Family Ties Gone From The Hallmark Channel Starting Monday; Classic Children's Series Back in Syndication This Fall

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Family Ties Gone From The Hallmark Channel Starting Monday; Classic Children's Series Back in Syndication This Fall

Family Ties joined The Hallmark Channel not even 3 weeks ago and now it is getting the boot. Low ratings has been the speculation once again for this sitcom. The sitcom has never found an audience on cable after a great run on NBC. Hallmark will replace the sitcom starting Monday (Feb. 13) with another episode of Little House on the Prairie. I don't think Hallmark had a similar show as a lead-in to Family Ties. They really need more sitcoms besides M*A*S*H. While this move is certainly not a surprise to us, but it will leave fans upset once again. It's time for this show to come to DVD so we can give a rest to see the show doing bad on cable. It would have been at least better if Hallmark would have moved it to Saturday mornings, but they just removed it all together.

Beakman is back! The 1993-98 educational series is coming to a local channel near you! Sony has cleared the live-action, off-net syndicated educational kids series, Beakman's World, in 65% of the country, including the Fox owned-and-operated stations, for fall 2006.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, February 18

St. Denis Medical - "Buffalo Bruce and Matty the Kid" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
An emotional support animal is loose in the halls of St. Denis; Alex goes big for Serena's birthday to mixed results.

Night Court - "Pension Tension" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abby is thrilled when Roz temporarily returns to her job as bailiff, but must make things right when Roz starts ruffling everyone's feathers; Dan co-opts Gurgs' assistant to help realize his dream of becoming a best-selling author.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 17)

Tuesday, February 18

Joe Manganiello (How I Met Your Mother) - Catch Joe on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - George is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Alan Ritchson (Blue Mountain State) - Alan appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Danny Pudi (Going Dutch/Mythic Quest/Powerless/Community), Jessie Ennis (Mythic Quest) and Ashly Burch (Final Space) - Danny, Jessie and Ashly are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Harry Hamlin (Movie Stars) - E! News has interviews with Harry and Lisa Rinna at 11pm on E!.
Nicole Ari Parker (And Just Like That.../Second Time Around) - Nicole will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest) - F. Murray talks about Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie discusses Zero Day on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Halle Berry (Living Dolls - NBC's Today catches up with Halle sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Zachary Levi (Less Than Perfect/Telenovela) and Patricia Heaton (Carol's Second Act/The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Zachary and Patricia talk about The Unbreakable Boy on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Lizzy Caplan (Party Down/The Class/The Pitts) - NBC's Today catches up with Lizzy in the 10am hour.
Mekki Leeper (St. Denis Medical/Jury Duty) - Mekki is chatting with Drew about the hit new comedy of the season, his stand up, how he met his girlfriend and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Luke Wilson (No Good Deed/Enlightened) - Luke is a guest on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Leighton Meester (Single Parents/Making History) - Leighton appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.