Now what do you think. Is the Cosby Show being overplayed? I know for years I stopped watching it because I saw those episodes over and over. In a way, they are like I Love Lucy and All in the Family re-rune. Recently, I started seeing them again and getting some on tape. Now, what I am talking about in this question is the Cosby Show's availability. Here is what I mean.

The Cosby Show is currently running on these stations...
As of March 2002....
3:30pm WGN (Cable/Sattellite)
4:30pm on WCIU-TV Chicago
5:00pm and 5:30pm on TBS
8:00pm on Nick At Nite
Also with video availability on Columbia House as well.

Now this is the way to kill a show, by playing it to death and beyond like All in the Family.

AITF plays on
WPWR-TV, Nick at Nite, TVLAND, and is available on Columbia House, commercial video sellers, and more.

Let me hear what you think about this. Do you think Cosby is being played to death and beyond?

Hi Rob,

We must do another trader when I have time. I only really trade on weekends now. Anyways, I totally agree with your answer. I think NAN should have waited to cash in on the show. In my area I get the show at these times:

UPN 44 weekdays @ 9am and 10am
WGN weekdays @ 4:30pm
TBS weedays @ 6pm
Nick weekinites @ 9and 9:30pm

I wounder how long the thrill will go on.

If you think that's a lot, here in Philly, it's definately OVERPLAYED!!

In addition to it's cable run on:

Nick At Nite at 9pm and 9:30pm and midnight and 1am

TBS at 6pm

WGN at 4pm and 4:30pm

But here in Philly it's on:

WTXF FOX 29 1pm and 1:30pm

WFMZ Ind. 69 7:30pm and 9:30pm

WWAC Ind. 53 8pm and 8:30pm

So that's 11 different episodes on 6 different channels that are on in Philly on a daily basis.

Beat that! :eek:

Originally posted by Slippery Dan
If you think that's a lot, here in Philly, it's definately OVERPLAYED!!

In addition to it's cable run on:

Nick At Nite at 9pm and 9:30pm and midnight and 1am

TBS at 6pm

WGN at 4pm and 4:30pm

But here in Philly it's on:

WTXF FOX 29 1pm and 1:30pm

WFMZ Ind. 69 7:30pm and 9:30pm

WWAC Ind. 53 8pm and 8:30pm

So that's 11 different episodes on 6 different channels that are on in Philly on a daily basis.

Beat that! :eek:

Aren't the IND channels in Philly showing Cosby, that is the 1996 sitcom.

Originally posted by pavanbadal


Aren't the IND channels in Philly showing Cosby, that is the 1996 sitcom.

Nope. The only channel that airs Cosby is WPSG UPN 57.

I too think that it's being overplayed. WGN, TBS, my local Wisconsin channels and now N&N. I don't see this as being a terrible thing. I just think that it isn't quite fair to those shows, like The Facts of Life and other 80's shows that N&N has passed up.

One thing that I was disappointed with was the fact that the same version of the episodes that are seen in syndication are the same versions that N&N is airing. Don't get me wrong, having it added to N&N has made that network come one step closer to improving itself. However, it has a long way to go. Like, adding more shows to it's lineup, cutting back on Cheers, stop the false advertising (the commercial that states that Cosby Show, Cheers, All in the Family and Family Ties are back in prime time, when only Cosby and Cheers are the only ones back in prime time) and beginning and ending shows in the proper timeslots.

The station out here PAX airs "Cosby (1996-2000)" twice daily from 5-6 pm. But no local stations air "The Cosby Show (1984-1992)" anymore where I live. It's only on TBS at 3pm and nick at nite at 9pm.

Originally posted by Superbatboy
The station out here PAX airs "Cosby (1996-2000)" twice daily from 5-6 pm. But no local stations air "The Cosby Show (1984-1992)" anymore where I live. It's only on TBS at 3pm and nick at nite at 9pm.

I live in NJ, same thing! PAX NY airs Cosby (1996-2000) from 5-6pm. No locals air Cosby Show anymore. TBS airs it at 6pm and Nick at Nite 9-10 and 12-1am.

I like it EXACTLY how much it's being played right now....

Of course, here, it only gets the TBS, WGN, and N@N airings.

I still wish someone would give SOME time to FOL though

It's a great show and I love it, but yes, it's being over-played.

Originally posted by pavanbadal


I live in NJ, same thing! PAX NY airs Cosby (1996-2000) from 5-6pm. No locals air Cosby Show anymore. TBS airs it at 6pm and Nick at Nite 9-10 and 12-1am.

yea same here.. its on alot..

Originally posted by pavanbadal


I live in NJ, same thing! PAX NY airs Cosby (1996-2000) from 5-6pm. No locals air Cosby Show anymore. TBS airs it at 6pm and Nick at Nite 9-10 and 12-1am.

yea same here.. its on alot.. they do need to give up a little on all in the family.. family ties gets no prime time airtime.. i mean all in the family ran its course.. yano..

No! all in the Family must go forever!

Well, I guess you can say it's being overplayed as much as Cheers is. The least N@N can do is show different eps, if they're going to show it all the time.

For real!!

Personally, I like the fact that it is on so much. I've been watching the back to back Nick-at-Nite episodes for the past few weeks and I can't get enough. I'm glad I read this thread though, because I didn't even know that it was also showing on TBS. I'll have to start watching those as well.

Yeah, I agree that it's a great show, but it's gonna be ruined if they KEEP showing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and and over and over and over over and over, like they're doing.

Where I live I think it is being played to much. It airs twice in synication on Saturdays I don't know what channel that is. Then it is on TBS during the weekdays.

Originally posted by Superbatboy
The station out here PAX airs "Cosby (1996-2000)" twice daily from 5-6 pm. But no local stations air "The Cosby Show (1984-1992)" anymore where I live. It's only on TBS at 3pm and nick at nite at 9pm.

That's exactly how it is here. They show both shows, evcept WGN also shows the Cosby Show from 1-2pm.

The Cosby Show airs A LOT where I live. Mon thru friday it airs from 3 - 4 oclock in the evening on WGN. Then it comes on at 5:00 on TBS. Then it comes on from 8-9 and 11-12 on Nick at Nite. Also on Saturday morning it comes on at 10:30 on TBS. So its a lot here but I love it!! lol. What a great show.