TV Shows That Have Been Shafted In Reruns - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

jasonbigley · 07-15-2009, 04:28 PM

Blossom- It may have been on in reruns in some places, but I have not seen this show since it went off the air in 1995.

The Facts Of Life- It stays on a network for a short period of time, then dissapears sharpishly.

Unhappily Ever After- Never seen it in reruns since 1999.

Gimme A Break- I remember seeing it on USA YEARS AGO, but have not seen it in reruns ever since.

Jesse- Used to air on USA in 2001, but airs no where now.

California Dreams- Like The Facts Of Life, it stays on a network for only a short period of time.

The Hogan Family- I remember back in the early '90s, it aired at 4am on some station. It was on ABC Family in 2006, then dissapeared sharpishly.

Diff'rent Strokes- Even though this lasted 8 seasons in its original run, it airs on a network in reruns for a short period of time, then vanishes.

gidgetgrape · 07-15-2009, 07:36 PM

Just The Ten of Us - I haven't seen it on regularly since it was on USA. I really miss this one.

DSfan · 07-15-2009, 07:37 PM

Every sitcom only WGN pretty much fits this idea (minus Bewitched and Jeannie). Now they aren't shafted, yay!

dakert · 07-16-2009, 11:12 AM

Partridge Family but it doesnt matter since the whole series is on DVD

browneyes106 · 07-16-2009, 01:17 PM

The last time I saw Blossom on tv was in 1997. The local Fox station in my area used to air episodes at 3 everyday. I do miss other shows like Jesse, California Dreams and The Facts of Life.

Other shows I haven't seen in reruns in a long are Webster and Punky Brewster.

One hour shows that I haven't see in years are
Party of Five(which used to air on the defunct Lifetime Real Women network)
Life Goes On

factsoflife · 07-16-2009, 01:32 PM

all the shows mentioned so far have been shafted...a few more...

Murphy Brown: it didn't air in locals very long. Nick at Nite wasted it in a 4am timeslot before dropping it all-together and TV Land wastes it as well.

Cybill: After it got dumped by Oxygen it wasn't on TV for nearly half a decade! now that Lifetime has it it's wasted in a 2am timeslot!

Family Ties: it aired on TBS for a long-time and then stupid Nick @ Nite wasted it before dumping it to TV LAND where it didn't last very long.

Felicity: it didn't last long on WE and hasn't really been seen since.

browneyes106 · 07-16-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by factsoflife

all the shows mentioned so far have been shafted...a few more...

Murphy Brown: it didn't air in locals very long. Nick at Nite wasted it in a 4am timeslot before dropping it all-together and TV Land wastes it as well.

Cybill: After it got dumped by Oxygen it wasn't on TV for nearly half a decade! now that Lifetime has it it's wasted in a 2am timeslot!

Family Ties: it aired on TBS for a long-time and then stupid Nick @ Nite wasted it before dumping it to TV LAND where it didn't last very long.

Felicity: it didn't last long on WE and hasn't really been seen since.

I miss those shows too.

ryan423 · 07-16-2009, 02:30 PM

Everwood - Ran on the WB for four seasons up until Satan (aka. Dawn Owstroff who however you spell it...) cancelled it. Ran on ABC Family once and has been since never on TV. At least they made an effort and released season two on DVD last month. Hoping we see Season 3 on DVD before the year comes to an end!

chris31989 · 07-16-2009, 02:39 PM

Empty Nest- The show would fit well with its sister show "Golden Girls" on WE or Hallmark. It ran for exactly as long as TGG and was just as good. I'd love to see it. It never is aired on cable. The last time I saw it on TV was in 2000 on WSBK in Boston. I believe WGN aired it for a while in the late 90s-early 2000s, but no true cable station ever touched it.

catlover79 · 07-16-2009, 04:02 PM

Barney Miller
Mr. Belvedere
Newhart
Empty Nest
Family
Eight is Enough
Just the Ten of Us
Perfect Strangers
The Hogan Family

At least WGN has picked up a couple of these, and some have gotten DVD releases, however limited. Thank goodness for TV on DVD - I'd never have anything good to watch!!

LeeBlue · 07-16-2009, 06:53 PM

catlover79, you've listed some of my favorite shows that I really miss on TV.

Barney Miller and Perfect Strangers ran for years because they had so many fans -- yet have gotten very little syndication time. ????

icecream · 07-16-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LeeBlue

Barney Miller and Perfect Strangers ran for years because they had so many fans -- yet have gotten very little syndication time. ????

Starting this Sunday you can see Barney Miller for an hour on WGN Sunday nights at 9PM eastern.

catlover79 · 07-16-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

Starting this Sunday you can see Barney Miller for an hour on WGN Sunday nights at 9PM eastern.

Now that rocks.

Here's a few more:

Rhoda
Phyllis
Lou Grant
Hill Street Blues
Too Close For Comfort

factsoflife · 07-16-2009, 09:35 PM

It seems that the of the WB and UPN shows the sitcoms have had a much longer life in syndication than the dramas have.

of the dramas only Buffy, Angel, Felicty, One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls 7th Heaven and Dawson's creek ever had a long life in syndication.

but with the sitcoms: What i like about you, reba, the wayans brothers, the steve harvey show, sister sister, smart guy, clueless, everybody hates chris, sabrina the teenage witch, The Game, For your love and the jamie fox show all showed up in syndication at various points. In fact i believe that Sabrina hasn't left syndication since it first entered it.

the odd thing about that is that in their original runs those dramas were more higly rated and acclaimed than the sitcoms mentioned above.

Buffy- was on FX for a rather long time and if i'm not mistaken is currently owned by SYFY?

Angel i believe is still on TNT right? i wouldn't be stunned if it showed up on SYFY either.

Felicity was on WE for a bit during the early half of the decade but hasn't been on anywhere since.

Dawson's Creek was on TBS for a long time then went to The N and i believe is nowhere to be seen anymore.

What i like about you is currently on ABC Family and The N and was on locals at one point.

The Wayans brothers has been on The CW line-up for the last year.

Reba is on Lifetime and ION. it has previously aired on the cw lineup of afternoon shows.

Steve Harvey is definetly on TBS.

Sister, Sister has aired in locals on The Disney Channel and ABC Family and now is on BET.

The Game is on BET.

Smart guy has aired on Disney and is now on BET.

Sabrina has been on Nick, Disney, ABC Family and The N. it has also aired in locals in the past.

Jamie Foxx i'm not 100% sure but didn't BET or TV one air it at one point?

For Your Love was on local in the early half of the decade and was on TV one as well.

Clueless was on The N and at one point was on WGN. i don't think it ever made it to locals did it?

and EHC is just about to start on Nick at Nite.

and 7th Heaven has aired on Hallmark and PAX TV.

Gilmore girls airs on ABC Family and Soapnet.

One Tree hill airs on Soapnet.

That's 12 comedies to 7 dramas. (not counting the Star Trek shows which have a life of their own outside of being a CW/UPN/WB show)

catlover79 · 07-16-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LeeBlue

catlover79, you've listed some of my favorite shows that I really miss on TV.

Barney Miller and Perfect Strangers ran for years because they had so many fans -- yet have gotten very little syndication time. ????

I miss all those shows, too (at least the ones I don't have on DVD).

07-15-2009, 04:28 PM	#1
jasonbigley Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2008 Location: California Posts: 501	TV Shows That Have Been Shafted In Reruns Blossom- It may have been on in reruns in some places, but I have not seen this show since it went off the air in 1995. The Facts Of Life- It stays on a network for a short period of time, then dissapears sharpishly. Unhappily Ever After- Never seen it in reruns since 1999. Gimme A Break- I remember seeing it on USA YEARS AGO, but have not seen it in reruns ever since. Jesse- Used to air on USA in 2001, but airs no where now. California Dreams- Like The Facts Of Life, it stays on a network for only a short period of time. The Hogan Family- I remember back in the early '90s, it aired at 4am on some station. It was on ABC Family in 2006, then dissapeared sharpishly. Diff'rent Strokes- Even though this lasted 8 seasons in its original run, it airs on a network in reruns for a short period of time, then vanishes.

07-16-2009, 01:32 PM	#6
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	all the shows mentioned so far have been shafted...a few more... Murphy Brown: it didn't air in locals very long. Nick at Nite wasted it in a 4am timeslot before dropping it all-together and TV Land wastes it as well. Cybill: After it got dumped by Oxygen it wasn't on TV for nearly half a decade! now that Lifetime has it it's wasted in a 2am timeslot! Family Ties: it aired on TBS for a long-time and then stupid Nick @ Nite wasted it before dumping it to TV LAND where it didn't last very long. Felicity: it didn't last long on WE and hasn't really been seen since.
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07-16-2009, 04:02 PM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Barney Miller Mr. Belvedere Newhart Empty Nest Family Eight is Enough Just the Ten of Us Perfect Strangers The Hogan Family At least WGN has picked up a couple of these, and some have gotten DVD releases, however limited. Thank goodness for TV on DVD - I'd never have anything good to watch!!
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07-16-2009, 06:53 PM	#11
LeeBlue Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 16, 2006 Location: NYS Posts: 871	TV Shows That Have Been Shafted in Reruns catlover79, you've listed some of my favorite shows that I really miss on TV. Barney Miller and Perfect Strangers ran for years because they had so many fans -- yet have gotten very little syndication time. ????

07-15-2009, 07:36 PM	#2
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,508	Just The Ten of Us - I haven't seen it on regularly since it was on USA. I really miss this one.

07-15-2009, 07:37 PM	#3
DSfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204	Every sitcom only WGN pretty much fits this idea (minus Bewitched and Jeannie). Now they aren't shafted, yay!

07-16-2009, 11:12 AM	#4
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Partridge Family but it doesnt matter since the whole series is on DVD

07-16-2009, 01:17 PM	#5
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	The last time I saw Blossom on tv was in 1997. The local Fox station in my area used to air episodes at 3 everyday. I do miss other shows like Jesse, California Dreams and The Facts of Life. Other shows I haven't seen in reruns in a long are Webster and Punky Brewster. One hour shows that I haven't see in years are Party of Five(which used to air on the defunct Lifetime Real Women network) Life Goes On

07-16-2009, 02:30 PM	#8
ryan423 Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 1,829	Everwood - Ran on the WB for four seasons up until Satan (aka. Dawn Owstroff who however you spell it...) cancelled it. Ran on ABC Family once and has been since never on TV. At least they made an effort and released season two on DVD last month. Hoping we see Season 3 on DVD before the year comes to an end!

07-16-2009, 02:39 PM	#9
chris31989 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2007 Location: Newington, CT Posts: 96	Empty Nest- The show would fit well with its sister show "Golden Girls" on WE or Hallmark. It ran for exactly as long as TGG and was just as good. I'd love to see it. It never is aired on cable. The last time I saw it on TV was in 2000 on WSBK in Boston. I believe WGN aired it for a while in the late 90s-early 2000s, but no true cable station ever touched it.

07-16-2009, 09:35 PM	#14
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	It seems that the of the WB and UPN shows the sitcoms have had a much longer life in syndication than the dramas have. of the dramas only Buffy, Angel, Felicty, One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls 7th Heaven and Dawson's creek ever had a long life in syndication. but with the sitcoms: What i like about you, reba, the wayans brothers, the steve harvey show, sister sister, smart guy, clueless, everybody hates chris, sabrina the teenage witch, The Game, For your love and the jamie fox show all showed up in syndication at various points. In fact i believe that Sabrina hasn't left syndication since it first entered it. the odd thing about that is that in their original runs those dramas were more higly rated and acclaimed than the sitcoms mentioned above. Buffy- was on FX for a rather long time and if i'm not mistaken is currently owned by SYFY? Angel i believe is still on TNT right? i wouldn't be stunned if it showed up on SYFY either. Felicity was on WE for a bit during the early half of the decade but hasn't been on anywhere since. Dawson's Creek was on TBS for a long time then went to The N and i believe is nowhere to be seen anymore. What i like about you is currently on ABC Family and The N and was on locals at one point. The Wayans brothers has been on The CW line-up for the last year. Reba is on Lifetime and ION. it has previously aired on the cw lineup of afternoon shows. Steve Harvey is definetly on TBS. Sister, Sister has aired in locals on The Disney Channel and ABC Family and now is on BET. The Game is on BET. Smart guy has aired on Disney and is now on BET. Sabrina has been on Nick, Disney, ABC Family and The N. it has also aired in locals in the past. Jamie Foxx i'm not 100% sure but didn't BET or TV one air it at one point? For Your Love was on local in the early half of the decade and was on TV one as well. Clueless was on The N and at one point was on WGN. i don't think it ever made it to locals did it? and EHC is just about to start on Nick at Nite. and 7th Heaven has aired on Hallmark and PAX TV. Gilmore girls airs on ABC Family and Soapnet. One Tree hill airs on Soapnet. That's 12 comedies to 7 dramas. (not counting the Star Trek shows which have a life of their own outside of being a CW/UPN/WB show)