New Digital Network : Decades ,Launching

TV Networks   

      It was announced, late last year that a new digital sub channel network was to launch this year on Memorial Day. Decades is a channel that's a partnership  of  Weigel (Owners of METV , WCIU-TV  Chicago, WDJT-TV Milwaukee and more) and CBS Corporation. It soft launched in January with "binges" of classics shows like Twilight Zone, Love American Style, Dark Shadows, and more.  The official launch is Memorial Day.   Unlike the other classic channels  , including half sister , METV  it will not just air classic shows. There will be daily show called "Through the Decades"  hosted by Bill Curtis, it's a profile program that takes a look at a certain theme.  This program will air Weeknights at 7PMET ;  1AMET, 7AMET, 1PMET .   Also it will have  a different set of classic shows and movie each day.   It also will have feature programs that have something to do with a time or person. 

   Here's the Launch day schedule (times may vary by market) 

7AM ET  Through the Decades

8AMET  Hair (movie)  (1979) 

10:30AMET  Hogan's Heroes

11AMET  Hogan's Heros 

11:30AMET   Rat Patrol 

12PME T  Rat Patrol 

12:30PMET   The Greats -"George Lucas" 

1PMET   Through the Decades

2PMET   Hair  

4:30PMET  Hogan's Heroes

5PMET  Hogan's Heroes

5:30PMET Rat Patrol 

6PMET   Pat Patrol 

6:30PMET   The Greats - "George  Lucas" 

7PMET   Through the  Decades 

8PMET  Hair 

10:30PMET  Hogan's Heroes

11PMET  Hogan's Heroes

11:30PMET   Rat Patrol 

12AMET  Rat Patrol 

12:30AMET   The Greats -"George Lucas" 

1AMET   Through the Decades

2AMET   Hair  

4:30AMET  Hogan's Heroes

5AMET  Hogan's Heroes

5:30AMET Rat Patrol 

6AMET   Pat Patrol 

6:30AMET   The Greats - "George  Lucas" 

The Channel can be found in areas where CBS owns the CBS station or Owns a CW station absent of a CBS station.  There some markets where  a station not owned by CBS will have it as a sub channel.   

In Roanoke ,VA  Schurz's  WDBJ  has it on 7.3 . (more here) 

In Greenbay ,MI   Media General's WBAY-TV  2.3 will have it

In  Fargo, ND  it will be on Channel 4.2   KRDK  

In Nashville   it will be on Channel 31.3   WJDE-LD 

In Bristol , TN WCYB channel 5.3 will have it. 

Hopefully more stations will add it, and their full version of website will be launched. It's at decades.com 

The Lookback:Charlie Brown Lookback: What have we learned Charlie Brown

The Lookback  The Peanuts 

                                                                      ©1983 Peanuts
     Our Monthly feature of looking back at Charlie Brown , non-holiday related specials continues with  "What have we learned Charlie Brown?"
    The events in this special  take place right after the ending of the movie "Bon Voyage ,Charlie Brown"  (and don't come back , which is kind of mean)
           We might have to talk about the movie some day.  "What Have learned?"  premiered on May 30th 1983 on the network of CBS.  The specials events take place as  Charlie Brown and Gang are in France still and do a little sight seeing  as they were on their way back to the train station. The special starts  when Charlie Brown was looking at his photo album with Sally  she asks  Charlie "What did you learn Charlie Brown?" and it reminds him of what Linus asked him. He then tells the story.
                                                                   
     Their rental car  that Snoopy is driving (of course Snoopy is driving who do you expect , Marcie?)  breaks down a few times  where they meet a  older French lady  who finds out Snoopy was a World War I flying ace, and gives him a new car. (One the Snoopy doesn't mind electrocuting Charlie Brown) They get lost and decide to spend the night at a beach , where in the morning  Linus figures out that it's Omaha Beach.  Linus then tells the story of the battle of D-Day  (including the voice of Eisenhower)   Then as they continue their trip  they make it to Ypres where  Linus talks of events of World War I.  To the poppies that are used to mark the battles that happened there.  He then gives a rendition of  the poem "In Flanders Fields".
                                
   
   Linus ends with "What have we Learned ,Charlie Brown".
   The special  , as most of the Peanuts ones are, is good  it  has some funny parts  in it , but at the same time gives a  real good look at some parts of World Wars I and II with the great visuals  and use of  footage.  The music also fits very well with the moments that fits well with the somber subject that  it takes on.
    It's a great special  to watch and also to share with younger family members that  approaches something that Peanuts  can do so well compared to many other  cartoon characters . I might even use that phrase for when we write about another  Peanuts special that also fits well into that.

Upfront 2015: The CW

TVLookFall2015 

  The CW Network has announced their new fall line up for the 2015-16 season.   In midseason :   "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"  and "Containment" are new series . With Returing series : The 100 and Beauty and Beast. 

New series highlighted in Blue

Monday

8PMET    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 
9PMET    Jane The Virgin


Tuesday

8PMET  The Flash
9PMET  I Zombie

Wednesday

8PMET  Arrow
9PMET   Supernatural

Thursday

8PMET  The Vampire Diaries
9PMET    The Originals (New Night)

Friday

8PMET  Regin (New  Night)
9PMET  America's Next Top Model

Press Release after the jump

Upfront 2015: CBS

TV Look Fall 2015  

    CBS has announced their fall upfront today.

New series are highlighted in blue

Much like last year,  some shows will be moved around to accommodate the half season of Thursday Night Football simulcasts.  

Monday

8PMET   The Big Bang Theory
8:30PMET   Life In Pieces 

8PMET  Supergirl (Staring in November)

9PMET  Scorpion
10pmet   NCIS: Los Angeles

Tuesday

8PMET  NCIS
9PMET NCIS : New Orleans
10PMET    Limitless 

Wednesday

8PMET  Surivor
9PMET  Criminal Minds
10PMET   Code Black 

Thursday
8PMET  NFL Thursday Night Football (Until November)

8PMET  The Big Bang Theory (Starting in November )
8:30PMET  Life in Pieces (Starting in November)
9PMET  Mom (new season starts in November)
9:30PMET  Angel From Hell (New series, starting in November)
10PMET    Elementary (Starting in November)

Friday

8PMET  The Amazing Race
9PMET     Hawaii Five-0
10PMET   48 Hours

Saturday

8PMET   Crimetime Saturday
9PMET   Crimetime Saturday
10PMET  48 hours

Sunday

7PMET  60 Minutes
8PMET  Madam Sectary
9PMET   The Good  Wife
10PMET   CBS:CYBER



Press release after the jump

Upfront 2015: ABC

TV Look Fall 2015 

 

     ABC has announced their new fall season schedule.
New Shows highlighted in blue

  Monday
8PMET   Dancing with The Stars
10PMET  Castle

Tuesday
8PMET  The Muppets
8:30PM     Fresh Off the Boat
9PMET    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
10PMET  Quantico

Wednesday
8PMET   The Middle
8:30PMET   The Goldbergs
9PMET  Modern Family
9:30PMET  Black-ish
10PMET   Nashville

Thursday
8PMET Grey's Anatomy
9PMET   Scandal
10PMET  How To Get Away with Murder

Friday
8PMET  Last Man Standing
8:30PMET  Dr. Ken
9PMET  Shark Tank
10PMET  20/20

Saturday
8PMET  Saturday Night Football

Sunday
7PMET  America's Funniest Home Videos
8PMET Once Upon a Time
9PMET  Oil 
10PMET  Of Kings and  Prophets 


In the midseason  :  :New series The Catch , takes How to Get Away with Murder's Thursday 10PME slot when that show does it's finale.  After  The  Muppets have their finale  , Fresh Off the Boat moves to Tuesday 8PMET and the 8:30 slot goes to new series  The O'Neals.  When Dr.Ken has it's finale  Uncle Buck takes the Friday 8:30PMET slot ,

Press release after the jump

Fox Business Network makes changes

Fox Business  TV News Cable News 

      After Don Imus , TV simulcast of his radio show ends on Fox Business later this month   , they are making changes to Fox Business line up starting June 1st.  
Maria Bartiromo , who hosts the 9-11AMET show "Opening Bell" moves to Imus' slot  at 6-9AMET ; after a new show called FBN AM starts at 5AMET , replacing "The Best of Imus" ;  then  "Varney and Company" which is currently on from 11-1PMET , moves to 9 and gains an hour running to Noon.  Neil Cavuto 's Fox Business show  moves from 8PMET to 12PMET . Trish Regan  left Bloomberg TV now will anchor at 2PMET, replacing Money with Mellisa Francis.  Gerri Willis show "Willis Report" has also been canceled and replaced by the former 1PMET show "Risk and Reward " with Deidre Bolton. 

Imus's final simulcast will be May 29th.    

Press release after jump 

Upfront 2015: FOX

TVlookFall2015 

Fox has announced their upfront fall schedule 

Some key notes, 2016 season  will be the final season of "American Idol" ; also  "New Girl " has been pushed to Mid season .  Here's a look at the line up

new series highlighted in  blue

Monday
8PMET   Gotham
9PMET    Minority Report 

Tuesday
8PMET Grandfathered
8:30PMET  The Grinder 
9PMET   Scream Queens 

Wednesday
8PMET   Rosewood
9PMET    Empire

Thursday
8PMET  Bones
9PMET  Sleepy Hollow

Friday
8PMET   Masterchef Junior
9PMET   World's Funniest

Saturday
Sports

Sunday
7PMET  NFL ON FOX
7:30PMET  The OT /Bob's Burgers
8PMET  The Simpsons
8:30PM  Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9PMET    Family Guy
9:30PMET  Last Man on Earth


Here is the press release after the jump

Upfront 2015 : NBC

TVLOOKFall2015 

   NBC has announced it's fall 2015 upfront schedule  and we have a look at it here

New series highlighted in blue

Monday
8PMET -10PMET  The Voice
10PMET   Blindspot 

Tuesday
8PMET  The Voice 

9PMET  Heartbreaker 
10PMET   Best Time Ever with Neil  Patrick Harris (from Sept to November)
10PMET   Chicago  Fire (Comes in Novemeber)

Wednesday
8PMET   The Mysteries of Laura
9PMET   Law and Order : SVU
10PMET   Chicago P.D

Thursday
8PMET  Heros Reborn 

9PMET   The Blacklist
10PMET   The Player 


Friday
8PMET Undateable
8:30PMET  People are Talking 

9PMET  Grimm
10PMET  Dateline

Saturday
8PMET  Dateline
10PMET   SNL Classics

Sunday
Football


Press release after the Jump