WATL-TV brings ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ to the evenings starting Monday, June 25
Loading ...WATL-TV (MyAtlTV) is hitting the nostalgia button five decades by bringing back “The Andy Griffith Show” weeknights at 7:30 p.m. starting Monday, June 25.
Small-town sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), his son Opie (Ron Howard), Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and his sidekick Barney Fife (Don Knotts) are already seen at noon every day on TV Land. Netflix makes the show available to stream for subscribers. And its also on DVD.
But there are still plenty of viewers who don’t mind hanging out with Griffith’s pleasant cast of Mayberry characters at dinner hour when flipping around the dial. The show aired for eight seasons, from 1960 to 1968, always pulling in strong ratings.
“Griffith” was a staple in the early years of WTBS, when it was the first satellite-beamed national network. It has been in steady reruns every since.
WATL is giving Griffith the spot currently held by “Everybody Loves Raymond.” It will follow “Wheel of Fortune.”
The station is clearly targeting an older audience. Its 8 p.m. shows after “Griffith” are repeats of “Law & Order: SVU” Mondays, “Cold Case” Tuesdays, “Burn Notice” Wednsdays, “Without a Trace” Thursdays and “Monk” Fridays.
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By Rodney Ho, Radio & TV Talk
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126 comments Add your comment
HAHE
June 22nd, 2012
4:28 pm
LOVE IT! ONLY THE ONES IN BLACK AND WHITE THOUGH. GREAT SHOW.
Griffith Fan
June 22nd, 2012
4:33 pm
Agree with HAHE. Not the same without Barney Fife. He left once they went to color.
SHOW
June 22nd, 2012
4:35 pm
I love it!
urban redneck
June 22nd, 2012
4:37 pm
i would rather watch paint dry than watch everybody loves raymond. i would rather listen to cats having sex than listen to everybody loves raymond.
fshrmnglf
June 22nd, 2012
4:41 pm
Andy Griffith was one of my favorite tv shows until he made the obamacare commercial.
Just Sayin'
June 22nd, 2012
4:42 pm
Like! Like! Like!
Raie Chare
June 22nd, 2012
4:47 pm
Love it! Andy, Barney, Aunt Bea, Helen, Thelma Lou, Floyd and the lovable carrot-topped Opie Taylor (and later characters Howard Sprague, Millie, Goober, etc.) were all part of a show that was the era in television history that showcased small town living at its best. Welcome back Americana. Great move WATL.
Charles Salter
June 22nd, 2012
4:48 pm
I am so happy that WATL is bringing back The Andy Griffith Show, which was a classic in wholesome, unforgettable humor that made all of us laugh out loud. I’ll never forget hearing Deputy Barney Fife say, “Andy, it’s a jungle out there.”
Some viewers may not have ever seen Andy Griffith in a hilarious movie, “No Time for Sergeants,” which was adapted from Georgia writer Mac Hyman’s popular novel. I think Hyman was from Cordele, Ga.
MyPatootie
June 22nd, 2012
4:50 pm
Be careful, “fshrmnglf” after that comment someone on here will call you either a “hater, a bigot, or a racist”.
Da Mick
June 22nd, 2012
4:52 pm
Good move to bring back one of the absolute best television shows of all time. Now how about a time slot for “The Rockford Files?”
Fred ™
June 22nd, 2012
4:56 pm
fshrmnglf
June 22nd, 2012
4:41 pm
Andy Griffith was one of my favorite tv shows until he made the obamacare commercial.
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Too much Rush hate will eat you from the inside. I feel sorry for you. Me? I don’t give a fat rat’s ass about a silly actors politics. Or a singers………. I must be so hard to carry all that hate around inside you, but then that’s why right wing talk radio runs 24/7 now to keep it stoked up.
I’ll be watching ole Andy with my little girl. I think she’ll like it.
El Mongol
June 22nd, 2012
4:58 pm
Actually awesome news we can never get too much of Andy and Barney. It is funny after how successful and loved this show has been Hollyweird still throws so much crap at us.
Motocross Survivor
June 22nd, 2012
4:59 pm
Da Mick, man we agree 100%! The AG Show and the R.Files are about number 1 and 2 on my all-time favorite TV show list. I never watch the crap on now. BTW, MeTV (channel 2.2) airs Rockford every weekday at 4 pm now!
MEWIN
June 22nd, 2012
4:59 pm
YEEEAAAAHHHH… Da Mick I agree….. would love to see Rockford Files too.
mad-catfish
June 22nd, 2012
5:02 pm
in all my 35 years all i can remember is on the superstation leave it to beaver at 5:05 andy griffith from 6:05 to 7:05 sanford and son till 7:35 and then dale murphy and the braves with skip and the professor at 7:35….dang fellas this really takes me back home again i do miss good old fairburn ga…..
Reminiscence
June 22nd, 2012
5:04 pm
I’ve seen those shows about 6 or 8 times over and never get tired of them. The best one was “‘ man in a hurry”. I wish I could find a town like Mayberry, I would sell everything I own and move there.
MyPatootie
June 22nd, 2012
5:05 pm
See what I told you, “fshrmnglf”, that didn’t take but 6 minutes after I said it. They just can’t handle it.
Why not?
June 22nd, 2012
5:07 pm
Everybody Loves Raymond is already on TV Land so why not?!
MyPatootie
June 22nd, 2012
5:08 pm
“Reminiscence”, upon retiring I did my research, and found my “Mayberry RFD”. It’s everything and more of what I found out on the internet. Love it here, and it’s not expensive either. Would say where but that would only cause an influx, and defeat the purpose. (Hint: it’s in SC)
Judge Smails
June 22nd, 2012
5:13 pm
My favorite episodes are the ones with the Darlin family. Very funny and awsome bluegrass music. Charlene was kinda hot too…
Captain Midnight
June 22nd, 2012
5:18 pm
@Reminiscence, “Man in a hurry” was a classic but the greatest episode was a tie between
‘Barney’s sidecar” and “Mountain Wedding”.
Briscoe Darling;
“Earnest T.Bass!, you’re a low down pesky buzzard! Doggone ya!!!
Captain Midnight
June 22nd, 2012
5:20 pm
Eatin’ speaks louder than words.
Judge Smails
June 22nd, 2012
5:22 pm
We have a kid in our neighborhood who throws rocks at everything in sight. My wife and I call him Earnest T Bass and no one gets the joke.
My favorite is the one where ETB wants to impress his beloved Romena, and goes to school.
“Old man Kelsey’s Creek” Classic
Captain Midnight
June 22nd, 2012
5:23 pm
Earnest T. Bass;
“Charlene, say you’ll be mine, you was meant to be mine, I’m a little mean, but I make up for it by being real healthy.”
joey
June 22nd, 2012
5:23 pm
I have missed ole Earnest T. Bass, love the Show! Great move!
Judge Smails
June 22nd, 2012
5:26 pm
“How do you do, Mrs. WIIILLLEEE”
outspoken1
June 22nd, 2012
5:27 pm
even though I have seen every episode, I’ll be there!
Captain Midnight
June 22nd, 2012
5:30 pm
Briscoe Darling;
You better travel by daylight, things get a litte rough after you cross the Robert E. Lee natural bridge.
Barney;
Robert E. Lee natural bridge? I think I’ve ever heard of that.
Andy;
It’s where an oak tree fell across a shallow spot in the creek.
BT
June 22nd, 2012
5:42 pm
Nobody Loves Raymond! That is all TV Land shows now and it is a shame. METV seems to be doing what TV Land use to offer.
kong
June 22nd, 2012
5:45 pm
Geez, I’ve only seen them a million times.
marlene
June 22nd, 2012
5:46 pm
Love Andy & the gang ! thank you….
Captain Midnight
June 22nd, 2012
5:50 pm
Hey Kong, everybody has. And there’s a reason for that.
Festus
June 22nd, 2012
5:50 pm
Everyone doesn’t love Raymond. He had no interest for me. Now bring back Dr. Who and I’ll be happy. Guess Amos and Andy is too much to hope for. Sandford and Son was a rip off of AA. Great line from AA, Sapphire’s Mama to the Kingfish: What do you need a watch for George? You ain’t got no place to go and nobody cares if you get there.
poo
June 22nd, 2012
5:51 pm
Yipee!!!!! I love this show and I was not even born when it was on TV. Also, I am so disappointed with TV Land…they have truly lost their focus…I have heard a lot about this METV. I have DISH network, and can’t find it…
Lil Birdie
June 22nd, 2012
5:53 pm
I was never really a fan of this show, but can see where they’re going. I love Antenna TV & MeTV!
Lil Birdie
June 22nd, 2012
5:54 pm
Antenna & Me TV are both OVER THE AIR stations. Ditch the cable bill and keep your $$$, no reason for it anymore! =D
Motocross Survivor
June 22nd, 2012
6:00 pm
There are so many fantastic eps of AG Show. The first year was not good though, with Andy the Aw Shucks hayseed. It got better and more realistic later when Andy got more serious, and Barney was the funny character. The stray dogs episode stands out in my mind, along with the one about when the freezer on the back porch goes out, and Andy keeps saying “CALL THE MAN!” when Aunt Bea tries to be a cheapskate. The show really wasn’t bad even later after Barney and Andy left. Sprague and Warren weren’t bad. Even the last Mayberry RFD’s were watchable with goody goody Sam Jones.
Tman
June 22nd, 2012
6:03 pm
Black and white episodes only, please. After Don Knotts left, it was just another show.
Scott Anderson
June 22nd, 2012
6:04 pm
i beleive I have seen every episode several times over.
If they have it on I am going to tune in to it.
good training for being a good father in this crazy world we live in.
Maynard Slocumb , Righteous dude
June 22nd, 2012
6:05 pm
I always feel like I’m in Mayberry when I am at the Panola Road Waffle House. Now if they jes’ clean up them nasty rest rooms. YUCK!!!!
tony
June 22nd, 2012
6:14 pm
anything is better than tyler perry so called ” very funny” shows??? that crap is the worst… gottal love andy and the simpler time in America
Oxwinkle
June 22nd, 2012
6:15 pm
That’s great! Now when will WATL add The Three Stooges to their schedule?
ATLIEN in Cali
June 22nd, 2012
6:30 pm
MANNNNN….I THOUGHT U WERE SAYIN THEY ARE GONNA REMAKE THE SHOW!!!!! THIS IS NOT NEWS OR INFORMATIVE OF PERTINENT SUBJECT MATTER….CMON SON!!!!! U MUST BE BORED IF THIS IS WHAT YOU’RE WRITING ON & I KNOW THERE IS SOME REAL STORY OUT THERE THAT YOU COULDVE CHOSE OVER THIS…..Seriously bruh
Habersham Dawg
June 22nd, 2012
6:32 pm
Yes, the Stooges’s need to be aired.
rid0617
June 22nd, 2012
6:37 pm
Better than another dam reality show. I have just about quit watching TV because of them
spider
June 22nd, 2012
6:40 pm
cant wait to have another piece of aunt bea’s apple pie.
Real Time
June 22nd, 2012
6:51 pm
@Rodney-Will they be airing the full length episodes with the epilogue at the end?
Eric
June 22nd, 2012
6:56 pm
I don’t know if 11Alive is considering making programming changes… I could picture…
Dr. Phil at 11AM… Atlanta & Company being shortened to half-hour, and airing at 12:30PM, after Noon news… 11Alive bringing back 5PM news… Wheel of Fortune at 7PM.
As for WATL… I could picture Andy Griffith moving to 7PM… 11Alive debuting a new 7:30PM news. I don’t know about The Three Stooges… I could picture WATL airing The Jefferson’s at 10:30PM, after the 10PM news.
I believe WSB is getting Katie Couric’s new talk show… FOX 5 getting Dish Nation. I believe 11Alive is getting Jeff Probst’s new talk show… and not sure if Rachael Ray’s show is moving to WATL, or another Atlanta station. Don’t know which stations will be airing Steve Harvey and Ricki Lake’s new talk shows.
I wish CBS Atlanta would bring back Noon news. I could picture Better Mornings Atlanta airing weekdays 4:30-7AM on CBS Atlanta, and 7-10AM on Peachtree TV.
Will Stockdale
June 22nd, 2012
6:58 pm
Hey Ben maybe you’ll get to like the Air Force. Zooming all over the sky and shouting ROGER and WILCO and everything. Maybe it won’t be so bad.
Rick James
June 22nd, 2012
7:02 pm
This is great but Sanford and Son is on no station in Atlanta.Grab that show too.