What popular TV shows are still not available though stream or purchase digitally? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-14-2019, 01:57 AM

For instance, The Drew Carey Show and Coach both only have one season available for purchase. In the case of The Drew Carey Show, it is likely a combination of music rights (it had a lot of on-set performances, which would make it impossible to use a different song) and interest. Sales on the first season DVD set were abysmal. Warner Bros. TV never attempted to clear the digital rights for subsequent seasons, so that might explain why they are not available to purchase like the first season.

While The Drew Carey Show is on YouTube for $1.99 an episode, it's still only the first season.

Buffyboy323 · 07-14-2019, 09:51 PM

As of July 2019 these series are not available to stream completely on any streaming service:

227
The Addams Family
ALF
Alice
All in the Family
Archie Bunker's Place
Batman
Benson
Bewitched
The Big Bang Theory
Blossom
The Brady Bunch
The Cosby Show
Designing Women
Diff'rent Strokes
A Different World
The Facts Of Life
The Flinstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Gilligan’s Island
Gimme a Break!
Good Times
Growing Pains
Happy Days
The Hogan Family
The Honeymooners
I Love Lucy
The Jeffersons
Kate & Allie
Laverne & Shirley
Mama's Family
Maude
Mr. Belvedere
The Munsters
Murphy Brown
The Nanny
Newhart
NewsRadio
Night Court
One Day at a Time
Punky Brewster
Rhoda
Roseanne
Sanford and Son
Silver Spoons
Sister, Sister
Small Wonder
Soap
Taxi
Three’s Company
Too Close For Comfort
Two and a Half Men
Welcome Back, Kotter
What's Happening!!
Who's the Boss?
WKRP In Cincinnati

07-14-2019, 01:57 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,624	What popular TV shows are still not available though stream or purchase digitally? For instance, The Drew Carey Show and Coach both only have one season available for purchase. In the case of The Drew Carey Show, it is likely a combination of music rights (it had a lot of on-set performances, which would make it impossible to use a different song) and interest. Sales on the first season DVD set were abysmal. Warner Bros. TV never attempted to clear the digital rights for subsequent seasons, so that might explain why they are not available to purchase like the first season. While The Drew Carey Show is on YouTube for $1.99 an episode, it's still only the first season.

07-14-2019, 09:51 PM	#2
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,104	As of July 2019 these series are not available to stream completely on any streaming service: 227 The Addams Family ALF Alice All in the Family Archie Bunker's Place Batman Benson Bewitched The Big Bang Theory Blossom The Brady Bunch The Cosby Show Designing Women Diff'rent Strokes A Different World The Facts Of Life The Flinstones The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Gilligan’s Island Gimme a Break! Good Times Growing Pains Happy Days The Hogan Family The Honeymooners I Love Lucy The Jeffersons Kate & Allie Laverne & Shirley Mama's Family Maude Mr. Belvedere The Munsters Murphy Brown The Nanny Newhart NewsRadio Night Court One Day at a Time Punky Brewster Rhoda Roseanne Sanford and Son Silver Spoons Sister, Sister Small Wonder Soap Taxi Three’s Company Too Close For Comfort Two and a Half Men Welcome Back, Kotter What's Happening!! Who's the Boss? WKRP In Cincinnati