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tvparadise · 04-30-2004, 04:54 PM

Does anybody know if Spike TV will be changing their schedule in June or July? Parts of their schedule could really use some work, there's too much Real TV! What do you all think their schedule will look like when CSI joins the weekday line-up this fall? I think that Spike TV may start airing some of their automotive series regularly during the weekdays as well as maybe daily airings of MXC. Do you think Miami Vice will return? Do you think Baywatch and MacGyver will remain?

Harper49 · 05-05-2004, 05:40 PM

tvparadise · 05-11-2004, 10:12 PM

I also got to thinking that Spike TV really is not airing movies to much these days. I wonder if they may add a movie to their daily line-up. I don't know about the summer but I think some big changes are in store for September.

tvparadise · 05-13-2004, 05:09 PM

During 2 Weeks in June, Spike TV will not air its regular weekday schedule. Instead they will air 2 weeks worth of marathons.

This is the schedule:
Monday June 14: Trucks! (9am - 5pm)
Tuesday June 15: Oblivious (9am - 10pm)
Wednesday June 16: Ren and Stimpy Classics (9am - 5pm)
Thursday June 17: MXC (9am - 5pm)
Friday June 18: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (9am - 5pm)
Monday June 21: Horsepower TV (9am - 5pm)
Tuesday June 22: Oblivious (9am - 5pm)
Wednesday June 23: Real TV (9am - 5pm)
Thursday June 24: MXC (9am - 5pm)
Friday June 25: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (9am - 5pm)

I am assuming that the 5pm - 9pm & 12 - 3am schedule will remain the same.
05:00pm: Real TV
05:30pm: Real TV
06:00pm: Real TV
06:30pm: Real TV
07:00pm: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
08:00pm: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
12:00am: Blind Date
12:30am: Blind Date
01:00am: Real TV
01:30am: Real TV
02:00am: Ren and Stimpy Classics
02:30am: Ren and Stimpy Classics

For 2 Weeks Baywatch, MacGyver, Seven Days, Star Trek: TNG, and Highlander will not air.

Pavan · 05-15-2004, 12:36 PM

A change starting Tuesday, June 1:

9:00AM Highlander (replaces Baywatch)
10:00AM Highlander (replaces Baywatch)

Baywatch is last scheduled for May 28.

Changes starting Monday, July 5:
1:00AM & 1:30AM Various Programming (replaces Real TV)
2:00AM & 2:30AM Real TV (replaces Ren & Stimpy)

As for acquistions, Spike TV has this coming up...
CSI, Weeknights starting Labor Day (September 6) at 7 and 8PM.
Shipmates, weeknights starting November 1, tentatively at 2 and 2:30 AM.

Pavan · 05-15-2004, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by b&tcfan
I am assuming that the 5pm - 9pm & 12 - 3am schedule will remain the same.
05:00pm: Real TV
05:30pm: Real TV
06:00pm: Real TV
06:30pm: Real TV

5-6PM is Trucks and 6-7PM is Horsepower TV.

tvparadise · 05-15-2004, 05:48 PM

This is terrible news. I don't know what I will do without Baywatch. I do not think Baywatch or Miami Vice will return, do you have any ideas on that Pavanbadal? Baywatch needs to atleast air through the summer. There is no series that defines the season of summer better than Baywatch.

Let me get a few things straight:
- Starting June 1, Highlander will air at 9am, 10am, and 3pm?
- MacGyver is going to continue to air on Spike TV? (it is not fair for it to air on Spike TV and TV Land when Baywatch and Miami Vice do not air at all!)
- Is this the schedule starting July 5?
09:00am: Highlander
10:00am: Highlander
11:00am: MacGyver
12:00pm: Seven Days
01:00pm: Star Trek: DS9
02:00pm: Star Trek: TNG
03:00pm: Highlander
04:00pm: Real TV
04:30pm: Real TV
05:00pm: Trucks!
05:30pm: Trucks!
06:00pm: Horsepower TV
06:30pm: Horsepower TV
Do Trucks! and Horsepower TV begin airing in these timeslots when the weekday marathons begin or on June 1?
Do the auto series remain in the 5/6 hours after the June Weekday marathons end?
07:00pm: Star Trek: DS9
08:00pm: Star Trek: DS9
12:00am: Blind Date
12:30am: Blind Date
01:00am: Various
01:30am: Various
What will 'Various' consist of?
02:00am: Real TV
02:30am: Real TV

Do you know other parts of the fall schedule other than CSI and Shipmates times? I did not know what Shipmates was so I looked it up. Why does Spike TV need 2 dating shows. IMO, dating shows are not really appropriate for a men's network.

This channel really does get worse all of the time.
No Baywatch = No Spike TV for me.

Pavan · 05-16-2004, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by b&tcfan
Let me get a few things straight:
- Starting June 1, Highlander will air at 9am, 10am, and 3pm?
- MacGyver is going to continue to air on Spike TV? (it is not fair for it to air on Spike TV and TV Land when Baywatch and Miami Vice do not air at all!)

Yes, Highlander three times per weekday. Yes, MacGyver will air on Spike weekdays at 11am. TV Land July isn't in yet, but in June MacGyver will still air twice a day on TV Land.

Quote:

Originally posted by b&tcfan
- Is this the schedule starting July 5?
09:00am: Highlander
10:00am: Highlander
11:00am: MacGyver
12:00pm: Seven Days
01:00pm: Star Trek: DS9
02:00pm: Star Trek: TNG
03:00pm: Highlander
04:00pm: Real TV
04:30pm: Real TV
05:00pm: Trucks!
05:30pm: Trucks!
06:00pm: Horsepower TV
06:30pm: Horsepower TV
Do Trucks! and Horsepower TV begin airing in these timeslots when the weekday marathons begin or on June 1?
Do the auto series remain in the 5/6 hours after the June Weekday marathons end?
07:00pm: Star Trek: DS9
08:00pm: Star Trek: DS9
12:00am: Blind Date
12:30am: Blind Date
01:00am: Various
01:30am: Various
What will 'Various' consist of?
02:00am: Real TV
02:30am: Real TV

Yes, that is correct. Trucks and Horsepower TV (double yuck) begin airing weekdays 5-6pm and 6-7pm starting June 1 and will also air after the marathons for those two weeks. Also, it seems Monday marathons are gone starting in June.
Various programming starts in July, airing 1-2am, and consists of shows such as, Tripped Out: The Ultimate Guy Vacation, MXC, Stripperella, Ride with FunkMaster Flex, and Joe Schmo 2 (in that order from M-F). Sometimes Blind Date and Cybernet (another original) are also squeezed in there for a half hour.
Also, the original show Hotlines replaces Blind Date at 12am and premieres July 5, Blind Date will still air at 12:30am.

Quote:

Originally posted by b&tcfan
Do you know other parts of the fall schedule other than CSI and Shipmates times? I did not know what Shipmates was so I looked it up. Why does Spike TV need 2 dating shows. IMO, dating shows are not really appropriate for a men's network.

That's all I know about the fall. Shipmates was in first run syndication, it got canceled, and now Spike TV is picking up reruns of it.

tvparadise · 05-16-2004, 01:56 PM

Thanks for all the info!

I think those auto shows at 5/6pm will not bring in high enough ratings and Real TV will eventually be added back in.

Nice of them to stop Marathon Mondays when Baywatch is gone.

If Spike TV/Viacom does not bring Baywatch back, does that mean that it will not shown on TV until September 2005 when a different network would be able to start airing it?

Pavan · 05-16-2004, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by b&tcfan

If Spike TV/Viacom does not bring Baywatch back, does that mean that it will not shown on TV until September 2005 when a different network would be able to start airing it?

Yeah, hopefully Spike brings it back before then.

BWFan · 05-17-2004, 10:29 AM

I can't understand why Baywatch was taken off the schedule and replaced with Highlander at 9:00 am and 10:00 am. I'm sure there is room for Baywatch once a day. Is it necessary for them to show Highlander three times a day?

What other stations do you think will bring back Baywatch after the license ends on Spike TV. Baywatch is a very popular show, which I will miss very much. I don't know what I'll do without Baywatch being shown anymore.

Since TNN changed the name to Spike TV, the station has gone down hill. I will definitely not watch Spike TV ever again if Baywatch is not airing on that channel.

tvparadise · 05-17-2004, 02:26 PM

It would be nice if they put Highlander on at 9/10am and then moved Baywatch to its former spot at 3pm. I'm glad they are showing double episodes right now so we can see as many episodes as possible before it goes off.

I think that Baywatch would fit in well on FX. It don't know that it will return on Spike TV. In January 2003 when TNN moved VIP, Baywatch, Miami Vice, and The A-Team from afternoons to mornings it knocked shows off the schedule like Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Judge Mills Lane, and others. For a long time Baywatch aired with VIP, Miami Vice, and The A-Team. After March of this year all of those shows were gone except Baywatch, so I kind of knew it may only be a matter of time- I just didn't expect it this soon. Now Highlander is moving from afternoons to mornings- I am willing to bet they will drop the 3pm airing by fall.

I hope Spike brings it back, otherwise it will be 15 months before it could possibly be shown again. Spike TV is beginning to move in different directions, what I guess we have to remember is that Baywatch was aquired for TNN: The National Network- not Spike TV.

BWFan · 05-17-2004, 03:16 PM

I know that TNN acquired Baywatch, but they are both one of the same except for the fact that they changed the name to Spike TV. It would be nice if they dropped Highlander in the 3:00 pm, and put Baywatch in that slot. It doesn't make sense to air one show numerous times. Like you, I knew it was inevitable when Baywatch would stop airing, but it didn't think it would be this quickly.

The direction that Spike TV is going, is not a channel that I would be interested in.

Dean Winchester · 05-17-2004, 03:35 PM

why air such crap in the night hours? Blind Date? Real TV? how about some REAL TV, lol

BWFan · 05-17-2004, 03:49 PM

I don't know why they have so many showings of Real TV, Blind Date, Highlander.... They could certainly add shows that both men and women would watch instead wasting the time slots with the same shows a dozen times a day.

FX would be a channel that Baywatch would fit in nicely, and I think that A&E and Bravo would also be good channels for Baywatch.

They wouldn't know real TV if it hit them in the face. I agree that they do air a lot of crap from the afternoon through the night hours.

04-30-2004, 04:54 PM	#1
tvparadise Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 299	Spike TV Summer/Fall 2004 Schedules Does anybody know if Spike TV will be changing their schedule in June or July? Parts of their schedule could really use some work, there's too much Real TV! What do you all think their schedule will look like when CSI joins the weekday line-up this fall? I think that Spike TV may start airing some of their automotive series regularly during the weekdays as well as maybe daily airings of MXC. Do you think Miami Vice will return? Do you think Baywatch and MacGyver will remain?
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05-15-2004, 12:36 PM	#5
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,814	A change starting Tuesday, June 1: 9:00AM Highlander (replaces Baywatch) 10:00AM Highlander (replaces Baywatch) Baywatch is last scheduled for May 28. Changes starting Monday, July 5: 1:00AM & 1:30AM Various Programming (replaces Real TV) 2:00AM & 2:30AM Real TV (replaces Ren & Stimpy) As for acquistions, Spike TV has this coming up... CSI, Weeknights starting Labor Day (September 6) at 7 and 8PM. Shipmates, weeknights starting November 1, tentatively at 2 and 2:30 AM.
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05-16-2004, 01:56 PM	#9
tvparadise Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 299	Thanks for all the info! I think those auto shows at 5/6pm will not bring in high enough ratings and Real TV will eventually be added back in. Nice of them to stop Marathon Mondays when Baywatch is gone. If Spike TV/Viacom does not bring Baywatch back, does that mean that it will not shown on TV until September 2005 when a different network would be able to start airing it?
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05-05-2004, 05:40 PM	#2
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05-11-2004, 10:12 PM	#3
tvparadise Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 299	I also got to thinking that Spike TV really is not airing movies to much these days. I wonder if they may add a movie to their daily line-up. I don't know about the summer but I think some big changes are in store for September.

05-17-2004, 10:29 AM	#11
BWFan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 08, 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16	Spike TV - Baywatch I can't understand why Baywatch was taken off the schedule and replaced with Highlander at 9:00 am and 10:00 am. I'm sure there is room for Baywatch once a day. Is it necessary for them to show Highlander three times a day? What other stations do you think will bring back Baywatch after the license ends on Spike TV. Baywatch is a very popular show, which I will miss very much. I don't know what I'll do without Baywatch being shown anymore. Since TNN changed the name to Spike TV, the station has gone down hill. I will definitely not watch Spike TV ever again if Baywatch is not airing on that channel.

05-17-2004, 02:26 PM	#12
tvparadise Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 299	It would be nice if they put Highlander on at 9/10am and then moved Baywatch to its former spot at 3pm. I'm glad they are showing double episodes right now so we can see as many episodes as possible before it goes off. I think that Baywatch would fit in well on FX. It don't know that it will return on Spike TV. In January 2003 when TNN moved VIP, Baywatch, Miami Vice, and The A-Team from afternoons to mornings it knocked shows off the schedule like Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Judge Mills Lane, and others. For a long time Baywatch aired with VIP, Miami Vice, and The A-Team. After March of this year all of those shows were gone except Baywatch, so I kind of knew it may only be a matter of time- I just didn't expect it this soon. Now Highlander is moving from afternoons to mornings- I am willing to bet they will drop the 3pm airing by fall. I hope Spike brings it back, otherwise it will be 15 months before it could possibly be shown again. Spike TV is beginning to move in different directions, what I guess we have to remember is that Baywatch was aquired for TNN: The National Network- not Spike TV.

05-17-2004, 03:16 PM	#13
BWFan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 08, 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16	I know that TNN acquired Baywatch, but they are both one of the same except for the fact that they changed the name to Spike TV. It would be nice if they dropped Highlander in the 3:00 pm, and put Baywatch in that slot. It doesn't make sense to air one show numerous times. Like you, I knew it was inevitable when Baywatch would stop airing, but it didn't think it would be this quickly. The direction that Spike TV is going, is not a channel that I would be interested in.

05-17-2004, 03:35 PM	#14
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	why air such crap in the night hours? Blind Date? Real TV? how about some REAL TV, lol

05-17-2004, 03:49 PM	#15
BWFan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 08, 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16	I don't know why they have so many showings of Real TV, Blind Date, Highlander.... They could certainly add shows that both men and women would watch instead wasting the time slots with the same shows a dozen times a day. FX would be a channel that Baywatch would fit in nicely, and I think that A&E and Bravo would also be good channels for Baywatch. They wouldn't know real TV if it hit them in the face. I agree that they do air a lot of crap from the afternoon through the night hours.