variety.com - 5/22/2008
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'Vinegar Hill,' 'Sybil' to air May 24, June 7 CBS is dumping two relatively high-profile, if long-completed, TV movies on Saturdays over the next three weeks. The move reflects how little use the network has for the genre since bailing on its Sunday-night movie franchise, as well as a scheduling vagary brought about in part by the writers strike. The network will air "Vinegar Hill," an Oprah ...
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... · We mourn the death of the once great and mighty television movie with news that the Tiffany network is "dumping" two long-completed examples of the genre—Mary-Louise Parker in Vinegar Hill and a Jessica Lange-starring remake of Sybil—in the Saturday night TV burial ground. RIP CBS MOW. [Variety] ...
CBS has no love for big-star TV movies
TV Squad —
Filed under: Programming, Reality-FreeYou think winning two Oscars would earn you some respect, right? What about a Tony and Emmy winner? No, apparently not -- in either case. Two high-profile TV movies which feature Jessica Lange and Mary-Louise Parker are being broadcast -- unceremoniously -- over the next three Saturday nights on CBS. Yes, they are essentially being dumped. The Nielsen numbers for programs on Saturday nights is next to nothing. By running Sybil and Vinegar Hill, these stars' respective films on that night of the week, CBS is showing no faith in them, let alone TV movies in general. I guess ...
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What’s On Tonight - Saturday - 5/24/08
mytvmusings.com 5/24/2008 — all times central
(R) indicates rerun episode
7:00 PM
ABC sports special: nba countdown
TLC flip that house: jad
HALLMARK shark swarm
CBS vinegar hill
(R)NBC american gladiators
(R)FOX cops: stupid behavior #1 special edition
(R)MNT meet my folks: the blankenships
7:30 PM
ABC sports special: nba playoffs eastern conference finals
(R)FOX cops: chases and takedowns ...
What to TiVo: Saturday —
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Fox has repeats of Cops and is new with America's Most Wanted
NBC has repeats of Survivor and Last Comic Standing
CBS has Vinegar Hill
TLC has Flip That House
MTV has repeats of Shot at Love With Tila Tequila
VH1 has repeats of Flavor of Love 3
Late-night highlights include Ashton Kutcher and Gnarls Barkley on a repeat of Saturday Night Live on NBC and repeats of Mad TV and ...
CBS dumps telepics on Saturdays —
Variety.com
Brian Lowry: 'Vinegar Hill,' 'Sybil' to air May 24, June 7 -- CBS is dumping two relatively high-profile, if long-completed, TV movies on Saturdays over the next three weeks. The move reflects how little use the network has for the genre since bailing ...
CBS dumps telepics on Saturdays —
Variety.com
Brian Lowry: 'Vinegar Hill,' 'Sybil' to air May 24, June 7 -- CBS is dumping two relatively high-profile, if long-completed, TV movies on Saturdays over the next three weeks. The move reflects how little use the network has for the genre since bailing ...
Vinegar Hill —
Variety.com
TV Reviews: Given the scheduling -- as low-viewing windows go, Saturday of Memorial Day weekend could hardly be more barren -- CBS clearly doesn't care if anybody watches this long-on-the-shelf movie.
Vinegar Hill —
Variety.com
TV Reviews: Given the scheduling -- as low-viewing windows go, Saturday of Memorial Day weekend could hardly be more barren -- CBS clearly doesn't care if anybody watches this long-on-the-shelf movie.
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