Did you ever watch a show that switched networks? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

opus · 11-19-2022, 02:33 AM

This is more of a question for present day, with seemingly hundreds of networks and streaming services. In the old days you’d just change channels if it happened.

So anyways, if a show you liked went to a service you didn’t have, would you start paying for that new service? Dump the show? Maybe wait till those new seasons hit DVD and buy those? How did/would you handle it?

Coffeecup · 11-27-2022, 09:17 PM

Oh yes. Probably didn't know it til years later. I watched My 3 sons on ? ABC and then it switched to CBS. Mamas Family on NBC then to syndication on ? TBS. Tons of shows switched through out the years.

Yong Fang · 11-28-2022, 01:38 AM

Leave it to Beaver was on CBS the first year and then the rest of the seasons on ABC. But the show went off the air four years before I was born.

I probably watched TAXI the last year on NBC. The show didnt change, except for more Carol Kane (who is one of the cutest women who ever lived).

JamesG · 11-28-2022, 02:08 AM

I think the better title for this thread is shows from network to streaming. Opus is asking if people continued watching a show if it had moved to a service you would have to pay for.

Examples are “Designated Survivor” from ABC to Netflix or “The Orville” from Fox to Hulu.

opus · 11-28-2022, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

I think the better title for this thread is shows from network to streaming. Opus is asking if people continued watching a show if it had moved to a service you would have to pay for.

Examples are “Designated Survivor” from ABC to Netflix or “The Orville” from Fox to Hulu.

Yeah, that was the basic idea. Also from paying to different paying, for example Pennyworth went from Epix to HBO Max.

Torgo · 11-28-2022, 09:30 AM

Yes, The Orville, don't have Hulu, but it came to Disney+ so I was able to watch the new season on that.

MikeLutton · 11-28-2022, 07:22 PM

golden palace nbc to cbs

merlinjones · 11-28-2022, 08:17 PM

Wonder Woman
The Bionic Woman
Get Smart
My Three Sons
Scooby Doo
American Idol

JamesG · 11-29-2022, 12:09 AM

It's great to see that reading comprehension is alive and well on here.

KurtfromPitts · 12-07-2022, 11:57 AM

Saw The Hogan Family after it jumped from NBC to CBS.

howilu · 12-08-2022, 10:51 AM

There have been several game shows that have changed networks during their run. To my knowledge, they were the original runs of Beat the Clock, The Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal.

11-19-2022, 02:33 AM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,477	Did you ever watch a show that switched networks? This is more of a question for present day, with seemingly hundreds of networks and streaming services. In the old days you’d just change channels if it happened. So anyways, if a show you liked went to a service you didn’t have, would you start paying for that new service? Dump the show? Maybe wait till those new seasons hit DVD and buy those? How did/would you handle it?

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Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Oh yes. Probably didn't know it til years later. I watched My 3 sons on ? ABC and then it switched to CBS. Mamas Family on NBC then to syndication on ? TBS. Tons of shows switched through out the years.

11-28-2022, 01:38 AM	#3
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Leave it to Beaver was on CBS the first year and then the rest of the seasons on ABC. But the show went off the air four years before I was born. I probably watched TAXI the last year on NBC. The show didnt change, except for more Carol Kane (who is one of the cutest women who ever lived).

11-28-2022, 02:08 AM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,121	I think the better title for this thread is shows from network to streaming. Opus is asking if people continued watching a show if it had moved to a service you would have to pay for. Examples are “Designated Survivor” from ABC to Netflix or “The Orville” from Fox to Hulu.

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merlinjones Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 30, 2019 Location: los ángeles Posts: 933	Wonder Woman The Bionic Woman Get Smart My Three Sons Scooby Doo American Idol

11-29-2022, 12:09 AM	#9
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,121	It's great to see that reading comprehension is alive and well on here.

12-07-2022, 11:57 AM	#10
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,534	Saw The Hogan Family after it jumped from NBC to CBS.

12-08-2022, 10:51 AM	#11
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,961	There have been several game shows that have changed networks during their run. To my knowledge, they were the original runs of Beat the Clock, The Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal.