TV One Acquires All of Us, Eve, Living Single, Cooper, Parent'hood, and more!

[Pavan]

TV One and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution Ink Comprehensive, Multi- Year Programming Agreement for Movies, Series Including Off-Network Premiere Of All of Us and Eve, as Well as Rights to Martin and Living Single

-- Acquisition of UPN Sitcoms All of Us and Eve Marks the First Time TV One Has Obtained Off-Network Rights to Sitcoms Currently Airing on a Broadcast Network --

ATLANTA, April 10 -- In a comprehensive, multi-year programming agreement, TV One has acquired rights from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution to air popular movies and series, including All of Us, Eve, Martin and Living Single. The acquisition of current UPN sitcoms All of Us and Eve marks the first time the new network for African American adults has acquired the off-network rights to sitcoms currently airing on a broadcast network. As part of the deal, TV One will also acquire the rights to air recent episodes of Showtime at the Apollo, including new episodes two weeks after their syndication debut. The announcement was made during the National Cable Television Association convention in Atlanta.

A broad range of movie titles are part of the WBDCD programming package, which includes windows on classic dramas such as The Color Purple, Malcolm X, Lean on Me, Round Midnight and Rosewood; action movies such as Boiling Point and New Jack City; comedies such as Uptown Saturday Night and Strictly Business; musicals such as Purple Rain, Cabin in the Sky, Krush Groove and Sparkle; and classic blaxploitation films such as Shaft and Superfly, among others.

Additional series to which TV One is acquiring rights under the deal include Roc, For Your Love, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, The Parent 'Hood, Wanda at Large, All About the Andersons, Fastlane and A Man Called Hawk.

Under the deal, TV One's rights to air All of Us, which ranks among Nielsen's Top 10 primetime series in African American households this season to date, and Eve begin in fall 2006, and the rights to air Living Single begin in fall 2008. TV One is renewing the rights to air Martin and Roc, which currently air on TV One.

"Martin and Roc have already proved very popular with TV One viewers, and we expect the rest of this Warner Bros. package to help ensure we continue to have a strong lineup of acquired scripted programming to
complement our original programming as we work toward making TV One the premier viewing destination for African American adults," said TV One Executive Vice President of Programming and Production Rose Catherine
Pinkney.

"We are thrilled to be expanding our already successful programming relationship with TV One," said Eric Frankel, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution. "We're confident that the addition of feature films, the premieres of off-network comedies, the licensing of proven hits and the renewal of successful staples of their already strong line-up will
provide a nice boost to their schedule."

[Pavan]

Just to keep you up to date from this April 2006 story, Living Single is still slated to join TV One this fall (2008). More details coming in the next month or so.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Just to keep you up to date from this April 2006 story, Living Single is still slated to join TV One this fall (2008). More details coming in the next month or so.

This is good news, I never even noticed this. Living Single was my 5th favorite Show of the 90's behind

Fresh Prince
Family Matters
Martin
Married With Children

[Pavan]

Time slots for Living Single are now announced. It will join with a week-long marathon (Sept. 22), before moving to its regular slots on Sept. 29:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...edule-and.html

[Brieannas21]

i wonder if they will have the unedited version.

[Sophia's Wrinkles]

I'd be excited, but I don't have cable. We need another DVD announcement for Living Single! I haven't seen these episodes in years.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

i wonder if they will have the unedited version.

They should since they air unedited versions of MARTIN. I'm watching season 1 eps of Martin now on TV ONE and I have been seeing scenes i don't remember because it''s been 16 years since I saw season 1 UNCUT since I'm so used to seeing Martin cut in local syndicatiion. Up until now Martin wes never on Cable, only locals which is why I feel like I'm watching season 1 all over again-lol So I expect the same for Living Single

[mraw]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

i wonder if they will have the unedited version.

Oxygen shows the unedited versions of "LIVING Single", so I'm pretty sure that TVOne will do the same.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by mraw

Oxygen shows the unedited versions of "LIVING Single", so I'm pretty sure that TVOne will do the same.

Oxygen just aired the show so late

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by mraw

Oxygen shows the unedited versions of "LIVING Single", so I'm pretty sure that TVOne will do the same.

I wish I had some original airings to compare with Oxygen’s airings.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I wish I had some original airings to compare with Oxygen’s airings.

I was able to find 2 Original Airings from 1997-98 while cleaning my apy last week. One ep is with Duane Martin and the other is with Cedric Ceballos, a player for the Lakers at the time.

Whn I first moved in this apt I had about 30 Original airings but over the years I got rid of them and had no idea how special they would be today.

[mraw]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I wish I had some original airings to compare with Oxygen’s airings.

The first few seasons I know by heart because I used to tape each episode and watch it several times during the week leading up to the next airing. One episode that you can definitely go by is season 1's "Burglar in the House".

When the three women are upstairs in Khadijah's room and they hear the burglar downstairs, they all grab something to pop the culprit with. In the syndicated version, they just show the ladies walking to the door with their items and it goes to the next scene, however, in the unedited version, Regine confronts Synclaire about her choice of an Isotoner slipper to smack the burglar with. Regine has a huge bible, and she [Synclaire] exclaims "what are you gonna do? Hit him with the Bible?" and Regine replies "Over and over again!!!" That part is completely missing in the syndicated version, but is restored in the Oxygen version.

Also, after the robbery, Synclaire suggests that they all move to Minneapolis. That is the end of the suggestion in syndication, but in the original, Overton gets an odd look on his face and says "Isn't that where that guy who wears the purple butt-less pants comes from" shaking his head as if he'd never go there.

Those are two portions from the original airing included on Oxygen that are missing from other syndicated cuts.

[Pavan]

UPDATE for September...Living Single Reunion will be produced by TV One and air Sept. 22 at 7pm:

On Monday, September 22 at 7pm, it's a comedy reunion blow-out as TV One presents the premiere of "Living Single: The Reunion Show" that has the cast of the widely successful sitcom about a group of six African American friends living in (or near) a Brooklyn brownstone reuniting for an all-new evening of laughs, memories, and backstage tales that will have viewers wanting more. Join Kim Coles (Synclaire), Erika Alexander (Max), Kim Fields (Regine), John Henton (Overton), and T.C. Carson (Kyle) as TV One takes this trip down the Living Single memory lane. There will be an encore showing at 11pm as well later that night after the Living Single's first day marathon episodes as well as on Friday, September 26 at 12am.

See the blog later today.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

UPDATE for September...Living Single Reunion will be produced by TV One and air Sept. 22 at 7pm:

On Monday, September 22 at 7pm, it's a comedy reunion blow-out as TV One presents the premiere of "Living Single: The Reunion Show" that has the cast of the widely successful sitcom about a group of six African American friends living in (or near) a Brooklyn brownstone reuniting for an all-new evening of laughs, memories, and backstage tales that will have viewers wanting more. Join Kim Coles (Synclaire), Erika Alexander (Max), Kim Fields (Regine), John Henton (Overton), and T.C. Carson (Kyle) as TV One takes this trip down the Living Single memory lane. There will be an encore showing at 11pm as well later that night after the Living Single's first day marathon episodes as well as on Friday, September 26 at 12am.

See the blog later today.

Wonder why Queen Latifah is not apart of the reunion