Barnaby Jones and Bat Masterson join the Flintstones in the MeTV 2019 fall lineup
The schedule changes begin on Labor Day.
Fall may be the season of pumpkin-spice everything, but on MeTV, we're feeling the flavors of ribs and milk. We all remember the credits to The Flintstones, when the family scampers to a drive-in, where a waitress stacks a big ol' slab of ribs on the side of their car. Well, get ready to sing along to "Meet the Flintstones," as the pioneering cartoon is coming to MeTV!
As we previously announced, two back-to-back episodes of The Flinstones will air weeknights at 6PM | 5C beginning September 30 on MeTV.
We have more changes on the way — and they're coming in two weeks.
Effective Labor Day, September 2, get your early mornings started with a tall glass of milk, as lactose-loving detective Barnaby Jones joins the schedule, weekdays at 4AM | 3C. The hit 1970s series marked a comeback for former Beverly Hillbillies star Buddy Ebsen. The father-daughter crime series also featured erstwhile Catwoman Lee Meriwether as Betty Jones.
Barnaby Jones is trailed by Broderick Crawford in Highway Patrol at 5AM | 4C.
On Saturdays, our weekend Westerns get off to an earlier start with the addition of Bat Masterson at 7AM | 6C. Gene Barry portrayed the real-life dandy, a gambler and lawman who roamed the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit and cane rather than his gun.
Elsewhere on the new MeTV Fall 2019 lineup, The Jeffersons move on up to Sundays at 10PM | 9C. Plus, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the original 1959–64 classic, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone returns to weeknights at 12:30AM | 11:30C and double dose on Sundays at 12AM | 11C.
The fun begins on Labor Day!
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243 Comments
Melanie Moffitt ([email protected])
I am a fan and patronize your station often, but there has to be more content and fewer westerns to suit my tastes.
MeTV is popular for a reason! Not just because of the schedule. But because of the easy access. They hold about an 84% national market share. Obviously it would be best to have everyone's preferred show in one place. However they get rotated over time. And the most popular are repeated (that simple). Many of us have seen that happen. Below are some alternatives often mentioned in comments.
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(NAME) (OWNER) (SHARE) (SCHEDULE)
1. MeTV (Weigel) (84) - https://metvcdn.metv.com/9XTfF-1566410297-MeTV%20Nat%20Sch%204Q19%20E-P%20WEB.pdf
2. Antenna TV (Tribune) (80)- https://antennatv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Antenna_TV_3rdQ_2019.pdf
3. This TV (MGM/Tribune, Weigel left partnership)(74) - https://thistv.com/schedule
4. Comet (Sinclair) (66) – SciFi
5. Heroes & Icons (Weigel) (58_- https://imagecdn.heroesandiconstv.com/xIWvf-1556644280-HNI%202Q19%20Eff%204-29-19%20E-P%20CLEAN.pdf
6. Decades (Weigel) (57)- https://decadescdn.decades.com/Ab4jz-1559079384-DECADES%20Program%20Grid%20ET%20%28Q3%202019%29.pdf
7. Cozi-TV (NBC) (56)- https://media.cozitv.com/documents/cozi_schedule.pdf
8. Start TV (Weigel) (46) https://starttv.s3.amazonaws.com/AWZO4-1556658776-START%20TV%202Q19%20Eff%204-29-19%20E-P%20CLEAN.pdf
Wiki list of Digital Channels (US locations) that are hyperlinked.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_over-the-air_television_networks
A bit of history: used to be every year (in the Fall) the entire schedule would be overhauled. That created a huge amount of viewer disturbance so that the only thing surfacing were the complaints. Which distracted from what was being offered instead. Now the schedule has been stabilized with a key changes made quarterly. Hope you find the comment helpful. MeTV is a great station, and we're fortunate to see a lot of good programming on it!
I'd like to add to your list of Tv stations also. There are streaming services that offer many classic Tv shows, mainly sitcoms but the do have some old dramas. Hulu has many shows like I Love Lucy, Bob Newhart, the Odd Couple just to mention a few. I don't know what Netflix has. There are free streaming services also like Tubi & Pluto Tv. They both have old classics as well.
Again, thank you for your comments. Let's hope people will be more considerate of others & just have fun.
All I was going to say was at least "Mannix" survived (this round). 😊
Also I agree some people come across as a tad nasty. I'm not sure if it's the way the comment is written but sometimes they are a bit mean regarding the quizzes. I don't care about the mistakes. I'm just glad they put in the effort.
honeypie Melanie Moffitt
I like the older classic comedies .. I Married Joan, Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, The Munsters, My Little Margie, Leave it to Beaver, My Living Doll, I Love Lucy .. so many good show opportunities. My generation is approaching retirement age.. we love those shows!