Scheduling Changes: Week of 26 May 2019
MeTV’s annual Summer of Me begins, bringing about a couple changes. Plus, a quick update about Decades’ ever changing late late night TV offerings.
Rewind Channels
TV schedules for over-the-air nostalgia networks
Decades’ Weekend Binges: May 2019
May is another month of full of detective drama binges on Decades.
May 4-5: The Streets of San Francisco
This binge starts at the beginning and runs through S2E16, so I expect this one return for another binge this summer.
May 11-12: The Untouchables
Like The Streets of San Francisco, this binge of The Untouchables starts at the beginning and will run through S2E18. However, it does skip two two-part episodes — “The Unhired Assassin” from season one and “The Big Train” from season two.
May 18-19: Vega$ The Mod Squad
In honor of Peggy Lipton, Decades scratches the planned Vega$ binge for ’60 drama The Mod Squad. These episodes aren’t any block of episodes in chronological order. Rather, they appear to be episodes that best highlight Lipton, who played flower child Julie Barnes in the crime drama.
May 25-26: The Doris Day Show
The binge covers a majority of the series, starting at the beginning and ending a few episodes into the fourth season.
Scheduling Changes: Week of 15 April 2019
This update has been delayed, Dale Cooper is back!
Decades
Hello: Twin Peaks; Colonel March of Scotland Yard; The Invisible Man; My Little Margie
Goodbye: The Fugitive; Movin’ On; Life with Elizabeth
Decades’ Weekend Binges: April 2019
Here are programs that will air as part of Decades’ weekend binge block in April.
April 6-7: Mannix
Mannix returns for yet another binge. This one starts with S4E6, “The Lost Art of Dying,” and runs through the rest of season four and then five, though it skips one episode season four episode (“Sunburst”).
Scheduling changes: Week of 18 March 2019
A few minor changes that are more footnotes but still deserve some attention.
Charge!
The evening showings of The Avengers and Secret Agent on weekends have been axed. Both can still seen midday Sunday.
Bounce
The minor-est of minor notes. The Saturday morning block of The Bernie Mac Show and Half & Half is now Bernie and One on One. Half & Half can only be found in the early hours of Sunday.
Decades
Hello: Life with Elizabeth
Goodbye: Mr. Lucky
The casino-turned-restaurant drama Mr. Lucky has been replaced by the Betty White sitcom Life with Elizabeth in Decades’ late night Lost TV block.
Decades’ Weekend Binges: March 2019
Here are programs that will air as part of Decades’ weekend binge block in March.
March 2-3: Police Woman
Select episodes from seasons two, three, and four of the Angie Dickinson police drama, concluding with the final episode.
March 9-10: Cannon
The binge begins in the latter part of season two and includes nearly all episodes through early season four before really skipping through the remaining episodes.
Scheduling Changes: Week of 25 February 2019
A little late, so I’m keeping it brief.
MeTV
Hello: The Monkees
After a great response for its tribute last Sunday to Peter Tork, MeTV is making The Monkees a permanent fixture to its Sunday schedule. The ’60s show, known for its quick cuts, occasional meta humor, and music videos, was seen on Antenna TV until early 2018 and remains a Saturday fixture for fetv. It has also aired on IFC — but I couldn’t tell you if it is still on its schedule. The Monkees replaces The Jeffersons, which can still be seen Monday through Friday.
Decades’ Weekend Binges: February 2019
Here are programs that will air during Decades’ weekend binge block. It includes one weekend where there will be two programs.
Feb. 2-3: The Mod Squad
Feb. 9: The Royal Family / Feb. 10: The Facts of Life
Feb. 16-17: Diff’rent Strokes
Feb. 23-24: The Jeffersons (updated)
Scheduling Changes: Week of 28 January 2019
An update for a handful of networks…
Decades
Hello: Mr. Lucky; I Married Joan
Goodbye: The Millionaire
Beginning this week, Decades changed its late-night Lost TV block. Joining are the one season casino-then-restaurant drama Mr. Lucky and ’50s sitcom I Married Joan. The earlier was last seen weekly (though its also available on Amazon and on DVD) in 2018 on Decades’ sister netlet MeTV until it vanished — and not having finished a full cycle. The duo replaces back-to-back episodes of The Millionaire.
getTV
Hello: Yancy Derringer
Goodbye: Dolly
On Sunday morning, short-lived Western Yancy Derringer returns to getTV, replacing Dolly, which didn’t fit in the lineup anyway.
Heroes & Icons
Hello: Adventures of Superman; Batman
Goodbye: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; The Incredible Hulk; Xena: Warrior Princess
H&I bids farewell to its late night offering Hercules and Xena. The duo is replaced with Hunter and Renegade, including in the Sunday night/Monday morning block.
On weekends, The Incredible Hulk exits from the mornings for the return of Adventures of Superman and Batman.
Scheduling changes, January 2019
Here is a quick rundown of what’s in, what’s out, and any notable changes that occurred at the start of the year.
(These are general overviews, and not something that will go over a schedule line by line. If you think I missed something important or if there’s an error, let me know in the comments.)
Antenna TV
Goodbye: Good Morning, World, Welcome Back, Kotter, What’s Happening!!, What’s Happening Now!!
Weekdays: What’s Happening!! and What’s Happening Now!! are wiped from the schedule while The Jack Benny Program is bumped to weekends. Meanwhile, Maude is promoted from weekends and Archie Bunker’s Place is upped back-to-back episodes. In the evening, Johnny Carson moves to 10 p.m. while the late night lineup gets a big shuffling. Semi-recent additions The Hogan Family, Head of the Class, and Silver Spoons, are now weekends-only.