Remember those halcyon days when Nick at Nite used to
show TV classics like Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and I Love Lucy? Yeah, it's hard for me
to remember those days, too. Ever since the advent of sister network TV Land, the powers that be at Nickelodeon have
seen fit to put old favorites there and leave Nick at Nite for fans of TV's most recent past. Lately, it's been in
Eighties mode, with shows like Cheers, The Cosby Show, and Full House in heavy rotation. But the
Nineties aren't far behind, with Mad About You recently joining Nineties stalwarts Roseanne and
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the lineup.Now, according to this press release, Nick at Nite will be becoming very Nineties-oriented over the next year or so, with the additions of Home Improvement, Designing Women, A Different World, and Bob's favorite show, NewsRadio. What's next, Seinfeld?
Also, does this mean that the shows from the Eighties are going to be pushed to TV Land? If so, where will the older stuff go? The dusty confines of our memories aren't enough. I guess I'll have to stock up on the DVDs...
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5-02-2006 @ 7:43PM
Bob Sassone said...
Joel, you just made my day.
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5-02-2006 @ 8:17PM
Chaim said...
NewsRadio ROCKS! This is awesome news!!
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5-02-2006 @ 8:32PM
r.r.r. said...
i am SO excited about newsradio being on nick at nite. but does home improvement really need to be on there though? isn't designer women on lifetime as well? boo those indeed. :p
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5-02-2006 @ 9:35PM
Rich Keller said...
Just don't dump 'Full House'. The kids LOVE that show, and it comes on at 8:00 AM from the West Coast feed for them to watch.
I think the addition of 'Home Improvement' is a fairly logical choice for TV Land. At least it will get rid of the 10 showings of 'Roseanne' a night.
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5-02-2006 @ 9:49PM
Jorge Asch said...
That's nothing. I remember when they showed The Donna Reed show, The Patti Duke Show, Mr Ed and others.
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5-03-2006 @ 12:02AM
Jason Anderson said...
Newsradio? Hell yeah!
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5-03-2006 @ 8:05AM
GrumpyOldMan said...
Newsradio....oh yeah!!!!
How about a separate channel though for all the 60's shows we love...like My Three Sons, etc......
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5-03-2006 @ 11:25AM
Fred said...
Ah, nostalgia...it's catching up with us. Soon enough, we'll be fondly remembering those bygone salad days of last week. Remember? Wasn't it just -- what? VH1 already does that sort of thing? Oh. Well, I guess Nick will have to start airing current sitcoms, then airing sitcoms *before* they're in repeats -- pre-emptive nostalgia. There's really nowhere else for the trend to go.
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5-04-2006 @ 11:19AM
ErricZ said...
Newsradio rocks! We get to re-visit the greatest comic mind in recent history: Phil Hartman!!!!!!!!!
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