No major changes, except some on Saturday nights:

Starting Saturday, January 16, 2004:

Saturday evenings
7:00PM Dynasty
8:00PM Dallas
9:00PM Knots Landing
10:00PM Dynasty
11:00PM Dallas
(this block replaces General Hospital)

Saturday night/early Sunday mornings
1:00AM General Hospital - episode from Monday
2:00AM General Hospital - episode from Tuesday
3:00AM General Hospital - episode from Wednesday
4:00AM General Hospital - episode from Thursday
5:00AM General Hospital - episode from Friday
(this block replaces Dynasty)

EDITED: Some changes to weekdays starting 12/29:
2:00PM Ryan's Hope (replaces Knots Landing)
3:00PM Another World (replaces The Colbys)
5:00PM Knots Landing (replaces Another World)

So, "The Colbys" are gone. "Ryan's Hope" is now on a lot, 12-1pm, 2-3pm, and 4-5am.

Pav, what about the rest of the week? Can you tell me where you got the schedule from? Thanks, I'd appreciate it.

Originally posted by jarri
Pav, what about the rest of the week? Can you tell me where you got the schedule from? Thanks, I'd appreciate it.

The rest of the week is the same as it is now, or I would have listed the changes.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Saturday evenings
7:00PM Dynasty
8:00PM Dallas
9:00PM Knots Landing
10:00PM Dynasty
11:00PM Dallas
(this block replaces General Hospital)


Wow, it's cool they're airing the primetime soaps in primetime, even if it's only on Saturdays.

BTW, do you know if they're going to be having any marathons for Christmas this year? They usually air something since the ABC shows are pre-empted, which is why I'm wondering.

More of Dallas and Dynasty = :woohoo:

Originally posted by Sean Snow
Wow, it's cool they're airing the primetime soaps in primetime, even if it's only on Saturdays.

BTW, do you know if they're going to be having any marathons for Christmas this year? They usually air something since the ABC shows are pre-empted, which is why I'm wondering.

I'm not sure about Christmas. But I am so glad you made me check December! Because there are some minor weekday changes starting December 29, that will be in effect for January as well. So no wonder I thought something was missing. I edited the first post with the December 29 changes.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
EDITED: Some changes to weekdays starting 12/29:
2:00PM Ryan's Hope (replaces Knots Landing)
3:00PM Another World (replaces The Colbys)
5:00PM Knots Landing (replaces Another World)

So, "The Colbys" are gone. "Ryan's Hope" is now on a lot, 12-1pm, 2-3pm, and 4-5am.

Hmm. I wonder why they're airing three hours of Ryan's Hope per day? Back in April, they announced they were going back to the beginning and one of the key factors in the decision was supposed to be low ratings, so I definitely wasn't expecting any additional airings for RH.

I know this probably isn't going to happen, but I would love if one of the hour blocks was comprised of episodes from December 1981 and onward. Back when they went to the beginning, they said they would be giving viewers 'flash-forwards' to the eighties. However, I somehow doubt they'll ever actually do that... :( Oh well. It's probably just going to be the same episodes three times a day. It's still great since it'll give viewers another chance to catch the episodes.

I wonder if their contract for The Colbys is up, since it stops airing the week before the beginning of 2004 and since all the reruns which were originally on SOAPnet in 2000 have left (with the exception of Knots Landing and Ryan's Hope)?

they need to start showing some older stuff. i mean, ryans hope is alright, but i never watched past the first episode when it first aired.
other than dallas, i have no use for the primetime shows on their schedule.
all the stuff they are showing is too new. even starting another world in the mid'80's is a crock (never watched it either so i don't now).
what they need to do is start with general hospital from the far reaches of the past and start with the earliest date possible and keep going. that is better than the same episodes of the same stuff repeated over and over as they have always done.
i would give up watching just about anything on tv the watch that.
point to make here: if they can take a show that didn't make it past a few years like ryans hope and keep giving it CPR, then a major show like general hospital should do even better.
even if it didn't, at least give it a chance.

Just a hunch on my part, but maybe the 2pm airings of RH are holders for Dark Shadows? Unless SOAPnet goes back to Dec 1981 for the 2pm airings, I don't see a need to air the same two episodes 2 more times (one for each episode).

And just to remind everyone, I have NO clue if DS is coming to SOAPnet. Just a hunch of mine, because when Knots Landing doubled up a few months back, it was just a holder for Dallas.

I also think it may be a holder because it doesn't make sense to air RH at 12pm and then just an hour later at 2pm. Unless, like I said, the 2pm airings are a different rotation, which seems possible.

Pav, do you know anything about the RH eps that will air in the 2pm slots?

Originally posted by TVJunkie101
Just a hunch on my part, but maybe the 2pm airings of RH are holders for Dark Shadows? Unless SOAPnet goes back to Dec 1981 for the 2pm airings, I don't see a need to air the same two episodes 2 more times (one for each episode).

And just to remind everyone, I have NO clue if DS is coming to SOAPnet. Just a hunch of mine, because when Knots Landing doubled up a few months back, it was just a holder for Dallas.

I also think it may be a holder because it doesn't make sense to air RH at 12pm and then just an hour later at 2pm. Unless, like I said, the 2pm airings are a different rotation, which seems possible.

Pav, do you know anything about the RH eps that will air in the 2pm slots?

Yes, very interesting. It's odd that Ryan's Hope will be airing 2-3pm, when it airs 12-1pm. That is too close to each other. I bet they are planning on adding a new show in one of those slots, like TVJunkie101 said.

And no, I do not have episode info for January, so I can't tell which episodes are airing in that 2 PM hour.

Originally posted by bry
what they need to do is start with general hospital from the far reaches of the past and start with the earliest date possible and keep going. that is better than the same episodes of the same stuff repeated over and over as they have always done.
i would give up watching just about anything on tv the watch that.
point to make here: if they can take a show that didn't make it past a few years like ryans hope and keep giving it CPR, then a major show like general hospital should do even better.
even if it didn't, at least give it a chance.

I agree 100%.

Excuse me, but RH ran for 14 years: July 7, 1976 to January 13, 1989. SoapNet only airs 1976 to Dec. 1981 though. Do some research before you knock something.

i didn't knock anything. i just said "a few years". there is no numerical total to what they word "few" means.
and no, i did not know they were only airing five years worth of their tapes.
all i mean is that i have read on here that they started back at the begining a time or two on soapnet. if they want to keep repeating the same stuff that is dumb when there is tons of stuff to show that they haven't. especially when they show the same stuff once or twice a day, then on the weekend, and then start over again. with all that repeat mess, they could show something else nobody has ever seen like what i suggested.
don't be so defensive.

I saw this posted on another board. It seems like Port Charles will be airing in the noon time slot beginning December 29:

(from SoapsInDepth.com)

PORT CHARLES Lives On!
You read it first at SoapsInDepth.com! SOAPnet is bringing PORT CHARLES, which signed off on October 3, back to television —in reruns, which will pick up with the half-hour sudser's first 12-week "book," titled Fate (which originally aired in December 2000). "We're proud to add PORT CHARLES to our stable of classic soaps, such as RYAN'S HOPE and ANOTHER WORLD, which have a strong, loyal base of fans," says Deborah Blackwell, SOAPnet's general manager.

PC premiered in 1997 as a spin-off of GENERAL HOSPITAL. The SOAPnet rebroadcasts will air two-at-a-time on weekdays at noon EST, starting Monday, December 29.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
I saw this posted on another board. It seems like Port Charles will be airing in the noon time slot beginning December 29:

I don't see it listed, but the grid I have might be outdated. It makes sense too, since Ryan's Hope was listed for noon and then again at 2pm. So Port Charles is coming--I'll try to find out more, but that source seems reliable and true.

That is good news for me about Ryan's Hope cuz I tape the overnight episodes and The Young and the Restless. Now I can tape the afternoon Ryan's Hope.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
I saw this posted on another board. It seems like Port Charles will be airing in the noon time slot beginning December 29:

It's about time Soapnet aired PC again! I just wish it was from the beginning, so that I could tape it starting there. I am just glad they're airing it again.

Knots gets a better weekday slot, Knots and Dallas BOTH gain a weekend slot (Wait, Dallas gets two..WOOHOO!), No More Dynasty Weekend Marathon, The Colbys are gone....

Someone @ SoapNet must REALLY like me, or somethin...

Have to agree. Knots going on at 11AM was a bad time. I was never able to catch a single episode of it airing at that time. Now I should be able to catch it everyday! YAY Soapnet. And the Saturday night ep is just a nice bonus. Now throw in the Port Charles novellas airing everyday again and THANK YOU SOAPNET!!! I will be so glad to see Knots again. I really missed being able to see them everyday. I think they made the right decision. Of all the primetime soaps, Knots has the best replayability/rewatchability due to the extreme length of the show and it is easier for people who have never watched before to get into.

Originally posted by U2baby
Have to agree. Knots going on at 11AM was a bad time. I was never able to catch a single episode of it airing at that time. Now I should be able to catch it everyday! YAY Soapnet. And the Saturday night ep is just a nice bonus. Now throw in the Port Charles novellas airing everyday again and THANK YOU SOAPNET!!! I will be so glad to see Knots again. I really missed being able to see them everyday. I think they made the right decision. Of all the primetime soaps, Knots has the best replayability/rewatchability due to the extreme length of the show and it is easier for people who have never watched before to get into.

I know what you mean. It's going on two weeks since I first got SOAPNet and I started watching Knots Landing and I can see why my mom loved it so much. I thought I was going to have a really hard time getting to know the characters and what happens and I didn't. I love how each episode has a different plot and focus, with other continuing storylines along with it. I never watched it in its original run because I was too young to really gain an interest, and by the time I was getting interested in soaps it went off the air.

Like some have speculated both on here and on various DS boards, SOAPnet has been talking with Worldvision/Dan Curtis Productions about acquired the program for 2004.

From Collinwood.net (http://www.collinwood.net):

As speculated on this site earlier in the year, the Dark Shadows Festival has confirmed that: "Discussions are underway with ABC SoapNet to pick up reruns in 2004. Fans are encouraged to send thoughtful letters of encouragement to: Programming Department, ABC SoapNet, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, 91521."

Originally posted by Sean Snow
Like some have speculated both on here and on various DS boards, SOAPnet has been talking with Worldvision/Dan Curtis Productions about acquired the program for 2004.

From Collinwood.net (http://www.collinwood.net):

Just so long as it dosen't surplant the sole weekday slot Knots has left, I'm *ALL* for it (Maybe cut out the extraneous 3rd airing of AW?)

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Starting Saturday, January 16, 2004:

Saturday evenings
7:00PM Dynasty
8:00PM Dallas
9:00PM Knots Landing
10:00PM Dynasty
11:00PM Dallas
(this block replaces General Hospital)

I just wanted to post that these episodes won't be part of the weekday run -- they start from the beginning. So, the 7:00PM & 10:00PM episodes of Dynasty will be "Oil" (Part One), the 8:00PM & 11:00PM episodes of Dallas will be "Digger's Daughter", and the 9:00PM episode of Knots Landing will be "Pilot."

Originally posted by Sean Snow
I just wanted to post that these episodes won't be part of the weekday run -- they start from the beginning. So, the 7:00PM & 10:00PM episodes of Dynasty will be "Oil" (Part One), the 8:00PM & 11:00PM episodes of Dallas will be "Digger's Daughter", and the 9:00PM episode of Knots Landing will be "Pilot."

That's awesome :) My mom was just saying that she can't enjoy Knots Landing or Dynasty because she has no clue what's going on since they aren't from the very beginning.