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TJ · 07-13-2007, 06:47 PM

ION Television August 2007--

Blog Story: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...-added-to.html

Regular schedule changes:

What's new: none
What's gone: none

Here is full the regular schedule for August:
Mon-Thurs
6:00PM Diagnosis Murder
7:00PM Designing Women
7:30PM Designing Women
8:00PM Mama's Family
8:30PM Mama's Family
9:00PM Who's the Boss?
9:30PM Who's the Boss?
10:00PM The Wonder Years
10:30PM The Wonder Years
11:00PM Bodog Fight (Tuesdays ONLY)

Fri-Sun
6:00PM Diagnosis Murder (Fri-Sat); ION Life (Sun)
7:00PM RHI Entertainment
9:00PM RHI Entertainment
11:00PM Bodog Fight (Saturdays ONLY)

Movies, Stunts, Marathons

- RHI on ION

August Programming:
Friday, August 3
7:00PM-9:00PM Passion of Ayn Rand
9:00PM-11:00PM Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Saturday, August 4
7:00PM-9:00PM Call of the Wild
9:00PM-11:00PM Steel Sharks

Sunday, August 5
7:00PM-11:00PM Killer Wave

Friday, August 10
7:00PM-9:00PM Mr. Music
9:00PM-11:00PM Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search For Livingstone

Saturday, August 11
7:00PM-11:00PM Killer Wave

Sunday, August 12
7:00PM-11:00PM Moby Dick

Friday, August 17
7:00PM-9:00PM My Brother's Keeper
9:00PM-11:00PM Blind Faith

Saturday, August 18
7:00PM-9:00PM Prey of the Jaguar
9:00PM-11:00PM Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk Part 1

Sunday, August 19
7:00PM-11:00PM On the Beach

Friday, August 24
7:00PM-9:00PM When the Circus Came to Town
9:00PM-11:00PM The Prize Pulitzer

Saturday, August 25
7:00PM-9:00PM Strategic Command
9:00PM-11:00PM Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk Part 2

Sunday, August 26
7:00PM-11:00PM The Third Twin

Friday, August 31
7:00PM-9:00PM Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
9:00PM-11:00PM Triple Cross

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JulieSomoski · 07-13-2007, 08:51 PM

God, I wish they'd expand soon. I mean, everyone thought they'd expand come July, but so far they've let us down. I get he point that they have to make money from the infomercials, but at some point, enough is enough. There are so many great shows that they can air, yet choose to air the same ones. With that said, it is great to see Who;s the boss? still on the lineup. It must have done well. And, Wonder Years is still on, which means it must be doing well. I am getting a little tired of Mama's Family, and completely sick of Designing Women, but oh well.

roseha · 07-14-2007, 12:31 AM

Still no Perfect Strangers? What is taking them so long????

Scoobiedoo30 · 07-14-2007, 12:47 AM

maybe September

thebloodyscot · 07-14-2007, 01:01 AM

They'll never add Perfect Strangers. They have no confidence in it, just like Warner Bros. And as for expanding, they just want us to think that they'll expand sometime, while they really have no plans to ever expand. It'll always be a mostly infomercial channel. With that said, I like seeing Who's the boss again, Designing Women in a decent timeslot, and Mama's Family.

clj2 · 07-14-2007, 08:26 AM

Expanding in July? I thought they were originally going to expand back in January or February? I doubt they will have done any expansion by August 2008 at this rate.

Tubehead · 07-14-2007, 05:22 PM

Does any one know if alice is going to come back? I also wondering if they will show ealry Edition any time soon?

JulieSomoski · 07-14-2007, 06:02 PM

Early Edition would be nice to see on the lineup, and it seems everyone here wants Perfect Stranges. But I don't see that happening unless they expand their hours.

friendsfan77 · 07-15-2007, 04:04 AM

If they can't expand a bunch of hours at once, why don't they just do it an hour or two a month?

JulieSomoski · 07-15-2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friendsfan77

If they can't expand a bunch of hours at once, why don't they just do it an hour or two a month?

Even if they add the 11pm hour, giving us a full 6 hours every night, I'd be happy for now. IF they did that, then Alice and Amen could get back on the schedule, but I'm just dreaming . . .

Scoobiedoo30 · 07-15-2007, 01:19 PM

correct me if I am wrong but was Early Edition on PAX'S tv

Pavan · 07-15-2007, 09:56 PM

Changes will come in the fall.

Nominee and Emmy Award Winner, Tom Skerritt, Angus Macfayden and Karine Vanasse Star in Killer Wave, an RHI Original Miniseries Premiering on ION Television AUGUST 5th

First of 12 RHI Originals to Debut

(New York, NY July 09, 2007) RHI Entertainment, the global leader in the production and distribution of groundbreaking movies, miniseries and series for television, announced today that Golden Globe Nominee and Emmy Award winner, Tom Skerritt (Steel Magnolias, Picket Fences, Brothers & Sisters), will star in Killer Wave, a four-hour miniseries event premiering on the RHI Movie Weekend on ION, Sunday, August 5th (7/6c). Airing all in one night, the miniseries features Angus Macfayden (Braveheart, Alias, Saw 3), Steven McHattie (A History of Violence, Seinfeld) and Karine Vanasse (Head in the Clouds, Set Me Free).

Killer Wave is an action-disaster miniseries about a conspiracy theory regarding the manufacture of fear for profit. In the story, a large corporation hatches a scheme to devastate American cities on the East Coast with the intent of winning a multi-billion dollar contract from the government to build a sea wall along the eastern seaboard. Marine engineers John McAdams (Macfayden) and Sophie Marleau (Vanasse) try to find the perpetrators of these "natural disasters," but they have to evade both the FBI and paid assassins chasing them. Meanwhile, the rogue corporation's CEO, Victor Bannister (Skerritt), and his trusted advisor, Edgar Powell (McHattie), have devised the "creative destruction" plan as a means to save their company from bankruptcy.

Killer Wave was filmed in more than 45 locations throughout Canada during the summer of 2006. The miniseries was directed by Bruce McDonald (Queer As Folk, Degrassi: The Next Generation) and executive produced by Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr. (Arabian Nights, Human Trafficking, Merlin).

"Killer Wave is the perfect first miniseries premiere event for ION television," said Robert Halmi, Jr., President and CEO of RHI Entertainment. "It's completely the type of larger-than-life production RHI is known for and will continue to bring to the RHI Movie Weekend on ION."

"We're excited to kick off the initial wave of original content with the aptly titled Killer Wave," said Brandon Burgess, CEO of ION Media Networks. "We're looking forward to building on our partnership with RHI Entertainment to broaden our lineup with exciting, high-quality programming, which we'll support with our 90-million-home reach."

Last fall, RHI Entertainment and ION Media Networks announced a new partnership, a prime-time destination called RHI Movie Weekend, whereby RHI would serve as the exclusive television programming supplier on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights for an initial two-year period. The relationship kicked off on the weekend of June 29th, with a digitally re-mastered edition of the critically acclaimed Lonesome Dove, which is airing on four consecutive Saturday nights. RHI expects to debut five additional original movie premieres on ION this year.

Scoobiedoo30 · 07-16-2007, 03:52 PM

I cant wait to see The Changes in the fall

LeeBlue · 07-16-2007, 10:44 PM

Keeping my fingers crossed that ION will add more hours and new shows to their fall schedule.

ClassicTVGal · 07-16-2007, 10:54 PM

I'm still hoping to see Silver Spoons....

07-13-2007, 08:51 PM	#2
JulieSomoski Roseanne Reboot - March 27! Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 06, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,558	God, I wish they'd expand soon. I mean, everyone thought they'd expand come July, but so far they've let us down. I get he point that they have to make money from the infomercials, but at some point, enough is enough. There are so many great shows that they can air, yet choose to air the same ones. With that said, it is great to see Who;s the boss? still on the lineup. It must have done well. And, Wonder Years is still on, which means it must be doing well. I am getting a little tired of Mama's Family, and completely sick of Designing Women, but oh well.
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07-14-2007, 12:47 AM	#4
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	maybe September
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07-14-2007, 01:01 AM	#5
thebloodyscot Being ridiculous Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Posts: 158	They'll never add Perfect Strangers. They have no confidence in it, just like Warner Bros. And as for expanding, they just want us to think that they'll expand sometime, while they really have no plans to ever expand. It'll always be a mostly infomercial channel. With that said, I like seeing Who's the boss again, Designing Women in a decent timeslot, and Mama's Family.
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07-14-2007, 08:26 AM	#6
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	Expanding in July? I thought they were originally going to expand back in January or February? I doubt they will have done any expansion by August 2008 at this rate.
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07-14-2007, 12:31 AM	#3
roseha Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 100	Still no Perfect Strangers? What is taking them so long????

07-14-2007, 05:22 PM	#7
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	Alice Does any one know if alice is going to come back? I also wondering if they will show ealry Edition any time soon?

07-14-2007, 06:02 PM	#8
JulieSomoski Roseanne Reboot - March 27! Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 06, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,558	Early Edition would be nice to see on the lineup, and it seems everyone here wants Perfect Stranges. But I don't see that happening unless they expand their hours.

07-15-2007, 04:04 AM	#9
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	If they can't expand a bunch of hours at once, why don't they just do it an hour or two a month?

07-15-2007, 01:19 PM	#11
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	correct me if I am wrong but was Early Edition on PAX'S tv

07-15-2007, 09:56 PM	#12
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: 26,821	Changes will come in the fall. Nominee and Emmy Award Winner, Tom Skerritt, Angus Macfayden and Karine Vanasse Star in Killer Wave, an RHI Original Miniseries Premiering on ION Television AUGUST 5th First of 12 RHI Originals to Debut (New York, NY July 09, 2007) RHI Entertainment, the global leader in the production and distribution of groundbreaking movies, miniseries and series for television, announced today that Golden Globe Nominee and Emmy Award winner, Tom Skerritt (Steel Magnolias, Picket Fences, Brothers & Sisters), will star in Killer Wave, a four-hour miniseries event premiering on the RHI Movie Weekend on ION, Sunday, August 5th (7/6c). Airing all in one night, the miniseries features Angus Macfayden (Braveheart, Alias, Saw 3), Steven McHattie (A History of Violence, Seinfeld) and Karine Vanasse (Head in the Clouds, Set Me Free). Killer Wave is an action-disaster miniseries about a conspiracy theory regarding the manufacture of fear for profit. In the story, a large corporation hatches a scheme to devastate American cities on the East Coast with the intent of winning a multi-billion dollar contract from the government to build a sea wall along the eastern seaboard. Marine engineers John McAdams (Macfayden) and Sophie Marleau (Vanasse) try to find the perpetrators of these "natural disasters," but they have to evade both the FBI and paid assassins chasing them. Meanwhile, the rogue corporation's CEO, Victor Bannister (Skerritt), and his trusted advisor, Edgar Powell (McHattie), have devised the "creative destruction" plan as a means to save their company from bankruptcy. Killer Wave was filmed in more than 45 locations throughout Canada during the summer of 2006. The miniseries was directed by Bruce McDonald (Queer As Folk, Degrassi: The Next Generation) and executive produced by Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr. (Arabian Nights, Human Trafficking, Merlin). "Killer Wave is the perfect first miniseries premiere event for ION television," said Robert Halmi, Jr., President and CEO of RHI Entertainment. "It's completely the type of larger-than-life production RHI is known for and will continue to bring to the RHI Movie Weekend on ION." "We're excited to kick off the initial wave of original content with the aptly titled Killer Wave," said Brandon Burgess, CEO of ION Media Networks. "We're looking forward to building on our partnership with RHI Entertainment to broaden our lineup with exciting, high-quality programming, which we'll support with our 90-million-home reach." Last fall, RHI Entertainment and ION Media Networks announced a new partnership, a prime-time destination called RHI Movie Weekend, whereby RHI would serve as the exclusive television programming supplier on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights for an initial two-year period. The relationship kicked off on the weekend of June 29th, with a digitally re-mastered edition of the critically acclaimed Lonesome Dove, which is airing on four consecutive Saturday nights. RHI expects to debut five additional original movie premieres on ION this year.
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07-16-2007, 03:52 PM	#13
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I cant wait to see The Changes in the fall

07-16-2007, 10:44 PM	#14
LeeBlue Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 16, 2006 Location: NYS Posts: 871	ION Television August 2007 Keeping my fingers crossed that ION will add more hours and new shows to their fall schedule.

07-16-2007, 10:54 PM	#15
ClassicTVGal Traveler Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 26, 2004 Posts: 3,457	I'm still hoping to see Silver Spoons....