MAD TV coming to Comedy Central in 2004 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 10-24-2002, 09:59 AM

TNN has the rights to Mad TV until end of Aug 2004, but they might give it up instead end of December 2003:

Comedy Central has agreed to fork over about $28 million for the exclusive rights to "Mad TV" reruns.

The young male viewers who flock to "Mad TV" originals Saturday night at 11 on Fox are precisely the demographic targeted by Comedy Central, said Kathryn Mitchell, the cable channel's senior VP of programming.

By contrast, "Mad TV" on TNN, the current licensor of the show, has not made much of a dent in the Nielsens at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., the time periods where TNN has played the program regularly every day since the fall of 2001.

TNN is in talks with "Mad TV" distributor Warner Bros. to relinquish the show eight months earlier than the end date of the current deal, putting the show in the hands of Comedy Central on Jan. 1, 2004, instead of Sept. 1.

Mitchell said Comedy Central plans to run "Mad TV" two or three times a day, just the way it scheduled reruns of "Saturday Night Live" over the years before it lost those rights to E! Entertainment TV.

Comedy Central's deal covers nine years' worth of "Mad TV" episodes, from the 1995-96 season, when the show premiered on Fox, through the 2003-04 season.

Pavan · 12-10-2003, 12:29 AM

It starts January 1 on Comedy Central, with an all-day marathon, 8:00AM-9:00PM. Then it will air:

Weekdays 1PM & 5PM; Tues-Thurs 8PM; Friday nights 2AM & 3AM; Saturdays 9AM, 2-7PM.

donald snl · 12-12-2003, 04:30 PM

i dont care too much for the show but i do think comedy centreal is a better fit for it then tnn spike tv or whatever its name is this week he he im not a fan but its great news for people who are

AKA · 12-13-2003, 07:29 PM

I'm sure the deal will go through. After all, Comedy Central is now owned solely by Viacom, who also owns Spike TV.

SBTB Geek · 12-18-2003, 02:20 PM

I can't wait. I miss the original episodes, I haven't seen them since TNN, and syndication.

10-24-2002, 09:59 AM	#1
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,815	MAD TV coming to Comedy Central in 2004 TNN has the rights to Mad TV until end of Aug 2004, but they might give it up instead end of December 2003: Comedy Central has agreed to fork over about $28 million for the exclusive rights to "Mad TV" reruns. The young male viewers who flock to "Mad TV" originals Saturday night at 11 on Fox are precisely the demographic targeted by Comedy Central, said Kathryn Mitchell, the cable channel's senior VP of programming. By contrast, "Mad TV" on TNN, the current licensor of the show, has not made much of a dent in the Nielsens at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., the time periods where TNN has played the program regularly every day since the fall of 2001. TNN is in talks with "Mad TV" distributor Warner Bros. to relinquish the show eight months earlier than the end date of the current deal, putting the show in the hands of Comedy Central on Jan. 1, 2004, instead of Sept. 1. Mitchell said Comedy Central plans to run "Mad TV" two or three times a day, just the way it scheduled reruns of "Saturday Night Live" over the years before it lost those rights to E! Entertainment TV. Comedy Central's deal covers nine years' worth of "Mad TV" episodes, from the 1995-96 season, when the show premiered on Fox, through the 2003-04 season.
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12-10-2003, 12:29 AM	#2
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,815	It starts January 1 on Comedy Central, with an all-day marathon, 8:00AM-9:00PM. Then it will air: Weekdays 1PM & 5PM; Tues-Thurs 8PM; Friday nights 2AM & 3AM; Saturdays 9AM, 2-7PM.

12-12-2003, 04:30 PM	#3
donald snl Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2003 Posts: 456	i dont care too much for the show but i do think comedy centreal is a better fit for it then tnn spike tv or whatever its name is this week he he im not a fan but its great news for people who are

12-13-2003, 07:29 PM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I'm sure the deal will go through. After all, Comedy Central is now owned solely by Viacom, who also owns Spike TV.

12-18-2003, 02:20 PM	#5
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	I can't wait. I miss the original episodes, I haven't seen them since TNN, and syndication.