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Cincy Guy · 07-06-2011, 02:23 PM

When Leave It to Beaver" left its primetime run on the ABC-TV Network in the late Summer of 1963, I don't think re-runs of the show ever went to network television.

When some network shows (Father Knows Best & Donna Reed, for example) finished their network primetime runs, re-runs were shown on the network on weekday afternoons or mornings. It seems the path "Beaver" re-runs took was to be shown on local stations on weekdays for a good part of the 1960's. The show never got back to being seen nationally until 1980 when cable outlet WTBS started showing it on Sunday mornings. This led to the show later going to TV Land for a similar kind of viewing.

Any thoughts?

MickeyMac · 07-06-2011, 05:25 PM

I have no idea. I wasnt alive back then.

Mr. Television · 07-06-2011, 06:51 PM

I know it was widely syndicated in the south in the 1970's. That's when I discovered it.

dakert · 07-06-2011, 10:54 PM

1976 was a banner year for re-runs of Leave It To Beaver, The Monkees and The Brady Bunch

07-06-2011, 02:23 PM	#1
Cincy Guy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 230	Path of Beaver Re-Runs When Leave It to Beaver" left its primetime run on the ABC-TV Network in the late Summer of 1963, I don't think re-runs of the show ever went to network television. When some network shows (Father Knows Best & Donna Reed, for example) finished their network primetime runs, re-runs were shown on the network on weekday afternoons or mornings. It seems the path "Beaver" re-runs took was to be shown on local stations on weekdays for a good part of the 1960's. The show never got back to being seen nationally until 1980 when cable outlet WTBS started showing it on Sunday mornings. This led to the show later going to TV Land for a similar kind of viewing. Any thoughts?

07-06-2011, 06:51 PM	#3
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I know it was widely syndicated in the south in the 1970's. That's when I discovered it.
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MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I have no idea. I wasnt alive back then.

07-06-2011, 10:54 PM	#4
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	1976 was a banner year for re-runs of Leave It To Beaver, The Monkees and The Brady Bunch