Fox Announces Summer TV premiere dates

FOX Summer TV 

     Fox has announced their summer TV premiere dates including the return of "Are You smarter than a Fifth grader?".

Here's a look via press release

FOX is announcing summer premiere dates for the returns of MASTERCHEF, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5^TH GRADER? and the Season 12 premiere of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE; as well as the series premiere date for new series BOOM!. Host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot welcome judge Christina Tosi, renowned pastry chef, owner and founder of New York City’s Milk Bar, to Season Six of MASTERCHEF, when it premieres with a special two-hour event Wednesday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The culinary smash hit moves into its regular time period the following week on Wednesday, May 27 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The three celebrated food experts will put the latest group of contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds, in order to turn one home cook into a culinary master. Popular quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5^th GRADER? returns for a brand-new season, beginning Tuesday, May 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Unlike the typical game show that measures intelligence, this show tests adults’ lack of knowledge – as revealed by how much they’ve forgotten since their grammar school days, proving that older doesn’t always mean wiser. Executive-produced by Mark Burnett, and featuring returning host Jeff Foxworthy, as well as a top-notch group of grade schoolers to assist the adult contestants, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5^th GRADER? will include new twists and fun elements for a new generation of viewers. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE enters its 12^th season on a new night and with a new twist: the series will showcase America’s most talented dancers from the stage and the street, beginning with the audition rounds on Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Hosted by Cat Deeley, and featuring returning judge Nigel Lythgoe and new judges Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo, the new season of the Emmy Award-nominated hit dance competition series once again will include awe-inspiring performances, as well as nail-biting eliminations, as the contestants compete to be named America’s Favorite Dancer.   -more- FOX SUMMER 2015 PREMIERES – Page 2 Combining high drama and high stakes with high comedy in a fun-filled, trivia-charged, slime-soaked, entertainment explosion, new quiz show BOOM!, hosted by comedian Tom Papa (“The Marriage Ref”), premieres Thursday, June 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). From Keshet DCP, BOOM! is a general knowledge quiz show that challenges teams of three players to defuse a series of ticking slime-bombs, by dramatically cutting the wires relating to the correct answers and leaving the wrong answers untouched. Get it right – and the players win big money. Get it wrong or run out of time – and, after a tense countdown, the players – and portions of the audience – are showered with anything from “guacamole” to “mashed potatoes,” forcing the players out of the game.   As previously announced, Thursday, May 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) marks Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and Fox International Channels’ global premiere of the 10-episode, intense psychological thriller WAYWARD PINES. The highly anticipated event series, based on Blake Crouch's international best-selling series of books and adapted for television by Chad Hodge (“Runaway,” “The Playboy Club”), is brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense,” “Signs”), and executive-produced by Shyamalan, Donald De Line, Hodge and Ashwin Rajan. The event series stars Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon (“Crash”) as a Secret Service agent on a mission to find two missing federal agents, whose investigation only turns up more questions. Debuting simultaneously in more than 125 countries, it will be the world's largest day-and-date launch for a scripted series ever. FOX finales include: BACKSTROM (Thursday, April 30; 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT),  GOTHAM (Monday, May 4; 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), NEW GIRL (Tuesday, May 5; 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), WEIRD LONERS (Tuesday, May 5; 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), AMERICAN IDOL XIV (Tuesday, May 12; 9:00-10:00 ET live/PT tape-delayed, and Wednesday, May 13; 8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), THE SIMPSONS (Sunday, May 17; 8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (Sunday, May 17; 8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), FAMILY GUY (Sunday, May 17; 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), THE FOLLOWING (Monday, May 18; 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), BONES (Thursday, June 4; 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and HELL’S KITCHEN (Tuesday, June 9; 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional finale dates, summer premiere dates and schedule information to be announced.  RECAP – FOX 2015 SUMMER PREMIERE DATES(All times ET/PT, except as noted) Thursday, May 14:                 9:00-10:00 PM                        WAYWARD PINES (Global Premiere) Wednesday, May 20:             8:00-10:00 PM                        MASTERCHEF (Two-Hour Season Premiere) Tuesday, May 26:8:00-9:00 PM                          ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5^TH GRADER? (Series Return)   9:00-10:00 PM                        HELL’S KITCHEN (Time Period Premiere)   -more-    FOX SUMMER 2015 PREMIERES – Page 3 Monday, June 1:8:00-10:00 PM                        SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Season Premiere) Thursday, June 25:                

8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT               BOOM! (Series Premiere)

NBC announces summer TV dates

NBC   Summer TV 
                           

                 It's March and people are thinking spring ,but NBC announced it's Summer premiere dates.  Summer includes  the return of  "America's Got Talent"  and "Hannibal".
  From Press release

NBC ANNOUNCES SUMMER TENTPOLE PREMIERE DATES, LED BY THE MOST-WATCHED SUMMER SHOW OF THE LAST NINE YEARS, ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’

“American Ninja Warrior” (May 25), “AGT” (May 26), David Duchovny’s 1960s Drama “Aquarius” (May 28) and Critically Beloved “Hannibal” (June 4) All Receive Their Launch Dates
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — March 6, 2015 — NBC has announced premiere dates for its summer tentpole programming, including the #1 most-watched summer show of the past nine years, “America’s Got Talent.”“AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR” – Monday, May 25, 8-10 p.m.The action-packed series follows competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both qualifying and finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete a course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama in Japan. Matt Iseman serves as host, along with former NFL player Akbar Gbaja Biamila (NFL Network).“American Ninja Warrior” delivered a 2.0 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 5.9 million viewers overall last summer and was up versus the prior summer by +11% in 18-49 rating (2.0 vs. 1.8) and up +7% in total viewers (5.9 million vs. 5.6 million). The Sept. 9, 2014 season finale improved versus the year-earlier finale by +20% in adults 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.5) and +31% in total viewers (5.3 million vs. 4.0 million).“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” — Tuesday, May 26, 8-10 p.m.NBC’s top-rated summer series “America’s Got Talent” celebrates its landmark 10th season with the hottest performers from across the country competing for America’s vote. Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel return as judges and Nick Cannon returns as host.With the talent search open to acts of all ages, “America’s Got Talent” has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing unique performers from across the country. The series is a true celebration of the American spirit, featuring a colorful array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists and hopeful stars, all vying for their chance to win America’s hearts and the $1 million prize.Last year, for the first time in the show’s history, America chose a magician as their winner: Rhode Island native Mat Franco, who went on to headline the “America’s Got Talent Live” stage show in Las Vegas.“America’s Got Talent” last summer averaged a 2.7 rating, 9 share in adults 18-49 with its Tuesday and Wednesday editions and 11.6 million viewers overall, according to “live plus seven day” results from Nielsen Media Research. The Wednesday and Tuesday telecasts finished #1 and 2 among summer shows in total viewers, marking the ninth time in nine years “Talent” has ranked #1 among summer series in total viewers.“AQUARIUS” — Thursday, May 28, 9-11 p.m.; beginning Thursday, June 4 at 9-10 p.m.It’s 1967 and the era of free love, drug experimentation and Vietnam is in full effect. When Emma (Emma Dumont, “Salvation”), the teenage daughter of a respected lawyer, goes missing, LAPD Sgt. Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny, “Californication,” “The X-Files”) starts asking around. He soon discovers that the hippie kids he’s questioning don’t take kindly to cops, especially a cop with hair as short as his.Needing the help of someone to trust, he partners with young undercover cop Brian Shafe (Grey Damon, “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters,” “Friday Night Lights”), a law-abiding officer who struggles with his own demons. He also begins to rely on Charmain Tully (Claire Holt, “Vampire Diaries,”  “Pretty Little Liars”), an ambitious rookie cop who’s anxious to prove herself in a male-dominated profession.It’s not long before they stumble upon a small-time cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his cause. From there, they follow this man’s trail down a rabbit hole of drugs, sex, murder and a cultural revolution. Little could they know, however, the guy they’re hunting will eventually become the killer we now recognize as Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony, “Game of Thrones”) — a lost soul who desperately wanted to get into the music scene of the ’60s until something snapped.“Aquarius” will explore the cat-and-mouse game between Manson and the police in those turbulent years leading up to the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders.“HANNIBAL” — Thursday, June 4, 10-11 p.m.The dark and haunting series “Hannibal” returns for a third season, revealing the fates of characters hanging in the balance, and their continuing psychological cat-and-mouse games. After the shocking events of the season finale, Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen, “Casino Royale”) is on the run in Europe — accompanied by his psychiatrist Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson, “The X-Files”) — sporting a new identity, but servicing the same insatiable appetite. As the lives of Will (Hugh Dancy), Jack (Laurence Fishburne, “The Matrix,” “CSI”) and Alana (Caroline Dhavernas, “Wonderfalls,” “The Pacific”) converge toward Hannibal again, their deadly dance turns in startling and unexpected ways, and nothing will ever be the same again.

Source :http://www.nbcumv.com/news/nbc-announces-summer-tentpole-premiere-dates-led-most-watched-summer-show-last-nine-years-?division=1&network=33129

 

The Lookback : Soaps: All to do with Another World

The Flashback  Soaps NBC 

      We now return to our lookback  at Soap Operas from the past , this time :  NBC's   hit soap "Another World".   The idea  for "Another World" was  a spin off for "As the World Turns" (get it? , Another World  from As the World Turns)  but CBS didn't  have room  for the series  and they didn't like an idea of  a spin off being on another Network.   Irna Phillips decided to pitch the soap to NBC  but not as a spin off.
       The soap did things that were considered controversial  a plotline with a teenager having an (at the time) illegal abortion. It also  ,after year  lessened the focus on one family   later on Agnes Nixon became the head writer of the series  and it found a footing and audience. By the 1970's   Nixon left to create   One life to Live .  In 1970 it also gained a  spinoff , Somerset, we will talk about that soon.   The series was doing well so they decided why not expand the show to 90 minutes  ( way longer  considering many soaps at the time were 30 Minutes and some were expanding to an hour ) in 1979. The 90 minute period started with the death of the Character  , John. Randolph.  The 90 minutes idea didn't catch on too much with the viewers so after  a few months it was cut back down to 60.


   Brought you by Dawn , because  it's soapy get it?

  In the 1980's  a new family became prominent in the series , the Love Family, this made the writing out of the Matthews family happen.   The series still focused on romance.    It was the first Soap to have an AIDS storyline in 1987.   By the 1990's ,as the many of our story of series from the past , the kind of end up at a point where ratings go down.     Jill Farren Phelps became head writer for the soap in 1995 , she decided to put the show in a youthful direction. Some plot lines during this time included Rachel Cory Hutchins  had a evil look alike named   Justine , who apparently was invincible  to being hit by a train.  Ratings going down also caused budget cuts and  a serial killer plot (because serial killers make things cheaper) . Also some of the believe ability  for people started going down ( I hope it was with the woman and the train)  and so did ratings. In 1999 Another World was canceled due to low ratings and also because NBC wanted to make a new soap and had no room so Passions was in and Another World was out.   The Final episode  aired June 25, 1999.
   Another thing.... some characters after the show ended , went to As the World Turns . Fitting, considering the original intent of the show.

Now let's talk about ... the spin offs. {Inset soap opera music here]
     As stated above "Another World" was originally going to be a spin off  "As the World Turns" but that didn't happen. "Another World" itself did have  spin offs.  
   The first one was "Somerset" it premiered on March 30, 1970 on NBC  it focused on Palmer Matthews, Lahoma Vane Lucas , and Sam Lucas  as they moved to Somerset , a fictional suburb of Detroit.  When the  series changed head writers it decided to have crime stories as a focus, which was a way to make it NBC's version of "The Edge of Night", but that didn't help it and Somerset ended December 31,1976 after it didn't gain big traction.

Another Spin off that was launched , this time in 1980 was called "Texas"  the series focused on daily lives of Wheelers , Bellmans ,and the Marshalls.   It was not originally going to be a spin off but due to the Primetime show "Dallas" doing great for CBS, NBC wanted some of that  fun. ( Calling the show Houston would be too obvious)   So they had a character from Another World ,   Iris Cory Bancroft  (played by  Beverlee McKinsey)  "move" to Houston.  They also to get more viewers they had more characters from the parent soap  come to "Texas".  McKinsey left the series in 1981 and they changed focus to the background characters.  The series  did very well in Canada but on this side it was never was that Big  and it ended on New Years Eve 1982.


   Texas  ..... was  a soap

  That's our look as the Another World   now watch this post get hit by a train and live.

CBS announces Summer plans

CBS   Summer TV 

        CBS has announced it's summer premiere dates for  some of it's summer series  including  new seasons of  "Big Brother" , "Under the Dome" , and "Extant" and a new series "ZOO"

from Press release

“Zoo,” a New Drama Based on James Patterson’s #1 Bestselling Novel,Debuts Tuesday, June 30 at 9:00 PMPerennial Reality Hit “Big Brother” Returns with a Special Two-Night Premiere, onWednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, Both at 8:00 PM“Under the Dome” Debuts with a Two-Hour Premiere onIts New Night, Thursday, June 25 at 9:00-11:00 PMSeason Two of “Extant,” Starring Academy Award Winner Halle Berry,Premieres Wednesday, July 1 at 10:00 PMCBS today announced premiere dates for its lineup of original summer programing that includes the new drama ZOO, returning event series UNDER THE DOME and EXTANT, and the summer reality hit BIG BROTHER.ZOO, a new drama based on the #1 bestselling novel by James Patterson, will premiere Tuesday, June 30(9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). In the series, a wave of violent animal attacks against humans begin taking place across the globe. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, a young renegade biologist (James Wolk) is thrust into the race to unlock the pandemic’s mystery before there’s no place left for people to hide.BIG BROTHER debuts with a special two-night premiere on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, both at 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT. The Thursday edition, featuring the live eviction show hosted by Julie Chen, moves to its regular time period on July 2 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The Sunday broadcast premieres June 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Last summer, all three editions of BIG BROTHER regularly won their time periods in key young demographics and ranked among the summer’s top 10 programs in both adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.UNDER THE DOME returns for its third season with a special two-hour premiere on its new night, Thursday, June 25 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). It moves to its regular time period on Thursday, July 2 (10:00-11:00 PM), following BIG BROTHER, forming a strong two-hour block of established summer hit shows. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, UNDER THE DOME tells the story of a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. This season, Emmy Award winner Marg Helgenberger will guest star in an extended story arc, beginning with the premiere episode, as the town’s inhabitants figure out the Dome’s purpose and what it wants from them. UNDER THE DOME was last summer’s most-watched (11.32m) and highest-rated scripted program in adults 18-49 (2.8/09) and adults 25-54 (3.7/10).EXTANT, a serialized mystery thriller starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry, makes its sophomore debutWednesday, July 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). This season, astronaut Molly Woods (Berry) discovers she has unwittingly put the human race on a path to destruction, and that she and mysterious stranger J.B. Richter (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) may be the only hope for survival. In its first season, EXTANT was the most-watched new scripted program of the summer, winning its Wednesday 10:00-11:00 PM time period in viewers (8.65m) and key demographics.
About ZOO:ZOO, based on the #1 bestselling novel by James Patterson, stars James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Billy Burke, Nonso Anozie and Nora Arnezeder. Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg and Michael Katleman are executive producers with James Mangold, Cathy Konrad, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout and Steve Bowen. Brad Anderson is directing and also serves as an executive producer. ZOO is a CBS Television Studios production.
About BIG BROTHER:BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 53 cameras and 97 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, the House Guests will vote someone out of the house. At the end, the last remaining House Guest will receive the grand price of $500,000.BIG BROTHER is produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol U.S.A.
About UNDER THE DOME:UNDER THE DOME, based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, stars Dean Norris, Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Alex Koch, Colin Ford, Mackenzie Lintz and Eddie Cahill. UNDER THE DOME is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Neal Baer, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider, Peter Leto and Tim Schlattmann are executive producers.
About EXTANT:EXTANT stars Halle Berry, new cast member Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Pierce Gagnon and Grace Gummer. EXTANT is a co-production of CBS Television Studios and Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Liz Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Mickey Fisher, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Halle Berry and Brooklyn Weaver are executive producers.
CBS SUMMER SCHEDULE
CBS Wednesday, June 248:00-9:00 PM              BIG BROTHER (Season Premiere, Night 1)9:00-10:00 PM            CRIMINAL MINDS (Repeat)10:00-11:00 PM          CSI: CYBER (Repeat)
CBS Thursday, June 258:00-9:00 PM              BIG BROTHER (Season Premiere, Night 2)9:00-11:00 PM            UNDER THE DOME (Two-Hour Third Season Premiere)
CBS Sunday, Effective June 287:00-8:00 PM              60 MINUTES (Repeat)8:00-9:00 PM              BIG BROTHER (Sunday Premiere)
CBS Tuesday, Effective June 308:00-9:00 PM              NCIS (Repeat)9:00-10:00 PM            ZOO (Series Premiere)10:00-11:00 PM          NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (Repeat)
CBS Wednesday, Effective July 18:00-9:00 PM              BIG BROTHER9:00-10:00 PM            CRIMINAL MINDS (Repeat)10:00-11:00 PM          EXTANT (Second Season Premiere)
CBS Thursday, Effective July 28:00-8:30 PM              THE BIG BANG THEORY (Repeat)8:30-9:00 PM              THE ODD COUPLE (Repeat)9:00-10:00 PM            BIG BROTHER (Regular Thursday Time Period Premiere)10:00-11:00 PM          UNDER THE DOME (Regular Thursday Time Period Premiere) 

Source : http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=42045 

It's a Charlie Brown lookback : It's magic Charlie Brown

The Flashback 

    This year  marks the 65th birthday of the Peanuts comic strip and characters, there's even a big movie coming up this year with the Peanuts.  Here at Joshuaonline have decided to do a monthly feature looking back at  Peanuts TV specials but are not the big holiday one that's are repeated and loved each year.  There are ones that are either are aired much are not at all.  ( It's our duty to talk about these.)   Let's take a look at "It's Magic Charlie Brown".  (But first  a friendly warning there will possibly be some spoilers in this , we couldn't do it with out them)

    It aired on CBS (the original home of Peanuts TV specials) in 1981.

  Snoopy goes the library to educate himself and he gets a book called "How to Perform Magic" ( a hit seller)  and  as you would guess he starts to do a  magic show with Marcie as the lovely assistant .   It doesn't go well  (Peppermint Patty goes to pieces,)  One thing happens that does end up working , Charlie Brown goes invisible.  (Either that or they ran out of Charlie Brown ink)   He goes to snoopy to try and fix it the problem , first with soap , then mud, and a sheet. (Sounds like a Saturday night to me )  In this special  we get to see inside  Snoopy's  TARDIS like dog house ,  and oh yeah  Charlie Brown Kicks the football! all it took was where Lucy couldn't see him. ( A victory is a victory )  Lucy doesn't take kindly to this  as she threatens Snoopy to fix him. Snoopy reads the book more ( should have been a plan in the first place ,but we have 24 minutes to fill)  and eventually figures out how harness his powers.  Charlie Brown once again tries to kick the football invisible (now he's just being greedy) and since it's Charlie Brown that can't go right at that same time Snoopy makes him visible again.   Snoopy and Charlie Brown do get back at Lucy and leave her floating in air.   (Don't worry, Linus gets her down, mom must have wanted her home for Dinner)
 

Floating Lucy directed by Phil to stay up there/ ©1981 Peanuts 

 Anyway, that's our look at this special  find it and watch it .  It's not a holiday special  but it has great Peanuts humor  and alot of fun.  (That's a review)   Still would have been nice if Charlie Brown was able to kick the football and be seen. (Picky that way)

     Next month , we will do another Charlie Brown version of our Lookback .   

NBC Suspends Brian Williams for 6 months, No Pay

TV News  NBC 

  

      NBC has decided to suspend  "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor  , Brian Williams for 6 months and no pay.  This stems from the revaluation that  the story he told about being in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq in 2003 was false.  He apologized on February 4th , on February 7th it was announced that he was going to take a few days off from the Nightly News  , now as of February 10th  it was announced that he would suspended with no pay.

NBC News president , Deborah Turness  wrote :

All,


We have decided today to suspend Brian Williams as Managing Editor and Anchor of NBC Nightly News for six months. The suspension will be without pay and is effective immediately. We let Brian know of our decision earlier today. Lester Holt will continue to substitute Anchor the NBC Nightly News.

         [ Later on]  

While on Nightly News on Friday, January 30, 2015, Brian misrepresented events which occurred while he was covering the Iraq War in 2003. It then became clear that on other occasions Brian had done the same while telling that story in other venues. This was wrong and completely inappropriate for someone in Brian’s position.


In addition, we have concerns about comments that occurred outside NBC News while Brian was talking about his experiences in the field.


As Managing Editor and Anchor of Nightly News, Brian has a responsibility to be truthful and to uphold the high standards of the news division at all times.

full letter here 


      Will Brian be back  to NBC  News or is this just a time off to figure how to remove him permanently ? That is unkown.

 

Shout Factory! Does streaming now

TV News 

          Shout Factory is  now getting into the streaming thing world.   Shout Factory is known as that company  that releases a lot of TV shows , you love and know from the past to DVD. Well now they are joining the streaming world.  You can watch  "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (not all the episodes, but still good if you don't get Retro TV)  Dennis the Menace (also on Hulu) , "Home Movies" and more .   It works on web browser,  Chromecast, Roku, and mobile devices no need to sign up or memberships  
  Take  a look for your self    http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/

The Lookback : Children's Programs : CBS Saturday Mornings Part I

The Lookback

     We take another  look at past Children's television this time, the CBS Television Network.  The Programs  looked at here don't have much in common , except the fact they are children's TV shows that aired on CBS. (Are you sure)
                                     
     1. Garfield and Friends  
     Garfield and Friends  is one of those TV series based on a comic-strip . The Series was based off two "Garfield" by Jim  Davis  and "U.S Acres" by Jim Davis (The less successful brother strip)  The TV series featured characters from both comic strips.   It premiered on  CBS in 1988 and ran until 1994. (Pretty good for a Cartoon at the time) .   The show was broken up into segments : it had 2"Garfield" Quckies , which were based off a  Sunday strip of the comic. It had two Garfield stories and Two U.S Acres story  2US.Acres quickies.    The End : CBS was in a cutting the budget mood the company that made the show didn't want to do that , so the end  happened , even though it had great ratings.
     
     It's Saturday Morning on a Monday Morning , interesting , CBS

2.  The Charlie  Brown and Snoopy Show   
    (Ok Maybe there is a theme)    The popular "Peanuts Characters" have been on TV alot  but didn't have  a TV series until 1983.  The Series ran on CBS (of course) for 2 seasons. It  was a mixture of non-connecting stories   many of them based off the comic strip. It


   Closing Credits  ,because why not

3. Back to the Future 
   We have a strange attachment to lesser heard shows  (yes we do!) , this one falls in the category of  cartoon TV series  based off a movie.   "Back to the Future" was a popular movie , it even had a  2nd and 3rd one , so why not make a series? ( no answer from me)  The series took place after the events in the 3rd movie  but in animated form. (Keeps people younger longer) .Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Mary Steenburgen and James Tolkan reprised their roles from the original movies.   It ran for 2 seasons on CBS  (gaining a full 26 episodes) .
 
Now on VHS ! , Finally something to add for the collection

4.The Tom and Jerry Comedy show ( not an hour)
     Tom and Jerry were popular , so CBS had series  that started in 1980.  Filmation had the rights to the ccharactersand made this series.   They  made the show slap stick (wonder if that means literally) and Spike ,Tyke , and Nibbles were added back in to the characters life.  The series was 2 Tom and Jerry cartoons with Droopy, another popular classic cartoon character, cartoon in the middle.  It ran 2 seasons  , until 1982. The Next Tom and Jerry series came in 1990 ( 8 years later).
   
    Interesting theme  , you know  interesting theme

5. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (huh?)
    There are two reactions to this  , some of you may be very confused and are thinking : CBS aired "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" on Saturday Mornings?  How? It was an ABC (later WB) show.   Others will have the rarer but correct response : Hey It's the old 1970's animated series based off the Archie comic of the same name.  Filmation  made the series it aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974  . It was a spin-off of the "Archie Comedy Hour" (one hour of fun) . The  Series was known in the first season as "Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies" ( which sounds like a 70's band)  then the "Sabrina Comedy hour" (Like the Archie comedy hour but with out the Archie). Season 2 was known as Sabrina Comedy Hour.  Anyway, no matter what it was called   , the series followed everyone's favorite teenager.  We also had the two aunts,  Salem the cat, and Harvey.  For people who remember the later live action series and animated series ( we talked about those before) , this series was closer based to the original comics.  All the other witches  including her aunts want her to be bad .
 
  Originally part of the Archie Comedy Hour watch on CBS !  the S means Sabrina

That's our journey (  I want my Money Back)  this time, tune in next time when we look at when CBS aired ABC primetime shows on Saturday  Mornings in a sneaky move to .... wait that didn't happen.