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NatTootBlairJo · 12-15-2000, 10:30 PM

I'm not absolutely positive,but I think that USANetwork airs fol. I found it on a site about Lisa Welchel. I tried to get into the website, but my computer keeps freezing on me! If you have any imformation on when it would be on that channel or IF,it is on that channel please tell me!!!!!!

Abbey22 · 12-15-2000, 10:52 PM

That website has probably just not been updated for awhile. Facts of Life used to air on USA in the mid 90's I believe but doesn't anymore.

Abbey

nick10 · 12-16-2000, 01:38 PM

It used to, but not anymore. USA Kept on running it and running it and suddenly the ratings got low, so they droped it. They ran it for a long time thou, 1989-1997. Thats a pretty long time, don't you think? Nick@Nite is the first station to air it for over 3 years!

JohnMcMillin · 12-16-2000, 02:29 PM

USA's ratings for Facts got low because most people are either at work, school or still sleeping at 8:30 am, where USA showed that for over a year. Only time I recall USA showing it in a decent timeslot was in 94 when they had the marathon with Mindy Cohn

JohnMcMillin · 12-16-2000, 02:31 PM

I don't think USA got it until 93 or 94. I remember WGN still showed it like in 90-91 (I remember they would air FOL reruns like at 2:30 am)

ThomasE · 12-16-2000, 02:47 PM

This is how FOL was aired. In 1986 FOL went into the syndication market including WGN 9 weeknites at 5pmC/T. It aired in the mornings at 7:30am c/t later in years and was aired at 2:30am e/t 1:30am c/t followed by Soap on WGN 9. USA picked up the show in Fall of 1993 @ 5:30pm e/t and then 10:30am e/t as well. It had a hiatus then came back. It was later part of USA's Funny side up in sept. 1997 lineup replacing Weird Science(which I as happy about) It was on at 9:30am then moved to 8am and 8:30am. In fall of 98' USA dropped their entire lineup which included FOL.

By the way John McMillan way to go for remembering the late night sched. on WGN!

JohnMcMillin · 12-16-2000, 03:12 PM

I remember the WGN schedule because when I was about 12, I would stay up really late that summer (1991, tho I stay up late always, LOL), and I remember channelsurfing and coming across the Cruising episode, and it had been a while since I'd seen a FOL episode, so I watched it. Then a few weeks later, I stayed up late again and came across the episode where Natalie was a DJ.

12-15-2000, 10:30 PM	#1
NatTootBlairJo Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 15, 2000 Location: USA Posts: 6	There may be another channel that airs fol with all the episodes!!!! I'm not absolutely positive,but I think that USANetwork airs fol. I found it on a site about Lisa Welchel. I tried to get into the website, but my computer keeps freezing on me! If you have any imformation on when it would be on that channel or IF,it is on that channel please tell me!!!!!!

12-15-2000, 10:52 PM	#2
Abbey22 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2000 Posts: 108	That website has probably just not been updated for awhile. Facts of Life used to air on USA in the mid 90's I believe but doesn't anymore. Abbey

12-16-2000, 01:38 PM	#3
nick10 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 22	It used to, but not anymore. USA Kept on running it and running it and suddenly the ratings got low, so they droped it. They ran it for a long time thou, 1989-1997. Thats a pretty long time, don't you think? Nick@Nite is the first station to air it for over 3 years!

12-16-2000, 02:29 PM	#4
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	USA's ratings for Facts got low because most people are either at work, school or still sleeping at 8:30 am, where USA showed that for over a year. Only time I recall USA showing it in a decent timeslot was in 94 when they had the marathon with Mindy Cohn

12-16-2000, 02:31 PM	#5
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	I don't think USA got it until 93 or 94. I remember WGN still showed it like in 90-91 (I remember they would air FOL reruns like at 2:30 am)

12-16-2000, 02:47 PM	#6
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	This is how FOL was aired. In 1986 FOL went into the syndication market including WGN 9 weeknites at 5pmC/T. It aired in the mornings at 7:30am c/t later in years and was aired at 2:30am e/t 1:30am c/t followed by Soap on WGN 9. USA picked up the show in Fall of 1993 @ 5:30pm e/t and then 10:30am e/t as well. It had a hiatus then came back. It was later part of USA's Funny side up in sept. 1997 lineup replacing Weird Science(which I as happy about) It was on at 9:30am then moved to 8am and 8:30am. In fall of 98' USA dropped their entire lineup which included FOL. By the way John McMillan way to go for remembering the late night sched. on WGN!

12-16-2000, 03:12 PM	#7
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	I remember the WGN schedule because when I was about 12, I would stay up really late that summer (1991, tho I stay up late always, LOL), and I remember channelsurfing and coming across the Cruising episode, and it had been a while since I'd seen a FOL episode, so I watched it. Then a few weeks later, I stayed up late again and came across the episode where Natalie was a DJ.