LAFF April Schedule Changes: Spin City, A Different World, and Grounded for Life Join

[icecream]

Effective Monday, April 2. Empty Nest and Ellen are leaving the weekday schedule after tomorrow (Friday). all times eastern

6:00 AM Movie replaces Ellen 4x
8:00 AM Grounded for Life replaces Ellen
8:30 AM Grounded for Life replaces Ellen
9:00 AM A Different World replaces Grace Under Fire
9:30 AM A Different World replaces Grace Under Fire
10:00 AM A Different World replaces Grace Under Fire
10:30 AM A Different World replaces Grace Under Fire
11:00 AM Spin City replaces Empty Nest
11:30 AM Spin City replaces Empty Nest
12:00 PM Spin City replaces Empty Nest
12:30 PM Spin City replaces Empty Nest
1:00 PM Spin City replaces Empty Nest
1:30 PM Spin City replaces Empty Nest
2:00 PM Grace Under Fire replaces Empty Nest
2:30 PM Grace Under Fire replaces Empty Nest
3:00 PM Night Court
3:30 PM Night Court
4:00 PM Night Court
4:30 PM Night Court
5:00 PM The Drew Carey Show
5:30 PM The Drew Carey Show
6:00 PM The Drew Carey Show
6:30 PM The Drew Carey Show
7:00 PM That 70s Show
7:30 PM That 70s Show
8:00 PM That 70s Show
8:30 PM That 70s Show
9:00 PM Roseanne
9:30 PM Roseanne
10:00 PM Roseanne
10:30 PM Roseanne
11:00 PM That 70s Show
11:30 PM That 70s Show
12:00 AM That 70s Show
12:30 AM That 70s Show
1:00 AM Roseanne
1:30 AM Roseanne
2:00 AM The Drew Carey Show
2:30 AM The Drew Carey Show
3:00 AM Grace Under Fire replaces Ellen
3:30 AM Grace Under Fire replaces Ellen
4:00 AM Movie

It seems like the contracts for Empty Nest and Ellen expire at the end of March since they are being completely removed and both aired 4 hours a day before. Grounded for Life and A Different World are starting from the beginning, Spin City is starting from season 3. It would have been nice to give Grounded for Life a decent time like the 1PM hour. Spin City would still have 2 hours before that. I am glad Night Court is not being messed with, it is easily the best show on the station. Is 3rd Rock from the Sun coming this year or not? I had heard LAFF got the rights but don't know if that is true now.

[Samme]

The only thing I'll be watching is The Drew Carey Show. I like some seasons of Ellen, so I'm sorry to see that go. I'd watch 3rd Rock if it was on. To me it's mostly a channel of 2nd and 3rd rate cheapo shows.

[icecream]

What I would schedule if they do have the 3rd Rock rights and have lost Empty Nest and Ellen

6-8AM Movie
8-10AM Movie
10AM-12PM A Different World
12-2PM The Drew Carey Show
2-3PM Grace Under Fire
3-4PM Grounded for Life
4-6PM 3rd Rock from the Sun
6-8PM Roseanne
8-10PM That 70s Show
10PM-12AM Night Court
12-2AM Spin City
2-3AM Roseanne
3-4AM That 70s Show
4-5AM Night Court
5-6AM Grace Under Fire

[MA]

Will Empty Nest and Ellen at least still be on the weekend schedule?

[BigManMike]

Seems odd A Different World is also airing on sister station Bounce as well so it’s now on both. Only thing I really watched was Empty Nest. But I won’t be watching this regardless because of the credit crunch.

[MA]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

Seems odd A Different World is also airing on sister station Bounce as well so it’s now on both. Only thing I really watched was Empty Nest. But I won’t be watching this regardless because of the credit crunch.

Does Laff credit crunch all their shows?

[icecream]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

Seems odd A Different World is also airing on sister station Bounce as well so it’s now on both.

You mentioned sister station so LAFF and Bounce must be owned by the same company. Me-TV and Decades are also sister stations, do they both air any shows at the same time? (I've never gotten either of them, so wouldn't know.)

[icecream]

Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

Will Empty Nest and Ellen at least still be on the weekend schedule?

Ellen is still on the weekend schedule tomorrow, but that is the old schedule. Empty Nest was not on the weekend lineup, just weekdays. My onscreen guide does not go through to the following weekend, and this is a station my online listings still thinks is ION. So I wouldn't know if they are making weekend changes yet. If I am correct they are losing the rights to both shows, Ellen would have to be replaced with something.

[icecream]

Speaking of the weekend schedule, Cybill really gets shameful treatment. It only airs 4 episodes a week early Saturdays from 6-8AM. At least on the old schedule, but I already know it still won't be joining the new weekday lineup.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by catsrule

What I would schedule if they do have the 3rd Rock rights and have lost Empty Nest and Ellen

6-8AM Movie
8-10AM Movie
10AM-12PM A Different World
12-2PM The Drew Carey Show
2-3PM Grace Under Fire
3-4PM Grounded for Life
4-6PM 3rd Rock from the Sun
6-8PM Roseanne
8-10PM That 70s Show
10PM-12AM Night Court
12-2AM Spin City
2-3AM Roseanne
3-4AM That 70s Show
4-5AM Night Court
5-6AM Grace Under Fire

tweaking this schedule a bit to add Cybill and the removed (expired?) shows. This is what I would schedule, for the actual changes see first post of the thread.

Weekdays
6-7AM Roseanne
7-9AM A Different World
9-11AM Empty Nest
11AM-1PM The Drew Carey Show
1-2PM Grounded for Life
2-3PM Grace Under Fire
3-4PM Cybill
4-6PM 3rd Rock from the Sun
6-8PM Roseanne
8-10PM That 70s Show
10PM-12AM Night Court
12-2AM Spin City
2-4AM Ellen
4-5AM Night Court
5-6AM That 70s Show

Saturdays
6-8AM Movie
8-10AM Movie
10AM-1PM E/I Shows
1-3PM Ellen
3-5PM Roseanne
5-6PM Grounded for Life
6-7PM Cybill
7-8PM Grace Under Fire
8-10PM Night Court
10PM-12AM Empty Nest
12-2AM That 70s Show
2-4AM Spin City
4-5AM The Drew Carey Show
5-6AM 3rd Rock from the Sun

Sundays
6-8AM Roseanne
8-9AM Grace Under Fire
9-10AM Cybill
10AM-12PM Night Court
12-2PM Movie
2-4PM Movie
4-6PM A Different World
6-8PM The Drew Carey Show
8-10PM 3rd Rock from the Sun
10PM-12AM Spin City
12-2AM Ellen
2-4AM Empty Nest
4-6AM That 70s Show

Every show on this schedule gets a chance for decent slots somewhere.

[MA]

Originally Posted by catsrule

tweaking this schedule a bit to add Cybill and the removed (expired?) shows. This is what I would schedule, for the actual changes see first post of the thread.

Weekdays
6-7AM Roseanne
7-9AM A Different World
9-11AM Empty Nest
11AM-1PM The Drew Carey Show
1-2PM Grounded for Life
2-3PM Grace Under Fire
3-4PM Cybill
4-6PM 3rd Rock from the Sun
6-8PM Roseanne
8-10PM That 70s Show
10PM-12AM Night Court
12-2AM Spin City
2-4AM Ellen
4-5AM Night Court
5-6AM That 70s Show

Saturdays
6-8AM Movie
8-10AM Movie
10AM-1PM E/I Shows
1-3PM Ellen
3-5PM Roseanne
5-6PM Grounded for Life
6-7PM Cybill
7-8PM Grace Under Fire
8-10PM Night Court
10PM-12AM Empty Nest
12-2AM That 70s Show
2-4AM Spin City
4-5AM The Drew Carey Show
5-6AM 3rd Rock from the Sun

Sundays
6-8AM Roseanne
8-9AM Grace Under Fire
9-10AM Cybill
10AM-12PM Night Court
12-2PM Movie
2-4PM Movie
4-6PM A Different World
6-8PM The Drew Carey Show
8-10PM 3rd Rock from the Sun
10PM-12AM Spin City
12-2AM Ellen
2-4AM Empty Nest
4-6AM That 70s Show

Every show on this schedule gets a chance for decent slots somewhere.

Cybill is gone too?

[MA]

Originally Posted by catsrule

You mentioned sister station so LAFF and Bounce must be owned by the same company. Me-TV and Decades are also sister stations, do they both air any shows at the same time? (I've never gotten either of them, so wouldn't know.)

Yes. Bounce is owned by Katz Broadcasting.

[Svenfan1234]

I'll miss Empty Nest. Really the only thing I watched on there.

[LUNCH]

Way too much modern programming on that channel for my taste.They should take more of an Antenna TV like approach and concentrate mostly on shows made before 1990.

[snowpeck]

Spin City was already on the schedule. It was moved to weekends only for a while, but I guess it's coming back to weekdays. Ellen's weekend airings will be replaced with Grounded for Life, which I think was also on the schedule in the past. A Different World is the only show that's totally new to the schedule.