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grundoontv · 12-19-2009, 05:20 PM

Hi there,

Earlier today, I was looking at The Nick at Nite Log: 1985-2002 text file, and I noticed in the text file of the supplement, the author, Brandon Oechsner, neglected to mention that there were several other shows that aired regularly on Nick at Nite besides the 71 mentioned at the time he made the list.

One such show was "St. Elsewhere," which, between May 4, 1996 and July 6, 1996, in addition to airing from 1996-2000 on TV Land, also aired regularly on Nick at Nite as part of its "TV Land Preview" of rotating shows on Saturday evenings on Nick at Nite.

Among other shows aired rotating regularly from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET/PT on Nick at Nite between May 4, 1996 and July 6, 1996 included "Petticoat Junction," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Addams Family," "That Girl," "Cannon," "Mister Ed" (also aired regularly from 1986-1993 on Nick at Nite), "Green Acres" (also aired regularly from 1989-1992 on Nick at Nite), and "Hill Street Blues."

On a related note, "St. Elsewhere," like the basketball drama "The White Shadow" (which aired regularly on Nick at Nite from 1994-1996 before moving to TV Land) before it, was created by Bruce Paltrow, a.k.a. Gwyneth's father, who hired the eventual creators of "Northern Exposure," Josh Brand and John Falsey, to write the pilot script for him and help him pitch the show to NBC, which greenlit the show.

Other Nick at Nite airings of "St. Elsewhere" included the April 29, 1996 TV Land launch party, simulcast on TV Land that night, and the 2-part episode "Time Flies," which aired July 3, 1997 as part of TV Guide's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time."

Grundoon

12-19-2009, 05:20 PM	#1
grundoontv Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2007 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 83	St. Elsewhere on Nick at Nite Hi there, Earlier today, I was looking at The Nick at Nite Log: 1985-2002 text file, and I noticed in the text file of the supplement, the author, Brandon Oechsner, neglected to mention that there were several other shows that aired regularly on Nick at Nite besides the 71 mentioned at the time he made the list. One such show was "St. Elsewhere," which, between May 4, 1996 and July 6, 1996, in addition to airing from 1996-2000 on TV Land, also aired regularly on Nick at Nite as part of its "TV Land Preview" of rotating shows on Saturday evenings on Nick at Nite. Among other shows aired rotating regularly from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET/PT on Nick at Nite between May 4, 1996 and July 6, 1996 included "Petticoat Junction," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Addams Family," "That Girl," "Cannon," "Mister Ed" (also aired regularly from 1986-1993 on Nick at Nite), "Green Acres" (also aired regularly from 1989-1992 on Nick at Nite), and "Hill Street Blues." On a related note, "St. Elsewhere," like the basketball drama "The White Shadow" (which aired regularly on Nick at Nite from 1994-1996 before moving to TV Land) before it, was created by Bruce Paltrow, a.k.a. Gwyneth's father, who hired the eventual creators of "Northern Exposure," Josh Brand and John Falsey, to write the pilot script for him and help him pitch the show to NBC, which greenlit the show. Other Nick at Nite airings of "St. Elsewhere" included the April 29, 1996 TV Land launch party, simulcast on TV Land that night, and the 2-part episode "Time Flies," which aired July 3, 1997 as part of TV Guide's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time." Grundoon