Lifetime Real Women Losing Rights to Ellen; Oxygen Picks Show Up! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 07-22-2004, 12:03 AM

Lifetime Real Women (and the entire Lifetime family) is losing the rights to Ellen after the end of August (After the August 27 airings, it will be gone). The 6 year deal is up and Lifetime didn't renew, but Oxygen will get the rights and start airing it this fall! More details to come...

Dean Winchester · 07-22-2004, 04:44 PM

thank god!!!

Lifetime SUCKS.

They had the rights to Ellen for 6 years, and only aired it for about 9 months totally. Yet we get the freaking overrated Golden Girls and Designing Women (no offense to the fans of those shows, but I feel they are overrated) on EVERY SINGLE DAY in those same years.

Oxygen will treat Ellen a lot better than Lifetime did.

TVJunkie101 · 07-22-2004, 05:07 PM

I agree!

Although I AM a big fan of both Golden Girls and Nanny I agree they are WAY overplayed.

I can't believe Lifetime had the show for SIX years! It only came on in 2000 (I think) so they had it since 1998... I'm a bit confused on this. They waited two years to air it... strange, or am I totally lost?

And yep, Oxygen will treat it a LOT better.

Pavan · 07-22-2004, 05:08 PM

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Originally posted by TVJunkie101
I agree!

Although I AM a big fan of both Golden Girls and Nanny I agree they are WAY overplayed.

I can't believe Lifetime had the show for SIX years! It only came on in 2000 (I think) so they had it since 1998... I'm a bit confused on this. They waited two years to air it... strange, or am I totally lost?

And yep, Oxygen will treat it a LOT better.

I remember it airing in 1998, but it was quickly off it seems. It must have came back in 2000 I guess? Any Ellen fans out there to confirm?

TVJunkie101 · 07-22-2004, 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by pavanbadal
I remember it airing in 1998, but it was quickly off it seems. It must have came back in 2000 I guess? Any Ellen fans out there to confirm?

You're probably right; All I remember was it coming on in 2000 (with Murphy Brown) and then airing for maybe close to a year... I want to say at least through April 2001...

Hmm...

Adamantium · 07-22-2004, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by pavanbadal
I remember it airing in 1998, but it was quickly off it seems. It must have came back in 2000 I guess? Any Ellen fans out there to confirm?

I remember it was the fall of 1998 when they started showing Ellen. Because that's when I became a full-fledged fan of the show. It was on for at least 3 cycles, because I had started taping the second cycle. I'm not sure when they took it off the first, though. I remember fall of 1998, because that was when the show had just ended it's original run on ABC.

I just remembered somethng else. It must have still been on in 1999, beacuse I remember telling someone in my senior year of high school that I liked the show "Ellen" and they accused me of being gay. Once Lifetime took Ellen off, I didn't really talk about it. So I wouldn't have been talking about the show to anyone.

Nanny Fine · 09-20-2004, 09:46 AM

I just saw the commercial on Oxygen - I am so excited!

It starts October 4th at midnight (I think) ~ it's a late night showing but I don't care, they are SHOWING it!

Pavan · 09-20-2004, 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by Nanny Fine
I just saw the commercial on Oxygen - I am so excited!

It starts October 4th at midnight (I think) ~ it's a late night showing but I don't care, they are SHOWING it!

I totally forgot to post the fall lineup, but here it is:

EFFECTIVE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4:

Weekdays
6:00 AM INHALE
7:00 AM ISAAC MIZRAHI SHOW
7:30 AM I'VE GOT A SECRET
8:00 AM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
8:30 AM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
9:00 AM XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
10:00 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
10:30 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
11:00 AM LIVING SINGLE
11:30 AM LIVING SINGLE
12:00 PM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
12:30 PM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
1:00 PM ROSEANNE
1:30 PM ROSEANNE
2:00 PM "THE OXYGEN MOVIE"
4:00 PM A DIFFERENT WORLD
4:30 PM A DIFFERENT WORLD
5:00 PM LIVING SINGLE
5:30 PM LIVING SINGLE
6:00 PM ROSEANNE
6:30 PM ROSEANNE
7:00 PM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
7:30 PM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
8:00 PM "THE OXYGEN MOVIE"
10:00 PM VARIOUS ORIGINALS
10:30 PM GIRLS BEHAVING BADLY
11:00 PM THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
12:00 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
12:30 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
1:00 AM LIFE & STYLE
2:00 AM TALK SEX WITH SUE JOHANSON

Saturdays (SITCOM LINEUP)
11:00 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
11:30 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
2:00 PM ROSEANNE
2:30 PM ROSEANNE

Sundays (SITCOM LINEUP)
8:00 AM CYBILL
8:30 AM CYBILL
9:00 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
9:30 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
10:00 AM LIVING SINGLE
10:30 AM LIVING SINGLE
11:00 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
11:30 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
12:00 PM ROSEANNE
12:30 PM ROSEANNE

Dean Winchester · 09-20-2004, 10:21 AM

airing Ellen the sitcom right after the talk show is an excellent idea.

spunkygirl · 09-26-2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by pavanbadal
I totally forgot to post the fall lineup, but here it is:

EFFECTIVE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4:

Weekdays
6:00 AM INHALE
7:00 AM ISAAC MIZRAHI SHOW
7:30 AM I'VE GOT A SECRET
8:00 AM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
8:30 AM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
9:00 AM XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
10:00 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
10:30 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
11:00 AM LIVING SINGLE
11:30 AM LIVING SINGLE
12:00 PM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
12:30 PM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
1:00 PM ROSEANNE
1:30 PM ROSEANNE
2:00 PM "THE OXYGEN MOVIE"
4:00 PM A DIFFERENT WORLD
4:30 PM A DIFFERENT WORLD
5:00 PM LIVING SINGLE
5:30 PM LIVING SINGLE
6:00 PM ROSEANNE
6:30 PM ROSEANNE
7:00 PM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
7:30 PM OPRAH AFTER THE SHOW
8:00 PM "THE OXYGEN MOVIE"
10:00 PM VARIOUS ORIGINALS
10:30 PM GIRLS BEHAVING BADLY
11:00 PM THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
12:00 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
12:30 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
1:00 AM LIFE & STYLE
2:00 AM TALK SEX WITH SUE JOHANSON

Saturdays (SITCOM LINEUP)
11:00 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
11:30 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
2:00 PM ROSEANNE
2:30 PM ROSEANNE

Sundays (SITCOM LINEUP)
8:00 AM CYBILL
8:30 AM CYBILL
9:00 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
9:30 AM A DIFFERENT WORLD
10:00 AM LIVING SINGLE
10:30 AM LIVING SINGLE
11:00 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
11:30 AM ELLEN - THE SITCOM
12:00 PM ROSEANNE
12:30 PM ROSEANNE

Pretty good schedule, I am glad A Different World is getting good timeslots, I might check out Ellen I might like it

Dean Winchester · 09-26-2004, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Pretty good schedule, I am glad A Different World is getting good timeslots, I might check out Ellen I might like it

I'm not 100% sure how Oxygen will air the series (I know Lifetime barely aired "These Friends Of Mine"), but if they start with the first season (you'll notice Janice from Friends, if you see her, this is season one), bare it out for 2-3 weeks because season 2 was when the show really found it's footing. I thought the seasons 3-4 ensemble was excellent.

barwars · 09-29-2004, 06:14 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I'm not 100% sure how Oxygen will air the series (I know Lifetime barely aired "These Friends Of Mine"), but if they start with the first season (you'll notice Janice from Friends, if you see her, this is season one), bare it out for 2-3 weeks because season 2 was when the show really found it's footing. I thought the seasons 3-4 ensemble was excellent.

I prefer the later seasons.... but Im enjoying the Season 1 DVD.
Good thing I didnt read this news earlier.... I may not have boughten Season 1 so soon.

07-22-2004, 12:03 AM	#1
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09-20-2004, 09:46 AM	#7
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07-22-2004, 04:44 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	thank god!!! Lifetime SUCKS. They had the rights to Ellen for 6 years, and only aired it for about 9 months totally. Yet we get the freaking overrated Golden Girls and Designing Women (no offense to the fans of those shows, but I feel they are overrated) on EVERY SINGLE DAY in those same years. Oxygen will treat Ellen a lot better than Lifetime did.

09-20-2004, 10:21 AM	#9
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	airing Ellen the sitcom right after the talk show is an excellent idea.