ION Television May 2009 -- Reba Joins; RHI, Drew Carey, ER Leaves - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 04-02-2009, 12:03 PM

ION Television May 2009 --

Blog Story:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...reba-nick.html

Regular schedule changes listed ONLY:

What's new: Reba
What's gone: The Drew Carey Show, ER, and RHI Entertainment

Effective Monday, April 27

Weekdays
4:00PM Quantum Leap (replaces Drew Carey Show 2x)
5:00PM M*A*S*H (replaces Quantum Leap)
5:30PM M*A*S*H (replaces Quantum Leap cont.)
6:00PM Family Feud (replaces M*A*S*H)
6:30PM Family Feud (replaces M*A*S*H)
7:00PM Reba (replaces Family Feud)
7:30PM Reba (replaces Family Feud)

Mondays
8:00PM & 8:30PM Reba (replaces ER)

Wednesdays
8:00PM & 8:30PM Reba (replaces Boston Legal)
9:00-11:00PM Big Screen Movies (replaces Boston Legal 2x)

Fridays
8:00PM & 8:30PM Reba (replaces RHI Entertainment)
9:00-11:00PM Big Screen Movie (replaces RHI Entertainment)

Effective Saturday, May 9
Weekends
7:00-11:00PM Big Screen Movies (replaces RHI Entertainment)

Here is the FULL regular schedule for May:
Mon-Thurs
3:00PM qubo on ION (Wed-Thurs)
4:00PM Quantum Leap
5:00PM M*A*S*H
5:30PM M*A*S*H
6:00PM Family Feud
6:30PM Family Feud
7:00PM Reba
7:30PM Reba
8:00PM Reba 2x (Mon, Wed-Thurs); Boston Legal (Tues)
9:00PM NCIS (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues); Big Screen Movie (Wed-Thurs)
10:00PM NCIS (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues); Big Screen Movie (Wed-Thurs)

Friday
3:00PM qubo on ION
4:00PM Quantum Leap
5:00PM M*A*S*H
5:30PM M*A*S*H
6:00PM Family Feud
6:30PM Family Feud
7:00PM Reba
7:30PM Reba
8:00PM Reba
8:30PM Reba (or start of Movie)
9:00PM-11:00PM Big Screen Movies

Saturday & Sundays
6:00PM-11:00PM M*A*S*H/Big Screen Movies

Movies, Stunts, Marathons

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

* April 30 - 8:30-11p The American President (1995) (Reba airs at 8p)
* May 7 - 9-11pm Lethal Weapon (1987, Premiere) (Reba airs 8-9pm)
* May 14 - 8:30-11p The Hunt for Red October (1990, premiere) (Reba airs at 8p)
* May 21 - 8-11pm Octopussy (1983)
* May 28 - 9-11p Rocky IV (1985) (Reba airs 8-9pm)

Other Big Screen Movie Encores / Premieres: (premieres in bold)
* Wednesday, April 29 - 8:30-11p The American President (1995, premiere) (Reba airs at 8p)
* Friday, May 1 - 9-11pm Rocky IV (1985)
* Wednesday, May 6 - 8-11pm Octopussy (1983)
* Friday, May 8 - 8:30-11pm Lethal Weapon 3 (1992, Premiere)
* Saturday, May 9 - 6:30pm-8:30pm Lethal Weapon (1987) and 8:30pm-11pm Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) (MASH airs at 6p)
* Wednesday, May 13 - 8:30p-11pm Presumed Innocent (1990, Premiere) Reba airs at 8p
* Friday, May 15 - 8:30pm-11p Presumed Innocent (1990) Reba airs at 8p
* Saturday, May 16 - 6:00pm-8:30p and 8:30pm-11pm You've Got Mail (1998)
* Wednesday, May 20 - 9pm-11pm American Outlaws (2001, premiere)
* Friday, May 22 - 8:30p-11pm The Mask (1994, Premiere)
* Saturday, May 23 - 6p-8:30p Rocky IV (1985) and 8:30-11pm Presumed Innocent (1990)
* Wednesday, May 27 - 8:30p-11pm Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Reba airs at 8
* Friday, May 29 - 7-9pm and 9-11pm American Outlaws (2001)
* Saturday, May 30 - 7-9pm and 9-11pm Angel Eyes (2001, Premiere) (MASH airs 6-7pm)
* Sunday, May 31 - 7-9pm and 9pm-11pm The Fugitive (1993, Premiere) (MASH airs 6-7pm)

- RHI on ION
May programming

Saturday, May 2
(6:00PM 6th Annual Charlotte Jumper Classic)
7:00PM-11:00PM The Last Templar (2009)

Not airing after that!

- M*A*S*H Sunday Marathons
Sundays from 6pm-11pm
(except May 31 is only 6-7pm)

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...reba-nick.html

Jude The Obscure · 04-02-2009, 12:32 PM

Reba is a surprise, but since I like the show, I welcome it. I know Drew fans are bummed since ION never aired the entire run of the show, correct? As for RHI, hurrah!!!!!

nickandmore · 04-02-2009, 12:39 PM

Hey Pavan, I think "7:30PM Family Feud (replaces Reba)" for weekdays is a mistake.

icecream · 04-02-2009, 12:59 PM

ION will now have shows I like from 5-8PM with M*A*S*H, Family Feud, and Reba back-to-back.

Although M*A*SH will now air on three different stations at 5PM: Hallmark, ION, and my NBC station.

Good riddance to the RHI!

icecream · 04-02-2009, 01:51 PM

A better schedule with the same shows from 5-8 would be Family Feud at 5, Reba at 6, and M*A*S*H at 7. That way the Reba airings wouldn't conflict with Lifetime, and the M*A*S*H airings wouldn't conflict with Hallmark. Although Family Feud would end up against a GSN airing, but that would be Karn not O'Hurley.

clarkkent · 04-02-2009, 03:04 PM

This is terrible news. I was all excited thinking ION was actually gonna air a comedy and now I found out they're not. I gave up on ION after they stopped airing the classics a few years ago. I'll come back when they decide to air good shows again.

JulieSomoski · 04-02-2009, 04:38 PM

Reba is an okay show - but, I'd much prefer Drew Carey. This is a low blow to the show, because it never finished its first cycle when it aired before, and won't finish this time, either. It should end somewhere in the middle of season 7 by May, out of seasons.

What a shame - too bad we couldn't see it move to 3pm or something, with ION adding an hour. And, too bad MASH couldn't leave instead.

TVFactFan · 04-02-2009, 05:47 PM

Seems like every show ION picks up eventually fades in the ratings and get dropped-lol I'm sure the same will happen to REBA

Mr. Television · 04-02-2009, 05:55 PM

Is Ion still on the air?

TVFactFan · 04-02-2009, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

Is Ion still on the air?

Not in my apartment it ain't-LOL

JulieSomoski · 04-02-2009, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

Not in my apartment it ain't-LOL

With no Drew Carey, it's not in my house, either

Jude The Obscure · 04-02-2009, 11:28 PM

I mostly forget there is a channel called ION....it never crosses my mind to see what is playing....besides infomercials.......ooooooooooo, rimshot!

TVFactFan · 04-02-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

I mostly forget there is a channel called ION....it never crosses my mind to see what is playing....besides infomercials.......ooooooooooo, rimshot!

ION is the "BABY TOE" of my Channel Listings-LOL

Jude The Obscure · 04-02-2009, 11:38 PM

It's not even on my foot, Sol!

LeeBlue · 04-03-2009, 10:59 PM

I dropped the ION network when they dropped Perfect Strangers!

04-02-2009, 12:59 PM	#4
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,689	ION will now have shows I like from 5-8PM with MASH, Family Feud, and Reba back-to-back. Although MA*SH will now air on three different stations at 5PM: Hallmark, ION, and my NBC station. Good riddance to the RHI!
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04-02-2009, 03:04 PM	#6
clarkkent Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2007 Location: New York Posts: 32	REBA SUCKS! This is terrible news. I was all excited thinking ION was actually gonna air a comedy and now I found out they're not. I gave up on ION after they stopped airing the classics a few years ago. I'll come back when they decide to air good shows again.

04-02-2009, 04:38 PM	#7
JulieSomoski Roseanne Reboot - March 27! Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 06, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,558	Reba is an okay show - but, I'd much prefer Drew Carey. This is a low blow to the show, because it never finished its first cycle when it aired before, and won't finish this time, either. It should end somewhere in the middle of season 7 by May, out of seasons. What a shame - too bad we couldn't see it move to 3pm or something, with ION adding an hour. And, too bad MASH couldn't leave instead.
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04-02-2009, 05:55 PM	#9
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04-02-2009, 12:32 PM	#2
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Reba is a surprise, but since I like the show, I welcome it. I know Drew fans are bummed since ION never aired the entire run of the show, correct? As for RHI, hurrah!!!!!

04-02-2009, 12:39 PM	#3
nickandmore Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 30, 2005 Posts: 132	Hey Pavan, I think "7:30PM Family Feud (replaces Reba)" for weekdays is a mistake.

04-02-2009, 01:51 PM	#5
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,689	A better schedule with the same shows from 5-8 would be Family Feud at 5, Reba at 6, and MASH at 7. That way the Reba airings wouldn't conflict with Lifetime, and the MASH airings wouldn't conflict with Hallmark. Although Family Feud would end up against a GSN airing, but that would be Karn not O'Hurley.

04-02-2009, 05:47 PM	#8
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,018	Seems like every show ION picks up eventually fades in the ratings and get dropped-lol I'm sure the same will happen to REBA

04-02-2009, 11:28 PM	#12
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I mostly forget there is a channel called ION....it never crosses my mind to see what is playing....besides infomercials.......ooooooooooo, rimshot!

04-02-2009, 11:38 PM	#14
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	It's not even on my foot, Sol!

04-03-2009, 10:59 PM	#15
LeeBlue Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 16, 2006 Location: NYS Posts: 871	ION Television May 2009 -- Reba Joins; RHI, Drew Carey, ER Leaves I dropped the ION network when they dropped Perfect Strangers!