Marathon from September 4th-8th, then will air regular at 8:30pm starting 9/11/00

[Pavan]

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Nick at Nite and TV
Land today presented
new programming that will join each network's
respective line-ups beginning
later this month and continuing through Fall, 2001.
The announcements -- made
at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel before a crowd of
1100 advertisers and
media executives -- were presented by Cyma Zarghami,
Executive Vice President
and General Manager of Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, and
Jim Burns, Senior Vice
President of Nick at Nite Programming and Creative as
well as Larry W. Jones,
Executive Vice President and General Manager of TV
Land, and Diane Robina,
Associate General Manager and Senior Vice President of
Programming of TV Land.
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At the luncheon, Zarghami and Burns announced new
acquisitions for Nick at
Nite beginning in June. Shows joining the lineup
include: "Gilligan's
Island" (June, 2000); "The Facts of Life" (September,
2000); "Three's
Company" (October, 2000); and "Family Ties"
(September, 2001). The Nick at
Nite executives were joined on stage by "Family Ties'"
cast members Tina
Yothers, Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross while
Michael J. Fox shared his
thoughts by way of videotape, which was pre-recorded
yesterday in New York.
Actresses Charlotte Rae and Lisa Welchel from "The
Facts of Life" also joined
in the celebration as did Sherwood Schwartz, creator
of two hit Nick at Nite
shows, "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island."
For TV Land, Jones and Robina were joined by
actress Cheryl Ladd from
"Charlie's Angels," and Mr. T from "The A-Team." The
TV Land executives also
shared the spotlight with John Moschitta Jr. from the
Fedex Fast Talker
Retromercial(TM), who quickly rattled off all 164
program titles, from "The
A-Team" to "The Yellow Rose," in TV Land's deep
library.

In summary, Nick at Nite will add the following
shows:
-- "Gilligan's Island" beginning with "Gilligan's
Island: The Survivors'
Guide" -- a three-hour tour from Sunday, June
4 through Friday, June 9
from 9:00pm to midnight ET/PT.
-- "The Facts of Life" beginning with a week-long
reunion from September
4-7 from 8:30pm to 12:30am ET/PT.
-- "Three's Company" kicking off with a marathon,
hosted by John Ritter,
from October 16-20.
-- "Family Ties" joins Nick at Nite in September,
2001 with "The World
According to Alex P. Keaton Marathon."

TV Land announced the acquisition of the following
shows:
-- "My Favorite Martian" beginning Monday, May 29
at 8:00 and 8:30am ET.
-- "The Bob Newhart Show" beginning Monday, May 29
at 11:30pm ET/
8:30pm PT.
-- "The Dick Van Dyke Show" debuting in September,
2000.
-- "Charlie's Angels" kicking off with a
five-night showcase from
October 2-6, 2000.
-- "Barney Miller" returns to primetime beginning
January, 2001.
-- "Miami Vice" makes a splash beginning January,
2001.
-- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" turns the world on
with her smile in
January, 2001.
-- "Chico and the Man" makes its way into TV Land
in January, 2001.
-- "Get Smart" breaks into TV Land in January,
2001.

Fans can access all of their favorite TV Land show
information, play games
and learn where their favorite classic TV stars are
now by logging onto http://www.tvland.com or http://www.nickatnite.com.
TV Land, Nick at Nite and all related logos and
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Viacom International Inc.
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entertainment and media
companies, and a leader in the production, promotion,
and distribution of
entertainment, news, sports, and music. Its
properties include CBS
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Paramount Television,
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Viacom also owns a half-interest in the Comedy Central
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America, is the parent company of Viacom.

SOURCE TV Land and Nick at Nite
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[Jaminct]

Is the September 2000 Facts of Life Marathon still on?

[Pavan]

Yup it is still on...mark your calendar at 8:30PM/ET on September 4th!

[Brett Ferino]

Actually Pavanbadal, the show probobly will air at 10:30pm since Nick at Night starts at 9:00pm following cartoons.

[Pavan]

Brett,
Actually N@N will start at 8:30PM/ET this September...and that will be FOL's spot
Mon-Thurs 8:30PM-6AM
Fri-Sat 10PM-6am
Sundays 9pm-6am
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