View Full Version : The shows MeTV most needs to steal away from competitors


merlinjones
01-11-2023, 12:04 PM
Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters

These three belong on the Weigel channels

Svenfan1234
01-11-2023, 12:34 PM
If MeTV wouldn't bury them in the early morning, then yes, I wholeheartedly agree.

They would work well for Decades as well.

Merry24
01-11-2023, 01:35 PM
I would also include Dennis the Menace as well!

Like the poster said Me TV would probably air this show at 6:30AM as well.

Charles Knox
01-11-2023, 01:53 PM
Ratings wise, they need to get Columbo back on Sunday night.

Merry24
01-11-2023, 02:22 PM
Yes, Diamondj Leave It To Beaver is another good example of that.

BigManMike
01-11-2023, 02:48 PM
With All in the Family coming, they need to get all the other Lear shows too. Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford and Son, and One Day at a Time. Also bring back Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.

BigManMike
01-11-2023, 02:48 PM
I would also include Dennis the Menace as well!

Like the poster said Me TV would probably air this show at 6:30AM as well.

Yes Dennis the Menace would be good too. Also Hazel.

icecream
01-11-2023, 02:52 PM
No they don't. Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie are good on Antenna TV. Now Dennis the Menace can be sent over to MeTV, it wouldn't be missed.

Svenfan1234
01-11-2023, 03:18 PM
No they don't. Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie are good on Antenna TV. Now Dennis the Menace can be sent over to MeTV, it wouldn't be missed.

If/when Bewitched and Jeannie expire from Antenna, they would be going to MeTV, like it or not.

And also Dennis the Menace wouldn’t be missed by you, but it would be missed by many and it remaining on Antenna’s lineup reflects that. If it “wouldn’t be missed”, they would have yanked it long ago. They haven’t, which indicates it does very well for them.

Also, not related, I could really see The Munsters coming to Me when the contract with Cozi expires since they have aired Munster, Go Home! before.

Svenfan1234
01-11-2023, 03:24 PM
If Bewitched and IDOJ expire from Antenna — not saying they are anytime soon — but if they were, I believe they would also be Sundays only on Me.

icecream
01-11-2023, 04:58 PM
If Bewitched and IDOJ expire from Antenna — not saying they are anytime soon — but if they were, I believe they would also be Sundays only on Me.Even more reason for them not to change networks. Antenna TV is good to Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie with afternoon hours every weekday. What a waste that would be stuck to Sundays only, but Antenna isn't going to let two of their best performers expire. What you said about Dennis doing very well, Jeannie and Bewitched being afternoon constants for years now would indicate they still do better.

Svenfan1234
01-11-2023, 05:13 PM
Even more reason for them not to change networks. Antenna TV is good to Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie with afternoon hours every weekday. What a waste that would be stuck to Sundays only, but Antenna isn't going to let two of their best performers expire. What you said about Dennis doing very well, Jeannie and Bewitched being afternoon constants for years now would indicate they still do better.

No, again, you are wrong. Bewitched and Jeannie aren’t expiring anytime soon and if Me has their eyes on those shows as they probably do, there’s nothing Antenna would be able to do about it with Me having much higher ratings would be more incentive for Sony to license those shows out to Me where they would make lots of money — probably more money than on Antenna. Dennis has been constantly been at 10am for years and hasn’t changed, indicating it is doing well. Again, I said “I don’t know for sure” but Me-TV would be the better option in Sony’s eyes regardless of your feelings toward it. And besides, Me-TV has aired them before.

BigManMike
01-11-2023, 06:08 PM
Three’s Company is also a strong performer on Antenna. I wonder if it ever expires there if it would have a chance on Me?

Svenfan1234
01-11-2023, 06:59 PM
Three’s Company is also a strong performer on Antenna. I wonder if it ever expires there if it would have a chance on Me?

Not sure. All in the Family is a classic sitcom, so it fit but Three’s Company is not a classic in the same sense as All in the Family so I’m not really sure.

stevea
01-11-2023, 07:18 PM
I think on expirations for Antenna TV, if MeTV wanted it, it would be theirs. The only hangup would be MeTV's willingness to pay.

Svenfan1234
01-11-2023, 07:26 PM
I think on expirations for Antenna TV, if MeTV wanted it, it would be theirs. The only hangup would be MeTV's willingness to pay.

That's what I was thinking. Along with COZI and The Munsters. If MeTV wanted it when the time came for The Munsters to expire, MeTV would likely be the one to get it from COZI. Decades could also benefit from adding shows like Three's Company (and dare I say, Johnny Carson?)

Charles Knox
01-11-2023, 08:17 PM
Cozi and METV are bitter competitors. It started with Cozi taking Columbo away from METV and leaving them with a void on Sunday nights. Cozi also tries to compete with METV on Saturday nights with Columbo and Universal monster movie events.

24/7 reruns
01-11-2023, 08:20 PM
There's really no need to steal from other channels when there is so much available programs. Just to name a few that could work on MeTV include:

Mr. Ed
Nanny and the Professor
Gidget
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Room 222
The White Shadow
F Troop
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Doris Day Show
The Mother’s In-Law
The Green Hornet
Any Hanna-Barbera cartoons
Any Filmation cartoon or Saturday morning live action (i.e. Shazam and Isis)
Any Sid and Marty Kroft show

I've just scratched the surface with this list. Add some 1950's and 1970's Show to the mix.

space1999
01-11-2023, 09:01 PM
Knight Rider is no longer airing on Charge!, a perfect show for MeTV to scoop up. Iconic 80s legend and if they have the money they can get the Hauff to show up and do a promo for the channel. I miss the MeTV commercials when the cast return to film a promo. Those were awesome.

merlinjones
01-11-2023, 09:06 PM
There's really no need to steal from other channels when there is so much available programs. Just to name a few that could work on MeTV include:

Mr. Ed
Nanny and the Professor
Gidget
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Room 222
The White Shadow
F Troop
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Doris Day Show
The Mother’s In-Law
The Green Hornet
Any Hanna-Barbera cartoons
Any Filmation cartoon or Saturday morning live action (i.e. Shazam and Isis)
Any Sid and Marty Kroft show

I've just scratched the surface with this list. Add some 1950's and 1970's Show to the mix.

Good list. Though some of those are in dire need of remastering.

Add The Wonderful World of Disney, Mickey Mouse Club, Zorro, and The Mouse Factory -- and Pee Wee's Playhouse -- and the Jay Ward cartoons

24/7 reruns
01-11-2023, 09:10 PM
Good list. Though some of those are in dire need of remastering.

Add The Wonderful World of Disney, Mickey Mouse Club, Zorro, and The Mouse Factory -- and Pee Wee's Playhouse -- and the Jay Ward cartoons

Although I love Pee Wee's Playhouse I wonder if it's too new. Yet if it's added then go the other extreme and add Captain Kangaroo.

Charles Knox
01-11-2023, 09:50 PM
Lassie would be a good show for Saturday morning, after toons. Cozi isn't going to do anything with it anymore.

24/7 reruns
01-11-2023, 10:02 PM
Lassie would be a good show for Saturday morning, after toons. Cozi isn't going to do anything with it anymore.

There would certainly be enough episodes to run a long time. Add Rin Tin Tin, Flipper, and Gentle Ben while your at it. Perhaps Saturday morning starts with Captain Kangaroo then all the various Hanna Barbera animal cartoons followed by the life action animal dramas and ending with Mr. Ed leading into a comedy afternoon. Pee Wee's Playhouse can run after Sventoonie at night before the super hero and science fiction shows.

Oh how I want to win the Mega Millions jackpot. I'd buy me a TV station or streaming service.