Do You Think Lifetime Will put UM back on?? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

GoldenGirlsFan92 · 08-14-2006, 05:44 PM

I was wondering Do You Think Lifetime Will put UM back on again?

PrettyinPink55 · 08-14-2006, 05:49 PM

I really hope so! I don't own any of the DVDs, and always looked to Lifetime to get my UM fix for the day. I don't know what I will do if they decide to pull it for good.

DarkDante · 08-14-2006, 06:37 PM

Bottom line is the show will be back at some stage in the game if they still have the rights to air it. "Lifetime" is notorious for yanking "Unsolved Mysteries" to make room for their "flavor of the moment show" and then when that show tanks the go back to old reliable Robert Stack.

The only ratings grabbers they have on their entire network now is "The Golden Girls" and "Desperate Housewives" (one of which as one forum member noted probably can't be shown during the day - I know, Blanche can get a little too risque for the kiddies but thats neither here nor there)

Unsolved Mysteries has a core audience and still garners ratings for the network despite it basically being a "dead brand". Unless the contract for the program has expired or whatnot, UM will return to "Lifetime" at some stage in the game.

If you are really concerned about it, write them a letter, be polite and clear about your wish to see the show return to the lineup in a regular timeslot. Don't bother wasting an email with them as they seem to carry less weight then the letter you hand address and put a postage stamp on.

DD

PS: One way to be certain if UM is no longer part of the "Lifetime family" is if this page (http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/unsolved/index.html) is yanked from the site entirely. It isn't updated, but if the contract has expiried and was not renewed, I think Cosgrove and Co. will insist any references to the show be taken off the "Lifetime" site.

Kane · 08-25-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

"Lifetime" is notorious for yanking "Unsolved Mysteries" to make room for their "flavor of the moment show" and then when that show tanks the go back to old reliable Robert Stack.

What goes around comes around.

Zero · 08-27-2006, 03:05 AM

I hope they do! In the past they have taken it off and put it back on. Hopefully they will do it again this time around.

Awsi Dooger · 08-27-2006, 05:26 AM

Yes.

The favorite is bigtime yes so I'll say yes.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 08-27-2006, 11:05 AM

Only time will tell. The network hasn't aired Any Day Now since the beginning of last year. And I haven't seen Chicago Hope aired in I don't know how long so, maybe they're simply giving them a break or it all comes down to rights as DD mentioned. Either or may also be the case with UM. Who knows.

Kane · 08-27-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SitcomsAreTheWay

Only time will tell. The network hasn't aired Any Day Now since the beginning of last year. And I haven't seen Chicago Hope aired in I don't know how long so, maybe they're simply giving them a break or it all comes down to rights as DD mentioned. Either or may also be the case with UM. Who knows.

Sometimes, I toy with the theory that some TV execs want to give shows like UM a rest. There might be some merit to it, especially since you'll probably never find a TV show that has (or had) unanimous support from the television industry. Maybe 90 percent support, but not 100 percent.

I don't know about any of you, but for all the years that UM was in production, I often found myself wanting more of what the show had to offer. I guess that was particularily evident when I occasionally wrote to the show to offer suggestions for stories.

LooksLikeCRicci · 08-27-2006, 03:49 PM

Just to weigh in my two cents, I'm sure that Lifetime will bring UM back. Personally, I think that they are experimenting with different television shows and seeing if they can improve ratings. UM has proven to be a good stand-by, so it makes sense to me that they want to shelve it (at least for the time being) to see if any of their new programming will develop a following.

Zero · 08-29-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SitcomsAreTheWay

Only time will tell. The network hasn't aired Any Day Now since the beginning of last year.

That's because it is airing on Lifetimes new channel "Lifetime Real Women's Channel" or something like that. Along with some others that haven't been seen on Lifetime in a long time.

wiseguy182 · 08-29-2006, 06:18 AM

There's an old saying "You never realize what you have until it's taken away" that kind of applies to UM and myself. I've always liked the show, and I have a good library: I have all of the First Look Box sets, all of CD's collections so far, as well as several dozen segments I taped off of Lifetime myself. However, I wish I would have taped the show religiously so I would have even more segments. It's something I always wanted to do, but I would just kind of go in streaks where I would tape it for awhile, and then kind of shelf it, then pick it up again. I knew it would go off the air eventually, I just wish I would have taken advantage of it more while it was still on.

Kane · 08-29-2006, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

Personally, I think that they are experimenting with different television shows and seeing if they can improve ratings. UM has proven to be a good stand-by, so it makes sense to me that they want to shelve it (at least for the time being) to see if any of their new programming will develop a following.

Inevitably, new shows come and go. Besides, I don't expect Lifetime to rely only on UM. A network should never let its existence depend entirely (or primarily) on one particular show.

SP4CE INV4DERZ · 08-29-2006, 09:35 AM

I am just curious, is Lifetime free-to-air? I ask that becoz we haven't had UM since around 1997-98 here (Australia) on free-to-air. It came to Foxtel a couple of years ago but it now has been taken off.

robbieasbury · 08-29-2006, 08:26 PM

Hopefully TV Land if not Lifetime. Does TV Land show the complete episodes unedited? I noticed that they showed only the half hour edited episodes of "The Flip Wilson Show" instead of the full hour broadcasts. Nick At Nite did the same with "Laugh in" several years ago and probably they will do the same with UM if they show it.

crystaldawn · 08-29-2006, 08:42 PM

To answer your question Space Invaderz Lifetime is only shown on cable or satellite to my knowledge so I suppose its not free-to-air.

I really wonder if Lifetime realizes what a large audience UM brings in. I really don't think Nielson's is too accurate. I know its better to mail them a letter but it was more convenient for me to email them so I did. I encouraged them to bring UM back and thanked them for the years they have shown it. I also told them in a nice way that there were a lot of people out there that only watched Lifetime because UM was on it. I thought maybe if they thought they would lose viewers because they yanked UM they would reconsider it. Hey it couldn't hurt, right?

08-14-2006, 05:44 PM	#1
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08-14-2006, 05:49 PM	#2
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	I really hope so! I don't own any of the DVDs, and always looked to Lifetime to get my UM fix for the day. I don't know what I will do if they decide to pull it for good.
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08-27-2006, 03:05 AM	#5
Zero Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 15, 2003 Posts: 495	I hope they do! In the past they have taken it off and put it back on. Hopefully they will do it again this time around.
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08-14-2006, 06:37 PM	#3
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Bottom line is the show will be back at some stage in the game if they still have the rights to air it. "Lifetime" is notorious for yanking "Unsolved Mysteries" to make room for their "flavor of the moment show" and then when that show tanks the go back to old reliable Robert Stack. The only ratings grabbers they have on their entire network now is "The Golden Girls" and "Desperate Housewives" (one of which as one forum member noted probably can't be shown during the day - I know, Blanche can get a little too risque for the kiddies but thats neither here nor there) Unsolved Mysteries has a core audience and still garners ratings for the network despite it basically being a "dead brand". Unless the contract for the program has expired or whatnot, UM will return to "Lifetime" at some stage in the game. If you are really concerned about it, write them a letter, be polite and clear about your wish to see the show return to the lineup in a regular timeslot. Don't bother wasting an email with them as they seem to carry less weight then the letter you hand address and put a postage stamp on. DD PS: One way to be certain if UM is no longer part of the "Lifetime family" is if this page (http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/unsolved/index.html) is yanked from the site entirely. It isn't updated, but if the contract has expiried and was not renewed, I think Cosgrove and Co. will insist any references to the show be taken off the "Lifetime" site.

08-27-2006, 05:26 AM	#6
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	Yes. The favorite is bigtime yes so I'll say yes.

08-27-2006, 11:05 AM	#7
SitcomsAreTheWay Retro Sitcoms Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: NY Posts: 612	Only time will tell. The network hasn't aired Any Day Now since the beginning of last year. And I haven't seen Chicago Hope aired in I don't know how long so, maybe they're simply giving them a break or it all comes down to rights as DD mentioned. Either or may also be the case with UM. Who knows.

08-27-2006, 03:49 PM	#9
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	Just to weigh in my two cents, I'm sure that Lifetime will bring UM back. Personally, I think that they are experimenting with different television shows and seeing if they can improve ratings. UM has proven to be a good stand-by, so it makes sense to me that they want to shelve it (at least for the time being) to see if any of their new programming will develop a following.

08-29-2006, 06:18 AM	#11
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	There's an old saying "You never realize what you have until it's taken away" that kind of applies to UM and myself. I've always liked the show, and I have a good library: I have all of the First Look Box sets, all of CD's collections so far, as well as several dozen segments I taped off of Lifetime myself. However, I wish I would have taped the show religiously so I would have even more segments. It's something I always wanted to do, but I would just kind of go in streaks where I would tape it for awhile, and then kind of shelf it, then pick it up again. I knew it would go off the air eventually, I just wish I would have taken advantage of it more while it was still on.

08-29-2006, 09:35 AM	#13
SP4CE INV4DERZ 40-0 0WN3D Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 06, 2004 Posts: 630	I am just curious, is Lifetime free-to-air? I ask that becoz we haven't had UM since around 1997-98 here (Australia) on free-to-air. It came to Foxtel a couple of years ago but it now has been taken off.

08-29-2006, 08:26 PM	#14
robbieasbury Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 200	Hopefully TV Land if not Lifetime. Does TV Land show the complete episodes unedited? I noticed that they showed only the half hour edited episodes of "The Flip Wilson Show" instead of the full hour broadcasts. Nick At Nite did the same with "Laugh in" several years ago and probably they will do the same with UM if they show it.

08-29-2006, 08:42 PM	#15
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	To answer your question Space Invaderz Lifetime is only shown on cable or satellite to my knowledge so I suppose its not free-to-air. I really wonder if Lifetime realizes what a large audience UM brings in. I really don't think Nielson's is too accurate. I know its better to mail them a letter but it was more convenient for me to email them so I did. I encouraged them to bring UM back and thanked them for the years they have shown it. I also told them in a nice way that there were a lot of people out there that only watched Lifetime because UM was on it. I thought maybe if they thought they would lose viewers because they yanked UM they would reconsider it. Hey it couldn't hurt, right?