Hallmark Channel Schedule Changes; TV Guide Old Covers Being Re-Done

Monday, October 03, 2005

Hallmark Channel Schedule Changes; TV Guide Old Covers Being Re-Done

The Hallmark Channel is removing its Saturday morning line-up of sitcoms and replacing it with three episode of Little House on the Prairie, starting this Saturday (October 8) from 6:00 to 9 a.m. So, Hogan's Heroes, The Beverly Hillibillies & Gilligan's Island are now totally gone and will not be airing at all. The Hillbillies will still be on WGN, Hogan will be on some locals and HDNet but Gilligan will not be airing at all anywhere. While I'm sure many of you love Little House, this is not a good change at all since Little House airs quite a lot on the channel (and TV Land also airs it in the evenings) while these three shows do not air at all now on Hallmark. This channel used to air so many sitcoms in the past such as The Facts of Life, ALF, Gomer Pyle, & Bewitched, but now they don't air any sitcoms except M*A*S*H. This is not good at all. We hope they are planning to acquire some, but as of now, they will not be. Look for the drama Diagnosis Murder to come to Hallmark next, most likely in December. At least sitcom stars Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio are in that!

Before TV Guide Magazine gets its new "bigger" look, they will celebrate the past with nine collectible covers of older shows with a new look cast. See the Bernie Mac cast as the Evans family from Good Times; Regis & Kelly as the Major & Jeannie; and Charlie Sheen & Jon Cryer as The Odd Couple! For the rest of the covers, click here. Look for the issue in your mailbox or on newsstands this week!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, March 24

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 23)

Tuesday, March 24

Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock/Scrubs) - Catch Elizabeth on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jimmy O. Yang (Interior Chinatown/Space Force/Silicon Valley) - Jimmy appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ray Romano (No Good Deed/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Ray is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Jim stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) - Zazie talks about They Will Kill You on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm. NBC's Today catches up with her in the 9am hour.
Tommy Davidson (The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Tommy talks to Sherri about going from comedy to music and his new single Heart, Mind & Soul on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Ryan Michelle Bathe (First Wives Club/Retired at 35) - Ryan Michelle talks about Hulu's Paradise on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Rocky Carroll (Roc/Welcome to New York) - Rocky is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.