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'A Different World' Coming to The N; TV Land's 'Myths & Legends' Scores in the Ratings

A Different World, which has gotten the shaft on Nick at Nite, will be coming to one of the many sister stations Nick at Nite has. It is coming to The N, the nighttime channel of Noggin. A Different World will however just air Saturdays. It will air at 7pm & 10pm starting this Saturday (Feb. 24), with encores at 1am & 4am. The sitcom will join an all sitcom line-up on Saturdays featuring One on One, Fresh Prince, Moesha, Sabrina and Clueless. These six sitcoms will air all night (6pm-6am) each Saturday. Let's hope A Different World does well and it joins the regular schedule! To make that happen tune in on Saturdays!

TV Land's newest original series, TV Land Myths and Legends, was a huge hit with viewers, scoring double-digit gains in demo rating, delivery and total viewers for its debut season. Over the last six weeks, the series, which premiered on Wednesday, January 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, took a look at the most compelling and intriguing stories in Hollywood.
Over the series' six week run (1/10-2/14/07), it averaged 819,000 total viewers, up +54% over last year. It posted a 0.4/445,000 among its core A25-54 demo over last year, an increase of +33% in rating and +76% in delivery. Among Boomers (Adults 40-54), TV Land Myths and Legends scored triple digit increases, posting a 0.6/319,000, up +100% in rating and +102% in delivery over last year.
Next up starting this Wednesday is season two of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg.