ION Television Upfront: Fall 2011 -- Monk, Psych, Flashpoint, George Lopez

[Du Mont]

BLOG STORY:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...adds-monk.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...dule-nick.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...edule-now.html


ION Television Fall 2011

Effective Monday, September 26, 2011

Weekdays
1:00PM Ghost Whisperer (Mon-Wed); George Lopez 2x (Thurs-Fri)
2:00PM Ghost Whisperer (Mon-Wed); George Lopez 2x (Thurs-Fri)
3:00PM Ghost Whisperer (Mon-Wed); George Lopez 2x (Thurs-Fri)
4:00PM Monk (Mon-Thurs); George Lopez 2x (Fri)
5:00PM Monk (Mon-Thurs); George Lopez 2x (Fri)
6:00PM Monk (Mon-Thurs); Psych (Fri)
7:00PM Monk (Mon); Without a Trace (Tues-Thurs); Psych (Fri)
8:00PM Monk (Mon); Without a Trace (Tues-Wed); Criminal Minds (Thurs); Psych (Fri)
9:00PM Criminal Minds (Mon-Tues, Thurs); Without a Trace (Wed); Psych (Fri)
10:00PM Criminal Minds (Mon, Wed-Thurs); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Fri)
11:00PM Criminal Minds (Mon, Wed-Thurs); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Fri)
12:00AM Without a Trace Mon-Thurs); Monk (Fri)
1:00AM Psych (Mon, Thurs-Fri); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Wed)
2:00AM Psych (Mon, Thurs-Fri); Flashpoint (Tues); Monk (Wed)

Saturdays
1:00PM-10:00PM Movies
9:00PM Flashpoint
10:00PM Flashpoint
11:00PM Psych
12:00AM Psych
1:00AM Flashpoint
2:00AM Flashpoint

Sundays
1:00PM-8:00PM My Name is Earl filler/Movies
8:00PM George Lopez
8:30PM George Lopez
9:00PM George Lopez
9:30PM George Lopez
10:00PM George Lopez
10:30PM George Lopez
11:00PM George Lopez
11:30PM George Lopez
12:00AM George Lopez
12:30AM George Lopez
1:00AM George Lopez
1:30AM George Lopez
2:00AM George Lopez
2:30AM George Lopez

BLOG STORY:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...adds-monk.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...dule-nick.html

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...edule-now.html

[clj2]

House, Psych, and Monk are all good pick-ups for them. Hopefully they won't just rely on those 3, though....

[yankeesrj12]

Originally Posted by clj2

House, Psych, and Monk are all good pick-ups for them. Hopefully they won't just rely on those 3, though....

Oh, I'm sure Criminal Minds will stick around. The ratings for the series are the highest for the network (around 2 million viewers). Without a Trace may stick around too. If so, ION could do a schedule like this:

Monday
7 - Criminal Minds
8 - Criminal Minds
9 - Criminal Minds
10 - Criminal Minds

Tuesday
7 - Psych
8 - Psych
9 - Psych
10 - Psych

Wednesday
7 - Monk
8 - Monk
9 - Monk
10 - Monk

Thursday
7 - Flashpoint (R)
8 - House
9 - House
10 - Flashpoint

Friday
7 - Without a Trace
8 - Without a Trace
9 - Without a Trace
10 - Without a Trace

Saturday and Sunday
8 - ION Movie

Similar to MyNetworkTV, and since House is only available twice, place Flashpoint behind it.

[clj2]

True. However, I always remember NCIS....it was their highest rated show and it left anyway.

[Regulus]

Anybody remember when this was PAX TV? While other Networks were going the "Unscripted" Route, PAX was introducing shows like DOC, Sue Thomas: FB Eye, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Twice in a Lifetime and It's a Miracle!, among others. It was a breath of fresh air UNTIL NBC got its grubby hands on it. Then the decent Shows were yanked off the air and replaced with Cheezy Game Shows and Reruns. Now its only a Shadow of what it used to be.

[Pavan]

This is not for 2012. Only House is.

[mets82]

Originally Posted by Regulus

Anybody remember when this was PAX TV? While other Networks were going the "Unscripted" Route, PAX was introducing shows like DOC, Sue Thomas: FB Eye, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Twice in a Lifetime and It's a Miracle!, among others. It was a breath of fresh air UNTIL NBC got its grubby hands on it. Then the decent Shows were yanked off the air and replaced with Cheezy Game Shows and Reruns. Now its only a Shadow of what it used to be.

I mentioned this before about getting some shows on there. Classic shows like The Odd Couple, Newhart, Taxi, Mamas Family etc. Try to build an audience instead of showing the same damn shows all the times. Regulus, I'll take some cheezy game shows and reruns over some other crap any day of the week.

[MRPITT]

Originally Posted by Regulus

Cheezy Game Shows and Reruns.

Yes more please

[yankeesrj12]

They gain the rights to Monk and Psych, yet dump them in the middle of the night. That makes sense...

At least the weekends won't be full of movies.

[pete5125]

Originally Posted by mets82

I mentioned this before about getting some shows on there. Classic shows like The Odd Couple, Newhart, Taxi, Mamas Family etc. Try to build an audience instead of showing the same damn shows all the times. Regulus, I'll take some cheezy game shows and reruns over some other crap any day of the week.

They tried most of those in between the Pax days, and when they where the i network for a short time, that is the main reason they are listed here, Mama's Family was their highest rated of the bunch, but didn't get their 18-34 audience...

Hopefully Flashpoint does well w/ whats left of their 1st run episodes so they will try to start going back towards 1st run, but I can't blaim them for airring Criminal Minds 24-7 since it has saved their network, I am surprised they haven't went after Cold Case, Numbers, Smallville, Supernatural as all would do well for them...

Also NCIS was a deal w/ USA that just endded they had no choice

[mets82]

Well for ION to think they have an 18-34 demographic is insane. They are hardly even a channel. They should be trying everything they can not to get the 18-34 demos but to get some type of audience. I think they are barely hanging on to be honest. The shows they have now, they just run them all the time. I dont think that is a sign of a strong network although I could be wrong.

[Tubehead]

if iwere i on i would get ride of paid prgoaming i would bring back:
hanging with mr cooper
mamms family
alf
the wonder years
amen
Quantam leap

i think theseshow would do good;
lose & clark new advturnsof superman
ealry edition
jourany man
seven days
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

[pete5125]

Originally Posted by mets82

Well for ION to think they have an 18-34 demographic is insane. They are hardly even a channel. They should be trying everything they can not to get the 18-34 demos but to get some type of audience. I think they are barely hanging on to be honest. The shows they have now, they just run them all the time. I dont think that is a sign of a strong network although I could be wrong.

They have beaten both CW and My Network insome months, they have always been a cheap net with big dreams, the guy running the net either has crazy deals w/the syndicators or he is still paying for ideas that just did not work out like Boston Leagel, ER, their WB catalog deal, Drew Carey Show, etc. etc.

They have tried everything and it looks like being a local brodcast version of USA/TNT is what works for them, Criminal Minds gets great ratings for them, I don't know why CBS would sign a deal that lets them rerun the show 12 to 14 times a week but if that was the only thing bringing in the #'s and I only had 5 shows to work with then I would do the same, the channel must be doing better since they relinquished 6 hours of infomercial time this last season...

If I had the net and was going to work with the shows they have I would try to get Walker Texas Ranger, Numbers, Cold Case, Smallville, Supernatural, ANGLE....

1PM:Ghost Whisper
2PM:Buffy
3PM:ANGLE
4PM:SUPERNATURAL
5PM:SMALLVILLE
6PM:NUMBERS
7PM:CRIMINAL MINDS
8PM to 11P:
MON:COLD CASE
TUE:CRIMINAL MINDS
WED:PHSYCH
THUR: WALKER TEXAS RANGER
FRI:FLASHPOINT
11PM: MONK
MIDNIGHT:CRIMINAL MINDS
1PM:WITHOUT A TRACE
2PM:MOVIES

WEEKENDS:MOVIES

[mets82]

I never knew that ION beat MyNetwork and CW. I never saw any information about that. I guess whatever works, ION should continue do it. I will say do you think putting on these shows like NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, etc. all the time will over expose the shows?

[yankeesrj12]

Originally Posted by mets82

I never knew that ION beat MyNetwork and CW. I never saw any information about that. I guess whatever works, ION should continue do it. I will say do you think putting on these shows like NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, etc. all the time will over expose the shows?

Well, so far NCIS and Criminal Minds are doing just fine. Maybe they might eventually get burned out, but I haven't seen anything that would indicate they are being overexposed.