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mistermike · 02-13-2016, 05:10 PM

Was doing some light Wikipedia reading, one thing led to another (as it often does with Wikipedia), and I wound up reading about the Screen Gems Network, an hour-long syndicated show I vaguely remember, which rotated shows from the Columbia Pictures Television library (i.e., Bewitched, All in the Family, One Day at a Time, The Monkees, Charlie's Angels, Benson, etc.). The show didn't last very long -- three seasons -- but, looking at the list of shows that were featured, it'd be fun if they brought the concept back, but this time as a whole network. It looks like there are enough shows there to sustain it. Here's the list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Gems_Network

How would you program a Screen Gems Network? What would the weekday/weekend schedules look like?

Mike

Kasey · 02-13-2016, 07:14 PM

Screen Gems network would be like what Antenna TV eventually became. They are the ones who scored all the Sony shows.

bgva · 02-14-2016, 08:20 PM

Yeah, Antenna TV seems to be what Screen Gems Network evolved into, many years later.

From what I remember, SGN aired Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie 90% of the time. They were also airing heavily on TV Land at the time.

02-13-2016, 05:10 PM	#1
mistermike Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Posts: 59	Screen Gems Network Was doing some light Wikipedia reading, one thing led to another (as it often does with Wikipedia), and I wound up reading about the Screen Gems Network, an hour-long syndicated show I vaguely remember, which rotated shows from the Columbia Pictures Television library (i.e., Bewitched, All in the Family, One Day at a Time, The Monkees, Charlie's Angels, Benson, etc.). The show didn't last very long -- three seasons -- but, looking at the list of shows that were featured, it'd be fun if they brought the concept back, but this time as a whole network. It looks like there are enough shows there to sustain it. Here's the list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Gems_Network How would you program a Screen Gems Network? What would the weekday/weekend schedules look like? Mike

02-13-2016, 07:14 PM	#2
Kasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 22, 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,143	Screen Gems network would be like what Antenna TV eventually became. They are the ones who scored all the Sony shows.

02-14-2016, 08:20 PM	#3
bgva Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 10, 2015 Location: VA Posts: 413	Yeah, Antenna TV seems to be what Screen Gems Network evolved into, many years later. From what I remember, SGN aired Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie 90% of the time. They were also airing heavily on TV Land at the time.