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The Dick Van Dyke Show returns to MeTV beginning Sunday, May 5
The timeless sitcom returns in a new Sunday night lineup with The Carol Burnett Show.
MeTV is pleased to announce the network return of the 15-time Emmy Award-winning series The Dick Van Dyke Show. Airing back-to-back on Sunday nights at 11PM | 10C beginning May 5, the memorable comedy classic will premiere with a special five-week event titled "Pick Van Dyke," showcasing creator Carl Reiner’s top 10 episodes.
Across 158 half-hour episodes, The Dick Van Dyke Show followed the work and home life of Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), head comedy writer for the fictional variety series The Alan Brady Show, starring Alan Brady (Carl Reiner), with plots inspired by Carl Reiner’s real-life experiences as a writer for the live variety show Your Show of Shows and the sketch-comedy series Caesar’s Hour. Mary Tyler Moore portrayed Rob’s wife, Laura Petrie, and earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance.
"I am proud and delighted to be back on MeTV,” said Mr. Reiner. "Once again, The Dick Van Dyke Show is on a Tiffany Network, in good company with other timeless classics."
"It's great to have Rob, Laura, Buddy, Sally, Richie, Mel and Alan Brady back home on MeTV!" added Dick Van Dyke.
The Dick Van Dyke Show is considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the best sitcoms in television history, as the series earned 25 Primetime Emmy nominations and won 15 Primetime Emmy Awards during its five seasons (1961-1966).
While The Dick Van Dyke Show featured the same physical, slapstick style of earlier sitcoms, it was the first to showcase the work life of its lead character, paving the way for shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, M*A*S*H and others. In 2002, the series ranked No. 13 on TV Guide's “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time,” and in 2013, it ranked No. 20 on their list of the "60 Best Series."
The iconic series culminates a night of nostalgic television on America’s #1 classic television network, with episodes of MeTV’s new original series Collector’s Call, hosted by Lisa Whelchel (The Facts of Life), at 10PM | 9C, followed by the rarely seen, early episodes of The Carol Burnett Show at 10:30PM | 9:30C.
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I'm so glad METV is adding it to their schedule.
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If you really want to be "memorable," bring back the golden oldies from the 1950's - like Burns & Allen, for example.
Or children's programming for morning times like the old Captain Kangaroo Show starring Bob Keeshan. Characters like Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Greenjeans, Grandfather Clock, and Dancing Bear were adored by all children who were fortunate enough to see them.
The programs from that era were the basis for most of the programs we see today. We should never allow them to be forgotten.
#1, it's all about advertisers
#2, it is all about production rights on what MeTV is allowed to air.
As for the shows you mentioned, Burns & Allen show remains under the rights to AntennaTV (MeTV or GetTV may get the rights once AntennaTV loses the rights).
Captain Kangaroo was last shown on PBS. I don't think any channel is able to aquire the rights to Captain Kangaroo when the rights went to non-profit companies (one of them is founded by Mr. Bob Keeshan himself by the way).
It has been rerun to death!
anything to get rid of Night Gallery again i guess.....maybe you should've swapped it for Saved By The Bell!