ABC Family October 2003 -- 2 New Sitcoms and One Returning Sitcom

[Pavan]

ABC Family October 2003

Effective: Monday, October 6

New shows: Family Matters (1989-1998) and Sweet Valley High (1994-1997)
Returning: The Wonder Years
Leaving: Raising Dad, Brendan Leonard
Expiring: Who's the Boss?

Weekdays:
7-9AM ABC Family Kids (see the Cartoon board for the schedule)
9:00AM Hang Time Mon-Thu (replaces Who's the Boss?); Pyramid (Fridays)
9:30AM The 700 Club
11:00AM America's Funniest Home Videos (replaces Movie)
12:00PM The Wonder Years (replaces Movie cont.)
12:30PM The Wonder Years (replaces Movie cont.)
1:00PM Growing Pains
1:30PM Growing Pains
2:00PM Step by Step
2:30PM Step by Step
3:00PM So Little Time/Two of a Kind
3:30PM Sweet Valley High (replaces 7th Heaven)
4:00PM 7th Heaven
5:00PM Switched! (replaces Hang Time)
5:30PM Knock First (replaces Brendan Leonard)
6:00PM Family Matters Mon-Thurs (replaces America's Funniest Home Videos); Perfect Match: NY (Fridays)
6:30PM Family Matters Mon-Thurs (replaces America's Funniest Home Videos cont.); Perfect Match: NY (Fridays)
7:00PM 7th Heaven
8:00PM Movie/Various
10:00PM Whose Line is it Anyway?
10:30PM Whose Line is it Anyway?
11:00PM The 700 Club
12:00AM Growing Pains
12:30AM Growing Pains

Saturdays, effective October 11:
7AM-12PM ABC Family Kids (see Cartoon board for the schedule)
12:00PM Family Matters (replaces Two of a Kind)
12:30PM Step by Step (replaces Raising Dad)
1:00PM 7th Heaven (replaces 2 eps of Growing Pains)
2-8PM 3 Movies
8:00PM Switched!
9:00PM Perfect Match: NY
10:00PM Movie
12:00AM Perfect Match: NY

Sundays, effective October 12:
7AM-12PM ABC Family Kids (see Cartoon board for the schedule)
12:00PM Family Matters (replaces Two of a Kind)
12:30PM Step by Step (replaces Raising Dad)
1:00PM 7th Heaven (replaces 2 eps of Growing Pains)
2PM-12AM Movies, misc.

[musicradio77]

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Weekdays:
6:00PM Family Matters Mon-Thurs (replaces America's Funniest Home Videos); Perfect Match: NY (Fridays)
6:30PM Family Matters Mon-Thurs (replaces America's Funniest Home Videos cont.); Perfect Match: NY (Fridays)

Saturdays, effective October 11:
12:00PM Family Matters (replaces Two of a Kind)
12:30PM Family Matters (replaces Raising Dad)

Sundays, effective October 19:
1:00PM Family Matters (replaces Growing Pains)
1:30PM Family Matters (replaces Growing Pains)

I hope "So Little Time" and "Two of a Kind" will keep it as well. Great ABC Family schedule for the next month. "Family Matters" will be on ABC Family. Does WPIX still airs that show on weekends on a local station?

[LucyFan]

I'm to glad to see The Wonder Years returning. It has been awhile since the last time I've seen the show. Hopefully, this time around ABC Family will get their act together and air the show "unbutchered style" without any splitscreens during the ending credits. Also, It would be nice if they actually air the show in EPISODE ORDER.

It's nice to see that Family Matters has a new cable home despite that it isn't Nick at Nite. :sigh: Better luck next time for N@N.

[TVJunkie101]

I'm glad to see The Wonder Years at Noon/12:30pm. Perfect time slots for me.

Thanks Pav!

[ClassicComedyFan2]

Comments!

With the return of "Digimon" and the launch of "Daigunder" in their kids block, ABC Family seemed to be improving slightly. Now, its gone up ever further (although, they really need to bring back "Tokyo Pig," but that's another story ). Plus, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm" is starting to grow on me, as well as "Spider-Man" I also enjoy "Medabots" and "Beyblade"

Family Matters is great, and it seems to be getting a good timeslot. (It also makes sense to be on the same station as "Step by Step" - considering they've crosed over)

I've never seen Sweet Valley High, so I'll give it a try.

Raising Dad leaving? I guess I had better prepare my tape then.

I'm kind of indifferent, personally, to "Wonder Years" but i know it has lots of fans, so I'm happy for them.

Now, if we can just remind this station they are a family network, and to stop showing R-rated movies like "Casual Sex?" and "The Birdcage" and get them to get more cartoons ("Tokyo Pig," "Garfield and Friends," and "Inspector Gadget" all used to air) and stuff, they'll be a five-star network!

[SBTB Geek]

I'm still bummed out about "Who's The Boss?" leaving, but at least it's coming to N@N. Actually, the new ABC Family schedule is good. Lots of great sitcoms. I haven't seen SVH in a long time- can't wait to see it again, even though I wasn't never a big fan.

[Czas na Zywiec]

Great schedule. I like how they put Family Matters in a prime slot and that they've added an extra hour of Growing Pains. I can never get enough of that show. All in all, an improvement.

[James]

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Effective: Monday, October 6

Returning: The Wonder Years

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kalojado]

Sweet, Growing Pains at midnight. Thats perfect! Now I have something to watch other than TCS on N@N. ABCFamily (or one if the channels old names) used to have WTB on every night at midnight, until they started showing Caroline Rea (sp?), and I always tuned in. Growing Pains is a great show and I am glad to see it on in that slot!

[Freakzilla]

Good schedule, but it'll be better next fall when 3rd Rock From The Sun joins the line-up. A line-up with 3rd Rock and Whose Line would be awesome. But that's long ways away.

[Will and Grace Fanatic]

What's Sweet Valley High About?

[*PinkLady*]

Besides the Wonder Years, I don't like that schedule at all.

[BLT]

A while back I heard that ABC Family (then Fox Family) would air 3rd Rock from the Sun starting in 2003. Is that still going to happen, and if so when?

[Pavan]

Originally posted by BLT
A while back I heard that ABC Family (then Fox Family) would air 3rd Rock from the Sun starting in 2003. Is that still going to happen, and if so when?

Fall 2004.

[kalojado]

Thats cool too, I think 3rd Rock was a show that never really got a chance to make it, but deserved it. Definately one of my all time favs.