TV Land June 2006 -- Benson Joins Line-Up; New TVL Top 10s; Wedding Wk; My First Time

[JamisonCollins]

It will be nice to see Benson again. I haven't seen Benson in a long time. It was a great show and I don't remember Jerry Seinfeld in it.

[80sTrivia]

This is great news... as I really enjoy Benson!!!

[Pavan]

Effective May 27, the 48-hour marathon weekends will be cut to 6pm-6am on both days, rather than 6am-6am.

Saturdays
6:00am-6:00pm Bonanza
6:00pm-6:00am Marathons: 5/27-28: 8p-6a Little House; 6/10-11: All in the Family; 6/17-18: Sanford & Son; 6/24-25: Three's Company

Sundays
6:00am-6:00pm Gunsmoke
6:00pm-6:00am Marathons: 5/27-28: 8p-6a Little House; 6/10-11: All in the Family; 6/17-18: Sanford & Son; 6/24-25: Three's Company

Notes: Benson's launch marathon on 6/3-4 will still be the full 48 hours. Little House's marathon will be 8pm-6am, not 6pm-6am.

[Pavan]

TV LAND IS SCORCHING THIS SUMMER AS NEW ORIGINALS, CLASSIC HITS AND HOT PROGRAMMING EVENTS KICK OFF BEGINNING IN MAY

New York, NY, May 18, 2006 – TV Land is in high gear as it kicks off the summer with new originals, the addition of Benson and event programming throughout August. As part of its continuing commitment to original programming, over the course of the summer, TV Land will premiere brand new episodes of TV Land’s Top Ten and unveil the new series My First Time. In addition, the network will showcase a What’s Happening!! 30th Anniversary Marathon and movies such as Grease, Caddyshack and Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company.

Below is a detailed list of summer programming for TV Land:

ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING

TV Land’s Top Ten (special)

Wednesday, May 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

TV Land’s Top Ten series celebrates television for the passionate TV viewer. By culling the best moments from hit TV shows and commentary from stars, experts and those in the know, each special counts down a different Top Ten. Episodes to air throughout the summer include Dynamic Duos, TV Spin-offs, TV Weddings, Brady Bunch episodes, Musical Moments and TV Cops.

o May 31: Dynamic Duos – Who says TV doesn’t teach good values? Teamwork is the bedrock of these relationships as Batman and Robin, Laverne and Shirley and Lucy and Ethel show viewers the importance of bonding. Following this installment, the network will air The Andy Griffith Show and I Love Lucy, in which Andy and Barney and Lucy and Ethel prove they are there for each other through thick and thin.

o June 7: TV Spin-offs – Sometimes a character is so good they need their own show. This episode celebrates the greatest spin-off series’ of all time. After the premiere of this original special, the network will air some of the most popular spin-offs such as Good Times, The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres, Benson and What’s Happening Now.

o June 14: TV Weddings – There’s no better place to get married than on TV. And there’s nothing easier to get hooked on than a good wedding story. This episode crashes the best TV Weddings of all time. Happy couples include Joe and Rhoda, Daphne and Niles and Luke and Laura. Additionally, the network will celebrate “TV Land Weddings Week” from Monday, June 12-Friday, June 16, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET/PT, so take a walk down the aisle as the network celebrates the best of TV weddings. Marking the occasion will be our very own TV Land couples celebrating their unions – Joanie and Chachi, Thelma and Keith and Kelly and Woody.

o July 22: Brady Bunch Episodes – You grew up with them and you know the episodes almost by heart. But which episodes made our Top Ten list? The road trips to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon? The special appearances by Davy Jones and Joe Namath? From getting caught smoking to pork chops and apple sauce and everything in between, there’s so much to choose from! This special premieres during “The Brady Bunch Weekend Event”, a 48-hour marathon taking place July 22-July 23, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET/PT. The marathon also includes an encore presentation of the original special, Still Brady..After All These Years.

o August 16: Musical Moments – Some of the greatest musical moments of all time have been captured on TV. This episode highlights the best of the best from the Beatles and Elvis to Madonna and Michael.



o August 23: TV Cops – Whether cracking open a case or cracking you up, the TV Cop is one of the most beloved TV characters. In this countdown, we list our favorite men and women in blue. Squad members include Andy Taylor, Lennie Briscoe, Sgt. Suzanne “Pepper” Anderson, Joe Friday and that strange man in the rumpled rain coat.

My First Time (series)

Wednesday, June 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

In this six-part series, TV Land will revisit the first major career milestones of some of America’s most celebrated performers. Bolstered by original interviews with each star profiled, every 30-minute episode of My First Time will feature some of the biggest talents in Hollywood and trace their first “big break.” Additionally, each show will contain footage of that first scene that put them in the public eye. In some cases, these will be performances that the stars themselves would probably rather forget.

ACQUSITIONS



Benson (show launch)

Saturday, June 3 (launches with a 48-hour weekend marathon)

TV Land welcomes Benson to the network’s line-up this summer, kicking off with a 48-hour marathon of the series’ most memorable episodes. This spin-off from Soap stars

Robert Guillaume as a butler -- Benson– who is sent by his boss, Jessica Tate to live
with her widowed cousin, a governor. Guillaume received an Emmy for his role as the butler who also guides the governor on all his personal and political decisions. Benson’s regular timeslot will be 11 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

227 (show launch)
Monday, July 3
227 centers around the residents of apartment building No. 227, located in an African American neighborhood in Washington, DC. Mary Jenkins (Marla Gibbs) and her best friend

Rose (Alaina Reed-Hall) enjoy nothing more than sitting on the stoop of their building sharing life's problems with each other and gossiping about the other tenants in the building, especially Sandra (Jackee) the sassy vixen in the building. Mary is kept busy by her husband, Lester (Hal Williams) and adolescent daughter Brenda (Regina King), who is struggling with growing up with her boyfriend, Calvin (Curtis Baldwin). Calvin's opinionated grandmother, Pearl (Helen Martin) also resides in the building and often joins in the talks between the two friends whether she is asked to or not.

The Jeffersons (show launch)
Saturday, September 2

This Emmy award-winning landmark sitcom is the longest-running African-American sitcom to date. Although the Jefferson characters made several appearances as the Bunkers’ neighbors in All in the Family, it wasn’t until an episode entitled “The Jeffersons Move Up” that they actually received their own show. It was in this episode that George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) is blessed with a new-found fortune, enabling him to expand his Queens-based dry cleaners business to include more locations, so he moves his wife, Weezy (Isabel Sanford) and son, Lionel (Mike Evans later replaced by Damon Evans) to a luxurious apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. One week later, The Jeffersons moved to their own series on CBS which aired for ten years. Other friends, family and neighbors include: George’s in-laws and upstairs-neighbors, Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker); Jenny Willis-Jefferson (Berlinda Tolbert) -- Lionel’s wife; Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict), the British neighbor across the hall; Florence Johnston (Marla Gibbs), The Jeffersons wise-cracking and unproductive housekeeper; Ralph Hart (Ned Wertimer), the tip-hungry doorman and Mama Jefferson (Zara Cully), George’s doting mother who dislikes Louise.

STUNTS

“The Andy Griffith Show 48-Hour Weekend Marathon”

May 20-May 21, 6 a.m. - 6 a.m. ET/PT

Tune in for 48 hours of the best episodes from the series.

“Top Ten: TV Cars Marathon”

Wednesday, May 24, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., ET/PT

From the Batmobile to the General Lee to KITT, there have been so many fascinating cars in TV history, so TV Land is counting down the best ones in this encore presentation of the original Top Ten special. Following Top Ten, the network will showcase episodes of Miami Vice, Knight Rider and The Munsters.

“Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie Marathon”

May 27-May 28,

Bonanza, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET/PT

Little House on the Prairie, 8 p.m. – 6a.m. ET/PT

Join TV Land as it goes West for this marathon.

“Bonanza, Gunsmoke and All in the Family Weekend Marathon”

June 10-June 11

June 10, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET/PT, Bonanza

June 11, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT, Gunsmoke

June 11, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT, All in the Family

TV Land viewers are treated to a weekend marathon of these series.

“Top Pops with Top Ten: TV Dads”

Thursday, June 8, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT

Encore on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. ET/PT

Celebrate Father’s Day as TV Land pays tribute to TV’s best Dads with an encore of Top Ten: TV Dads followed by episodes featuring the dads who made the list.

“Bonanza, Gunsmoke and Sanford and Son Weekend Marathon”

June 17-June 18, 6 a.m.-6 a.m. ET/PT

June 17, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET/PT, Bonanza

June 18, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT, Gunsmoke

June 18, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT, Sanford and Son

TV Land viewers are treated to a weekend marathon of these series.

“Bonanza, Gunsmoke and Three’s Company Weekend Marathon”

June 24-June 25, 6 a.m. -6 a.m. ET/PT

June 24, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET/PT, Bonanza

June 25, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT, Gunsmoke

June 25, 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. ET/PT, Sanford and Son

TV Land viewers are treated to a weekend marathon of these series.

“Friday Night Movies”

July 7-August 18, 10 p.m. ET/PT

TV Land takes viewers to the movies for six weeks this summer.

The schedule is:

July 7: Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company

July 14: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure

July 21: Caddyshack

July 28: Top Gun

August 4: Hoosiers

August 18: Grease



“What’s Happening!! 30th Anniversary Marathon”
Sunday, August 6
Join Raj, Rerun, Dwayne and the whole gang as TV Land celebrates the show’s 30th Anniversary.

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[Pavan]

TV LAND DEBUTS MY FIRST TIME ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 AT 10 P.M. ET/PT

SIX-PART SERIES LOOKS AT THE ROLE THAT CHANGED CELEBRITIES' LIVES

TED DANSON, HENRY WINKLER, JOHN SCHNEIDER, CYBIL SHEPHERD, JIM BELUSHI, KATEY SAGAL, CHERYL LADD, JOHN O'HURLEY AND GLEN CAMPBELL AMONG STARS FEATURED

Santa Monica, CA, May 31, 2006 - TV Land will revisit the first major career milestones of some of America's favorite TV stars with the premiere of My First Time. The six-part series, produced for TV Land by Scott Sternberg Productions, will debut on Wednesday, June 28 in its regularly scheduled timeslot of 10 p.m. ET/PT and will air through August 2. Renown actor, producer and director Henry Winkler (Happy Days, Hollywood Squares) and actress Katey Sagal (Married...with Children, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) are featured in the first episode.

Bolstered by original interviews with each star profiled, every 30-minute episode will trace the first "big break" of some of the biggest and brightest talents in Hollywood. Fellow cast members, producers, agents, directors and others who were part of making that first moment happen will also be interviewed for the series. Additionally, each show will contain rare footage from performances that many fans -- and maybe the stars themselves - forgot existed... and some clips that these performers would probably rather forget. My First Time also gives an intimate look at the stars' lives as they were then, their hopes for that first part and how they feel looking back at that moment in time.

"TV Land is really excited to give our viewers a more personal look at how their favorite stars got the role that changed their lives," explains Sal Maniaci, Senior Vice President, Development and Original Production, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "Viewers will get to hear stories never told before as we continue to create original programming for the network that celebrates some of the most popular stars our viewers know and love."

"My First Break will give audiences a rare insight into the making of a star and will make for compelling television," said Scott Sternberg, CEO of Scott Sternberg Productions. "We're delighted to be partnering with TV Land to bring this exciting original program to air."

Other celebrities featured throughout the series include Jim Belushi, Dean Cain, Glen Campbell, Ted Danson, Sara Gilbert, Cheryl Ladd, Mr. T, John O'Hurley, John Schneider and Cybil Shepherd.

The series rollout is as follows (10 p.m. ET/PT):

Wednesday, June 28
Henry Winkler and Katey Sagal

Wednesday, July 5
Ted Danson and John O'Hurley

Wednesday, July 12
Jim Belushi and Sarah Gilbert

Wednesday, July 19
John Schneider and Dean Cain

Wednesday, July 26
Cheryl Ladd and Glenn Campbell

Wednesday, August 2
Mr. T and Cybil Shepherd

[tvje]

Bensen is one of the rare spinoffs (Lou Grant is another) who's style is different from its parent show.

Bensen is a a pure sitcom with most episodes have its plots wrapped up, while Soup was a dramedy, and as most fans of the show knows, every episode ended without most of the plots solved, or not without new plots developing.

[Pavan]

Last minute changes, effective Monday, June 12, 2006:

Mini-Marathons return
Weeknights 12am-4am ET:

Monday – Benson (replaces Cheers, Night Court, Good Times 2x, Miami Vice, Night Court, Wings)
Tuesday – Sanford and Son (replaces Cheers, Night Court, Good Times 2x, Miami Vice, TV Land Originals)
NOTE: 4-6am will now be DickVan Dyke, Lucy, Munsters, Green Acres on Tuesday nights, replacing TV Land Originals
Wednesday – Good Times (replaces Cheers, Night Court, Good Times 2x, Miami Vice, Night Court, Wings)
Thursday – All in the Family (replaces Cheers, Night Court, Good Times 2x, Miami Vice, Night Court, Wings)
Friday – Miami Vice (replaces Cheers, Night Court, Good Times 2x, Miami Vice, Night Court, Wings)

[Pavan]

Did I say there will be other changes? Only 12am-4am is being changed. Everything else will remain the SAME!

[nickandmore]

I'm glad there doing this (mostly for Benson). I find myself watching shows more when there packed together in a big block of episodes (I don't know why)? So this means that I will be watching Benson & All in the Family's block. To bad both block run on the same nights the Roseanne marathons do on N@N (but I've seen each episode of that show WAY to many times!).

[Kevmath]

I find it strange they do this, I guess Night Court must really be tanking, which is a shame. The way things were going, they were airing 2 episodes/weekday so they could get thru their run of episodes by the time 227 comes on the air. With it going down to 1 episode a day, it seems like it extends the 2nd run of episodes to the end of July (probably burying the show in the 3am time slot if the marathons do end at the end of June). It'd be nice if they brought back the MyTime Marathons in the fall, but I've got a feeling NC wouldn't be making the cut.

Kevin...

[Pavan]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Wednesday, June 28
Henry Winkler and Katey Sagal

Wednesday, July 5
Ted Danson and John O'Hurley

Wednesday, July 12
Jim Belushi and Sarah Gilbert

Wednesday, July 19
John Schneider and Dean Cain

Wednesday, July 26
Cheryl Ladd and Glenn Campbell

Wednesday, August 2
Mr. T and Cybil Shepherd

Here are descriptions of these episodes:

#001 "Something About Mary"
[Closed Caption] (TV-PG)
Two of today's major stars got their first big break on sit-coms starring Mary Tyler Moore. They are: HENRY WINKLER and KATEY SAGAL
Henry's first television appearance was in a small guest role on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Katey's first break was as a regular character in the show, "Mary." Celebrity interviews in this episode include Valerie Harper, Garry Marshall, Betty White and John Astin.
Guest Star(s): Henry Winkler, Katey Sagal, Valerie harper, Garry Marshall, Betty White, John Astin

#002 "Soap Opera Starts"
[Closed Caption] (TV-PG)
Soap operas were the vehicles that launched these two leading men: TED DANSON and JOHN O'HURLEY. Ted was cast as a regular on NBC's "Somerset;" John played dual characters in ABC's "Loving." Celebrity Interviews for this episode include JoBeth Williams, Bryan Cranston and Penny Marshall
Guest Star(s): Ted Danson, John O'Hurley, JoBeth Williams, Bryan Cranston, Penny Marshall

#003 "Sitcom Stylings"
[Closed Caption] (TV-PG)
Two sit-com stars got their starts in. sit-coms! JIM BELUSHI and SARAH GILBERT Jim had a recurring role in 1978's "Who's Watching the Kids" and Sarah was a cast as a child actress to play one of Roseanne's kids in "Roseanne." Celebrity interviews for this episode include Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bernhard and Lynda Goodfriend.
Guest Star(s): Jim Belushi, Sarah Gilbert, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bernhard, Lynda Goodfriend

#004 "Action Heroes"
[Closed Caption] (TV-PG)
Driving fast cars and flying with a cape got these two stars off and running: JOHN SCHNEIDER and DEAN CAIN. John's very first break, for which he auditioned at the age of 18, was "Dukes of Hazard." And for Dean Cain, it
was leaving a football career early to become the man of steel in "Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman." Celebrity interviews in this episode include Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, Annette O'Toole and John Shea
Guest Star(s): John Schneider, Dean Cain, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, Annette O'Toole, John Shea

#005 "Variety is the Spice of Life"
[Closed Caption] (TV-PG)
Variety shows were big in the '60's and '70's, and two stars began their careers singing and dancing: CHERYL LADD and GLENN CAMPBELL
Cheryl's first big break was on "The Ken Berry WOW Show" and Glenn's was on "The Smothers Brothers Show," which eventually led to his own show as a summer replacement for the Smothers Brothers on CBS. Celebrity interviews in this segment include Ken Berry, Tom Smothers and Dick Smothers.
Guest Star(s): Cheryl Ladd, Glenn Campbell, Ken Berry, Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers

#006 "From Movies to TV"
[Closed Caption] (TV-PG)
Two stars that carved their starts in theatrical films and later shone bright on television were Mr. T and CYBILL SHEPHERD. Mr. T was the grueling boxing nemesis of Rocky Balboa in "Rocky 3," while Cybil was a model-turned-starlet in "The Last Picture Show". These roles ultimately led to "The A-Team" and "Moonlighting," respectively.
Guest Star(s): Mr. T, Cybil Shepard

[judgestone]

If tvland remove Night Court then then Im leaving tvland. Im so tired of tvland change their mind tooo much. I wont be watching any of it at midnight I will be in bed to sleep til they bring Night Court & Cheer back on. I know tvland will lose their rating if they remove Cheer and Night Court at midnight.

Once more if tvland remove Night Court then Im leaving tvland for good!!! enough is enough.

I wont be watching any of the show that Tvland is airing marathon at Midnight forget it so count me OUT!!!!