Almost no changes.

The Monkees on Sunday afternoons as previously announced.

Collector's Call on Sunday evenings at 10pm.

Carol Burnett & Friends will be replaced by The Carol Burnett Show on weekdays (which I think means we're going to see some previously unsyndicated sketches, much like they've done with The Lost Honeymooners on Decades) and it will also air on Sundays after Collector's Call.

FULL SCHEDULE: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NCESwAwkLhpO5L5M1fNvqVPePulB5LSH

So does that mean Touched By An Angel is officially off the MeTV schedule then?

So does that mean Touched By An Angel is officially off the MeTV schedule then?

Yes.

Yes.

Thank you. At least I have a Start TV affiliate so I can watch the show there.

Hardly any changes. When I saw "The Carol Burnett Show" I got excited for a moment thinking it was the actual hour long shows lol.

From Looking at this news artcle https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/carol-burnett-show-cbs-multicast-rights-1202664856/

It sound like Carol Burnett show will be on METV and AntennaTV

Hardly any changes. When I saw "The Carol Burnett Show" I got excited for a moment thinking it was the actual hour long shows lol.

Yeah it's still a 30 minute show, but it might be rarely seen sketches at least.

Lame and pathetic as always. This channel has no variety just keeping the same shows in the same spots for years and hardly ever making any changes. This whole ratings business is just dumb. They should not be going by ratings for reruns. You go by ratings for new current shows on regular networks like CBS, NBC, ABC. Not for reruns on a retro network that will just get run into the ground and stale quickly doing this.

Yeah it's still a 30 minute show, but it might be rarely seen sketches at least.

Including the music would probably skyrocket the cost. So this is probably a half hour repackaging from all the DVDs that have come out.

It might be a MeTV homemade job. Maybe they worked a deal with Time-Life.

Lame and pathetic as always. This channel has no variety just keeping the same shows in the same spots for years and hardly ever making any changes. This whole ratings business is just dumb. They should not be going by ratings for reruns. You go by ratings for new current shows on regular networks like CBS, NBC, ABC. Not for reruns on a retro network that will just get run into the ground and stale quickly doing this.

Unfortunately better ratings translate into higher ad rates. Thus, same-old, same-old. There was a fairly recent thread on here which showed they're beating a lot of cable networks now, the likes of TV Land and Nick at times, IIRC.

Unfortunately better ratings translate into higher ad rates. Thus, same-old, same-old. There was a fairly recent thread on here which showed they're beating a lot of cable networks now, the likes of TV Land and Nick at times, IIRC.

Do you have a link to the thread?

Whoa! I found it pretty quickly...

http://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=378421&highlight=ratings

The first post has another link that shows full details.

My bad...Nick is above MeTV.

But if you look at the full list there are MANY cable networks they are beating.

Including the music would probably skyrocket the cost. So this is probably a half hour repackaging from all the DVDs that have come out.

It might be a MeTV homemade job. Maybe they worked a deal with Time-Life.

These are from CBS Television Distribution who owns the rights now.

Whoa! I found it pretty quickly...

http://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=378421&highlight=ratings

The first post has another link that shows full details.

Thanks!

https://antennatv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Antenna_TV_2ndQ_2019.pdf

LEAVING: Small Wonder

No changes, except Gimme a Break replaces both airings of Small Wonder Sundays at noon.

Glad to see "My Three Sons" is still on. I've been trying to capture the whole series (except Seasons 01 & 02, which are on DVD). Can't wait to hopefully have all the episodes!

Including the music would probably skyrocket the cost. So this is probably a half hour repackaging from all the DVDs that have come out.

It might be a MeTV homemade job. Maybe they worked a deal with Time-Life.

Or, it could be the Time-Life infomercial. ;)

I literally only watch MeTV for WKRP in Cincinnati on Weeknights & Svengoolie on Saturdays. Thankfully, Svengoolie is having some new shows this month including "It Came from Beneath the Sea" (this Saturday), "4D Man" (3/16), and the Vincent Price classic "House of Wax" (not in 3D, though!) (3/30). It's always an awesome month when there are 5 Svens! :)

I'm going to try and record The Monkees 1st season episodes from MeTV since the 1st season DVD from Eagle Rock seems to have gone out of print. So now whenever the 1st season pops up for sale on Amazon or Ebay, the price is unreasonably high. The 2nd season DVD can currently still be bought at a decent price so I ordered that one.

MeTV does make some edits to The Monkees episodes, but it doesn't seem to be too big of a deal and there are no credit crunches so that's a positive. I receive MeTV in widescreen with the black bars at the top and bottom, that I'm not happy about but can live with it.

Yes, one thing I've found collecting Paul Lynde episodes from Antenna--if you want to get the whole episode, you get a pretty lousy episode to archive with the credit crunches, with the show you're wanting split-screened with the previous show at the beginning and the next show at the end. However, their business isn't to make sure we can record a clean copy.

I'm also recording the Paul Lynde shows from Antenna TV, so far I have nine episodes recorded, ten episodes still to record unless Antenna adds more episodes which hopefully they will. I agree the credit crunches on Antenna are a pain in the ass but currently it's the only way to collect the Paul Lynde episodes because the series hasn't been released on DVD.

Right, beggars can't be choosers. If not for Antenna, there would be nothing for this show.

https://antennatv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Antenna_TV_2ndQ_2019.pdf

LEAVING: Small Wonder

No changes, except Gimme a Break replaces both airings of Small Wonder Sundays at noon.

Strange, I could have sworn I made this its own topic

I’ll be curious to see what CBSTD has done with “Carol Burnett”. I believe her own production company previously distributed CB & Friends, but she cut a deal with CBS to leverage more of the library and distribute it (and re-edit the episodes).

Hardly any changes. When I saw "The Carol Burnett Show" I got excited for a moment thinking it was the actual hour long shows lol.
yea, so did I. But it's not; o well.

I’m so fn sick of the crap westerns. They need to go NOW!

I’m so fn sick of the crap westerns. They need to go NOW!

Yes please.

I wholeheartedly agree with removing some, or all, of the westerns. Westerns take up 4 hours of the broadcast day on weekdays; on Saturday's, westerns take up 10 hours of the broadcast day. Why would you waste 10 hours on westerns?

Has everyone noticed how Me-TV used to switch their schedule up drastically almost every quarter years ago? Now they may make 1 or 2 changes every quarter. That's ridiculous. As an example, look at Me-TV's fall schedule from 2015:

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/metv-changes-effective-8-31.352307/

Just LOOK at how many changes there are. There are so many. That's how a schedule change should be, not 2 changes total.

Me-TV has basically had the same schedule for almost 1 year. That is just amusing. And who remembers that horrendous idea for airing 3 HOURS of "Gilligan's Island" on Sunday's?

THE MONKEES played for YEARS on ANTENNA-TV show I don't see the big deal with MeTV getting the show - especially the same old syndication prints that have been used since the 1980's remaster. (some have alternate songs from the repeat airings from the summer of '67 or the Saturday AM reruns on CBS in the late 1960's-early 1970's)

Time for a new set of syndication masters to be made from the HD transfers - even edited they would be an upgrade.

No old Screen Gems shows have ever been upgraded, except possibly the Partridge Family and some of Donna Reed that Sony lost the rights to.

I wholeheartedly agree with removing some, or all, of the westerns. Westerns take up 4 hours of the broadcast day on weekdays; on Saturday's, westerns take up 10 hours of the broadcast day. Why would you waste 10 hours on westerns?

Westerns have always done well in syndication - they get steady viewership and ratings - plus TRACKDOWN has rarely been seen in syndication in the last few years so they are getting good mileage out of it.

It's not a waste if it gets viewers.

No old Screen Gems shows have ever been upgraded, except possibly the Partridge Family and some of Donna Reed that Sony lost the rights to.

Technically, when they colorized The B&W I DREAM OF JEANNIE and BEWITCHED episodes those were "upgraded" :)

THE MONKEES played for YEARS on ANTENNA-TV show I don't see the big deal with MeTV getting the show - especially the same old syndication prints that have been used since the 1980's remaster. (some have alternate songs from the repeat airings from the summer of '67 or the Saturday AM reruns on CBS in the late 1960's-early 1970's)

Time for a new set of syndication masters to be made from the HD transfers - even edited they would be an upgrade.

Not really a "big deal" because MeTV is now airing The Monkees, but with Peter Tork passing away recently, the group is having a surge in popularity. There was also a popularity surge a few years ago after Davy Jones passed away.

I wholeheartedly agree with removing some, or all, of the westerns. Westerns take up 4 hours of the broadcast day on weekdays; on Saturday's, westerns take up 10 hours of the broadcast day. Why would you waste 10 hours on westerns?

Has everyone noticed how Me-TV used to switch their schedule up drastically almost every quarter years ago? Now they may make 1 or 2 changes every quarter. That's ridiculous. As an example, look at Me-TV's fall schedule from 2015:

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/metv-changes-effective-8-31.352307/

Just LOOK at how many changes there are. There are so many. That's how a schedule change should be, not 2 changes total.

Me-TV has basically had the same schedule for almost 1 year. That is just amusing. And who remembers that horrendous idea for airing 3 HOURS of "Gilligan's Island" on Sunday's?

I agree with all this. Way too many westerns. I don’t see how they get such high ratings. But that’s all MeTV cares about. High ratings means lazy programming and more money. Last summer, they didn’t even do a Summer of Me like they used to. And I love Gilligan’s Island but I think three hours is a bit too much. Showing one hour Saturday and one hour Sunday would be better. And Mash has held the same spot ever since the national launch of MeTV began. At least it’s dinner time for most. And that stupid Hogan’s Heroes has been hogging the same spot for almost four years and for some dumb reason they have to show two episodes when the show only ran for six seasons. Why not show two episodes of The Jeffersons or My Three Sons instead considering those lasted much longer and have lots more episodes? Andy Griffith has also been in the same spot too long. It’s a great show, but their problem is they only show Seasons 1-5. Don’t get me wrong, the black and white ones with Barney were the best, but the color ones from 6-8 weren’t so bad either like many people make them out to be and in my opinion you should run a program all the way through and not skip seasons like that. And what was the point of them even acquiring Green Acres if they’re only going to show two episodes a week in the very early hours of Saturday morning? That was just dumb too. The schedules of 2018 and 2019 on this network have been absolute garbage. Hardly any changes ever made in more and hardly any variety.

And I wish MeTV could use aquired Moesha, since it’s a CBS show, and shown it right after The Jeffersons but Bounce picked it up instead and they crunch credits now. All of these OTA classic channels have gone way downhill.

I’m so fn sick of the crap westerns. They need to go NOW!

I don't like the westerns either but as long as they draw good ratings they will probably remain on the schedule. There's a certain segment of the population that loves those westerns.

I don't like the westerns either but as long as they draw good ratings they will probably remain on the schedule. There's a certain segment of the population that loves those westerns.

They should start a second channel called MeToo like they had at one time locally in Chicago. One channel can show all sitcoms and the other can show all westerns and dramas.

In a way Me TV does have a Me TV Too it’s Decades.

Me TV does show Comedy & Drama & E/I & it’s first original programming but it’s mainly Westerns & SCI-Fi Programming.

As Decades Show mainly Sitcoms & Variety Programming.

P.S. I don’t understand why Me TV doesn’t show Leave it To Beaver in Prime time & or Sunday’s. Yet Yet Leave It To Beaver does well on Antenna TV but does not have the rights.

In a way Me TV does have a Me TV Too it’s Decades.

Me TV does show Comedy & Drama & E/I & it’s first original programming but it’s mainly Westerns & SCI-Fi Programming.

As Decades Show mainly Sitcoms & Variety Programming.

P.S. I don’t understand why Me TV doesn’t show Leave it To Beaver in Prime time & or Sunday’s. Yet Yet Leave It To Beaver does well on Antenna TV but does not have the rights.

Leave it to Beaver usually switches between Antenna and Me every two years but for some reason this time has stayed on Me. I agree I wish Me would show it in prime time instead of in that awful 7AM slot. But at least Me doesn’t crunch credits.

They should start a second channel called MeToo like they had at one time locally in Chicago. One channel can show all sitcoms and the other can show all westerns and dramas.

Call it anything BUT MeToo...lol.

i miss that channel decades soon as it became smat tv it got good

Call it anything BUT MeToo...lol.

True.

If there's ever a MeToo network, it's programming will be waaaaay different then what thebigcookie is suggesting.

They should start a second channel called MeToo like they had at one time locally in Chicago. One channel can show all sitcoms and the other can show all westerns and dramas.

MeToo is now defunct but I remember that channel. ThisTV is another channel under the MeTV banner, ThisTV is mostly for movies and that channel is still going. I wouldn't mind having the Decades channel but as far as I know my cable service doesn't offer it.

True.

If there's ever a MeToo network, it's programming will be waaaaay different then what thebigcookie is suggesting.

Yep, unfortunately the phrase MeToo has a different meaning today. :rolleyes: :lol:

MeToo is now defunct but I remember that channel. ThisTV is another channel under the MeTV banner, ThisTV is mostly for movies and that channel is still going. I wouldn't mind having the Decades channel but as far as I know my cable service doesn't offer it.

ThisTV is now owned by Tribune. Weigel relinquished ownership to Tribune in 2013. ThisTV crunches credits in the same fashion as Decades does in which the theme song is played at full volume and the credits are readable.

ThisTV is now owned by Tribune. Weigel relinquished ownership to Tribune in 2013. ThisTV crunches credits in the same fashion as Decades does in which the theme song is played at full volume and the credits are readable.

So ThisTV is now under the ownership of the Tribune Corp. I wasn't aware of that, thanks for sharing the information.

I don’t get This anymore but there’s really nothing on it that interests me. I just wish Decades hadn’t moved to that weak low powered station because it is so hard to get.

I found The Monkees season 1 DVD set on ebay for a decent price, so I purchased it and now I don't have to record the episodes from MeTV. At this time, the only thing I'm recording from TV are The Paul Lynde Show episodes from Antenna TV. I have 10 episodes recorded, 9 left to go, 7 episodes still missing. Hopefully, Antenna will eventually add those 7 missing episodes but if not I'll just record the shows they have.

True.

If there's ever a MeToo network, it's programming will be waaaaay different then what thebigcookie is suggesting.

Before H & I went National it was the MeTV too in Local Chicago area

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb5dKN5WKjY

ThisTV is now owned by Tribune. Weigel relinquished ownership to Tribune in 2013. ThisTV crunches credits in the same fashion as Decades does in which the theme song is played at full volume and the credits are readable.

When Tribune Took over This TV is when Weigel and Fox Launched Movies!

According to an onair promo The Facts Of Life will have a Marathon on Me TV April 7, Sunday from 5pm-10pm.

I wish MeTV would bring back Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. Those are two very, very popular sitcoms. It's surprising that they haven't brought them back, but instead would rather have repeats of Hogan's Heroes.

I miss Last Laugh on Sundays. They should’ve kept that and started it earlier.

I miss Last Laugh on Sundays. They should’ve kept that and started it earlier.

I would love to see them bring back their sitcom block on Sundays... that would really give them something to compete with... something like this:

12-2PM The Brady Bunch Brunch
2-3PM Gilligan's Island
3-4PM The Monkees
4-6PM The Love Boat 2 hours
6-7PM Happy Days
7-8PM Laverne & Shirley
8-9PM I Love Lucy
9-9:30PM The Honeymooners
9:30-10PM The Odd Couple
10-10:30PM Cheers
10:30-11PM Taxi

...and so on. This is what I would call a good schedule for that.

I would love to see them bring back their sitcom block on Sundays... that would really give them something to compete with... something like this:

12-2PM The Brady Bunch Brunch
2-3PM Gilligan's Island
3-4PM The Monkees
4-6PM The Love Boat 2 hours
6-7PM Happy Days
7-8PM Laverne & Shirley
8-9PM I Love Lucy
9-9:30PM The Honeymooners
9:30-10PM The Odd Couple
10-10:30PM Cheers
10:30-11PM Taxi

...and so on. This is what I would call a good schedule for that.
Awesome schedule!

I wish MeTV would bring back Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. Those are two very, very popular sitcoms. It's surprising that they haven't brought them back, but instead would rather have repeats of Hogan's Heroes.I would think there is room for all three shows. Hogan's Heroes obviously does well in the 10PM hour to stay there this long, and I believe Me-TV is the only network currently showing that classic (unlike the fixture of their 7PM hour M*A*S*H). What Me TV needs most (besides coming to my area which will never happen :mad:), is cutting back on their multitude of afternoon westerns. Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley could each air for an hour from 4-6PM or 3-5PM. Leave the westerns to the bunches of other stations focusing on them like Encore Western, INSP (what a waste of a formerly great channel), and TV Land.

I would think there is room for all three shows. Hogan's Heroes obviously does well in the 10PM hour to stay there this long, and I believe Me-TV is the only network currently showing that classic (unlike the fixture of their 7PM hour M*A*S*H). What Me TV needs most (besides coming to my area which will never happen :mad:), is cutting back on their multitude of afternoon westerns. Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley could each air for an hour from 4-6PM or 3-5PM. Leave the westerns to the bunches of other stations focusing on them like Encore Western, INSP (what a waste of a formerly great channel), and TV Land.

They both should have primetime. Hogan can move to another channel. I agree about the westerns, but some I think only air on Me-TV like The Rifleman and Wagon Train.

You have some great Suggestions! If I can suggest having Leave It To Beaver at 5pm-6pm! Than I’m in!!

The biggest downfall to me for Me TV is I LOVE Sitcoms! Not a fan of Westerns & Dramas & Sci-Fi & E/I. Sadly the current line up is made up of mainly Westerns & Dramas & Sci-Fi & E/I.

We don’t get Decades Channel and it’s a disappointment as well! They carry mainly the Sitcoms. (The Honeymooners & Our Mrs.Brooks & I Love Lucy & The Donna Reed Show & Petticoat Junction & The Lucy Show & Family Affair & The Mary Tyler Moore Show & The Bob Newhart Show & Newhart)! Decades even has (Laugh-In & Ed Sullivan Show).

I do enjoy Me TV’s onair promos!

I have seen The Rifleman listed at times on INSP. They might as well change their name to Encore Western 2, the only thing I still watch there is The Waltons.

You have some great Suggestions! If I can suggest having Leave It To Beaver at 5pm-6pm! Than I’m in!!
Leave it to Beaver would be great in the 5PM hour, on Antenna TV if they could ever grab the rights back. When they had the show it was often in afternoons and early evenings, seems Me TV has mainly shoved it early mornings and not a full hour either.

Yes you are correct!! When I hear a Sitcom is going to Me TV I think oh no it’s going to be on during that 5AM-9AM or in the middle of the afternoons on Sunday’s. Currently though Leave It To Beaver airs on Me TV Monday’s-Friday’s 8AM-9AM.

I do agree with you I wish Leave It To Beaver would move back to Antenna TV.


In a Matter a fact I would suggest ANTENNA TV & ME TV Draft.

Mchale’s Navy would fit better on Me TV.
Leave It To Beaver is a better fit on Antenna TV.

My Three Sons would fit better on Antenna TV.
Father Knows Best would fit better on Me TV/Decades

The Donna Reed Show would fit better on Antenna TV.
Hazel would fit better on Me TV/Decades.

I Love Lucy would fit better on Antenna TV.
The Three Stooges would fit better on Me TV/Decades.

The Brady Bunch would fit on Antenna TV.
I Dream Of Jeannie would fit Me TV/Decades.

The Monkee’s should Return to Antenna TV.
The Partridge Family would fit Me TV/Decades.

Yes you are correct!! When I hear a Sitcom is going to Me TV I think oh no it’s going to be on during that 5AM-9AM or in the middle of the afternoons on Sunday’s. Currently though Leave It To Beaver airs on Me TV Monday’s-Friday’s 8AM-9AM.

I do agree with you I wish Leave It To Beaver would move back to Antenna TV.


In a Matter a fact I would suggest ANTENNA TV & ME TV Draft.

Mchale’s Navy would fit better on Me TV.
Leave It To Beaver is a better fit on Antenna TV.

My Three Sons would fit better on Antenna TV.
Father Knows Best would fit better on Me TV/Decades

The Donna Reed Show would fit better on Antenna TV.
Hazel would fit better on Me TV/Decades.

I Love Lucy would fit better on Antenna TV.
The Three Stooges would fit better on Me TV/Decades.

The Brady Bunch would fit on Antenna TV.
I Dream Of Jeannie would fit Me TV/Decades.

The Monkee’s should Return to Antenna TV.
The Partridge Family would fit Me TV/Decades.Leave it to Beaver instead of McHale's Navy, I Love Lucy instead of The Three Stooges, and My Three Sons instead of Father Knows Best would be excellent upgrades for Antenna TV. They might not even have the Three Stooges rights any more, hasn't been on their regular schedule for awhile and the Stooges used to get marathons but not any time recently. Does Me TV air The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour with I Love Lucy? Even if Antenna can't get I Love Lucy away from them, I don't know if the Comedy Hour would be a separate package available. If Antenna got My Three Sons, I would also like to see them air sometimes companion show Family Affair. One of the most underrated shows from the 60s. While I like I Dream of Jeannie, I have seen it a bunch over the years and could trade it for Family Affair. Brady Bunch is ok but I liked it more when I was younger, would prefer Happy Days coming over from Me TV now. Donna Reed would be interesting to see, but not at the expense of Hazel. That show seems to do fairly well for Antenna, has held on to the 11AM hour on weekdays for awhile. At one time The Monkees and The Partridge Family were both on Antenna, they were the station that aired the complete series Monkees marathon after the death of Davy Jones.

I myself would like to see some changes on MeTV but as I’ve said in the past obviously “Hogan’s Heroes” and “MASH” must do very well in their time slots because as we all know the television business (like any other) is run by the almighty dollar. I don’t care for westerns either but again they must be a good ratings draw which makes advertisers happy. That aside, I watch MeTV and Decades (when I can pick it up as it on a very low power station here) more than any other channel.

I kind of disagree with another poster (it might have been in this thread) when they said CBS might pull MASH and put it on CBS All Access. There's an awful lot of revenue to be lost by pulling MASH out of broadcast/cable syndication.

Leave it to Beaver instead of McHale's Navy, I Love Lucy instead of The Three Stooges, and My Three Sons instead of Father Knows Best would be excellent upgrades for Antenna TV. They might not even have the Three Stooges rights any more, hasn't been on their regular schedule for awhile and the Stooges used to get marathons but not any time recently. Does Me TV air The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour with I Love Lucy? Even if Antenna can't get I Love Lucy away from them, I don't know if the Comedy Hour would be a separate package available. If Antenna got My Three Sons, I would also like to see them air sometimes companion show Family Affair. One of the most underrated shows from the 60s. While I like I Dream of Jeannie, I have seen it a bunch over the years and could trade it for Family Affair. Brady Bunch is ok but I liked it more when I was younger, would prefer Happy Days coming over from Me TV now. Donna Reed would be interesting to see, but not at the expense of Hazel. That show seems to do fairly well for Antenna, has held on to the 11AM hour on weekdays for awhile. At one time The Monkees and The Partridge Family were both on Antenna, they were the station that aired the complete series Monkees marathon after the death of Davy Jones.

If Antenna TV got My Three Sons, I can almost guarantee they would air only the officially syndicated episodes, seasons 6 thru 10.

There was probably quite a bit of work that had to be done to get the other episodes (S1-5 and 11-12) up to even minimum broadcast standards. And I have to say, Seasons 11 and 12 still looked pretty bad. They need to be brought up to at least 1990s standards. The CBS syndication website still says there is no dubbing inventory for the non-syndicated seasons.

I agree about Donna Reed, if they could get Sony to bring seasons 6 and 7 up to 1990s broadcast standards, i.e. have some videotape dubbing inventory that could be used. If that were done, they could show seasons 6 thru 8. The rights to seasons 1 thru 5 are murky--I'm not sure what entity has the syndication rights--I doubt it's Sony, since their logo wasn't shown at the end of the MeTV airings. The Owen estate actually owns those episodes--maybe MeTV made arrangements thru the estate to air the episodes, and prepped them via the DVD sets.

I haven't seen My Three Sons much but have heard it is basically a show of two different eras. Sounds like the era I might like more (the William Frawley seasons) are the rarer ones. It is strange though that seasons 6-10 have already been in broadcast shape but 11 and 12 revert to earlier standards.

My Three Sons has a strange syndication history. Through sometime in maybe the 90s, seasons 6 through 10 and the first half of 11 were syndicated--all of that was mastered onto videotape. At some point after that, the first half of 11 was taken out of the package for unknown reasons. Since the first half of 11 had been mastered to videotape, they looked good on MeTV.

In the era of sending 16mm films around to local stations in the 70s, 1-5 and the other half of 11, and 12, were syndicated--they have very old Viacom logos at the end (the B/W ones were cut out, but the color ones survived on MeTV). The episodes in color are badly chopped up (edited). The B/W ones are edited, but not as badly.

As I said before, somebody needs to front for bringing these episodes up to standards. The color epsidoes, with the 16mm quality and bad edits, are a mess.

CBS can’t pull M*A*S*H; they don’t own it. It’s owned by 20th Century Fox, now part of Disney.

BTW, the first “Carol Burnett Show” that MeTV will air in two weeks (April 15) is the fourth episode of the first season, with guests Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, and Gloria Loring. Yes, these are half-hour cutdowns, but exciting to see such early episodes air again.

My Three Sons has a strange syndication history. Through sometime in maybe the 90s, seasons 6 through 10 and the first half of 11 were syndicated--all of that was mastered onto videotape. At some point after that, the first half of 11 was taken out of the package for unknown reasons. Since the first half of 11 had been mastered to videotape, they looked good on MeTV.

In the era of sending 16mm films around to local stations in the 70s, 1-5 and the other half of 11, and 12, were syndicated--they have very old Viacom logos at the end (the B/W ones were cut out, but the color ones survived on MeTV). The episodes in color are badly chopped up (edited). The B/W ones are edited, but not as badly.

As I said before, somebody needs to front for bringing these episodes up to standards. The color epsidoes, with the 16mm quality and bad edits, are a mess.

I have to agree. My Three Sons has the strangest syndication history of any show I’ve ever seen. I bought a “complete” set from iOffer back in 2005 or so and you can definitely tell that some episodes are 16mm prints made in the 1970s as they look terrible and have very bad edits.

I’m also unsure on The Donna Reed Show syndication history as it does seem murky as someone else mentioned here. Apparently seasons 6 and 7 just aren’t available for some reason? It would be nice to have complete remastered sets of both of these shows.

I have seen The Rifleman listed at times on INSP. They might as well change their name to Encore Western 2, the only thing I still watch there is The Waltons.

I don't watch INSP; not only do they crunch the credits-they make them REALLY SMALL, zoom them by at super speed and do all that during the last scene in the show!:mad:

If I was in charge of MeTV, I would do the following:

- Get rid of some of the Westerns and keep just one

- Get rid of MASH because it airs on way too many other channels

- Get rid of Hogan's Heroes because it’s been there in the same time slot for a really long time

If I was in charge of MeTV, I would do the following:

- Get rid of some of the Westerns and keep just one

- Get rid of MASH because it airs on way too many other channels

- Get rid of Hogan's Heroes because it’s been there in the same time slot for a really long time

I would do the same. I’m so ready for these shows to leave.

I don't think MeTV will be getting rid of MASH anytime soon, they just started airing newly remastered episodes in March. The picture looks great, though it's also been cropped to 16:9.

I don't think MeTV will be getting rid of MASH anytime soon, they just started airing newly remastered episodes in March. The picture looks great, though it's also been cropped to 16:9.

well, I don't care what it looks like since I won't be watching it because they're on season 5 now.

Looks like they made a small change to this schedule about two weeks ago and added a second Facts of Life episode right before the current one. So now there’s two back to back episodes in the early morning.

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what happend to diff rent strokes

It’s still in the same spot.

oh good thanks wish it be in the afternoon time

I wish they’d pick up a couple 80s/90s sitcoms like “Mr. Belvedere”, “Family Matters”, & “Newhart”.

Bring back “Happy Days” and air it weekdays!

I wish they’d pick up a couple 80s/90s sitcoms like “Mr. Belvedere”, “Family Matters”, & “Newhart”.

Bring back “Happy Days” and air it weekdays!

The funny thing is they have the rights to "Newhart" but instead of airing it on MeTV, they are airing it on Decades. Who has Decades? Air it on MeTV instead!

My MeTV has been out all day. Anyone else having this problem? I just have a black screen for the channel.

My MeTV has been out all day. Anyone else having this problem? I just have a black screen for the channel.

I'm not, no.

MeTV is fine, here, and was OK earlier today. Sounds like a local problem where you are.

Could it have something to do with the satellite or provider you have?

Could it have something to do with the satellite or provider you have?

All my other channels are fine, just MeTV is black.

All my other channels are fine, just MeTV is black.

That's odd it's happening to you for just that one channel and not the others. Hope you'll be able to get MeTV back again soon so you'll be able to watch it again.

I still can’t get MeTV but at least it’s no longer just a black screen. It says they’re aware of the problem and they’re fixing it.

I still can’t get MeTV but at least it’s no longer just a black screen. It says they’re aware of the problem and they’re fixing it.

That's good to hear.

My MeTV is still messed up on Directv. The screen still says “no need to call us we’re working on the problem.” I wonder how long this will last and what exactly is the problem.

My MeTV is still messed up on Directv. The screen still says “no need to call us we’re working on the problem.” I wonder how long this will last and what exactly is the problem.

Sorry to hear that. Too bad there's not a live stream so you can watch it.

I’m getting so annoyed about this. I’m not sure if it’s directv’s or my MeTV station’s fault but I still have no MeTV.

I’m getting so annoyed about this. I’m not sure if it’s directv’s or my MeTV station’s fault but I still have no MeTV.

I would call the local station that carries MeTV.

I contact the local channel whenever they have MeTV problems, and they're very cooperative here.

I would call the local station that carries MeTV.

I contact the local channel whenever they have MeTV problems, and they're very cooperative here.

That's what I would do as well.

My MeTV is still messed up on Directv. The screen still says “no need to call us we’re working on the problem.” I wonder how long this will last and what exactly is the problem.

This sounds fishy to me, maybe there is some dispute with DirecTV and MeTV which caused the channel to be pulled.

I would call the local station that carries MeTV.

I contact the local channel whenever they have MeTV problems, and they're very cooperative here.

I called both the station and directv today but it didn’t amount to anything. I just left a voicemail for the station and directv said they’d look into it.

I've left voicemails re Antenna TV and they don't do anything.

With WTHR and MeTV I sent a Contact via their website, and that worked with their varying problems. I will say a lot of "Contact Us" messages are ignored by varying businesses, though. I've seen MeTV down due to weather, but never for this long.

And just like that, I now have MeTV back!

Don't think it was already mentioned, but MeTV explains a little bit ago the new "Carol Burnett Show" starting tomorrow at 10:30PM EST then Mon at the typical 11PM EST.

https://www.metv.com/stories/metv-presents-early-episodes-of-the-carol-burnett-show-not-seen-in-tv-in-41-years

I'm going to have to assume that it's the older seasons without the musical numbers.

I have my OTA DVR setup as at the very least want to see what they look like, but I probably will keep them anyway.

I noticed some shows only air on a digitnet for so long then they go away, so nice to always have recordings.

Yes, I was looking at the TV Guide, and they are starting with Season 1:

Sun 10:30 S1/Ep03
Mon 11:00 S1/Ep04
Tue 11:00 S1/Ep07
Wed 11:00 S1/Ep09
Thu 11:00 S1/Ep10
Fri 11:00 S1/Ep11
Sun(21)10:30 S1/Ep12

They're probably skipping episodes when they can't time them correctly--maybe too much music and not enough comedy bits to fill the time.

The "new" Carol Burnett Show surprised me a little.

Wasn't expecting a cold open nor title cards between scenes like "Carol & Sis".

Only bummer is, I wish MeTV would go back to their old aspect ratio but that probably will never occur.

Her show as it originally aired had the cold open with her monologue and audience participation segment, followed by the theme. It’s only when they went to the CB & Friends format that they showed a standardized opening first.

I liked how they preserved the original opening and closing. And I was pleased by the picture quality - they must have taken care when they stored the videotapes.

And just like that, I now have MeTV back!

I had a good feeling that you would get it back!

I actually like “Collector’s Call” And hope it lasts. I enjoy seeing people’s collections of pop culture items. I’d love to see them do an episode with someone’s Dolly Parton collection.

I actually like “Collector’s Call” And hope it lasts. I enjoy seeing people’s collections of pop culture items. I’d love to see them do an episode with someone’s Dolly Parton collection.

I wish I could see the show, but our affiliates don't air it and they have local news on instead. At least I can see it online though.

I actually like “Collector’s Call” And hope it lasts. I enjoy seeing people’s collections of pop culture items. I’d love to see them do an episode with someone’s Dolly Parton collection.

I actually like it too. It's only one episode a week (taking up less than 1% of the schedule; the classic shows take up ~99% lol)!

Big changes coming to Me in two weeks. Check out the schedule!

Big changes coming to Me in two weeks. Check out the schedule!Any source?

EDIT: Me-TV’s online schedule goes out to May 5th. “The Dick Van Dyke Show” returns to Me-TV, airing from 10pm-11pm ET, replacing “Night Gallery”. “Thriller” will air from 2am-4am ET, replacing both 1 episode each of “The Fugitive” and “The Untouchables”.

Those are the only changes so far.

Will this New Schedule be Known as the Summer Of Me TV 2019? Or Quarter 2 Schedule changes?

Will this New Schedule be Known as the Summer Of Me TV 2019? Or Quarter 2 Schedule changes? I honestly have no clue. We should know tomorrow (unless Me-TV makes an announcement later today) what the weekday schedule will look like. Their online schedule only goes out to Sunday, May 5th so far.

Here's hoping they lose at least one western.

Me-TV is now showing on the front page of their website that Dick Van Dyke will be starting May 5th

I hope there's going to be some more returning shows besides The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Here's hoping they lose at least one western.

I hope so too and wish to see some new shows as well.

I hope so too and wish to see some new shows as well.

There will also be changas to the Sci-Fi schedule on Saturday night.

There will also be changas to the Sci-Fi schedule on Saturday night.

What changes will be happening?

I hope Hogan’s Heroes is leaving or at least moving to another spot.

I hope Hogan’s Heroes is leaving or at least moving to another spot.

I agree, its about the another classic show to be on 10/9c

What changes will be happening?

•"Star Trek" will be replacing "Lost in Space" at 10pm ET.
•"The Invaders" will be replacing "Star Trek" at 12am ET.
•"Lost in Space" will be replacing "Kolchak" at 1am ET.

•"Star Trek" will be replacing "Lost in Space" at 10pm ET.
•"The Invaders" will be replacing "Star Trek" at 12am ET.
•"Lost in Space" will be replacing "Kolchak" at 1am ET.

Thanks. Are there any other changes, or are those it?

Thanks. Are there any other changes, or are those it?

That's for Saturday. We'll know what other changes they're making tomorrow.

That's for Saturday. We'll know what other changes they're making tomorrow.

Oh okay then. So I'm assuming that this will be the summer schedule?

Oh okay then. So I'm assuming that this will be the summer schedule?

That's what I'm assuming, too.

That's what I'm assuming, too.

It should be interesting how the Summer Of Me will turn out to be this year. I wonder if there will be no host just like last year, or if there will be the return of one.

So they took off The Fugitive? :rolleyes:

Some possibilities for host:

Another of the Brady kids, like Maureen McCormick or Eve Plumb.

Ron Howard.

•"Star Trek" will be replacing "Lost in Space" at 10pm ET.
•"The Invaders" will be replacing "Star Trek" at 12am ET.
•"Lost in Space" will be replacing "Kolchak" at 1am ET.

Planet Of The Apes (tv series) replaces one hr of Alf at 5:00am est.

Some possibilities for host:

Another of the Brady kids, like Maureen McCormick or Eve Plumb.

Ron Howard.

I can see Ron or Maureen doing it, but not Eve.

Planet Of The Apes (tv series) replaces one hr of Alf at 5:00am est.

Will ALF still be on?

So they took off The Fugitive? :rolleyes:

It looks to be that way. :(

Any source?

EDIT: Me-TV’s online schedule goes out to May 5th. “The Dick Van Dyke Show” returns to Me-TV, airing from 10pm-11pm ET, replacing “Night Gallery”. “Thriller” will air from 2am-4am ET, replacing both 1 episode each of “The Fugitive” and “The Untouchables”.

Those are the only changes so far.

*Make that 11pm ET. Collector's Call and Carol Burnett remain in the 10pm hour.

The schedule for Monday, May 6th is available.

No changes.

what a letdown

So basically the addition of The Dick Van Dyke Show was a ploy to get more viewers to tune in for its original? Well I’m just very happy they are Returning The Dick Van Dyke Show! Hopefully if it does well they will add it to the Weeknight schedule! (Just like they added the addition of The Monkee’s to its Sunday line-up).

I can see them doing something like this though if The Dick Van Dyke is Succesful Monday’s-Friday’s 5AM-6AM The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Me TV really has shown a roller coaster ride...

Good added The Monkee’s
Than brought in a original

Than added Dick Van Dyke
yet only 2 airrings a week.

I’m happy though that Me TV is showing The Monkee’s & Dick Van Dyke

It looks to be that way. :(

not surprised since their sister channel; Decades also stopped showing it.

not surprised since their sister channel; Decades also stopped showing it.

I'm sure they lost the rights for it, so that's most likely why they can no longer show it anymore.

Nice to see The Dick Van Dyke Show return, but I'm surprised that there are no changes for Monday.

The 2 Dick Van Dyke episodes for 5/5 are Coast to Coast Big Mouth and That's My Boy?, which were colorized. Wonder if they have those versions.

Same crummy weekday schedule. But I might tune in for Dick Van Dyke on Sundays.

The schedule for Monday, May 6th is available.

No changes.

Maybe it starts the next week or something.

Maybe it starts the next week or something.

Didn't it get announced late last year or something?

What source tells us they are making M-F changes? Or are we looking for changes around Memorial Day for Summer of Me?

What source tells us they are making M-F changes? Or are we looking for changes around Memorial Day for Summer of Me?

I think last year, the changes were posted in May before Memorial Day.

I have created a new thread for MeTV summer 2019 discussion. (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=381491)

Does anybody have any idea exactly how many The Carol Burnett Shows that MeTV is going to air?

I had a power glitch due a storm on my DVR the first night so that episode is ruined and then some signal problem two other nights.

Just curious to find out when those episodes will mostly likely reair so I have all episodes without errors.

Does anybody have any idea exactly how many The Carol Burnett Shows that MeTV is going to air?

I had a power glitch due a storm on my DVR the first night so that episode is ruined and then some signal problem two other nights.

Just curious to find out when those episodes will mostly likely reair so I have all episodes without errors.

be the seasons 1-5 they are showing my guess after season 5 they will start over again.

as the Carol Burnett & Friends was from season 6-11

I’m enjoying the episodes of TCBS. I just wish they’d make new episodes from seasons 6-11 with more Mrs. Wiggins and The Family sketches that haven’t aired in years.