Jump to content

List of programs broadcast by NewsNation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2601:4a:4201:ecf0:984:b2af:37b1:af5b (talk) at 21:56, 6 November 2016 (→‎In development). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This is a list of television programs currently and formerly broadcast by WGN America, a Chicago-based cable superstation.

Current programming

Original programming

Title Premiere date Current season
Salem April 20, 2014 3
Outsiders January 26, 2016 1
Underground March 9, 2016 1

Syndicated series

Comedy programming

Title Premiere date
30 Rock September 19, 2011
America's Funniest Home Videos - Fugelsang/Fuentes and Bergeron eras September 2004
How I Met Your Mother September 14, 2010
Parks and Recreation September 9, 2013
Raising Hope September 19, 2014
Rules of Engagement September 10, 2012

Drama programming

Title Premiere date
Blue Bloods September 1, 2014
COPS 2000-2013
2016 (current run)
Elementary September 5, 2015
In the Heat of the Night 1993–2005
September 15, 2008 (current run)
Law & Order January 1, 2014
Person of Interest September 5, 2015
Walker, Texas Ranger September 13, 2008

Religious programming

Many of these programs are presented as paid programming, on time purchased by the religious establishments that produced the programs.

Movie presentations

  • WGN America Drive-In Theatre (Sunday mornings and early afternoons, and weekend late nights; 2009–present)

Upcoming programming

Original programming

Drama programming

  • Ten Commandments (2016)[1]

In development

Former programming

Original programming

Title Premiere date Seasons
Manhattan July 27, 2014 2

Syndicated series

WB network programming

Newscasts and local programming from WGN-TV

  • $100,000 Fortune Hunt (1989–1994)
  • Adelante, Chicago (1995–2014)
  • The Bozo Show (1980–1994)
  • The Bozo Super Sunday Show (1994–2001)
  • Illinois Instant Riches/Illinois' Luckiest (1994–2000)
  • John Drury and Newsnine (simulcast of former 10 p.m. newscast; 1978–September 1980)
  • Nightbeat (simulcast of former late night newscast; 1978–1983)
  • People to People (1990–2014)
  • U.S. Farm Report (1992–2007)
  • WGN Midday News (formerly Chicago's Midday News and WGN News at Noon; simulcast of noon-1 p.m. CT portion, 1983–2014)[10]
  • WGN Morning News (simulcast of morning newscast; September 6, 1994 – 1997 and February 3-December 12, 2014)[11]
  • WGN News at Nine (formerly The Nine O'Clock News; simulcast of 9 p.m. newscast; September 1980–January 30, 2014)
  • WGN Weekend Morning News (Saturday edition, 1992–1998; Sunday edition, 1992–1994)

Original programming

Sports programming

WGN-TV Chicago, through its WGN Sports department, holds the broadcast rights to the following sports telecasts, which were discontinued from airing on WGN America as of December 15, 2014:[10]

Short-form programming

Movie presentations

  • Family Classics (Sunday afternoons 1962-2000)
  • Creature Features (Saturday nights 1970-1976)
  • Movie Underground (Friday evenings; 2008–2010)
  • Way Back Wednesday (Wednesday evenings; 2007–2010)
  • WGN Action Theater (Saturday late nights; 1993–2002)
  • WGN Matinee Theater (weekend afternoons; 1993–2002)
  • WGN Presents (1987-2003)

Annual specials

References

  1. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/ten-commandments-tv-series-wgn-america-weinstein-company/
  2. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/david-shore-producing-thriller-drama-for-wgn-america/
  3. ^ Rose, Lacey. "'Justified's' Graham Yost Developing War Drama at WGN America (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/eliot-ness-tv-series-dennis-lehane-wgn-america/
  5. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/wgn-america-in-script-to-series-deal-with-gaumont-justin-lin-for-dystopian-drama/
  6. ^ Radiant Doors at IMDb
  7. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/wgn-america-adapting-dc-comics-696035/
  8. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/wgn-america-eone-developing-period-628382
  9. ^ http://deadline.com/2015/06/to-live-and-die-in-la-tv-series-william-friedkin-wgn-america-1201456085/
  10. ^ a b http://wgnamerica.com/contact_us_faq
  11. ^ WGN news loses national platform, Robert Feder, February 5, 2014.