...what would you pick? Personally, I would prefer "Bachelor Father" (absolutely no chance of that) or more realistically "Gidget" (which I can actually see coming back for a summer run).

I would love to see Return to Antenna TV..

Leave It To Beaver
Bachelor Father
Mister Ed
The Patty Duke Show
The Monkee’s

Mr.Belvedere
Newhart

The Original One Day at the Time. It’s been a few years since Antenna TV last aired it.

Gidget

The Original One Day at the Time. It’s been a few years since Antenna TV last aired it.

Agreed! I'd love if they brought this back ! ;):wave:

I would love to see Return to Antenna TV..

Leave It To Beaver
Bachelor Father
Mister Ed
The Patty Duke Show
The Monkee’s

Mr.Belvedere
Newhart


Yeah Newhart and Mr. Belvedere ! And Mr. Ed too , but I thought Mr. Ed was on METV ? Patty Duke would be cool too ! ;)

These are four shows that used to air on Antenna TV it would be great to see brought back. I will also list four shows currently on their lineup that they would basically replace. Not necessarily at the same times though, when I have more time later will come up with a good schedule that would have these four swapped out shows, plus Who's the Boss? pickup that is coming in fall.

Returning Shows That Have Been Missed
Bachelor Father- much better than the other 50s show with Father in its title that has never left Antenna TV
Leave it to Beaver- I know it airs on Me TV, but Antenna should snatch Beaver back whenever that contract expires. Even with a local affiliate now, Comcast still won't put Me TV on their channels. :rolleyes:
Mr. Belvedere- one of TV's most underrated sitcoms ever
Newhart- Being robbed of its New Year's Eve farewell marathon was the worst part of my being a few months between affiliates. It would be nice to have Newhart and Coach from the same writers on Antenna's schedule at the same time.

Good Riddance to These Shows
Dennis the Menace- The acting and writing on Leave it to Beaver run circles around this show. Joseph Kearns was good as the first Mr. Wilson, but Jay North's acting sucks and he shouts most of his lines. And the Cleavers were much better parents on Leave it to Beaver, Dennis' parents were way too permissive especially for a show from the black and white era.
Archie Bunker's Place- The overload of Norman Lear's crap had finally left Antenna TV for good, then this All in the Family continuation/spin-off came. Maude is also still on, but at least it has been reduced to weekend filler.
Alice- Barney Miller tried an experiment with Linda Lavin in the cast to have a female cop. This experiment was short lived as she is a mediocre actress. Even more so for a show she was the lead of like Alice. It's a Living is no Wings, but is easily better than the other restaurant set show on Antenna TV, Alice.
Designing Women- The 90s had several great quality sitcoms including three that are on Antenna's current roster: Wings, Coach, and Murphy Brown. Designing Women is awful though, one of the worst long-running sitcoms from the 90s. It was probably trying to be like The Golden Girls (may that way overplayed show never come to a retronet). The difference is, Designing Women never had the popularity of The Golden Girls. Designing Women only lasted as long as it did because of CBS being weak with lack of sitcom hits in the 90s compared to NBC and ABC.

Mork & Mindy

Mork & MindyMork and Mindy is still on the current lineup, but has been reduced to early morning filler now. Antenna TV currently has Mork and Mindy airing weekday mornings in the 5AM hour, and Saturday mornings in the 7AM hour.

Mork and Mindy is still on the current lineup, but has been reduced to early morning filler now. Antenna TV currently has Mork and Mindy airing weekday mornings in the 5AM hour, and Saturday mornings in the 7AM hour.

Oops. I didn’t know that it was still on the lineup.

Bachelor Dather

Leave It To Beaver

My ideal schedule has the 4 shows I mentioned (Newhart, Mr. Belvedere, Leave it to Beaver, and Bachelor Father) replacing the other 4 shows (Archie Bunker's Place, Alice, Dennis the Menace, and Designing Women). Also, I forgot WKRP in Cincinnati used to air on Antenna, that show will replace Gimme a Break!

Weekdays Monday-Friday- 5AM-5PM
5AM Becker
5:30AM Dear John
6AM The Joey Bishop Show
6:30AM McHale's Navy
7AM Bewitched- Dick Sargent seasons
7:30AM Burns and Allen
8AM Father Knows Best
8:30AM Father Knows Best
9AM Mork and Mindy
9:30AM Sabrina, the Teenage Witch- ABC seasons
10AM That Girl
10:30AM Hazel
11AM Leave it to Beaver
11:30AM Leave it to Beaver
12PM Bachelor Father
12:30PM Bachelor Father
1PM I Dream of Jeannie
1:30PM Bewitched- Dick York seasons
2PM Benson
2:30PM Benson
3PM Welcome Back, Kotter
3:30PM Head of the Class- Howard Hesseman seasons
4PM The Facts of Life
4:30PM Diff'rent Strokes- episodes before Sam and Maggie

Weekdays Monday-Thursday- 5PM-5AM
5PM Mr. Belvedere
5:30PM Mr. Belvedere
6PM Who's the Boss?
6:30PM Who's the Boss?
7PM Wings
7:30PM Wings
8PM WKRP in Cincinnati
8:30PM WKRP in Cincinnati
9PM Johnny Carson- 60 minute episodes
10PM Barney Miller
10:30PM Barney Miller
11PM Newhart
11:30PM Newhart
12AM Coach
12:30AM Coach
1AM Murphy Brown
1:30AM Murphy Brown
2AM Three's Company
2:30AM Three's Company
3AM It's a Living- seasons 1 and 2
3:30AM NewsRadio
4AM Soap
4:30AM Maude

Flashback Fridays and Saturdays- 5PM-5AM
5PM The Jack Benny Program
5:30PM The Jack Benny Program
6PM The Partridge Family
6:30PM The Partridge Family
7PM Leave it to Beaver
7:30PM Leave it to Beaver
8PM Bachelor Father
8:30PM Bachelor Father
9PM That Girl
9:30PM Hazel- George and Dorothy seasons
10PM I Dream of Jeannie
10:30PM Bewitched
11PM Johnny Carson 90 minute episodes
12:30AM Friday night The Paul Lynde Show Saturday night Lotsa Luck!
1AM Burns and Allen
1:30AM Burns and Allen
2AM Father Knows Best
2:30AM Father Knows Best
3AM The Joey Bishop Show
3:30AM The Joey Bishop Show
4AM McHale's Navy
4:30AM McHale's Navy

Saturdays 5AM-5PM- E/I shows don't seem to be a requirement for broadcast stations anymore since BUZZR has reduced E/I to one hour a week and LAFF has totally removed E/I. So I am totally removing E/I from Antenna as well.
5AM Who's the Boss?
5:30AM Who's the Boss?
6AM What's Happening Now!
6:30AM What's Happening Now!
7AM 227
7:30AM 227
8AM The Hogan Family
8:30AM Silver Spoons
9AM Barney Miller
9:30AM Barney Miller
10AM Murphy Brown
10:30AM Murphy Brown
11AM Coach
11:30AM Coach
12PM Growing Pains
12:30PM Growing Pains
1PM Family Ties
1:30PM Family Ties
2PM It's a Living- Crystal Bernard seasons
2:30PM It's a Living- Crystal Bernard seasons
3PM Wings
3:30PM Wings
4PM WKRP in Cincinnati
4:30PM WKRP in Cincinnati

Sundays
5AM Welcome Back, Kotter
5:30AM Mork and Mindy
6AM I Dream of Jeannie
6:30AM I Dream of Jeannie
7AM Bewitched
7:30AM Bewitched
8AM Sabrina, the Teenage Witch- WB seasons
8:30AM Sabrina, the Teenage Witch- WB seasons
9AM NewsRadio
9:30AM NewsRadio
10AM It's a Living- Crystal Bernard seasons
10:30AM It's a Living- Crystal Bernard seasons
11AM Wings
11:30AM Wings
12PM Diff'rent Strokes- Sam and Maggie episodes
12:30PM Diff'rent Strokes- Sam and Maggie episodes
1PM The Hogan Family
1:30PM The Hogan Family
2PM Silver Spoons
2:30PM Silver Spoons
3PM 227
3:30PM 227
4PM The Facts of Life
4:30PM The Facts of Life
5PM Mr. Belvedere
5:30PM Mr. Belvedere
6PM Who's the Boss?
6:30PM Who's the Boss?
7PM Newhart
7:30PM Newhart
8PM My Two Dads
8:30PM My Two Dads
9PM Growing Pains
9:30PM Growing Pains
10PM Family Ties
10:30PM Family Ties
11PM Johnny Carson- mix of 60 minute and 90 minute episodes
12AM Three's Company- Midnight airing is preempted if Johnny Carson is 90 minutes.
12:30AM Three's Company
1AM The Ropers
1:30AM Three's a Crowd
2AM Barney Miller
2:30 AM Barney Miller
3AM Head of the Class- Billy Connolly season
3:30AM Becker
4AM Soap
4:30AM Maude

While I would love to see shows like Newhart, Mr. Belvedere, and WKRP return, unfortunately they're no longer under the ownership of Fox. Disney owns them now and from what I understand, they don't deal with channels like Antenna. Also, I think One Day at a Time would be a good one for them to get back seeing as nobody else is airing it even GetTV so I don't really understand why they can't get it back. Also Too close for Comfort.

The FCC is a pathetic joke of an organization. They never should have approved Disney's takeover of FOX Studios. Walt Disney is rolling over in his grave at how his company has been handled. Shame on the Disney corporation for only caring about Disney+ and not allowing the retronets to air any of their shows. :mad: