[via press release]
Will air first two episodes of the iconic TV series
Chicago, Illinois – Monday, September 17 marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the iconic military medical drama M*A*S*H. To commemorate the occasion, Me-TV Network will air the first two episodes in the series, ‘Pilot’ and ‘To Market, to Market’ on Monday at 7 PM Eastern / 6 PM Central. During the rest of the week, Me-TV will acknowledge the milestone with M*A*S*H facts and trivia.
The Me-TV Network now clears more than 83% of the country, serving 136 affiliates.
MORE INFO: http://www.metvnetwork.com/mash40.php
Me-TV features a wide range of programming which audiences and advertisers find comfortable and engaging. Me-TV’s library includes almost 100 series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, CBS Television Distribution, NBCUniversal Television as well as many independent series owners and producers. Me-TV’s line-up include some of the most beloved television programs ever produced, including: The Brady Bunch, The Beverly Hillbillies, Perry Mason, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, and Hawaii Five-O series.
Me-TV, memorable entertainment television, launched nationally in December 2010, is owned and operated by Me-TV National Limited Partnership and distributed by MGM Television. Click here for additional information about the network, current show list and complete program schedule.
“Will air first two episodes of this iconic series”? That’s not much of a salute.
I started my weekend of watching non-stop DVDs yesterday morning… I’m on “Life with Father” (3×08) now.
I’ll start firing up the first season DVD’s tomorrow or maybe tonight. It’s a shame that Fox isn’t doing anything to mark the anniversary.
At this point, I’m pretty much halfway through Season Five now… just finishing up “Hawk’s Nightmare” (5×14).
40 years……..geez how time has flown by…..
I’m just a little disappointed there isn’t more hype about the 40th anniversary… I mean, back in 2009, Sesame Street was given a full-blown celebration by almost everybody when they reached their 40th season, I remember thinking if there was this big a celebration for their 40th that year, imagine what their 50th anniversary/season will be like in 2019.
You would think they’d make at least a token effort to mark the anniversary.
Anyone know if there are any plans for a Blu Ray release?
Yeah… like back in January, YouTube was the only one who marked Sanford and Son‘s 40th anniversary… but then again, I don’t S&S was quite as big or impacting a series, considering wasn’t it basically not only supposed to be like a sister show to the already-existing All in the Family (both created by Norman Lear), but it was basically an American adaptation of a Britcom as well.
As for Blu-ray, I think the 1970 movie is on Blu-ray, but as far as season sets of the series, I don’t think so.