TV Land March 2008 -- High School Reunion; MASH Madness; Mayberry Vice; Movie Week

[Pavan]

TV Land March 2008--


Regular schedule:

CHANGES LISTED ONLY

Effective Monday, March 3:

Every Night
2:30AM Sanford & Son (replaces The Jeffersons)
3:30AM Three's Company (replaces Designing Women)
4:00AM The Jeffersons (replaces Three's Company)
4:30AM Designing Women (replaces Brady Bunch)


Effective Monday, March 10, 2008

What's back: All in the Family, Brady Bunch, Little House on the Prairie
What's on hiatus: Three's Company

Weekdays
9:30AM All in the Family (replaces Good Times)
10:00AM The Jeffersons (replaces Good Times)
10:30AM The Jeffersons (replaces Designing Women)
11:00AM Good Times (replaces Three's Company)
11:30AM Good Times (replaces I Love Lucy)
12:00PM I Love Lucy (replaces Bonanza Mon, Leave it to Beaver Tues-Fri)
12:30PM I Love Lucy (replaces Bonanza Mon, Leave it to Beaver Tues-Fri)
1:00PM Gunsmoke (Mon), Leave it to Beaver (Tues-Fri) (replaces Bonanza Mon, Beverly Hillbillies Tues-Fri)
1:30PM Gunsmoke cont. (Mon), Leave it to Beaver (Tues-Fri) (replaces Bonanza Mon, Beverly Hillbillies Tues-Fri)
2:00PM Gunsmoke (Mon), The Beverly Hillbillies (Tues-Fri) (replaces Gunsmoke Mon, Bonanza Tues-Fri)
2:30PM Gunsmoke cont. (Mon), The Beverly Hillbillies (Tues-Fri) (replaces Gunsmoke Mon, Bonanza Tues-Fri)
3:00PM Bonanza (Mon), Gunsmoke (Tues-Fri)
4:00PM Bonanza (replaces Andy Griffith 2x)
5:00PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces I Love Lucy)
5:30PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces I Love Lucy)

Every Night
12:00AM The Andy Griffith Show (replaces Just Shoot Me)
12:30AM The Andy Griffith Show (replaces Just Shoot Me)
2:30AM The Jeffersons (replaces Sanford & Son)
3:30AM Just Shoot Me (replaces Three's Company)
4:00AM Designing Women (replaces The Jeffersons)
4:30AM The Brady Bunch (replaces Designing Women)

Weekends
7:00AM Bonanza (replaces Gunsmoke)
5:00AM Little House on the Prairie (starts March 22, replaces Leave it to Beaver/I Love Lucy)



Some minor adjustments:

Wednesday, March 5:
7p-9p The Andy Griffith Show
9p Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
10p-2a High School Reunion

Friday, March 7 after High School Reunion encore
1:00am Three's Company
1:30am Three's Company

Saturday, March 8
5:30pm-9pm The Beverly Hillbillies (leading into High School Reunion encore)

Wednesday, March 12:
8p Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9p-2a High School Reunion

Thursday, March 13 leading into High School Reunion encore
7:30pm Just Shoot Me

Wednesday, March 19 leading into High School Reunion encore
8:00pm Just Shoot Me
8:30pm Just Shoot Me

Thursday, March 20 leading into High School Reunion encore
7:30pm Just Shoot Me

Saturday, March 22
4:00pm Cheers (right after Three Men and a Baby starring Ted Danson)
4:30pm Cheers
5:00pm Just Shoot Me
5:30pm Just Shoot Me

Saturday, March 29
6:00pm Just Shoot Me
6:30pm Just Shoot Me
7:00pm Sanford & Son
7:30pm Sanford & Son
8-10p The Andy Griffith Show

Sunday, March 30
10-11am Leave it to Beaver





Specials & Marathons







- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Every Saturday at 11 p.m. ET/PT
Millions watched the weekly heart-filled stories of families in need unfold. Now it can be seen on TV Land, reinforcing the gift of giving! Extreme Makeover: Home Edition started on August 7, and now airs every Saturday night at 11pm.
This Emmy Award-winning reality series -- which premiered in 2003 -- follows a team of designers, workmen, neighbors and friends as they race against time to completely renovate an entire house for a deserving family who has faced hardship in just seven days. Every single room, as well as the exterior and landscaping, is overhauled and customized for all family members.







- Friday Nite Movies
Every Friday starting at 10pm e/p
TV Land Friday Movies continue this winter!
We all know them and we all love them. We have all seen these movies so many times we can quote entire scenes verbatim…yet we still watch them whenever they’re on. These classic movies are back for nostalgic enjoyment this spring on TV Land.

Friday, March 7, 10p-12a
Beetlejuice

Friday, March 14, 10p-12a
Moonstruck

Friday, March 21, 10p-12a
Three Men and a Baby

Friday, March 28, 10p-12a
Beetlejuice

Saturday encores:
Saturday, March 1: 1-3pm Moonstruck & 3-5pm Sixteen Candles (Just Shoot Me follows 5-6p)
Saturday, March 8: 1-3pm Beetlejuice; 3-5:30pm The Buddy Holly Story; 10p-12a Beetlejuice
Saturday, March 15: 2-4p Moonstruck & 4-6p Three Men & A Baby
Saturday, March 22: 2-4p Three Men and a Baby & 6-8p Beetlejuice
Saturday, March 29: 2-4p Moonstruck & 4-6p Beetlejuice

Special encores:
Sunday, March 9: 10p-12a Beetlejuice






- High School Reunion
Premieres Wednesday, March 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
Every Wednesday 10-11pm for 6 weeks
TV Land reunites more than a dozen alumni from JJ Pierce high school in Richardson, Texas. The jock, the cheerleader, the partier, the bully, the nerd and several others reunite more than twenty years later in a two-week Hawaiian get-away to rekindle past relationships, rivalries and romances.
Regular encore times:
Wednesdays at 9p, 11p and 1a
Thursdays at 9p
Fridays at 7p and 12a
Sundays at 8p
Mondays at 10p
Tuesdays at 8p
March encore dates for each episode:
Episode 1 encores: 3/5 11p, 12a & 1a; 3/6 9p; 3/7 7p & 12a; 3/8 12p & 9p; 3/9 8p; 3/10 10p; 3/11 8p; 3/12 1p, 9p & 12a; 3/13 8p; 3/14 6p; 3/15 12p & 12a; 3/17 9p; 3/18 7p; 3/19 12p; 3/22 8p; 3/26 11a
Episode 2 encores: 3/12 11p & 1a; 3/13 9p; 3/14p 7p & 12a; 3/15 1p & 1a; 3/17 10p; 3/18 8p; 3/19 1p, 9p & 12a; 3/20 8p; 3/21 6p; 3/22 12p & 9p; 3/26 12p
Episode 3 encores: 3/19 11p & 1a; 3/20 9p; 3/21 7p & 12a; 3/22 1p & 10p; 3/23 8p; 3/24 10:30p; 3/25 1a; 3/26 1p & 12a; 3/28 6p; 3/29 12p
Episode 4 encores: 3/26 11p & 1a; 3/27 10p; 3/28 7p & 12a; 3/29 1p; 3/30 10p








-M*A*S*H Madness
Every March Friday, 8pm-10pm
For two hours every Friday in March, catch super-sized episodes of M*A*S*H as TV Land features every two-part episode from the series back-to-back. So come say a tearful goodbye to Radar, catch a touring USO vaudeville show with the gang, or see the unforgettable kiss between rivals, Hawkeye and Hotlips. No need to wait until next week for any of these exciting conclusions; we’ve got it here and now all month long. Talk about March err M*A*S*H Madness!

Friday, March 7, 2008
8p #73 – Welcome To Korea, pt. 1
8:30p #74 – Welcome To Korea, pt. 2
9p #226 – Snap Judgment, pt. 1
9:30p #227 – Snap Judgment, pt. 2

Friday, March 14, 2008
8p #98 – Bug Out, pt. 1
8:30p #99 – Bug Out, pt. 2
9p #219 – That’s Show Biz, pt. 1
9:30p #220 – That’s Show Biz, pt. 2

Friday, March 21, 2008
8p #123 – Fade out, Fade In, pt. 1
8:30p #124 – Fade Out, Fade In, pt. 2
9p #177 – Good-Bye radar, pt. 1
9:30p #178 – Good-Bye Radar, pt. 2

Friday, March 28, 2008
8p #135 – Comrades In Arms, pt. 1
8:30p #136 – Comrades In Arms, pt. 2
9p #151 – Our Finest Hour, pt. 1
9:30p #152 – Our Finest Hour, pt. 2




-Mini-thons on Weekends
Catch some mini-marathons of your favorite shows such as Beverly Hillbillies, I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver!

The Beverly Hillbillies: Saturday, March 8: 12am-6am and Sunday, March 9 12pm-6pm
Leave it to Beaver: Saturday, March 22 from 1am-5am and Sunday, March 23 from 9am-6pm
I Love Lucy: Saturday, March 29 from 1am-5am and Sunday, March 30 from 11am-7pm




- Mayberry Vice
Saturday, March 15 from 6pm-12am & 2-6am and Sunday, March 16 from 6p-6am
This weekend, investigate with the men of Mayberry in this two-day marathon of crime-solving episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. Swindlers, crooks, confidence men and slick-talkers all converge on this small town of simple folk and even simpler living. See how Sherriff Taylor and Deputy Fife use small town wisdom and wit to crack the case, round up the outlaws and make the streets of Mayberry safe once again.

Saturday, March 15
6p #002 - Manhunt
6:30p #030 – Barney Gets His Man
7p #037 – Barney On The Rebound
7:30p #39 – Crime Free Mayberry
8p #050 – Jailbreak
8:30p #068 – The Cow Thief
9p #085 – The Great Filling Station Robbery
9:30p #116 – The Shoplifters
10p #133 – Barney’s Bloodhound
10:30p #150 TV or not TV
11p #177 – Legend Of Barney Fife
11:30p #202 – Otis The Deputy
12a-2a pre-empted for High School Reunion Encores
2a #002 - Manhunt
2:30a #030 – Barney Gets His Man
3a #037 – Barney On The Rebound
3:30a #39 – Crime Free Mayberry
4a #050 – Jailbreak
4:30a #068 – The Cow Thief
5a #085 – The Great Filling Station Robbery
5:30a #116 – The Shoplifters

Sunday, March 16
6p #133 – Barney’s Bloodhound
6:30p #150 TV or not TV
7p #177 – Legend Of Barney Fife
7:30p #202 – Otis The Deputy
8p #26 – The Inspector
8:30p #44 – Sheriff barney
9p #53 – Guest Of Honor
9:30p #57 – Andy & Barney In The Big City
10p #74 – Convicts At Large
10:30p #95 – The Big House
11p #117 – Andy’s Vacation
11:30p #137 – Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
12a #149 – If I had A Quarter Million
12:30a #169 – The Cannon
1a #26 – The Inspector
1:30a #44 – Sheriff barney
2a #53 – Guest Of Honor
2:30a #57 – Andy & Barney In The Big City
3a #74 – Convicts At Large
3:30a #95 – The Big House
4a #117 – Andy’s Vacation
4:30a #137 – Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
5a #149 – If I had A Quarter Million
5:30a #169 – The Cannon








-TV Land Movie Week: March
Monday, March 24, 2008 through Thursday, March 27, 2008
8-10pm ET/PT each night and 2pm ET the day after
This week in prime, it’s Movie Week! Showtime is every night at 8p, starting with Gary Busey as the music legend in “The Buddy Holly Story.” On Tuesday, Michael Keaton as “Beetlejuice” tries to spook Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis out of their home. Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Steve Guttenberg are thrust into fatherhood in “Three Men and a Baby” on Wednesday. Finishing out the week, Cher finds herself caught between her fiancé and his brother Nicolas Cage” in the romantic-comedy “Moonstruck.”

Monday, March 24 8-10:30p The Buddy Holly Story (1978) (encores Tues., March 25 2-4:30pm, Andy follows from 4:30-5:30)
Tuesday, March 25 8-10p Beetlejuice (1988) (encores Wed., March 26 2-4pm)
Wednesday, March 26 8-10p Three Men and a Baby (1987) (encores Thurs., March 27 2-4pm)
Thursday, March 27 8-10p Moonstruck (1987) (encores Fri., March 28 2-4pm)

[clj2]

What's with all the blocks and JSM airings around High School Reunion? Seems like they're expecting JSM to do well enough to be a good lead-in.

Apparently they're trying to use Lucy to boost Home Edition's ratings. Guess it isn't doing that well.

[Pavan]

No, Lucy is there to pump up the Wednesday original block. Home Edition is on Wednesday for those two weeks because it is preempted on those two Saturdays (Beetlejuice on the 8th and Andy Griffith Mayberry Vice marathon on the 15th). What better lead-in for High School Reunion.
Home Edition is doing fine on Saturdays.

As for Just Shoot Me...it is the newest show they have. Same audience would tune in. Three's Company is also used on Fridays after HSR.

[smokey45]

Im soo sick of Andy Griffith show marathon (sign) over over over over again and already has DVD seasons waiting & including the whole box at Best Buy that nobody buy it. I know Im not going to watch it that for sure and MASH I wont be watching it either it too depressing. You are sure wasting your time Tvland. Tvland still stuck. Andy Griffith show got to GO!!!! YAWN!!!

But on Ion I have enjoyed watching "Alice" very much during the dinner time slot. Keep going ION. Please add "One Day at a Time" in the future.

It been 2 year now that I dont watch tvland anymore due they are not very good and they cant make up their mind.

[JulieSomoski]

Way too many preemptions. God, this show is gonna suck so badly. Besides that, we have to see double of it.

[Pavan]

Changes...

Effective Monday, March 3:

Everynight
2:30AM Sanford & Son (replaces The Jeffersons)
3:30AM Three's Company (replaces Designing Women)
4:00AM The Jeffersons (replaces Three's Company)
4:30AM Designing Women (replaces Brady Bunch)

[Pavan]

Experience High School All Over Again With TVLAND.COM's 'Digital Yearbook' in Support of Network's New Original Series, High School Reunion

User Generated Microsite Allows Visitors to Upload Their High School Photos, Share Memories and More

TVLand.com To Feature Original Mini-sodes Taped at The Cast's Actual High School Reunion



NEW YORK, March 3 -- Break out those yearbook photos and get ready to relive the glory ... or gory days of high school all over again as TV Land announced today the launch of an all-new user generated High School Reunion section of TVLAND.COM where users can upload photos, interact with others, share high school memories and much more. Available immediately, the site supports TV Land's new original series, High School Reunion premiering on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 10:00PM ET/PT.

TVLAND.COM users can create a profile in the High School Reunion microsite to upload their favorite high school and current photos and choose an archetype that they think describes them best (i.e. the Jock, the Popular Girl, the Stud, etc.) -- then and now. This completely interactive site also gives users the chance to vote on each others photos, search for classmates, post messages about their high school experiences, send profiles to friends and determine the winners of high school-themed online contests like "Best Prom Outfit," "Most Improved" and "Best Shoulder Pads." Also, each week one lucky user's profile will be featured on-air in an episode of High School Reunion.

"Providing increased interactivity for High School Reunion allows TV Land viewers to reconnect with high school memories and have some fun with the past," states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. "Our audience can readily identify with the people on High School Reunion and may even be inspired to rekindle past relationships or build upon current ones. Either way, this experience is highly relatable and definitely something our viewers will enjoy."

Additionally, on March 5 -- the night of the on-air premiere of High School Reunion -- TVLAND.COM will launch behind the scenes extras from the show including a photo gallery by cast member Kat, a weekly post-show blog by cast member Glenn, never-before-seen footage from the taping of the show, extended scenes, sneak peeks of upcoming episodes and streaming of full episodes.

Then, after the series on-air run, TVLAND.COM will offer seven original mini-sodes shot on location in Dallas chronicling the cast's actual high school reunion. The mini-sodes will also catch up with each cast member and reveal the inside scoop on what has happened with all of them since their time in Hawaii.

TVLAND.COM is continuing to set records, as traffic for TVLAND.COM is currently pacing +42% higher than last year. Video streams are pacing +51% higher than the previous year's levels and page views are up +34% over February 2006.

High School Reunion, which is produced by Mike Fleiss and Lisa Levenson from The Bachelor, gives viewers an inside look at what happens when 15 classmates unleash their deep-seeded high school emotions, painfully or not, 20 years later.

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[Pavan]

MAUI... WOWEE!!! PREMIERE OF TV LAND'S NEWEST ORIGINAL SERIES -- HIGH SCHOOL REUNION -- SCORES IMPRESSIVE GAINS ACROSS KEY DEMOS


New York, New York, March 6, 2008 -- Wednesday night's premiere of TV Land's newest original reality series, High School Reunion, scored impressive gains across key demos over the same time period last year. The new series, which reunites classmates from a Texas high school more than 20 years after graduation, gave TV Land triple digit gains across the network's target demo, Adults 25-54, and double digit gains among the network's core audience, Adults 40-54.

"The success of High School Reunion is a testament to the fact that you can create programming for people in their 40s and 50s," states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. "Viewers who first came to TV Land for classic TV are now embracing contemporary programming alongside their favorite hits. Last night's premiere is evidence that there is room for originals on TV Land."

According to Nielsen Media Research, High School Reunion posted a 0.4/426,000 among A25-54, up+105% in rating and +113% in delivery over last year. The network averaged 735,000 total viewers, up +62% over YAGO, with a median age of 46. Among the network's core A40-54 audience, the premiere earned a 0.5/260,000, an increase of +62% in rating and +69% in delivery over last year.

Additionally, TVLand.com experienced huge traffic gains to the High School Reunion microsite. During the 10 p.m. on-air premiere, daily unique visitors nearly doubled the previous hour, and after the show ended, uniques grew another +23% percent. In comparison to the previous day, the microsite garnered a +66% jump in traffic while all the cast pages generated triple digit gains. The number one page of the day on TVLand.com was a photo album taken by Kat, one of the High School Reunion alumni. Also, the site witnessed increases to the home page, daily schedule and message board pages. Page views were up +37% over the previous day, +86% over four weeks prior and +169% over the same date one year ago.

The six-episode series, executive produced by Mike Fleiss and Lisa Levenson (The Bachelor), is set on a sun-drenched multi-million dollar Maui estate and revolves around a reunion getaway for alums from JJ Pearce High, several of whom have not seen each other since graduating 20 years ago. Whether opening some painful wounds inflicted by the resident bully or rekindling old romances, the series gives viewers a front row seat to the emotional and compelling rollercoaster ride throughout its six-week run.

High School Reunion is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. In addition to executive producers Mike Fleiss and Lisa Levenson, Drew Hoegl and Jonathan Singer serve as co-executive producers. High School Reunion enjoyed a successful three season run on the WB.

[Pavan]

Urgent Schedule Changes:

Effective Monday, March 10, 2008


What's back: All in the Family, Brady Bunch, Little House on the Prairie
What's on hiatus: Three's Company


Weekdays
9:30AM All in the Family (replaces Good Times)
10:00AM The Jeffersons (replaces Good Times)
10:30AM The Jeffersons (replaces Designing Women)
11:00AM Good Times (replaces Three's Company)
11:30AM Good Times (replaces I Love Lucy)
12:00PM I Love Lucy (replaces Bonanza Mon, Leave it to Beaver Tues-Fri)
12:30PM I Love Lucy (replaces Bonanza Mon, Leave it to Beaver Tues-Fri)
1:00PM Gunsmoke (Mon), Leave it to Beaver (Tues-Fri) (replaces Bonanza Mon, Beverly Hillbillies Tues-Fri)
1:30PM Gunsmoke cont. (Mon), Leave it to Beaver (Tues-Fri) (replaces Bonanza Mon, Beverly Hillbillies Tues-Fri)
2:00PM Gunsmoke (Mon), The Beverly Hillbillies (Tues-Fri) (replaces Gunsmoke Mon, Bonanza Tues-Fri)
2:30PM Gunsmoke cont. (Mon), The Beverly Hillbillies (Tues-Fri) (replaces Gunsmoke Mon, Bonanza Tues-Fri)
3:00PM Bonanza (Mon), Gunsmoke (Tues-Fri)
4:00PM Bonanza (replaces Andy Griffith 2x)
5:00PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces I Love Lucy)
5:30PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces I Love Lucy)

Every Night
12:00AM The Andy Griffith Show (replaces Just Shoot Me)
12:30AM The Andy Griffith Show (replaces Just Shoot Me)
2:30AM The Jeffersons (replaces Sanford & Son)
3:30AM Just Shoot Me (replaces Three's Company)
4:00AM Designing Women (replaces The Jeffersons)
4:30AM The Brady Bunch (replaces Designing Women)

Weekends
7:00AM Bonanza (replaces Gunsmoke)
10:00PM I Love Lucy (Sat) (replaces Three's Company Sat)
10:30PM I Love Lucy (Sat) (replaces Three's Company Sat)
5:00AM Little House on the Prairie (starts March 22, replaces Leave it to Beaver/I Love Lucy)


See the write-up on the blog for more insight in a bit...

[Pavan]

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...e-changes.html

[JulieSomoski]

I really don't get why TV Land even bothers to make monthly schedule announcements. It seems everytime they give us the schedule for the month, they always change it like 5 days in.

Anyways, I'm mixed about this new schedule. For one, we get The Jeffersons in the morning, which is actually good for me. But, Three's Company isn't airing at all now. It's almost mystifying, because Three's Company was airing the most it has in a long time, and then all of a sudden all of it's regular airings and it's special airings are completely replaced. Is saving airplays really why? I thought TV Land just renewed its contract in September.

[Pavan]

This is the first major change in awhile actually. They haven't done last minute overhauls in months.

As for Three's Company, it always does well for them post 10pm. The mornings never do well for some reason. It would be a waste to just air it at 3:30am and waste plays there. I'm sure they will work it in a better slot (like 1-2am or earlier) in the future. Right now BH and Andy will likely score big from 12-2am.