From when I last looked at ION+Plus it was a binge channel that played something like a very few TV series (like Rookie Blue) a few days of the week for several hours episodes. There was very little variety and I found NO SHOWS of any interest to me.
On the other hand, MeTV and H&I do have greater variety of shows and airs them in mostly strip programming, while also airing weekly episodes of shows like Columbo and their Sci-Fi Saturday Nights with great "hoot" and "campy" shows like Lost in Space or some other so bad, they are fun to watch.
I find myself laughing out loud at every episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and that is in the Cold War episodes; I can't wait to see those goofy alien, monster, Sci-Fi episodes to come with even more laughs. Those The Time Tunnel travelers always seem to get a new wash and press of clothes and bath right at the start of each new episode "adventure" and they never seem to have to use the bathroom and toilet paper and James Darren doesn't have much opportunity to sing
--BUT Lee Meriwether is the ONLY reason to endure this bad show.
I have to admit that the less than stellar TV series The Invaders (the aliens have had a hundred opportunities to just kill David Vincent, but they somehow refuse to do so) has become my favorite show on MeTV to spot future stars in supporting guest star roles like Sally Kellerman (who was great in her role), Edward Asner--yes, Lou Grant was an alien--Suzanne Pleshette, and a lot more I can't recall (surprised to see future high-caliber actors guesting on the show) while enjoying a number of well-known, good oldies actors on the show like Ed Begly (father of Ed Begly Jr.) as one example, and Norman Fell's guest appearance was bonus
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Dish would gladly stock all the channels it could if it were only for MONEY and limited space on the sats. IMHO, IONPlus+ just aint worth the cash, while Antenna TV, Decades, and a few others would definitely be worth the dough and worth taking up limited bandwidth on the sats, IMHO.