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Hey Little Buddies, Three TV Classics Return to the Small Screen: 'Gilligan's Island,' 'The Love Boat,' and the Steve McQueen Western 'Wanted: Dead or Alive' TVWeek

Three classic TV shows are returning to the small screen next month: "Gilligan's Island," "The Love Boat," and "Wanted: Dead or Alive," starring Steve McQueen.

All of the shows will be returning on Me-TV, the Memorable Entertainment Television digital network from Weigel Broadcasting that's primarily distributed on TV stations' subchannels.

Me-TV made the announcement of its fall schedule--which starts Monday, Sept. 2, 2013--during its airing of "Night Gallery" last night, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. It also posted the announcement on its Facebook page.

This is from Me-TV's official press announcemnt:

Joining the Me-TV schedule for their maiden voyage on the network are two seaworthy series: ‘Gilligan’s Island’ and ‘The Love Boat.’ Other brand new shows to the ‘Fall for Me’ schedule, as well as the Me-TV library, include ‘F Troop,’ ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive,’ starring Steve McQueen and beginning in November, ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour’ joins the Sunday Night Noir line up.

Returning to Me-TV this fall are ‘I Love Lucy,’ ‘Cannon,’ ‘The Untouchables,’ ‘Rawhide,’ ‘The Twilight Zone,’ ‘Taxi,’ ‘The Bob Newhart Show,’ ‘Remington Steele,’ ‘The Streets of San Francisco,’ ‘The Rockford Files,’ and ‘Hogan’s Heroes.’

Furthermore, the annoucement has this statement from Neal Sabin, president of content and networks for Weigel:

“This fall’s Me-TV schedule has more than 60 different classic TV programs every week. No other network has as much variety or as many of the most beloved series of all time. ‘Gilligan’s Island’ and ‘The Love Boat’ are two of the most requested series from Me-TV viewers of all ages. We are happy they will both be part of our schedule this fall.”

The announcement also notes:

The Me-TV network has 150 broadcast affiliates, representing more than 90% of the country and can be found in 28 of the top 30 U.S. markets on cable and satellite. Several major media groups that have Me-TV affiliates include: Hearst, Gannett, Raycom, Sinclair, Media General, Post-Newsweek, Nexstar, Allbritton, London Broadcasting, Belo, Hubbard, Cordillera, Bahakel, Fisher, Cox, Morgan Murphy, Grant, New Press Gazette, New Age, Granite, Capitol, Dispatch, Journal, Bonten and Titan.

...Me-TV’s library includes almost 100 series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, CBS Television Distribution, NBCUniversal Television as well as many independent series owners and producers. Me-TV’s line-up includes...M*A*S*H, The Brady Bunch, Cheers, Perry Mason, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, and Hawaii Five-O.
 
I saw the same announcement last night at the beginning of night gallery! Me Tv continues to be my favorite retro channel at the moment. Im hoping that the sat night current lineup stays put for now.
 
Good to see Gilligans Island back!

Now we need a block of Gilligans Island followed by the Brady Bunch and it will be like watching TV as a kid again. :D
 
I only hope ME continues to be FTA until, at least, I'm dead. Sayonara This.
I also hope Lukken can dig out of the mess their in and grow their lineup.
I also hope AJE doesn't, poof, disappear. But I'm not going to hold my breath.
 
What is the smallest size dish to use for this particular feed? I've been debating if it's time to ditch the 1.2M dish the the C-band LNB and get a 6' or 8' dish. I tried to pick it up with the little dish and didn't get even a bit of quality on the first strike meter. A few degrees over on 99w on the stronger transponders I can nudge it up to about a 10db signal.
 
What is the smallest size dish to use for this particular feed? I've been debating if it's time to ditch the 1.2M dish the the C-band LNB and get a 6' or 8' dish...

I think some of the folks can pick up MeTV with a 6 footer, but...I say put up the biggest and best dish you can get away with, and make it a FREE (no $) one. ;)

It really is that simple. :)
 
I'm so happy to see Gilligan's Island! It's been a very long time since I've seen it! :D

Alfred Hitchcock and Untouchables will be great to see, glad to have Twilight Zone back, I can NEVER tire of it and I've seen every episode hundreds of times over the years.
I'm tired of Mission Impossible, glad to see Thriller on a nightly basis.

I wish they would get rid of Voyage to the bottom of the sea, that's just waaaay too stupid.. Car 54 needs to go too, I hate that show.
I like Batman, Lost in Space and Star Trek and Svenghoolie. I'm glad they left those in place. Get Smart is cool too.

Sundays have a lot of good stuff going too pretty much all day.

I can't say I'm too thrilled about the E/I stuff but I guess it's a law they have to air that so there's no point in complaining, it's here to stay.

I'm going to miss I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched.. :/


They have soooo much good stuff going on! I :heart MeTV !!
 
Did you know the actress that played "Wrangler Jane" on F-Troop was only 16 years old in real life during the time she was on that show?


I didn't know that about Wrangler Jane primestar31. That would make a really good TV trivia question. I really enjoy seeing that show again. It's hilarious!
 
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