ION Television April 2009 -- M*A*S*H Returns Mon-Thurs; Movies Include The Negotiator - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 03-06-2009, 10:06 PM

ION Television April 2009 --

Blog Story:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...k-at-nite.html

Regular schedule changes listed ONLY:

What's gone: Steve Harvey Show

Effective Monday, March 16

Weekdays
6:00PM & 6:30PM M*A*S*H (replaces Steve Harvey/Family Feud)

Mon-Thurs
7:00PM & 7:30PM Family Feud (replaces ER Mon, Boston Legal Tues-Wed, Movie Thurs)

Here is the FULL regular schedule for April:
Mon-Thurs
3:00PM qubo on ION (Wed-Thurs)
4:00PM The Drew Carey Show
4:30PM The Drew Carey Show
5:00PM Quantum Leap
6:00PM M*A*S*H
6:30PM M*A*S*H
7:00PM Family Feud
7:30PM Family Feud
8:00PM ER (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues-Wed); Big Screen Movie (Thurs)
9:00PM NCIS (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues-Wed); Big Screen Movie (Thurs)
10:00PM NCIS (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues-Wed); Big Screen Movie (Thurs)

Fri-Sun
3:00PM qubo on ION (Fri)
4:00PM The Drew Carey Show (Fri)
4:30PM The Drew Carey Show (Fri)
5:00PM Quantum Leap (Fri)
6:00PM M*A*S*H (Fri-Sun)
6:30PM M*A*S*H (Fri-Sun)
7:00PM-11:00PM Big Screen Movies or RHI Entertainment

Movies, Stunts, Marathons

- Total Theatre Thursday
Thursdays in Primetime It Is Big Screen Blockbuster Movies!

April 2 - 9-11pm Jurassic Park III (2001, premiere!) Boston Legal airs at 8p
April 9 - 8:30-11p Malice (1993, premiere) (MASH airs at 8p)
April 16 - 8:30-11p Keeping The Faith (2000, premiere) (MASH airs at 8p)
April 23 - 9-11p Deep Blue Sea (1999, premiere) (Boston Legal airs at 8p)
April 30 - 8:30-11p The American President (1995) (Reba airs at 8p)

Other Big Screen Movie Encores / Premieres: (premieres in bold)
Saturday, April 4 - 9-11pm Jurassic Park III (2001)
Sunday, April 5 - 9-11pm Jurassic Park III (2001)
Friday, April 10 - 8:30-11p Malice (1993, premiere) (MASH airs at 8p)
Saturday, April 11 - 6pm-8:30pm and 8:30pm-11pm Malice (1993)
Wednesday, April 15 - 6pm-8:30pm You've Got Mail (1998, premiere) and 8:30pm-11p You've Got Mail (1998)
Friday, April 24 - 7-9pm and 9-11pm Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Saturday, April 25 - 8:30-11pm Negotiator, The (1998, premiere) (MASH airs 6pm-8:30pm)
Sunday, April 26 - 6pm-8:30pm and 8:30pm-11pm Negotiator, The (1998)
Wednesday, April 29 - 8:30-11p The American President (1995, premiere) (Reba airs at 8p)

- RHI on ION
Sun-Fri 7-11pm
April Programming:

Friday, April 3
7:00PM-9:00PM Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (2008)
9:00PM-11:00PM Mystery Woman: Wild West Murder (2006)

Saturday, April 4
7:00PM-9:00PM Shapeshifter (1999)
9:00PM-11:00PM preempted

Sunday, April 5
7:00PM-9:00PM Bloodknot (1995)
9:00PM-11:00PM preempted

Friday, April 10
preempted for Malice

Saturday, April 11
preempted for M*A*S*H marathon 6-11pm

Sunday, April 12
7:00PM-11:00PM In The Beginning (2000)

Friday, April 17
preempted for Boston Legal marathon 8-11pm

Saturday, April 18
preempted for MASH from 6pm-11pm

Sunday, April 19
preempted for MASH from 6pm-11pm

Friday, April 24
preempted for Deep Blue Sea (1999) double feature

Saturday, April 25
preempted for MASH from 6pm-8:30pm and The Negotiator (1999) from 8:30-11

Sunday, April 26
preempted for The Negotiator (1998) double feature

Read the blog before you post. It will give much more insight than just the schedule, so please link this if you're posting elsewhere:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...k-at-nite.html

JulieSomoski · 03-07-2009, 07:01 PM

I've never been a MASH fan, but I did predict Steve Harvey/Family Feud would be gone by April. At least we still get Drew Carey every Monday and Friday.

And I see the movies have been cut down even more a bit - definitely glad to see that.

Jude The Obscure · 03-09-2009, 12:54 AM

Kinda surprised MASH has made that big comeback....maybe ION realizes it needs to be more patient. With Steve gone, I guess that African American intiative that ION started over a year ago is kaput? Is ION actually making progress on what seasons of Drew it is showing?

As for the RHI movies, you know the contract must be up soon because they are now recycling all those Hallmark Mystery wheel movies (Jane, McBride, Mystery Woman) plus the Warner movies have a bigger presence on the schedule as well.

JulieSomoski · 03-09-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Kinda surprised MASH has made that big comeback....maybe ION realizes it needs to be more patient. With Steve gone, I guess that African American intiative that ION started over a year ago is kaput? Is ION actually making progress on what seasons of Drew it is showing?

As for the RHI movies, you know the contract must be up soon because they are now recycling all those Hallmark Mystery wheel movies (Jane, McBride, Mystery Woman) plus the Warner movies have a bigger presence on the schedule as well.

I actually read an article somewhere that TV One requested that ION Media Networks end the African-American initiative agreement, because it was negatively impacting their network. I'll try to find the link to the article.

Too bad we couldn't have seen a show like Who's the Boss? or Wonder Years return instead of MASH. They are doing well with Drew Carey, though. We're getting through all the seasons pretty fast - already in the middle of season 4, and it's all in order.

tanquant · 03-09-2009, 05:24 PM

Will Mama's Family ever return? I wish that it would return to TBS. I love the way they treat their shows.

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-10-2009, 12:15 AM

It good to see M*A*S*H back on the Ion weekday schedule in April

Pavan · 03-10-2009, 03:02 PM

Blog story:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...k-at-nite.html

clarkkent · 03-10-2009, 03:09 PM

Words cannot express how much I ABSOLUTELY HATE MASH!!!!!!!!!! One of the worst shows ever!!!!!!! I'm not really a huge fan of Steve Harvey or Family Feud but anything is better than that crap. I went from being a ION lover to a hater. Bring back the classic comedies!!!!!!

JulieSomoski · 03-10-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clarkkent

Words cannot express how much I ABSOLUTELY HATE MASH!!!!!!!!!! One of the worst shows ever!!!!!!! I'm not really a huge fan of Steve Harvey or Family Feud but anything is better than that crap. I went from being a ION lover to a hater. Bring back the classic comedies!!!!!!

I can't say I disagree. Too bad another show couldn't have returned to the schedule.

bliggenstrauff · 03-10-2009, 10:57 PM

Never liked MASH. I also wish it had been another show. Stinks that they're yanking Steve Harvey and Family Feud too. Ion keeps getting worse all the time

Pavan · 03-12-2009, 12:51 PM

Last minute change...it looks like MASH is coming to weekdays two weeks earlier than planned and Family Feud is staying and back to an hour, too!

Effective Monday, March 16

Weekdays
6:00PM & 6:30PM M*A*S*H (replaces Steve Harvey/Family Feud)

Mon-Thurs
7:00PM & 7:30PM Family Feud (replaces ER Mon, Boston Legal Tues-Wed, Movie Thurs)

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-12-2009, 01:00 PM

I am glad M*A*S*H is coming 2 week's early to ION Schedule

Pavan · 03-12-2009, 01:02 PM

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...-includes.html

bliggenstrauff · 03-12-2009, 11:05 PM

That's good that Family Feud will still be on

mgsports · 03-13-2009, 07:26 PM

Family Fued is a good Game Show so is Wipeout that was like Greed,Supermarket Sweep,Shopping Mall,Pyamid,Bingo and so on.
Major Dad?
Dave's World?
Once and Again?
Clarrisa Explains it All?
Family Tiles?
Growing Plains again?
Picket Fences?

03-07-2009, 07:01 PM	#2
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03-10-2009, 12:15 AM	#6
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03-10-2009, 03:09 PM	#8
clarkkent Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2007 Location: New York Posts: 32	Ugh!!!! Words cannot express how much I ABSOLUTELY HATE MASH!!!!!!!!!! One of the worst shows ever!!!!!!! I'm not really a huge fan of Steve Harvey or Family Feud but anything is better than that crap. I went from being a ION lover to a hater. Bring back the classic comedies!!!!!!

03-09-2009, 12:54 AM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Kinda surprised MASH has made that big comeback....maybe ION realizes it needs to be more patient. With Steve gone, I guess that African American intiative that ION started over a year ago is kaput? Is ION actually making progress on what seasons of Drew it is showing? As for the RHI movies, you know the contract must be up soon because they are now recycling all those Hallmark Mystery wheel movies (Jane, McBride, Mystery Woman) plus the Warner movies have a bigger presence on the schedule as well.

03-09-2009, 05:24 PM	#5
tanquant Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 864	Will Mama's Family ever return? I wish that it would return to TBS. I love the way they treat their shows.

03-10-2009, 03:02 PM	#7
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	Blog story: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...k-at-nite.html

03-10-2009, 10:57 PM	#10
bliggenstrauff Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2008 Posts: 114	Never liked MASH. I also wish it had been another show. Stinks that they're yanking Steve Harvey and Family Feud too. Ion keeps getting worse all the time

03-12-2009, 12:51 PM	#11
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	Last minute change...it looks like MASH is coming to weekdays two weeks earlier than planned and Family Feud is staying and back to an hour, too! Effective Monday, March 16 Weekdays 6:00PM & 6:30PM MAS*H (replaces Steve Harvey/Family Feud) Mon-Thurs 7:00PM & 7:30PM Family Feud (replaces ER Mon, Boston Legal Tues-Wed, Movie Thurs)

03-12-2009, 01:00 PM	#12
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I am glad MAS*H is coming 2 week's early to ION Schedule

03-12-2009, 01:02 PM	#13
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	http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...-includes.html

03-12-2009, 11:05 PM	#14
bliggenstrauff Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2008 Posts: 114	That's good that Family Feud will still be on

03-13-2009, 07:26 PM	#15
mgsports Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2006 Location: Olathe,KS Posts: 158	Family Fued is a good Game Show so is Wipeout that was like Greed,Supermarket Sweep,Shopping Mall,Pyamid,Bingo and so on. Major Dad? Dave's World? Once and Again? Clarrisa Explains it All? Family Tiles? Growing Plains again? Picket Fences?