ION Television October 2007 -- Perfect Strangers and 48 Hours Join; Return of Doc...

[Pavan]

ION Television October 2007--

Blog Story: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...elevision.html

Regular schedule changes:

Mon-Thurs, effect. Oct. 1, 2007
6:00PM Doc Mon-Fri (replaces Diagnosis Murder)
7:30PM Mama's Family (replaces Designing Women)
8:30PM Perfect Strangers (replaces Mama's Family)

Effective Oct. 8, 2007
Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00PM 48 Hours (replaces The Wonder Years)
Tuesdays at 10:00PM Sue Thomas F.B.Eye (replaces The Wonder Years)
Thursdays at 10:00PM Doc (replaces The Wonder Years)



Here is full the regular schedule for October:
Mon-Thurs
6:00PM Doc
7:00PM Designing Women
7:30PM Mama's Family
8:00PM Mama's Family
8:30PM Perfect Strangers
9:00PM Who's the Boss?
9:30PM Who's the Boss?
10:00PM The Wonder Years; 48 Hours (Mon, Wed starting Oct. 8); Sue Thomas F.B.Eye (Tues starting Oct. 9); Doc (Thurs starting Oct. 11)
10:30PM The Wonder Years; 48 Hours cont. (Mon, Wed starting Oct. 8); Sue Thomas F.B.Eye cont. (Tues starting Oct. 9); Doc cont. (Thurs starting Oct. 11)
11:00PM Bodog Fight (Tuesdays)

Fri-Sun
6:00PM Doc (Fri); NFL Game of the Week (Sat, starting Sept. 15); ION Life (Sun)
7:00PM RHI Entertainment
9:00PM RHI Entertainment
11:00PM Bodog Fight (Sat)



Movies, Stunts, Marathons

- RHI on ION

September Programming:
Friday, October 5
7:00PM-9:00PM A Storm in Summer (2000)
9:00PM-11:00PM The Secret (1994)

Saturday, October 6
7:00PM-9:00PM Search and Rescue (1994)
9:00PM-11:00PM The Incident (1990)

Sunday, October 7
7:00PM-11:00PM Kidnapped (1995)

Friday, October 12
7:00PM-9:00PM Harvey (1999)
9:00PM-11:00PM Remember Me (1995)

Saturday, October 13
7:00PM-11:00PM Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
(1992)

Sunday, October 14
7:00PM-11:00PM Killer Wave (2007)

Friday, October 19
7:00PM-9:00PM The Man from Left Field (1997)
9:00PM-11:00PM Blind Faith (1998)

Saturday, October 20
7:00PM-9:00PM Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992)
9:00PM-11:00PM Incident in a Small Town (1994)

Sunday, October 21
7:00PM-11:00PM Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)

Friday, October 26
7:00PM-9:00PM Secretes (1995)
9:00PM-11:00PM Free of Eden

Saturday, October 27
7:00PM-9:00PM The Inspectors (2000)
9:00PM-11:00PM Deadlocked: Escaped from Zone 14 (1995)

Sunday, October 28
7:00PM-11:00PM Cleopatra (1999)




- Perfect Strangers Halloween Stunt
Wednesday, October 24 and Thursday, October 25
8:30PM & 9:00PM ET/PT both nights
Join Larry and Balki as they battle The Grim Reaper, the touch of death, a ghost, and some Halloween late night horror movies!

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
8:30PM #34 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Balki listens humbly as a famous psychic predicts that Larry will be "eating a golden ring and sitting on a sheep" on the day a terrible storm ushers in The Grim Reaper.
9:00PM #147 Lethal Weapon
Balki is convinced he is cursed with a "touch of death" and insists on wearing a protection suit to keep from touching anyone, which tries everyone's patience.

Thursday, October 25, 2007
8:30PM #125 Fright Night
There's a ghost haunting Balki's room; Balki is thrilled and Larry is skeptical, that is until the spirit becomes angry.
9:00PM #53 Aliens
Larry braves a Halloween night horror-movie marathon but he awakens the next morning believing Balki has turned into a different kind of immigrant - from another planet.



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[catsrule]

what a horrible schedule
an insult to The Wonder Years the shows they replaced it with

[Clint Eastwood Fan]

Great to see Perfect Strangers on but yea the Wonder Years is getting screwed now.

[MikeL]

good i dont like wonder years anyway im fine with it glad finally see perfect strangers on tv

[LeeBlue]

Although I wish we had back-to-back episodes of Perfect Strangers, I am very happy that one of my favorite shows is returning!! -- I am doing the happy dance!! LOL

[JulieSomoski]

First off, pavan, this is the fall sked, correct? As I believe you stated before, the fall schedule meant expansion to the lineup? Why is this not happening?

I can't believe I can say how much this schedule sucks. We finally get rid of Diagnonis, yet it's replaced by Doc, an even worse show. Then, we finally get Perfect Strangers, yet it's only 1 episode, at 8:30, which is bad for me, because I'll probably already find a show to watch at 8pm, then will want to continue watching it the entire hour. WTB is still on, which is no surprise, yet a good thing (the only good thing) and The Wonder Years is gone, replaced by 3 different shows, none to my liking.

It's funny, because in the ION poll we've been taking this week at these boards, Wonder Years was right up there with WTB as everyone's favorite show, yet it's getting yanked off the lineup. Sometime, I wonder if the people in charge of NAN are running ION too-LOL

[JulieSomoski]

Originally Posted by catsrule

what a horrible schedule
an insult to The Wonder Years the shows they replaced it with

It's good to see someone still has good tastes-LOL

[JulieSomoski]

Originally Posted by Joe®

if ION ever expands it'll be a really good network. but right now they're trying to fit too much into such a tiny timeblock. they really need to expand before people just completely lose hope in it and tune out.

im glad to hear WTB is doing really well though. as long as it's on there i'll still watch.

They're bringing in way too many shows in October. They have 9 shows they're trying to fit into 5 hours, with one slot sharing 2 different shows. Like I said, it's like NAN is running ION, too.

[Clint Eastwood Fan]

Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

They're bringing in way too many shows in October. They have 9 shows they're trying to fit into 5 hours, with one slot sharing 2 different shows. Like I said, it's like NAN is running ION, too.

and none of those 10:00 shows are classics. They might as well air infomercials there.

[JulieSomoski]

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

and none of those 10:00 shows are classics. They might as well air infomercials there.

Aren't Doc and Sue Thomas PAX originals? Just bringing them back shows ION is really not trying to become their own independent network. and 48 Hours is still airing, which doesn't make sense airing it 2 nights a week. I'm sure TWY would do much better in the slot. If they possibly aired TWY earlier, where kids who are going to school the next day can watch it . . . I mean, 10 is good for me, but whatever they have to do.

[Pavan]

Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

First off, pavan, this is the fall sked, correct? As I believe you stated before, the fall schedule meant expansion to the lineup? Why is this not happening?

I can't believe I can say how much this schedule sucks. We finally get rid of Diagnonis, yet it's replaced by Doc, an even worse show. Then, we finally get Perfect Strangers, yet it's only 1 episode, at 8:30, which is bad for me, because I'll probably already find a show to watch at 8pm, then will want to continue watching it the entire hour. WTB is still on, which is no surprise, yet a good thing (the only good thing) and The Wonder Years is gone, replaced by 3 different shows, none to my liking.

It's funny, because in the ION poll we've been taking this week at these boards, Wonder Years was right up there with WTB as everyone's favorite show, yet it's getting yanked off the lineup. Sometime, I wonder if the people in charge of NAN are running ION too-LOL

I never said an expansion was going to happen for sure. I was speculating. And don't be greedy, just be happy Perfect Strangers is on at all. One episode a night is better than nothing. Wonder Years had at least one cycle at least, unlike shows like Alice. So be happy.

Polls are not an indication of ratings.

And as for Doc and Sue Thomas...they are temporary for sure.

[rezny9@hotmail.com]

And pavan,I have a question:WHY is "Designing Woman" on ION Television,AND TVLand??

[Pavan]

ION is a broadcast network, they can air Designing Women all they want. TV Land is cable...they have the cable rights.

[Classicshowsgurl15]

It sucks that The Wonder Years is gone. At least it went through two cycles. I have every episode on tape now. Its cool that Perfect Strangers is coming on there. I haven't seen very many episodes of that show. Yay, WTB? is still on there!

[JulieSomoski]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I never said an expansion was going to happen for sure. I was speculating. And don't be greedy, just be happy Perfect Strangers is on at all. One episode a night is better than nothing. Wonder Years had at least one cycle at least, unlike shows like Alice. So be happy.

Polls are not an indication of ratings.

And as for Doc and Sue Thomas...they are temporary for sure.

Now when do you speculate they'll expand? Probably sometime next year by now.

I am glad to see Perfect Strangers. We've all been waiting forever to see it on the network, so it's a good replacement at 8:30. I'm just surprised they actually moved Mama's Family doen a half hour. Very surprising, considering they haven't touched Mama's Family since the switch.

As I said in another post, if ION would moved TWY down an hour or so . . . even though there are many adults like me and others who love the show to death, it is aimed at children and teens, where they might be able to watch it at an earlier time on weeknights. Just a suggestion.