens
8:30 PM King of Queens
9:00 PM Home Improvement
9:30 PM Home Improvement
10:00 PM Home Improvement (except TV Land Originals on Wed)
10:30 PM Home Improvement (except TV Land Originals on Wed)
11:00 PM That 70s Show
11:30 PM That 70s Show
12:00 AM That 70s Show
12:30 AM That 70s Show
1:00 AM The Cosby Show
1:30 AM The Cosby Show
2:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00 AM Roseanne
3:30 AM Roseanne
4:00 AM Roseanne (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)
4:30 AM Roseanne (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)
5:00 AM MASH (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)
5:30 AM MASH (Mon-Thurs); Three's Company (Fri)

Saturdays
6:00 AM Three's Company
6:30 AM Three's Company
7:00 AM Three's Company
7:30 AM Three's Company
8:00 AM Three's Company
8:30 AM Three's Company
9:00 AM Three's Company
9:30 AM Three's Company
10:00 AM The Cosby Show
10:30 AM The Cosby Show
11:00 AM The Cosby Show
11:30 AM The Cosby Show
12:00 PM The Cosby Show
12:30 PM The Cosby Show
1:00 PM The Cosby Show
1:30 PM The Cosby Show
2:00 PM Roseanne
2:30 PM Roseanne
3:00 PM Roseanne
3:30 PM Roseanne
4:00 PM Roseanne
4:30 PM Roseanne
5:00 PM Roseanne
5:30 PM Roseanne
6:00 PM Roseanne
6:30 PM Roseanne
7:00 PM The Golden Girls
7:30 PM The Golden Girls
8:00 PM The Golden Girls
8:30 PM The Golden Girls
9:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
9:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:30 PM King of Queens
12:00 AM King of Queens
12:30 AM King of Queens
1:00 AM King of Queens
1:30 AM That 70s Show
2:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00 AM Roseanne
3:30 AM Roseanne
4:00 AM Roseanne
4:30 AM Roseanne
5:00 AM Roseanne
5:30 AM Roseanne

Sundays
6:00 AM The Cosby Show
6:30 AM The Cosby Show
7:00 AM The Cosby Show
7:30 AM The Cosby Show
8:00 AM The Cosby Show
8:30 AM The Cosby Show
9:00 AM The Cosby Show
9:30 AM The Cosby Show
10:00 AM Roseanne
10:30 AM Roseanne
11:00 AM Roseanne
11:30 AM Roseanne
12:00 PM Roseanne
12:30 PM Roseanne
1:00 PM Roseanne
1:30 PM Roseanne
2:00 PM Roseanne
2:30 PM Roseanne
3:00 PM Roseanne
3:30 PM Roseanne
4:00 PM Roseanne
4:30 PM Roseanne
5:00 PM The Golden Girls
5:30 PM The Golden Girls
6:00 PM The Golden Girls
6:30 PM The Golden Girls
7:00 PM Home Improvement
7:30 PM Home Improvement
8:00 PM Home Improvement
8:30 PM Home Improvement
9:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
9:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:00 PM Everybody Loves Raymond
11:30 PM King of Queens
12:00 AM King of Queens
12:30 AM King of Queens
1:00 AM King of Queens
1:30 AM That '70s Show
2:00 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:30 AM Curb Your Enthusiasm
3:00 AM Roseanne
3:30 AM Roseanne
4:00 AM Roseanne
4:30 AM Roseanne
5:00 AM Roseanne
5:30 AM Roseanne


NOTE: Home Improvement deserves a much decent timeslot than the latenight hours on TV Land for EX: The 9PM-11PM hour. Also Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, & That 70s Show needs new timeslots.

Do You agree with the changes on this schedule? Please let me know!

shut up
don't deny it .

don't deny it .


stop posting

I like TV Land's lineup. I'll watch the shows on there. I do kind of wish they were airing new shows instead of recycling the same stuff you would see on other channels. The Golden Girls, Everybody Loves Raymond, Roseanne etc.

The real problem I have is that I cant even enjoy the channel because they edit the hell out of the shows, the end credits crunch etc. That bothers me and I cant even really enjoy there schedule.

Btw, Pavan, not to sound nosy or anything, but where do you get the ratings for the tv shows? I really find it interesting.

I hope TV Land will acquire The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air soon!!!

Home Improvement gets much better ratings airing Weeknights 9PM-11PM and Sundays 7PM-9PM on TV Land.

I hope they can put Home Improvement at least in the 11PM-1AM Hours Weeknights on TV Land!

Shows I am tired of:

Roseanne (sick to death of this show, but...there is a span of episodes that I still like, and I have noticed they correspond to the time when Chuck Lorre was a producer. This makes sense for me since I like Lorre's current TV shows. The rest of the Roseanne seasons I find too whiny and annoying.)

Golden Girls (sick to death of this show after seeing it so much on Hallmark)

Three's Company (I find the humor on this and some other 70s shows too cheap too be funny, and I am watching Antenna TV more now that they have dropped this show and The Ropers and Too Close for Comfort, and I am glad TV Land airs Three's Company at times when I am not watching--sorry Pavan, I know you like it :) )

The Cosby Show (I like this show but I have just seen it too much)

Shows I never liked:

King of Queens (I don't like either of the main characters--they're both jerks)


Shows I like:

Everybody Love Raymond (which TV Land is now greatly reducing airtimes)

The Andy Griffith Show (which airs in the daytime when I cannot watch and I'm not going to record because it will just add to the backlog of recordings I have now)

I Love Lucy (never gets old to me, but as with TAGS, airs in the daytime when I cannot watch)

Gunsmoke (airs in the daytime when I cannot watch)

That '70s Show (at least I can watch this late at night)

M*A*S*H, but primarily only the early years, and whenever those early seasons are on, TV Land finds some way to reduce the air time or move it to a time when I cannot watch, as they have done now. I remember one time they were airing huge 2-3 hour blocks of the later seasons and then when it wrapped back to the beginning suddenly they reduced the airtime to 1 hour. I get the feeling that the seasons I like are the ones the TV Land programmers don't.

Never cared for Hot in Cleveland. It looks to me like TV Land is moving to shows in prime time that may appeal more to female viewers, like Hot in Cleveland and The Golden Girls. Shows that might appeal more to male viewers like myself (The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, Leave It to Beaver) air in the day when most people aren't home or are dropped altogether.

To further prove my point, the only original shows they had that I liked were The Exes and Retired at 35, which have more male protagonists. But these series are hardly ever shown. It would be interesting to get some data on popularity of all the shows on TV Land by gender--I'd be curious to see how that breaks down.

TV Land is a network that no longer seems to reflect my interests or demographics.

Thank goodness I can watch Leave It to Beaver at 11 p.m. weeknights on Antenna TV!

I love the new Antenna TV lineup--Adam-12, Dragnet, The Partridge Family (which I always liked better than The Brady Bunch), Maude, All in the Family, Good Times, Suspense Theatre, Dennis the Menace, Burns & Allen, The Jack Benny Show. I don't care much for Sanford and Son but I wish they would add The Jeffersons.

TV Land was once a channel I loved, but no longer. Thank goodness for MeTV and Antenna TV! I didn't care much for the Antenna TV lineup when we first got it a few years ago, but I love it now! If they would just add The Andy Griffith Show and Gunsmoke and show them late at night, I would tell TV Land where they can go... :lol:

Robbie

Shows I am tired of:

Roseanne (sick to death of this show, but...there is a span of episodes that I still like, and I have noticed they correspond to the time when Chuck Lorre was a producer. This makes sense for me since I like Lorre's current TV shows. The rest of the Roseanne seasons I find too whiny and annoying.)

Golden Girls (sick to death of this show after seeing it so much on Hallmark)

Three's Company (I find the humor on this and some other 70s shows too cheap too be funny, and I am watching Antenna TV more now that they have dropped this show and The Ropers and Too Close for Comfort, and I am glad TV Land airs Three's Company at times when I am not watching--sorry Pavan, I know you like it :) )

The Cosby Show (I like this show but I have just seen it too much)

Shows I never liked:

King of Queens (I don't like either of the main characters--they're both jerks)


Shows I like:

Everybody Love Raymond (which TV Land is now greatly reducing airtimes)

The Andy Griffith Show (which airs in the daytime when I cannot watch and I'm not going to record because it will just add to the backlog of recordings I have now)

I Love Lucy (never gets old to me, but as with TAGS, airs in the daytime when I cannot watch)

Gunsmoke (airs in the daytime when I cannot watch)

That '70s Show (at least I can watch this late at night)

M*A*S*H, but primarily only the early years, and whenever those early seasons are on, TV Land finds some way to reduce the air time or move it to a time when I cannot watch, as they have done now. I remember one time they were airing huge 2-3 hour blocks of the later seasons and then when it wrapped back to the beginning suddenly they reduced the airtime to 1 hour. I get the feeling that the seasons I like are the ones the TV Land programmers don't.

Never cared for Hot in Cleveland. It looks to me like TV Land is moving to shows in prime time that may appeal more to female viewers, like Hot in Cleveland and The Golden Girls. Shows that might appeal more to male viewers like myself (The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, Leave It to Beaver) air in the day when most people aren't home or are dropped altogether.

To further prove my point, the only original shows they had that I liked were The Exes and Retired at 35, which have more male protagonists. But these series are hardly ever shown. It would be interesting to get some data on popularity of all the shows on TV Land by gender--I'd be curious to see how that breaks down.

TV Land is a network that no longer seems to reflect my interests or demographics.

Thank goodness I can watch Leave It to Beaver at 11 p.m. weeknights on Antenna TV!

I love the new Antenna TV lineup--Adam-12, Dragnet, The Partridge Family (which I always liked better than The Brady Bunch), Maude, All in the Family, Good Times, Suspense Theatre, Dennis the Menace, Burns & Allen, The Jack Benny Show. I don't care much for Sanford and Son but I wish they would add The Jeffersons.

TV Land was once a channel I loved, but no longer. Thank goodness for MeTV and Antenna TV! I didn't care much for the Antenna TV lineup when we first got it a few years ago, but I love it now! If they would just add The Andy Griffith Show and Gunsmoke and show them late at night, I would tell TV Land where they can go... :lol:

Robbie



MASH and l LOVE LUCY been on cable forever also so just say you prefer different shows

if tv land starts ariing comdy from 1990s
here my pick
hanging with mrcooper
mammas famiy
Calriforn dreams
saved by the bell
family matters
home inmprovemnt
step by step
8 simple rules
full house
blossom
dooogie hoswer md
boy meets world

I always had a hard time trying to watch the golden girls its an ok show but i guess since i am a man its kinda hard to relate to a group of middle aged single women lol

The Golden Girls is also going to air on LOGO. I saw a promo for a weekend marathon in April during Bewitched yesterday.

I always had a hard time trying to watch the golden girls its an ok show but i guess since i am a man its kinda hard to relate to a group of middle aged single women lol


That could be a barrier but I just think of it like this- funny is funny. I don't have to relate to every issue that older single women face. I can understand the desire for Rose, Blanche, Dorothy and Sophia to all want to find companionship, friendship and love- that's true of every human being, male or female. And I just think "The Golden Girls" is funny. It does get risque at times and I don't like that- but generally I've always enjoyed it. It's nice to see it back on TVLand. I see someone mentioned it ran for quite a while on Hallmark Channel and thus, they are tired of seeing it there. However, for those who don't have that channel (it'd be nice if I did get this one because they show some good shows there) it's nice to have "The Golden Girls" back on a channel I do get. :) :cool:

Yeah it was a good show i use to watch it on lifetime everyday single day few years back.

1990s Shows to air on TV Land:

1. Home Improvement
2. Family Matters
3. Coach
4. Seinfeld
5. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

I heard that Curb got curbed from TV Land because It would be great for TV Land if Seinfeld was on there with Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.

MASH and l LOVE LUCY been on cable forever also so just say you prefer different shows

There was a time just a few years ago when I Love Lucy could not be seen on TV anywhere in my area. This was right when Hallmark acquired the show. Hallmark had problems finding the right spot for I Love Lucy and they kept yanking it off the schedule, which was documented by Pavan on this very site. (I can try to find his blog entry if you don't believe me.) At that time TV Land was no longer airing the show (not sure whether it was because Hallmark had exclusive rights or not, as both networks air the show now).

MeTV had not become a national network yet, and no local station in our area carried I Love Lucy. So there was a period in our area where I Love Lucy could not be found on any channel.

I don't know that I Love Lucy was airing on any other cable channel anywhere at the time, either, when Hallmark first acquired it but kept not airing it. TV Land was certainly not airing it.

Of course now we can see I Love Lucy on MeTV, Hallmark, and TV Land in our area.

I am fairly certain there have been times when M*A*S*H could not be found on any cable channel as well.

But you are right that my point is just that TV Land no longer seems to reflect my interests. The only shows they carry that I like air during the day when I am not at home and cannot watch. And I have enough recordings backlogged as it is to try to record any of those shows.

I guess my point is that TV Land airs very little in prime time or late at night, when I can actually watch, that I like. The two exceptions are Everybody Loves Raymond, which I fear is going to get squeezed out by The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland, and That '70s Show. Thank goodness I can watch that sometimes.

Someone made the comment that TV Land's daytime lineup was all classics (pre-1980 or so? can't remember exactly) so fans of classic TV should be happy. But that's just my point--they air that stuff during the day when a lot of people are not home. They air none of that in prime time. I think in prime time they are trying to appeal to a different set of demographics than the category I am in.

The real problem I have is that I cant even enjoy the channel because they edit the hell out of the shows, the end credits crunch etc. That bothers me and I cant even really enjoy there schedule.



It wasn't until Warner Archive released the other sets that I realized just how much was cut from Night Court to make way for commercials. Some season 2 and season 3 episodes made no sense in the TV Land run because major plot points were removed.

Speaking of, I'd be upset if TV Land didn't pick up The John Larroquette Show for at least a marathon for the 20th anniversary. They don't need to run it permanently but I'd like to see the show somewhere other than third generation VHS copies transferred to files off of the internet.

The TV Land syndication cuts are huge. They seem to be much bigger than for the same shows running on MeTV or Hallmark. For example, the I Love Lucy episode in which they are in Switzerland starts with Ricky worrying about whether the band will arrive or not. The entire part in which Fred learns he has sent the band to the wrong town and has a big argument with Ricky is cut. In the version on the Hallmark Channel, those parts are shown.

I noticed just within the past year or so TV Land switched to a new syndication package for The Andy Griffith Show. There are some scenes that are now shown that weren't before, but in general there seem to be more cuts than in the previous package. Now many of the tags have been cut--tags that I distinctly remember seeing just a few years ago, such as Barney Fife singing "Pistol-Packing Barney Fife" in the tag for "Crime Free Mayberry." Many of the tags were the funniest bits from the show. Interestingly, the tag for "Barney Mends a Broken Heart" was being shown on TV Land just a few years ago but is cut in the official DVD release. Now in the new package, that tag is no longer shown on TV Land either.

But you're right, one of the worst things (at least, for me) is the closing credits. I used to think the "shrunken credits window," such as the kind still being used on Hallmark Channel, was horrible. I didn't think it could get any worse, but as usual, TV Land found a way to make things worse. Now the closing credits run in a tiny translucent banner in the bottom left corner of the window as the episode is still airing. At least with the shrunken window that filled half the screen, I had a chance of being able to read some names. I do not have a large screen TV, so trying to read names in the tiny banner on TV Land is virtually impossible. Furthermore, after the director and writer credits, when they start displaying the actors' names (which is what I am usually interested in--the name of a guest star), they suddenly greatly accelerate the rate at which the names are displayed. And of course, unlike the "shrunken window" closing credits such as the kind that are still being used on the Hallmark Channel, TV Land is running the closing credits while the episode is still airing, so I have to choose between looking for a credit name, or watching the end of the episode. I usually just watch the end of the episode because the chance that I can read a credit name is very low.

Yes, I can look the credits up on IMDB, but it's so much easier to watch shows on MeTV or Antenna TV and enjoy having the information appear full screen at the end. I'm glad I can now watch The Andy Griffith Show on Netflix, although some of the spontaneity is lost because I can watch any episode at any time. Having grown up during a time before even VCRs, I still enjoy "live TV" more than anything--I just wish there were more "live TV" channels like MeTV and Antenna TV. And when I finally got the series on DVD, I sometimes played the closing credits of The Andy Griffith Show two or three times in a row, just because it had been so long since I had heard the slightly different closing theme with the whistling and the finger snapping at the end.

Still, I wish Antenna TV or MeTV would pick up The Andy Griffith Show and air it in prime time or late night so I don't have to lug out my DVDs or deal with navigating Netflix. I remember when TV Land first acquired The Andy Griffith Show, they aired it in prime time--sometimes as late as 11 p.m. to midnight, I believe. Now all the "old" classics are relegated to the daytime on TV Land when I can't watch it (and I have enough of a backlog of unwatched recordings already to consider recording TV Land during the day).

Someone mentioned One Day at a Time as a possibility for Antenna TV. This seems like a good idea since Antenna TV runs so many other Norman Lear shows.

Two TV Land changes that made me wanna puke

1. The Cosby Show is on too during the week

2. Three's Company is replaced by the Golden Girls on Saturday

TV Land is crumbs!

TV Land is crumbs!

Couldn't agree more

Watched 2 episodes of Golden Girls and they cut parts out for whatever reason. I give up with them.-

And of course they have been promoting this stupid reality show "Forever Young" enough with the reality crap

I am so greatful for alternatives: (Antenna TV, Metv, Rural TV, The Hub)