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Sony Pictures TV’s GetTV is adding vintage episodes of “The Merv Griffin Show” and “The Judy Garland Show” to its primetime lineup starting next month.
The channel is creating a variety-show block to air weekly on Mondays from 8-11 p.m. “Judy Garland Show” episodes will open at 8 p.m., followed by various vintage musical and entertainment specials and at 10 p.m. by an episode of Merv Griffin’s talk show, which ran for more than 20 years starting in 1965.
“Merv Griffin” guests over the years ranged from Hollywood legends including John Wayne, Lucille Ball and Joan Crawford to political and social leaders such as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon. GetTV licensed the episodes from Reelin’ in the Years Prods. Most of the episodes have not been seen on TV since their original airings.
“Judy Garland” CBS series ran for only a short time, in 1963 and 1964, but featured performances from Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Ethel Merman, Tony Bennett and other notables. Among the show’s highlights was Garland’s emotional performance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in late 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The episodes were licensed from World Live Nation Entertainment.
The variety and musical specials to air in the 9 p.m. slot are a range of titles licensed from Legacy Entertainment and vintage TV specialist Paul Brownstein Prods.
Sony Pictures TV’s GetTV is adding vintage episodes of “The Merv Griffin Show” and “The Judy Garland Show” to its primetime lineup starting next month.
The channel is creating a variety-show block to air weekly on Mondays from 8-11 p.m. “Judy Garland Show” episodes will open at 8 p.m., followed by various vintage musical and entertainment specials and at 10 p.m. by an episode of Merv Griffin’s talk show, which ran for more than 20 years starting in 1965.
“Merv Griffin” guests over the years ranged from Hollywood legends including John Wayne, Lucille Ball and Joan Crawford to political and social leaders such as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon. GetTV licensed the episodes from Reelin’ in the Years Prods. Most of the episodes have not been seen on TV since their original airings.
“Judy Garland” CBS series ran for only a short time, in 1963 and 1964, but featured performances from Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Ethel Merman, Tony Bennett and other notables. Among the show’s highlights was Garland’s emotional performance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in late 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The episodes were licensed from World Live Nation Entertainment.
The variety and musical specials to air in the 9 p.m. slot are a range of titles licensed from Legacy Entertainment and vintage TV specialist Paul Brownstein Prods.
