Nick@Nite August 2005 -- Easy TV Summer Continues; Hi-Jinks Launch; Back To School

[Pavan]

Nick@Nite August 2005 --

Regular schedule changes:
Summer marathons that started July 5 will air through August 18. Then, the schedule before the summer marathons started (May 23 schedule) will return on August 19.
Tuesdays at 9:30pm starting August 2: Hi-Jinks (replaces Fatherhood)
Sundays at 10:00pm starting August 7: Hi-Jinks encore (replaces Fatherhood)

Effective Sunday, August 28:
9:00pm Full House (replaces Kids Say...)



Specials and Marathons




- Nick@Nite's Easy TV Summer Marathon
Starts Tuesday, July 5 through Thursday, August 18
Sun-Thu 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. ET/PT
Sun-Thu 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. ET/PT
Easy TV Summer It's summer time and the viewing's easy. This July Nick at Nite begins back to back four-hour marathons from Sunday through Thursday. Deciding what to watch has never been so easy.

Sundays - 10:00PM-2:00AM: Full House; 2:00AM-6:00AM The Cosby Show
Mondays - 10:00PM-2:00AM The Cosby Show; 2:00AM-6:00AM The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Tuesdays - 10:00PM-2:00AM The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; 2:00AM-6:00AM Roseanne
Wednesdays - 10:00PM-2:00AM Roseanne; 2:00AM-6:00AM Murphy Brown
Thursdays - 10:00PM-2:00AM The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; 2:00AM-6:00AM Who's the Boss?




- Hi-Jinks
Premieres Tuesday, August 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
Nick@Nite's newest original features parents pulling hilarious pranks on their children a good natured hidden camera show. It’s time for the kids to get conned. This candid camera show will pull pranks on unsuspecting kids with the help of some of the most famous faces in entertainment. Susan Sarandon and Chris Webber to guest star. And yes, this show is more mature than Punk’d. New episodes air every Tuesday through September 13, 2005. NOTE: Fatherhood will return with new episodes starting tentatively October 18.

Tuesday, August 2
9:30pm Ep. #01-Vivica Fox
Actress/model Vivica Fox (Kill Bill Volume I) holds a casting session to find teens to appear in a commercial for her new fragrance “Foxy.” What the young actors don’t know is that they’ve been set up by their parents to be pranked by Vivica whose new “fragrance” smells awful. Other pranks in the show include a dancing bear at the zoo and giant cell phones sold to teens.

Tuesday, August 9
9:30pm Ep. #02-Susan Sarandon
Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Bull Durham, Dead Man Walking) stands in for her wax figure at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. Hidden cameras capture the reactions of kids’ tour groups as her wax figure “comes to life!” Other pranks in the show include a talking teddy bear and kids who are shocked to learn that their Moms got tattoos.

Tuesday, August 16
9:30pm Ep. #03-Chris Webber
Five-time NBA All–Star Chris Webber (Philadelphia 76ers) appears at an autograph session with his beloved MVP trophy.
Hidden cameras catch kids’ reactions when the rigged trophy falls over and breaks after kids touch it. Other pranks in the show include a vending machine that always dispenses the wrong item no matter which buttons kids
press and an elementary school principal who informs students of the new school uniform policy.

Tuesday, August 23
9:30pm Ep. #04-Richard Kind
Actor Richard Kind (Mad About You, Spin City) is a bumbling waiter who can’t get anything right. Hidden cameras capture kids’ reactions as Richard stumbles and fumbles his way through serving several families lunch. Other pranks in the show include a collapsing dessert display and a George Washington impersonator who doesn’t know anything about American History.

Tuesday, August 30
9:30pm Ep. #05-Meredith Viera
Meredith Viera (The View, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire) is on special assignment at a candy store in Manhattan to get kids’ reactions to the breaking news that candy has just been outlawed in New York City. Other pranks in the show include a machine at a veterinarian’s office that enables pets to talk and lie detector tests for teens at a junior high school.

Tuesday, September 6
9:30pm Ep. #06-Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried (Aladdin, Cyberchase) lends his famous voice to a fake children’s show featuring a penguin puppet. Hidden cameras capture kids’ reactions when this penguin character on TV starts talking directly to kids watching at home. Other pranks in the show include a rigged spelling bee at an elementary school and the world’s crankiest baby.









- Back 2 School Night
Sunday, August 21, 2005
10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ET/PT
Summer is over and it’s that time of year again…even for sitcom kids. Grab your books, sharpen your pencils and get ready to go Back To School with Nick@Nite for an evening of Modern TV Classics that explore the lighter side of academic anxiety. It is the perfect way to get back into the swing of things…without any reading, writing or arithmetic.

10:00p Full House #03- The First Day of School
Stephanie's first-day-of-school jitters have Danny, Joey and Jesse playing superdad.
10:30p Full House #46 - Back To School Blues
The new school year is starting, and Stephanie and DJ face the anxiety of a new year and vastly different first days.
11:00p The Cosby Show #25 – First Day Of School
An ecstatic Cliff and Clair are the only happy Huxtables when summer vacation ends and school bells ring for the kids.
11:30p The Cosby Show #151 – Same Time Next Year
Cliff and Clair look forward to reclaiming the house as another school year begins but are soon in for a rude awakening.
12:00a Roseanne #56 - Bird is the Word
Becky suddenly becomes one of the coolest kids at school and at home, when she's caught making a rude hand gesture in her class picture. But opinions change quickly when Roseanne gets summoned to the principal's office – for detention!
12:30a Roseanne #63 – Home-Ec.
Roseanne decides to give Darlene's home economics class a crash course in the realities of family dining on a budget. Meanwhile, Dan helps D.J. with a school bully






COMING IN SEPTEMBER: 15TH ANNIVERSARY MARATHON THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR

[EmoJoe]

-Typical they leave WTB? out of the back-to-school thing
-N@N is a little early for the back to school thing for me, I dont go back until Sept.

[Pavan]

Nick at Nite Lets Parents Indulge in Some Payback When New Hidden Camera Series, Hi-Jinks, Premieres on Tuesday, August 2


Susan Sarandon, Chris Webber, Vivica Fox, Meredith Vieira, Richard Kind and
Gilbert Gottfried Help in the Hoax!

NEW YORK, July 26 -- Nick at Nite's original hidden-camera
series in which adults play good-natured pranks on kids, Hi-Jinks, will
premiere on Tuesday, August 2 at 9:30 pm ET/PT. Each 30-minute episode
features several pranks taking place everywhere from homes, malls and even
schools across the country. Each week also features a celebrity prank segment
in which famous faces use their talents to play tricks on bewildered tikes.
Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon, NBA All-Star Chris Webber and The View's
Meredith Vieira are among the celebrities who've conspired with parents to
prank kids.

"Every parent, at some point, dreams about a show like Hi-Jinks," explains
Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "These good-natured
pranks on kids deliver non-stop comedy. It is the perfect co-viewing
opportunity and both adults and children will enjoy it for different reasons."
Hosted by Leila Sbitani (Nice Package, 48 hour Wedding), Hi-Jinks uses
hidden cameras to capture all of the action as the kids react to funny and
bizarre situations. From Susan Sarandon's wax figure "coming to life" to a
clueless George Washington Impersonator who visits a third grade classroom,
this series puts kids in hilarious situations they never dreamed they'd be in.

The six episode series rolls out as follows:

Tuesday, August 2 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
Actress/model Vivica Fox (Kill Bill Volume I) holds a casting session to
find teens to appear in a commercial for her new fragrance, "Foxy." What
the young actors don't know is that they've been set up by their parents
to be pranked by Vivica whose new "fragrance" smells awful. Other pranks
in the show include a dancing bear at the zoo and giant cell phones sold
to teens.

Tuesday, August 9 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
Five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber (Philadelphia 76ers) appears at an
autograph session with his beloved Rookie of the Year Trophy. Hidden
cameras catch kids' reactions when the rigged trophy falls over and
breaks after kids touch it. Other pranks in the show include a vending
machine that always dispenses the wrong item no matter which buttons kids
press, and an elementary school principal who informs students of the new
school uniform policy.

Tuesday, August 16 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Stepmom, Dead Man
Walking) stands in for her wax figure at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
Hidden cameras capture the reactions of kids' tour groups as her wax
figure "comes to life." Other pranks in the show include a talking teddy
bear and kids who are shocked to learn that their Moms got tattoos.

Tuesday, August 23 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
Actor Richard Kind (Mad About You, Spin City) is a bumbling waiter who
can't get anything right. Hidden cameras capture kids' reactions as
Richard stumbles and fumbles his way through serving several families
lunch. Other pranks in the show include a collapsing dessert display and
a clueless George Washington Impersonator who visits a third grade
classroom.

Tuesday, August 30 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
Meredith Vieira (The View, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?) is on special
assignment at a candy store in Manhattan to get kids' reactions to the
breaking news that candy has just been outlawed in New York City. Other
pranks in the show include a machine at a veterinarian's office that
enables pets to talk and lie detector tests for teens at a junior high
school.

Tuesday, September 6 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
Gilbert Gottfried (Aladdin, Cyberchase) lends his famous voice to a fake
children's show featuring a penguin puppet. Hidden cameras capture kids'
reactions when this penguin character on TV starts talking directly to
kids watching at home. Other pranks in the show include a rigged spelling
bee at an elementary school and the world's crankiest baby.

The series is created by Nick at Nite's Joe Boyd. Kim Rosenblum, Senior
Vice President, TV Land and Nick at Nite, and Joe Boyd are Executive
Producers. The show is being produced by Banyan Productions (Trading Spaces).
For over a decade, Banyan Productions has been a leading creator of reality-
based television programming, including the breakout TLC hit series Trading
Spaces. The company produces more than 500 original episodes of television per
year. Banyan Productions has developed and produced series for NBC, Twentieth
Television and the Fox (O&Os), TLC, Discovery Channel, The Food Network,
Discovery Health Channel, Sony International, Lifetime Television, The Travel
Channel, PBS and HGTV.
Nick at Nite Originals was created in 2003 to develop original programming
that meets what the network refers to as the "Four F's" criteria: programming
that is Family-Friendly, Funny and Familiar. Nick at Nite Originals produced
Fatherhood (June 2004), a show based on Bill Cosby's best-selling book of the
same name, which has been one of the highest rated shows on the network. The
series is currently in its second season with more episodes to premiere in
October 2005. In May 2005, the network aired Nick at Nite's Search for the
Funniest Mom in America.

[hotdawg]

Do you know on which show(s) Carrie Underwood will appear this weekend? Thanks.

[troopoleon8897]

Originally Posted by hotdawg

Do you know on which show(s) Carrie Underwood will appear this weekend? Thanks.

?????

[EmoJoe]

Originally Posted by hotdawg

Do you know on which show(s) Carrie Underwood will appear this weekend? Thanks.

That's Teenick...

[EmoJoe]

Funny how they call it Easy TV Summer yet for MB and WTB? fans, they have to stay up til 6 AM to watch their favorite shows. Doesn't sound so easy to me

[EmoJoe]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

a rigged spelling bee at an elementary school

A rigged spelling bee?

[Pavan]

IT’S NO JOKE!

NICK AT NITE’S HI-JINKS SCORES

TRIPLE DIGIT GAINS FOR PREMIERE EPISODE

Over 2.8 Million Total Viewers Tune in to Network’s Original

Hidden Camera Show

Nick at Nite #2 Basic Cable Net Among Total Viewers for Premiere’s Time Period



New York, NY, August 4, 2005 – Nick at Nite’s hidden–camera series, Hi-Jinks, drew triple digit gains for the network’s premiere telecast on Tuesday, August 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, averaging over 2.8 million total viewers and posting a 2.4 HH rating. The network’s latest original, in which adults play good-natured pranks on kids, fueled the network to triple digit gains in household rating, total viewers, demo delivery and rating, powering Nick at Nite as the #2 basic cable net among total viewers for the premiere’s time period.

Each week also features instantly recognizable stars lending their talents to play tricks on unsuspecting kids. Last night’s episode featured actress/model Vivica Fox (Kill Bill Volume I) holding a casting session to find teens to appear in a commercial for her new fragrance, “Foxy,” which smells awful. Other pranks in the show included a dancing bear at the zoo and giant cell phones sold to teens.

Nick at Nite improved +117% over the same time period last year, averaging over 2.8 million total viewers. The premiere installment posted a 2.4 household rating for the airing, up +100% over 2004. The telecast averaged a 0.6/593,000 among Adults 18-49, Nick at Nite's core audience, lifting prior-year levels by +100% in rating and +113% in delivery.

“Nick at Nite is thrilled that Hi-Jinks is such a huge hit with our viewers,” explains Sal Maniaci, Vice President, Development and Production, TV land and Nick at Nite. “Filled with non-stop laughs for adults and children, this supports Nick at Nite’s progression into original programming that the whole family can enjoy.”

The series is created by Nick at Nite’s Joe Boyd. Kim Rosenblum, Senior Vice President, TV Land and Nick at Nite, and Joe Boyd are Executive Producers. The show is being produced by Banyan Productions (Trading Spaces).

For over a decade, Banyan Productions has been a leading creator of reality-based television programming, including the breakout TLC hit series Trading Spaces. The company produces more than 500 original episodes of television per year. Banyan Productions has developed and produced series for NBC, Twentieth Television and the Fox (O&Os), TLC, Discovery Channel, The Food Network, Discovery Health Channel, Sony International, Lifetime Television, The Travel Channel, PBS and HGTV.

Nick at Nite Originals was created in 2003 to develop original programming that meets what the network refers to as the "Four F’s" criteria: programming that is Family-Friendly, Funny and Familiar. Nick at Nite Originals produced Fatherhood (June 2004), a show based on Bill Cosby’s best-selling book of the same name, which has been one of the highest rated shows on the network. The series is currently in its second season with more episodes to premiere in October 2005. In May 2005, the network aired Nick at Nite’s Search for the Funniest Mom in America.

[nickandmore]

'Hi-Jinks' premier episode will re-air this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. on Nickelodeon.

This is the same thing they did when Fatherhood premiered.

[Pavan]

Due to wonderful ratings:

Easy TV Summer has been extended through Thursday 8/18/05.
Sunday 8/20/05 Hi-Jinks encore will air at 9:30p to accommodate NAN's Back to School Stunt, starting at 10p

[Pavan]

Effective Sunday, August 28:

9:00pm Full House (replaces Kids Say...)

[Pavan]

- Hi-Jinks encores has been added to Tuesdays at 12:30 a.m. for August 23, 30 and September 6.
- A Hi-Jinks marathon is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, from 9p-12a.