Tuesday, July 26, 2011
WGN America Fall 2011 Schedule; MeTV Network Celebrates Lucille Ball's 100th Birthday With 100 Episodes of Lucy Series
Premiering first on WGN America this fall will be'Til Death starting Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. The Brad Garrett comedy will air weeknights at 3:00am & 3:30am, replacing Paid Programming. It will also air on Saturday nights at 3:00am & 3:30am. The sitcom will also be entering broadcast syndication, so check your listings. WGN America will also add an hour ofDharma & Greg at 4:00am & 4:30am starting Sept. 12 replacingStar Trek: The Next Generation, which leaves syndication. And we mentioned in the past,Entourage andCurb Your Enthusiasm will be leaving syndication after just one season due to low ratings, and WGN America will replace them with two-hours ofAFV from 1am-3am, for the week of Sept. 12 only.
The actual fall schedule will begin a week later on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. First up, classic TV fans will seeBewitched andI Dream of Jeannie move into the 8am hour with an episode each replacing an hour ofThe Beverly Hillbillies, which will be leaving the schedule. The morning and afternoon dramas will remain intact with back-to-backMatlock andIn The Heat of the Night from 9am-1pm, followed by a News break, then two airings ofWalker, Texas Ranger at 2pm & 3pm. The 4pm hour will now be an hour of the 80s/90s comedyCheers, replacingBewitched andI Dream of Jeannie, which moved to mornings. The 5pm hour will see back-to-back episodes of new acquisitionMad About You, replacingCheers. The 6pm hour will now have Old Christine, as it replacesDharma & Greg, which will be moving to 4am.AFV will remain at 7pm.
In primetime, new addition30 Rock andHow I Met Your Mother will fill the block from 8-10pm.30 Rock will air for two-hours on Mondays andHow I Met Your Mother will be two-hours on Thursday, due to network conflicts from NBC and CBS. After a break at 10pm for the news, the new late night line-up begins with lots of comedy.Scrubs will continue to kick-it off at 11pm, but its 11:30pm airing will now be a30 Rock airing. The duo will air on Saturday nights as well from 11pm-12am. At midnight, WGN America will premiereIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia airing Mon-Sat from 12-1am replacingSouth Park, but that comedy will air later in the night.Sunny will also air Saturday nights from 1-2am, creating a 12-2am block on Saturday nights. Who needsSNL? Next,Sunny will lead into another new acquisition, the animated comedyFuturama which will air Mon-Fri from 1-2am replacingEntourage/Curb Your Enthusiasm. Bender and company will also air Saturday nights from 2-3am.South Park will move to weeknights at 2am & 2:30am replacing another hour ofEntourage/Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Weekends are pretty much the same withIn the Heat of the Night, Walker Texas Ranger andLaw & Order: Criminal Intent pretty much covering daytime on Saturdays, butBones will be leaving the line-up so an airing each ofThe Unit and America's Funniest Home Videos will air in primetime. Saturday late nights will be comedies, as we mentioned above, from 11pm-4am, followed by a movie at 4am. Sundays will haveMatlock andIn the Heat of the Night start it off at 9am followed by movies.Scrubs will remain in the 5pm hour, followed byOld Christine at 6pm. At 7pm, an episode of30 Rockwill air replacingHow I Met Your Mother, which will still air its Sunday block but now from 7:30pm-10pm. The news follows at 10pm, with three airings of Monk remaining from 11pm-2am, followed by a movie andAFV at 5am.
View the FULL WGN America Fall 2011 schedule. Stay tuned tomorrow for another cable fall 2011 schedule and also updates from the TCA Summer 2011 press tour, which starts today.
It's a weekend long tribute to America's favorite redhead onMeTV Network! MeTV Network presents "Lucy's 100th Birthday Celebration," featuring 100 of the most popular episodes ofI Love Lucy, We Love Lucy andThe Lucy Show. The party starts on Friday, August 5 at 12AM ET/11PM CT, and the festivities end on Monday, August 8 at 8AM ET/7 AM CT (The selection of Lucille Ball series and episodes may vary by market, so check your local MeTV Network listings).
This tribute carries on the MeTV Network tradition of paying homage to the lives and careers of classic TV stars. Clickhere to watch the promo. Currently, MeTV Network is on-air and under contract in more than 50% of the country. Stations to recently launch MeTV include: WFMZ-TV in Philadelphia/Allentown, WESH-TV in Orlando, WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, KCCI-TV in Des Moines and WKOW-TV in Madison, WI.
Sunday, July 13
Ghosts - "Patience" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
While Sam and the ghosts race to find him, Isaac comes face to face with Puritan ghost Patience (Mary Holland) for the first time since she was lost in the dirt.
The Simpsons - "Homer and Her Sisters" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After a fight in an escape room, Krusty's aunt fixes Homer's relationship with Patty and Selma.
Krapopolis - "Ice Week!" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ty struggles to keep his cool when he gets the hots for a visiting reporter; Shlub is paid a visit by an old friend; Hippocampus and Stupendous risk missing the festivities altogether.
Animal Control - "Giraffes, Gorillas and Penguins" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The crew must contain a freak zoo break; Frank realizes that he needs to break up with Yasmin; Emily finds an unexpected benefactor in a celebrity businesswoman.
Going Dutch - "Pilot" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The colonel is reassigned to take emergency command of USAG Stroopsdorf in the Netherlands; Sgt. Conway provides the colonel and Shah with a tour of the things Stroopsdorf is known for... cheese, laundry and bowling.
Sunday, July 13
- Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Catch Sarah onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:05pm on Bravo.
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