List of programs broadcast by WGN America

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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
Elementary September 5, 2015
In the Heat of the Night 1993–2005
September 15, 2008 (current run)
Law and 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

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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)[9]
  • WGN Morning News (simulcast of morning newscast; September 6, 1994 – 1997 and February 3-December 12, 2014)[10]
  • 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:[9]

Short-form programming

Movie presentations

  • 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