Screen Gems Network
| Screen Gems Network | |
|---|---|
 Screen Gems Network logo, used from 1999-2002 | |
| Developed by | Barry Thurston |
| Narrated by | Billy West |
| Theme music composer | Peter Himmelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Douglas Ross Greg Stewart J. Rupert Thompson |
| Production company | Evolution Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Broadcast syndication |
| Release | September 20, 1999 – September 9, 2002 |
The Screen Gems Network (SGN) was an American afternoon television program which ran in syndication from September 20, 1999 to September 9, 2002, launched by Columbia TriStar Television Distribution and produced by Evolution. The concept for the program was announced on January 11, 1999[1] and it aired on September 20, 1999.[2] SGN was the first broadcast-based service airing classic shows from the Columbia Pictures Television vault airing shows with an resource base of 58,000 episodes of 350 television series from the 1950s to 1980s from those by Columbia Pictures Television, Tandem Productions, and ELP Communications.[1] The announcer of the program was Billy West. He was tapped by CTTD to be the announcer for the program on August 11, 1999.[3][2]
Programs were creatively grouped for theme weeks such as "Love is in the Air", "Pilots", "Best Music Videos" and "Before They Were Stars". Holiday based theme weeks include promotions for Halloween, Christmas, Mother's Day and Father's Day, among others.
List of series aired
Screen Gems
- Father Knows Best (1954-1960)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966)
- Hazel (1961-1966)
- Bewitched (1964-1972)
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)
- Gidget (1965-1966)
- The Monkees (1966-1968)
- The Flying Nun (1967-1970)
- Here Come the Brides (1968-1970)
- The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
Columbia Pictures Television
- Starsky & Hutch (1975-1979)
- Charlie's Angels (1976-1981)
- What's Happening!! (1976-1979)
- Fantasy Island (1977-1984)
- Benson (1979-1986)
- What's Happening Now!! (1985-1988)
Tandem Productions
- All in the Family (1971-1979)
- Maude (1972-1978)
- Sanford and Son (1972-1977)
- Good Times (1974-1979)
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986)
- Sanford (1980-1981)
ELP Communications
- The Jeffersons (1975-1985)
- One Day at a Time (1975-1984)
- The Facts of Life (1979-1988)
- Silver Spoons (1982-1987)
Paired series
- Bewitched & I Dream of Jeannie
- The Partridge Family & The Monkees
- The Jeffersons & Benson
References
- ^ a b "CTTD pitches classic TV". Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Business Information: 12. January 11, 1999.
- ^ a b West voice of Screen Gems. business.highbeam.com, Retrieved on February 28, 2014
- ^ "PRNewswire" Columbia TriStar Television Distribution Taps 'Futurama' Star Billy West To Blast Back to the Past for Screen Gems Network prnewswire.com, Retrieved on February 28, 2014