Source: My TV grid

Weekdays
5:00 AM Jack Benny x2
6:00 AM Burns and Allen x2
7:00 AM Joey Bishop x2
8:00 AM McHale's Navy x2
9:00 AM Father Knows Best x2
10:00 AM Dennis the Menace x2
11:00 AM Hazel x2
12:00 PM The Partridge Family x2
1:00 PM I Dream of Jeannie x2
2:00 PM Bewitched x2
3:00 PM Maude
3:30 PM Soap
4:00 PM Benson
4:30 PM What's Happening
5:00 PM Gimme a Break
5:30 PM Webster
6:00 PM 227 x2
7:00 PM Family Ties
7:30 PM Three's Company
8:00 PM Alice x2
9:00 PM Barney Miller x2
10:00 PM Coach x2
11:00 PM Murphy Brown
11:30 PM Johnny Carson
12:30 AM Becker
1:00 AM Wings
1:30 AM Growing Pains
2:00 AM The Hogan Family
2:30 AM Head of the Class
3:00 AM Silver Spoons
3:30 AM Sabrina
4:00 AM Johnny Carson

FINALLY! I can watch Coach and Barney Miller at a decent time! I just hope they don't change the schedule on weekends!

I hope your TV grid is not accurate and it does not change as much as this! Their schedule now isn't perfect but there are several good things about it. I love the Welcome Back Kotter and Head of the Class hour at 2PM, was hoping to see all of those episodes. With this Kotter would be pulled and Head of the Class moved to a lousy time. I also like Silver Spoons and it would also get sent to a graveyard slot, had never gotten to see it or HOTC before I got Antenna back last week. Now I won't get to see them from the start when they cycle again. :( My Two Dads every day is also nice, and it would now exit weekdays after just 4 months. I also wish Jack Benny wouldn't be a permanently early morning show, it would be nice if they gave it an afternoon hour sometime. Benson loses its great primetime slot. 4PM is at least watchable but I wish it was one of the shows getting double episodes if they are going back to that. The best part of this new schedule would be Barney Miller and Coach getting more episodes in great slots.

Oh cool !!! I'm on PST and I think this is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!;) A Lot of the shows I like are on better time schedules and some shown twice!!!!:)

The schedule is correct. There are also some changes on the weekend.

Silver Spoons replaces 227 at 1:30PM
Family Ties replaces Growing Pains at 3:00PM
Growing Pains replaces The Hogan Family at 3:30PM
The Hogan Family replaces Dear John at 4:00PM
Dear John replaces Coach at 4:30PM

what about welcome back kotter where is that going

So what shows are going to be gone?

Some thoughts:
I wish Gimme a Break and Webster were gone completely.
Head of the Class and Hogan Family gone like that is horrible.
If Barney Miller is in primetime on Weeknights, the Sunday night schedule should change to remove it from then.

The schedule is correct. There are also some changes on the weekend.

Silver Spoons replaces 227 at 1:30PM
Family Ties replaces Growing Pains at 3:00PM
Growing Pains replaces The Hogan Family at 3:30PM
The Hogan Family replaces Dear John at 4:00PM
Dear John replaces Coach at 4:30PM
What happens at 11 and 11:30? Do Silver Spoons and Family Ties stay Sundays?! DOUBLE SILVER SPOONS SUNDAYS!?!?! I APPROVE

what about welcome back kotter where is that goingUnfortunately it is being removed from weekdays. If the only weekend changes are what snowpeck posted, Kotter will keep its 7PM airing on Sundays.

Such a massive overhaul is starting in 10 days, and Antenna TV has not even let a lot of its fans know yet, no mention of changes on their Facebook page.

So there will be two Joey Bishop episodes in the morning instead of just one. I want to record a few 3rd season episodes so I'll be checking the schedule, 3rd season should be coming around again in a few weeks.

Huge change. Somebody ought to list what they are removing--seems it's a lot.

It appears the really old sitcoms (50s and 60s) work well for them, since these are all doubling up. Alice also must be doing well.

Huge change. Somebody ought to list what they are removing--seems it's a lot.

It appears the really old sitcoms (50s and 60s) work well for them, since these are all doubling up. Alice also must be doing well.

I think Alice is probably getting good ratings but I'm not so sure about the older sitcoms. They might have doubled up on the episodes because there are fewer of the older sitcoms on the schedule. And notice where the older shows are placed, in the early morning AM hours when usually fewer people are watching.

It's been my feeling for awhile that Antenna TV will eventually become a 1970's to 1990's channel and drop most of these older sitcoms, they might keep some of the more popular ones like Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie, maybe Hazel too. I'm just glad Joey Bishop's sitcom is still on because I want to re-record a few episodes.

Interesting. Considering how heavily they have been promoting the blocks of programming. If I were Antenna TV I would air Johnny Carson & the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s programming during the day 8:00AM-10:00pm. Than 10:00pm-8:00AM air 50’s and 60’s shows a different show every half hour at night just like they did back in the old NICK at NITE days.

I wish that Head of the Class, The Hogan Family, & Silver Spoons were on daytime/nighttime. Barney Miller from 9-10pm and Coach from 10-11pm is downright unnecessary. Barney Miller is WAY overplayed on Antenna TV, I mean I like the show. And Family Ties and Three's Company still? And how do Gimme a Break and Webster remain on here? Instead of My Two Dads and Hogan Family? GimME a break... Head of the Class being relegated to the graveyard slot on Weekdays is not good news, but if it will still be Weekends at 2 that's good.

That being said, I like...
2PM-3PM
4PM-5PM
6PM-7PM
8PM-9PM
11PM-11:30PM

Does anyone know what’s being removed?

It appears the Double play of the shows are making a comeback to Antenna TV for half of its schedule. It is disappointing that Hogan Family & Silver Spoons will might bump to overnight/early morning hours on M-F.

Does anyone know what’s being removed?

Small Wonder is getting removed, I don't think that has other airings any other days. But I think that's it, could be wrong though.

Small Wonder is getting removed, I don't think that has other airings any other days. But I think that's it, could be wrong though.

Curious to know if Small Wonder didn’t do well.

Curious to know if Small Wonder didn’t do well.

I think the rights are probably up like they were with Mr. Belvedere, Doogie Howser and Evening Shade (speculation, though).

I wish Jack Benny was on at a better time, but otherwise I think that's quite a good schedule. Having some good shows being shown twice is an improvement too. And Coach at 10 PM is very good. Finally there's a pretty solid alternative to MeTV's terrible choice of Hogan's Heroes from 10 to 11 PM. That's been a dead zone on TV for far too long. I like this new schedule.

is mork n mindy gone 2

what I would schedule for weekdays

5:00 AM Father Knows Best
5:30 AM McHale's Navy
6:00 AM What's Happening!
6:30 AM Webster
7:00 AM The Joey Bishop Show
7:30 AM Burns and Allen
8:00 AM Dennis the Menace
8:30 AM Small Wonder
9:00 AM Mork and Mindy
9:30AM Sabrina the Teenage Witch
10:00 AM Hazel
10:30 AM Hazel
11:00 AM The Jack Benny Program
11:30 AM The Jack Benny Program
12:00 PM Bewitched
12:30 PM I Dream of Jeannie
1:00 PM Growing Pains
1:30 PM The Hogan Family
2:00 PM Welcome Back, Kotter
2:30 PM Head of the Class
3:00 PM Silver Spoons
3:30 PM My Two Dads
4:00 PM The Partridge Family
4:30 PM Gimme a Break!
5:00 PM 227
5:30 PM 227
6:00 PM Family Ties
6:30 PM Family Ties
7:00 PM Barney Miller
7:30 PM Wings
8:00 PM Alice
8:30 PM Alice
9:00 PM Benson
9:30 PM Benson
10:00 PM Coach
10:30 PM Coach
11:00 PM Murphy Brown
11:30 PM Johnny Carson
12:30 AM Soap
1:00 AM Three's Company
1:30 AM Three's Company
2:00 AM Maude
2:30 AM Becker
3:00AM Bewitched
3:30AM I Dream of Jeannie
4:00AM Johnny Carson

Curious to know if Small Wonder didn’t do well.

I've always liked Small Wonder, but I thought scheduling it M-F was odd. Either it didn't work, or as another poster stated, the contract was up.

I also agree with another poster, that we'll probably see a shift away from the 50s shows. Father Knows Best is probably doing well, since it's staying at 9--it won multiple Emmys in the 50s. Burns and Allen was shifted back a couple of hours, so it might not be doing as well.

Small Wonder is getting removed, I don't think that has other airings any other days. But I think that's it, could be wrong though.
It airs Sundays

is my two dads staying on weekends

Here's the full schedule: https://antennatv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Antenna_TV_2ndQ_2018-Revised-05-02-18.pdf

Here's the full schedule: https://antennatv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Antenna_TV_2ndQ_2018-Revised-05-02-18.pdf

It's About Time and My Mother The Car are off the schedule, I think those shows have been gone for awhile but Good Morning World is still hanging on.

It's About Time and My Mother The Car are off the schedule, I think those shows have been gone for awhile.I don't think those two have aired at all in 2018, likely expired. Joey Bishop and Good Morning World came later.

I'm so glad they dumped those cheesy 80's sitcoms like Hogan Family/Growing Pains/Silver Spoons to the after midnight hours. They're all so much alike that they blend into each other and you can't tell them apart.

And I LOVE the hour of Alice 8PM weeknights followed by an hour of Barney Miller. After that, I'll switch over to Get TV and watch an hour of All in the Family followed by Sanford & Son. My weeknight TV viewing is perfect! :)

I also love the hour blocks returning in the morning afternoon....Partridge Family/Jeannie/Bewitched. 3 hours of TV HEAVEN!!

This is the first time in a LONG while I applaud the schedule change on this channel. I only wish they'd get the rights back for One Day at a Time.

I'm so glad they dumped those cheesy 80's sitcoms like Hogan Family/Growing Pains/Silver Spoons to the after midnight hours. They're all so much alike that they blend into each other and you can't tell them apart.

And I LOVE the hour of Alice 8PM weeknights followed by an hour of Barney Miller. After that, I'll switch over to Get TV and watch an hour of All in the Family followed by Sanford & Son. My weeknight TV viewing is perfect! :)

I also love the hour blocks returning in the morning afternoon....Partridge Family/Jeannie/Bewitched. 3 hours of TV HEAVEN!!

This is the first time in a LONG while I applaud the schedule change on this channel. I only wish they'd get the rights back for One Day at a Time.




I wish they could get One day at a time back too!!;) I like the Hogan family but I'm not a fan of Silver Spoons or Growing pains! :p

Also, I love your avatar. I love birds. That one is beautiful! So cute! :)

I wish they could get One day at a time back too!!;) I like the Hogan family but I'm not a fan of Silver Spoons or Growing pains! :p

Also, I love your avatar. I love birds. That one is beautiful! So cute! :)


Funny thing is when Antenna TV announced those shows were coming, I was excited to see them again, but after tuning in I quickly realized they don't hold up that well 3 decades later and tuned back out after a week.

Granted, I was a fan of them as a teen in the 80's during their original runs, but as an adult, I have no interest in them. I could see the kids today enjoying them though.

Thank you for the birdie compliment. The avatar is "Bruce" my Sun Conure. I've had him since 6 months old and he just turned 13 years. He can live as long as 30 so we'll both hopefully be growing old together haha. :crazy:

Funny thing is when Antenna TV announced those shows were coming, I was excited to see them again, but after tuning in I quickly realized they don't hold up that well 3 decades later and tuned back out after a week.

Granted, I was a fan of them as a teen in the 80's during their original runs, but as an adult, I have no interest in them. I could see the kids today enjoying them though.

Thank you for the birdie compliment. The avatar is "Bruce" my Sun Conure. I've had him since 6 months old and he just turned 13 years. He can live as long as 30 so we'll both hopefully be growing old together haha. :crazy:

I love birds myself and think that your bird is beautiful as a matter of fact.

Funny thing is when Antenna TV announced those shows were coming, I was excited to see them again, but after tuning in I quickly realized they don't hold up that well 3 decades later and tuned back out after a week.

Granted, I was a fan of them as a teen in the 80's during their original runs, but as an adult, I have no interest in them. I could see the kids today enjoying them though.

Thank you for the birdie compliment. The avatar is "Bruce" my Sun Conure. I've had him since 6 months old and he just turned 13 years. He can live as long as 30 so we'll both hopefully be growing old together haha. :crazy:

Bruce is so cute!! :) I have 4 little Zebra finches! I'd love to get some more birds of different breeds! :)

I love birds myself and think that your bird is beautiful as a matter of fact.


Thank you. He was mostly all green as a baby and after a few months they become the bright orange color like in the avatar. They can be very loud though when they want attention. Like 100 decibels loud! Thankfully I don't live in an apartment haha. :lol:

Thank you. He was mostly all green as a baby and after a few months they become the bright orange color like in the avatar. They can be very loud though when they want attention. Like 100 decibels loud! Thankfully I don't live in an apartment haha. :lol:

You’re welcome.

Thank you. He was mostly all green as a baby and after a few months they become the bright orange color like in the avatar. They can be very loud though when they want attention. Like 100 decibels loud! Thankfully I don't live in an apartment haha. :lol:


His coloring is beautiful, very vibrant! :) Oh believe me, I relate to noisy birds. The finches are a tiny little hyper breed !! They are never quiet. They hop around and chirp all day pretty loudly. The males sing a really pretty tune too!! :)

About the shows that we were talking about , I find the 80's era to portray TOO perfect of a family. The Husband and Wife's marriage is too ideal ! Such as Growing pains, Family ties, Webster. The Hogan family seemed a little less perfect , being the Dad was a pilot and gone alot, the Mom with three boys alone had a lot on her plate Than when she was gone , the Aunt coming to stay. I found that family more entertaining, the others just seem boring to me. :confused:

And they weren't charming and corny like really old shows like from the 50's and 60's which showed the perfect marriages. They were heartwarming not annoying IMO ! :)

What happened to Valerie, the Mom? Was she supposed to have passed away? I like the show but haven't really seen that much of it to know the whole story! :wave:

Valerie was supposed to have passed away. The reality of it was problems between the producers and Valerie Harper.

Valerie was supposed to have passed away. The reality of it was problems between the producers and Valerie Harper.


Thanks Stevea ! :wave: Yeah I knew what was going on with Valerie Harper but wasn't sure how they had written her character off!

His coloring is beautiful, very vibrant! :) Oh believe me, I relate to noisy birds. The finches are a tiny little hyper breed !! They are never quiet. They hop around and chirp all day pretty loudly. The males sing a really pretty tune too!! :)

About the shows that we were talking about , I find the 80's era to portray TOO perfect of a family. The Husband and Wife's marriage is too ideal ! Such as Growing pains, Family ties, Webster. The Hogan family seemed a little less perfect , being the Dad was a pilot and gone alot, the Mom with three boys alone had a lot on her plate Than when she was gone , the Aunt coming to stay. I found that family more entertaining, the others just seem boring to me. :confused:

And they weren't charming and corny like really old shows like from the 50's and 60's which showed the perfect marriages. They were heartwarming not annoying IMO ! :)

What happened to Valerie, the Mom? Was she supposed to have passed away? I like the show but haven't really seen that much of it to know the whole story! :wave:


Completely agree about 80's era family sitcoms. The families are all perfect and just overloaded on the saccharin, especially all of them having that cloying youngest "cutesey" sibling. It was like a staple to have one on every 80's sitcom lol.

I find Growing Pains and Hogan Family so similar that I can hardly tell them apart. Both families are almost complete clones of each other. Their houses even look the same!

I do love the 50's era family sitcoms though. It's been only the past year that I really got into Father Knows Best and love the show. Yes, the family is cookie cutter perfect, but I really enjoy seeing the social values of the era being depicted as it was before my time. It's like peeking into a time machine.

Try Burns and Allen, particularly the later episodes, season 7 and 8. Under-appreciated. The "dumbness" of Gracie is a little overdone, but there are comedy elements that are unique, for a 50s show. Like George watching his show on TV to see what Gracie and Blanche are up to, and George talking to us in asides as the show progresses.

I find Growing Pains and Hogan Family so similar that I can hardly tell them apart. Both families are almost complete clones of each other. Their houses even look the same!
Not really. Growing Pains is a typical family of 5 that is more similar to Family Ties. The Hogan Family has a single aunt who takes care of the kids after the mom dies and the mom's widow is often out of town. Personally I like Growing Pains a lot better, although with Hogan Family I have not seen any of the Valerie Harper episodes yet.

Try Burns and Allen, particularly the later episodes, season 7 and 8. Under-appreciated. The "dumbness" of Gracie is a little overdone, but there are comedy elements that are unique, for a 50s show. Like George watching his show on TV to see what Gracie and Blanche are up to, and George talking to us in asides as the show progresses.

I caught this on Saturday nights a few times and saw him watching the goings on of his family members in the house while watching the TV. I thought he was spying on his family and was like wtf lol. So he's watching the "show" as a viewer? It's confusing to a non regular.

I caught the one this past Sat where Gracie kept locking them out of the house by continuously closing the front doors. Her dumbness in that episode was way over the top.

Not really. Growing Pains is a typical family of 5 that is more similar to Family Ties. The Hogan Family has a single aunt who takes care of the kids after the mom dies and the mom's widow is often out of town. Personally I like Growing Pains a lot better, although with Hogan Family I have not seen any of the Valerie Harper episodes yet.


I haven't tuned into the Sandy Duncan episodes. The dynamics of the show obviously changed with the mother's death so the similarities are lessened between the 2 shows by that point.

But when Valerie Harper was still on, imo both shows were pretty much carbon copies of each other.

I wish they could get One day at a time back too!!;) I like the Hogan family but I'm not a fan of Silver Spoons or Growing pains! :p

Also, I love your avatar. I love birds. That one is beautiful! So cute! :)


You're both right. As far as I'm concerned, Hogan Family, Growing Pains, and Silver Spoons are clearly for the birds!!!

I find Growing pains and Family Ties being almost carbon copies! Attractive blonde Mothers, a very brainy kid, and an air headed one .only difference is the smart one is the girl in GP and a Son in FT, even the Mother's having a fourth child who was much younger than the other three.:rolleyes:
I find The Hogan's different, Valerie was a much different personality than the other two Mother's and brunette and three kids but all boys.And never adding a fourth child, (although if Val had stayed maybe they would have ) GP and FT having both boys and girls! ;)

I caught this on Saturday nights a few times and saw him watching the goings on of his family members in the house while watching the TV. I thought he was spying on his family and was like wtf lol. So he's watching the "show" as a viewer? It's confusing to a non regular.

I caught the one this past Sat where Gracie kept locking them out of the house by continuously closing the front doors. Her dumbness in that episode was way over the top.

Not only that, the key episode was a recycled script. Ugh!

He's watching the show to see what plot Gracie and the Mortons are hatching. Sometimes he calls them on the phone and answers something they're asking, and they're like what's going on? On one he called a judge and told him to do something, and the judge said it was his courtroom, and George said if you want to come back on next week, you better do what I say. Funny stuff.

I find Growing pains and Family Ties being almost carbon copies! Attractive blonde Mothers, a very brainy kid, and an air headed one .only difference is the smart one is the girl in GP and a Son in FT, even the Mother's having a fourth child who was much younger than the other three.:rolleyes:
I find The Hogan's different, Valerie was a much different personality than the other two Mother's and brunette and three kids but all boys.And never adding a fourth child, (although if Val had stayed maybe they would have ) GP and FT having both boys and girls! ;)

Yes, Growing Pains and Family Ties are a LOT alike. 2 boys and 2 girls eventually on each too! Coincidence ? I think NOT! :lol: :crazy: Family Ties is better than Growing Pains IMO, but I still like Growing Pains. It's an enjoyable show. I also like The Hogan Family, both Valerie and Sandy but there are some Sandy episodes that are an effort to make it through. The Hogan Family and Growing Pains are very different... although you could say Mark on The Hogan Family was like Carol on Growing Pains because they were both very smart, but Mark was definitely more nerdy than Carol ever was! :lol: But it's all cool because to me, Gimme a Break is like a carbon copy of The Facts of Life, but more horrendous! To me at least, Gimme a Break is kinda a crappy show with bad acting, and The Facts of Life is superior in writing and acting with a much better cast.

I don't watch any sitcom made from the 1980's and forward, I think all of them are garbage.

TV shows started going downhill in the late 1970's, around the time Carter took over as president. ABC was the popular network during those days, most of their shows were garbage but CBS and NBC were even worse, so people tuned in to ABC.

Yes, Growing Pains and Family Ties are a LOT alike. 2 boys and 2 girls eventually on each too! Coincidence ? I think NOT! :lol: :crazy: Family Ties is better than Growing Pains IMO, but I still like Growing Pains. It's an enjoyable show. I also like The Hogan Family, both Valerie and Sandy but there are some Sandy episodes that are an effort to make it through. The Hogan Family and Growing Pains are very different... although you could say Mark on The Hogan Family was like Carol on Growing Pains because they were both very smart, but Mark was definitely more nerdy than Carol ever was! :lol: But it's all cool because to me, Gimme a Break is like a carbon copy of The Facts of Life, but more horrendous! To me at least, Gimme a Break is kinda a crappy show with bad acting, and The Facts of Life is superior in writing and acting with a much better cast.


Can you elaborate more on that comparison? I would never have compared Gimme A Break with The Facts of Life. I guess both shows have a woman who's a mother figure running teen girl's lives, but I think that's where the comparison ends.
GAB focused mainly on Nell's life and adventures whereas FOL focused mostly on the girls life and issues.

I love both shows but give the edge to FOL as the better overall sitcom, but Nell Carter was a gem and so damn funny. :lol:

A Welcome Back, Kotter and Benson crossover would have been interesting. Can you see the Sweathogs and the Governor interacting? :lol:

I don't watch any sitcom made from the 1980's and forward, I think all of them are garbage.

TV shows started going downhill in the late 1970's, around the time Carter took over as president. ABC was the popular network during those days, most of their shows were garbage but CBS and NBC were even worse, so people tuned in to ABC.


I agree completely. Many 80's sitcoms I loved watching as a teen when they aired are just ghastly tuning into 3 decades later. The 60's & 70's sitcoms however, surprisingly hold up much better in comparison.

Can you elaborate more on that comparison? I would never have compared Gimme A Break with The Facts of Life. I guess both shows have a woman who's a mother figure running teen girl's lives, but I think that's where the comparison ends.
GAB focused mainly on Nell's life and adventures whereas FOL focused mostly on the girls life and issues.

I love both shows but give the edge to FOL as the better overall sitcom, but Nell Carter was a gem and so damn funny. :lol:

No, that's not where the comparison ends. The difference being that Gimme a Break had lousy writing and cast, and FOL had better writing and a better cast. While Nell Carter in real life is a good person, I don't find her all that funny most of the time and Mrs. G is a better role model for her girls than Nell was (save running off to Africa). Gimme a Break, IMO, is a poor ripoff of Facts of Life.

I think TV started to decline during the mid 1980s. In my opinion many of the best shows of that decade started in the 1970s. 1980s television overall is pleasant but really not that special.Still though it's much better than modern TV. No contest there.

No, that's not where the comparison ends. The difference being that Gimme a Break had lousy writing and cast, and FOL had better writing and a better cast. While Nell Carter in real life is a good person, I don't find her all that funny most of the time and Mrs. G is a better role model for her girls than Nell was (save running off to Africa). Gimme a Break, IMO, is a poor ripoff of Facts of Life.


But you stated that GAB was a carbon copy of FOL. I don't see that they're cobon copies of each other and I was asking if you could explain why you thought so.

I DO agree with you that GAB had lousy writing, especially when compared to FOL, which is probably why FOL lasted many seasons longer. I just don't see how GAB was a "ripoff of Facts of Life". The 2 are very different shows.

I agree completely. Many 80's sitcoms I loved watching as a teen when they aired are just ghastly tuning into 3 decades later. The 60's & 70's sitcoms however, surprisingly hold up much better in comparison.

Most sitcoms from the 60's still hold up today because the shows were made with care and well produced. And for the most part, the actors in these shows portrayed likable characters. Watching a 1960's sitcom is like having a visit with old friends.

The 1970's is when moral decay started popping up in sitcoms, due partly to Norman Lear. When All In The Family went on the air, arguing and fighting was suddenly accepted behavior, and controversial topics became the source for comedy. I will watch All In The Family once in a while but it's not high on my list of favorite shows. I like One Day At A Time, but that's mostly because I was completely in love with Bonnie Franklin when she had the longer hair, as seen in my avatar picture. :eyes: Mary Hartman was a good show for it's first season, episodes 1 to 130, but then different writers took over, the series went into decline and no longer resembled what it was during that brilliant first season. Too bad.

The Brady Bunch is probably my favorite 1970's sitcom, probably because it retains the quality of a 1960's sitcom but also has a 70's vibe.

Example of the 70s Brady Bunch vibe: the orange kitchen counter, backsplash, etc.

But you stated that GAB was a carbon copy of FOL. I don't see that they're cobon copies of each other and I was asking if you could explain why you thought so.

I DO agree with you that GAB had lousy writing, especially when compared to FOL, which is probably why FOL lasted many seasons longer. I just don't see how GAB was a "ripoff of Facts of Life". The 2 are very different shows.

GAB most notably tried for the same 'shock factor" FOL did, but FOL did it with more class. I can't stand GAB.

I'm just glad they are moving the less-popular "new" shows to overnights. AntennaTV has a history of abandoning shows before they complete a full cycle.

GAB most notably tried for the same 'shock factor" FOL did, but FOL did it with more class. I can't stand GAB.

I’ve never seen Gimme A Break and I would like to see it sometime but it doesn’t look anything like Facts of Life. I never would have thought it was anything like it.

I’ve never seen Gimme A Break and I would like to see it sometime but it doesn’t look anything like Facts of Life. I never would have thought it was anything like it.

I've seen Gimme a Break on Antenna many times, and it is basically a poor Facts of Life wannabe show. Pathetic show, don't like it, I would avoid it. Horribly dated, ghastly acting and poor cast, great theme song though.

I've seen Gimme a Break on Antenna many times, and it is basically a poor Facts of Life wannabe show. Pathetic show, don't like it, I would avoid it. Horribly dated, ghastly acting and poor cast, great theme song though.


I see it totally different!! I love this show. :) I think it it really funny! :D . The acting isn't that great I admit, but that is part of the fun! It's campy!! :) And I don't see any similarities with the Facts of Life :confused: ( which to me is an OK show, but I find it kind of boring, can take or leave it) Gimme a break is a hoot, a really fun show! :D And Antenna is showing the later seasons now, I love Julie's new Hubby Jonathan, he's so funny in a Jack Tripper physical ,slapstick humor kind of way! :D And he's a cute Jewish boy , good addition to the cast! :)

I see it totally different!! I love this show. :) I think it it really funny! :D . The acting isn't that great I admit, but that is part of the fun! It's campy!! :) And I don't see any similarities with the Facts of Life :confused: ( which to me is an OK show, but I find it kind of boring, can take or leave it) Gimme a break is a hoot, a really fun show! :D And Antenna is showing the later seasons now, I love Julie's new Hubby Jonathan, he's so funny in a Jack Tripper physical ,slapstick humor kind of way! :D And he's a cute Jewish boy , good addition to the cast! :)

I'm the opposite. I don't like Gimme a Break. It isn't funny, it's worse than campy, and the acting is the worst I have ever seen. Julie and Jonathan are crap characters who add nothing to the cast. And also, a police chief as part of the main cast which added endlessly pointless storylines to death. At least Facts of Life was fresh, funny and witty and with great,classy acting! Can't stand GAB, Julie and Jonathan especially. Just eww on them. They look atrocious and their voices shriek.

I'm the opposite. I don't like Gimme a Break. It isn't funny, it's worse than campy, and the acting is the worst I have ever seen. Julie and Jonathan are crap characters who add nothing to the cast. And also, a police chief as part of the main cast which added endlessly pointless storylines to death. At least Facts of Life was fresh, funny and witty and with great,classy acting! Can't stand GAB, Julie and Jonathan especially. Just eww on them. They look atrocious and their voices shriek.



WOW !!! OK ! :eek::(

WOW !!! OK ! :eek::(

I'm sorry if I offended you, I just really don't like Gimme a Break. It's not like Webster where it kinda bores me but more like it isn't unique. It's just dated. I get blunt sometimes.

I'm sorry if I offended you, I just really don't like Gimme a Break. It's not like Webster where it kinda bores me but more like it isn't unique. It's just dated. I get blunt sometimes.


No!! Don't worry, you didn't offend me! ;) It'not like I'm the Writer,an Actor, Producer or Director on Gimme a break! :lol:

Just I'm a fan and I think you are a bit too critical on this fun, silly show! ;) :D

I wouldn't go as far as Svenfan, but I tried six episodes of Gimme a Break a few years ago on some other station. Some of this board had been raving about it but I wasn't impressed, there are several other 80s sitcoms that I like better.

:yeahthat

I'm surprised that people like that show.

I watched both GAB and FOL for the first time in their entirety in the past few years, and agree neither has aged well and I don't intend on watching either again. However, in terms of relative quality I enjoyed GAB more, as the storyline changed drastically over time (Chief's death, girls move out, Nell adopts Joey) which gave it at least a sense of realism. FOL went on at least four seasons too long with a lot of boring and pointless plotlines and new characters who added absolutely nothing (Andy, George, Pippa, etc). With GAB I found the Joey/Matthew storyline at the end of the series much more engaging than anything from the last 4 or 5 seasons of FOL.

I have Facts of Life complete on DVD and love it. I occasionally watch it on Me if I’m around and I watched part of a Decades binge marathon of it back in February. I wonder if I would like Gimme a Break and if it would be worth buying the complete DVD set from VEI?

To those comparing Facts of Life to Gimme a Break. I'm really confused as to just WHAT the comparisons are that make it similar sitcoms? I just don't see it and would love someone to enlighten me on WHY they think the shows are similar.

Facts of Life dealt mainly with the issues of 4 teen girls coming of age from high school to college years whereas Gimme a Break mainly dealt with Nell Harper's adventures being the housekeeper of a family. SHE was the star whereas Facts of Life was an ensemble cast.

Gimme a Break really didn't focus on the kids as much as it did Nell and her issues. The ONLY similarity I can find is that both shows had a person who was a "mother figure" to teenage girls (Mrs. Garrett and Nell).

But that's where the similarity ends imo. What am I missing here?

Yikes...makes no difference to me since I DVR everything.

But I wonder what their then new lineup several months ago "The Hogan Family", "Murphy Brown", "Growing Pains" numbers pulled in...obviously not great.

For the most part, they've always been "syndication losers" with the exception of maybe "Growing Pains".

Seems weird CBS is bringing back "Murphy Brown", in which they will obviously spend millions promoting for the 2018 season.

And yet, nobody cares about the original series anymore.

Maybe?

Regardless, this is disappointing....just hope they don't revert to free domain crap and send us all of into Westerns so they don't have to pay anyone.

Who knows then....?

Maybe, they'll bring back the actual "Goldbergs" and other crap we can already get for free on a ROKU or a Fire Stick.

Or Youtube???

What's so weird is how this network could even fail?

One thing about Antenna TV & Me TV The Shows that got moved into the latenight timeslots on the east coast but are the primetime shows for the west coast.Perhaps with it being Summertime Antenna TV thought younger people will be staying up later to watch on the East Coast.Just a thought I might be wrong.

I read that Small Wonder will be reduced to Sunday showings only.

I have Facts of Life complete on DVD and love it. I occasionally watch it on Me if I’m around and I watched part of a Decades binge marathon of it back in February. I wonder if I would like Gimme a Break and if it would be worth buying the complete DVD set from VEI?

I mean, you might like it. But I would avoid spending money on that set.

Yikes...makes no difference to me since I DVR everything.

But I wonder what their then new lineup several months ago "The Hogan Family", "Murphy Brown", "Growing Pains" numbers pulled in...obviously not great.

For the most part, they've always been "syndication losers" with the exception of maybe "Growing Pains".

Seems weird CBS is bringing back "Murphy Brown", in which they will obviously spend millions promoting for the 2018 season.

And yet, nobody cares about the original series anymore.

Maybe?

Regardless, this is disappointing....just hope they don't revert to free domain crap and send us all of into Westerns so they don't have to pay anyone.

Who knows then....?

Maybe, they'll bring back the actual "Goldbergs" and other crap we can already get for free on a ROKU or a Fire Stick.

Or Youtube???

What's so weird is how this network could even fail?Murphy Brown is only moving an hour later, to 11PM leading into Johnny Carson. That's a lot better deal than Growing Pains, Head of the Class, The Hogan Family, and Silver Spoons got, being sent to graveyard slots.

Murphy Brown is only moving an hour later, to 11PM leading into Johnny Carson. That's a lot better deal than Growing Pains, Head of the Class, The Hogan Family, and Silver Spoons got, being sent to graveyard slots.

And plus Murphy Brown still has its 5PM Weekend timeslot too.

So the only show leaving is Small Wonder?

So the only show leaving is Small Wonder?

No. Small Wonder stays on Sundays.

So nothing is leaving then?

I see it totally different!! I love this show. :) I think it it really funny! :D . The acting isn't that great I admit, but that is part of the fun! It's campy!! :) And I don't see any similarities with the Facts of Life :confused: ( which to me is an OK show, but I find it kind of boring, can take or leave it) Gimme a break is a hoot, a really fun show! :D And Antenna is showing the later seasons now, I love Julie's new Hubby Jonathan, he's so funny in a Jack Tripper physical ,slapstick humor kind of way! :D And he's a cute Jewish boy , good addition to the cast! :)
I agree! But I've never seen the later seasons.

I agree! But I've never seen the later seasons.


The later seasons were horrible. Especially when the daughters left the show and Nell and Joey moved to NYC.

right now ken berry is on this one he soppose be alien from zoren

Antenna thinks Webster is a better choice for 5:30 than Hogan Family? Odd.

Antenna thinks Webster is a better choice for 5:30 than Hogan Family? Odd.
It's so they can keep the black sitcoms together I guess

right now ken berry is on this one he soppose be alien from zoren


I know!! I could only watch 15 minutes cause I had to leave for work! :( :p Tomorrow and Friday and can watch the whole show! ;)

they cut some out i had to see the dvd version of it so funny couldnt stop laughing,i also wondering where did sam go?

Sitcomsonline ought to correct their blog post--Small Wonder remains in the schedule, Sundays at 9:30 am.

Sitcomsonline ought to correct their blog post--Small Wonder remains in the schedule, Sundays at 9:30 am.


Since i'm still sleeping at that time, it can stay there forever lol.

Sitcomsonline ought to correct their blog post--Small Wonder remains in the schedule, Sundays at 9:30 am.
12:30 PM Eastern

Does anyone know why Antenna TV is going to be off the air for a full day from 6AM Eastern time on May 31st, to 6AM Eastern time on June 1st? That is what the on line schedule currently shows on their website, it says "SIGN OFF" on the schedule for that 24 hour period. What is up with that?? :crazy: :confused:

Does anyone know why Antenna TV is going to be off the air for a full day from 6AM Eastern time on May 31st, to 6AM Eastern time on June 1st? That is what the on line schedule currently shows on their website, it says "SIGN OFF" on the schedule for that 24 hour period. What is up with that?? :crazy: :confused:


That's weird! I just went and saw that. If you have Facebook (I don't) try going to their page and asking them. They usually reply quickly and hopefully they'll give you an answer.

I keep my TV on Antenna TV all day long and I would've thought I lost the channel when it signs off for that day. It must be something technical that they have to be off the air because i'd think they'd just run a marathon if no one is there.....Like that 4 day All in the Family Thanksgiving marathon that drove me up the wall.

I guess i'll just switch over to Get TV channel that day.

My Tivo guide is showing a normal schedule for May 31st and June 1st.

maybe its a mistake

That's weird! I just went and saw that. If you have Facebook (I don't) try going to their page and asking them. They usually reply quickly and hopefully they'll give you an answer.

I keep my TV on Antenna TV all day long and I would've thought I lost the channel when it signs off for that day. It must be something technical that they have to be off the air because i'd think they'd just run a marathon if no one is there.....Like that 4 day All in the Family Thanksgiving marathon that drove me up the wall.

I guess i'll just switch over to Get TV channel that day.

I just noticed that their schedule now shows programs listed on May 31st, the "SIGN OFF" is now gone. So whatever it was, it seems that things are back to normal.

I just noticed that their schedule now shows programs listed on May 31st, the "SIGN OFF" is now gone. So whatever it was, it seems that things are back to normal.

That's good.

Antenna TV is not bringing the Saturday summerthons back this year, they mentioned that on their Facebook page in response to some comments. Surprising, but at least that means Jack Benny gets to keep its primetime slot longer.

Antenna TV is not bringing the Saturday summerthons back this year, they mentioned that on their Facebook page in response to some comments. Surprising, but at least that means Jack Benny gets to keep its primetime slot longer.

I wasn't a big fan of the summerthon so i'm glad it's not returning. Also, I really enjoy the Saturday evening lineup of the old b&w classics. They play way too early in the morning for me on the weekdays so Sat evening is when I get to see them.

I agree cfr1970!!!!

Make it 3! They ought to find an old, rare classic and put it at 6, and make a whole evening of it.

Make it 3! They ought to find an old, rare classic and put it at 6, and make a whole evening of it.


I would love to see Bachelor Father come back for that time spot.

YES!

YES!
I was mad, i just started getting into the show just for them to take it off.

Antenna TV is not bringing the Saturday summerthons back this year, they mentioned that on their Facebook page in response to some comments. Surprising, but at least that means Jack Benny gets to keep its primetime slot longer.

I wonder why that is?

Silver Spoons will be Antenna TV's Father's Day marathon this year. It is a refreshing change from Father's Knows Best that aired several years.

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2018/05/antenna-tvs-dads-day-out-silver-spoons.html

Make it 3! They ought to find an old, rare classic and put it at 6, and make a whole evening of it.


...or even better, a whole channel!


That reminds me that, a few months ago, there was talk on here about Antenna TV launching a new channel which is going to be called Antenna TV Classics which would feature shows like Bachelor Father and a few of the older shows that Antenna TV currently airs. But lately, that talk has become very quiet and I was wondering if that idea has been scrapped altogether (which would be really dumb) or if there is more information coming soon but it has yet to surface. Can anyone provide an update on this? Thank you.

I heard of Bachelor Father but never saw an episode of this show and really want to see it now. I went to it's Wikipedia page and see Antenna TV aired it until 2015. It doesn't seem to be on DVD so I hope it comes back to Antenna TV one day. I agree it would fit nicely in their Saturday evening lineup.

Antenna skipped a lot of BF episodes, especially in the later seasons. I think it's due to music rights issues.

I heard of Bachelor Father but never saw an episode of this show and really want to see it now. I went to it's Wikipedia page and see Antenna TV aired it until 2015. It doesn't seem to be on DVD so I hope it comes back to Antenna TV one day. I agree it would fit nicely in their Saturday evening lineup.


If you like, you can watch the show online and see what you think:

Bachelor Father - 18 episodes (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/BachelorFather.html)

I seriously would like to know why there's 2 episodes of Coach from 10-11pm when it should have been Becker and Wings. Don't get me wrong, I like Coach, but not that much! Geez. I also think Gimme a Break should be gone next time they change the schedule.

I like the Coach hour at 10, it has been really nice to have in primetime. It lasted 9 seasons, plenty of episodes to have the whole hour. Coach is a lot better than higher profile 90s sitcoms like Friends, Roseanne, The Simpsons, and Seinfeld.

Does Antenna TV have a summer schedule out yet?

I like the Coach hour at 10, it has been really nice to have in primetime. It lasted 9 seasons, plenty of episodes to have the whole hour. Coach is a lot better than higher profile 90s sitcoms like Friends, Roseanne, The Simpsons, and Seinfeld.

I disagree. I'd rather see stuff like Becker and Wings, or if they still had the rights the better show Evening Shade. Roseanne, Friends, Seinfeld, etc. are better than Coach.

Does Antenna TV have a summer schedule out yet?

Yes. This is the summer schedule.

Yes. This is the summer schedule.

Thank you Sven. :wave:

Looks like Antenna TV is increasing the amount of commercial time during the programs, as if there wasn't enough commercial time already. :rolleyes:

When I first started recording The Joey Bishop Show, the episodes had 7 minutes of commercial time. Now I notice that the commercial time has been increased to 8 minutes. I don't think the episodes have had any additional cuts/edits done to them, but what might be happening is the episodes are speeded up/time compressed so the scoundrels at Antenna can sneak in another minute of commercial time. :mad:

All of these retro TV channels are quickly becoming unwatchable with all the nonsense they pull. I'm glad I have DVD's of most of my favorite shows and I don't have to rely that much on the retro channels.

I disagree. I'd rather see stuff like Becker and Wings, or if they still had the rights the better show Evening Shade.I don't care much for Becker. Primetime improved when Coach replaced it. Evening Shade never aired on weekdays, too much of its episodes were not available to Antenna.

I don't care much for Becker. Primetime improved when Coach replaced it. Evening Shade never aired on weekdays, too much of its episodes were not available to Antenna.

I love Becker, really underrated sitcom. Evening Shade aired late at night at one point, 5 days a week.