ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
09-04-15, 10:53 AM
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ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
Turn out the lights and break out the candy corn: ABC Family has unveiled its spooky lineup for this year’s 13 Nights of Halloween event, which begins Oct. 19 and concludes on Oct 31.
This year’s slate kicks off with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, and, of course, the Bette Middler and Sarah Jessica Parker witch tale Hocus Pocus.
Other films in the lineup include Batman and Batman Returns, as well as Sleepy Hollow, The Hunger Games, Monsters University, and dozens more.
Check out the complete lineup below, all times ET.
Oct. 19
1:30 p.m. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
5 p.m. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
9 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Oct. 20
4 p.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
6 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
9 p.m. - Stitchers 2015 Halloween Special
12 a.m. - Casper
Oct. 21
5 p.m. - Casper
7 p.m. - The Addams Family
9 p.m. - Addams Family Values
12 a.m. - I Know What You Did Last Summer
Oct. 22
4 p.m. - The Addams Family
6 p.m. - Addams Family Values
8 p.m. - The Hunger Games
12 a.m. - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Oct. 23
5:30 p.m. - The Hunger Games
8:30 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
12 a.m. - Matilda
Oct. 24
7 a.m. - Matilda
9 a.m. - ParaNorman
11 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
1 p.m. - The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:30 p.m. - Casper
4:30 p.m. - The Addams Family
6:30 p.m. - Addams Family Values
8:30 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University
11 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
11:30 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
Oct. 25
7 a.m. - ParaNorman
9 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
11 a.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12:30 p.m. - Casper
2:30 p.m. - The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. - Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
7 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University
9:45 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
Oct. 26
5:30 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
9 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
9:30 p.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie
Oct. 27
4:00 p.m. - Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie
6 p.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7:30 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
9 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. - ParaNorman
Oct. 28
4 p.m. - ParaNorman
6 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
8:15 p.m. - Dark Shadows
12 a.m. - Casper
Oct. 29
5 p.m. - Casper
7 p.m. - The Addams Family
9 p.m. - Addams Family Values
12 a.m. - Hocus Pocus
Oct. 30
2:30 p.m. - The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. - Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m. - Poltergeist
12 a.m. - Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Oct. 31
7 a.m. - Batman
10 a.m. - Batman Returns
12:30 p.m. - Poltergeist
3 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
5:30 p.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
9:15 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
11:30 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/02...n-monsters-inc
This year’s slate kicks off with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, and, of course, the Bette Middler and Sarah Jessica Parker witch tale Hocus Pocus.
Other films in the lineup include Batman and Batman Returns, as well as Sleepy Hollow, The Hunger Games, Monsters University, and dozens more.
Check out the complete lineup below, all times ET.
Oct. 19
1:30 p.m. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
5 p.m. - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
9 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Oct. 20
4 p.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
6 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
9 p.m. - Stitchers 2015 Halloween Special
12 a.m. - Casper
Oct. 21
5 p.m. - Casper
7 p.m. - The Addams Family
9 p.m. - Addams Family Values
12 a.m. - I Know What You Did Last Summer
Oct. 22
4 p.m. - The Addams Family
6 p.m. - Addams Family Values
8 p.m. - The Hunger Games
12 a.m. - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Oct. 23
5:30 p.m. - The Hunger Games
8:30 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
12 a.m. - Matilda
Oct. 24
7 a.m. - Matilda
9 a.m. - ParaNorman
11 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
1 p.m. - The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:30 p.m. - Casper
4:30 p.m. - The Addams Family
6:30 p.m. - Addams Family Values
8:30 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University
11 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
11:30 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
Oct. 25
7 a.m. - ParaNorman
9 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
11 a.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12:30 p.m. - Casper
2:30 p.m. - The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. - Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
7 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University
9:45 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
Oct. 26
5:30 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
9 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
9:30 p.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12 a.m. - Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie
Oct. 27
4:00 p.m. - Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie
6 p.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7:30 p.m. - Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR!
9 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. - ParaNorman
Oct. 28
4 p.m. - ParaNorman
6 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
8:15 p.m. - Dark Shadows
12 a.m. - Casper
Oct. 29
5 p.m. - Casper
7 p.m. - The Addams Family
9 p.m. - Addams Family Values
12 a.m. - Hocus Pocus
Oct. 30
2:30 p.m. - The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. - Addams Family Values
6:30 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m. - Poltergeist
12 a.m. - Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Oct. 31
7 a.m. - Batman
10 a.m. - Batman Returns
12:30 p.m. - Poltergeist
3 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
5:30 p.m. - Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
7 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
9:15 p.m. - Hocus Pocus
11:30 p.m. - Sleepy Hollow
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/02...n-monsters-inc
09-04-15, 01:24 PM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
Thanks for this post...I am down for the Stitchers Halloween special.
09-04-15, 01:41 PM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
I see our wonderful friend Rob has some Halloween schedules posted on his site! 
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09-04-15, 09:28 PM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
I see our wonderful friend Rob has some Halloween schedules posted on his site!
http://www.christmastvschedule.com/
http://www.christmastvschedule.com/
10-10-15, 08:52 AM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
ABC Family Network Changing Name to Freeform.
The ABC Family network, home of youthful dramas "Pretty Little Liars" and "The Fosters," said Tuesday it will change its name to Freeform this winter.
The rebranding reflects the Disney-owned network's worries that its current name is a turnoff to its target audience of 14- to 34-year-old viewers.
"This is an evolution for our company that has been going on for a long time," said Tom Ascheim, ABC Family president.
The changeover takes place in January. The company tested several different names but felt Freeform would describe and appeal to the audience it is seeking, young people heading out into the world and experiencing their first jobs and first loves, he said.
ABC Family's ancestry dates to the 1970s as the Christian Broadcasting Network, started by Pat Robertson. It changed its name to The Family Channel in 1990 and was sold twice, first to Fox in 1997 and then to Disney in 2001, when it was rechristened ABC Family.
While changing the name, Ascheim said the network won't change its focus or programming mix. Like many cable networks, ABC Family has seen declines, with its average prime-time audience slipping from 1.37 million five years ago to 970,000 this year, according to the Nielsen company. But it does better than other cable entertainment networks in capturing a hard-to-reach young audience.
"Maybe it's time for a repositioning and a repackaging," said Brad Adgate, an analyst for Horizon Media who worked at The Family Channel in the 1990s. "Setting a reset button is not that risky a move and is probably something that it is time for."
He noted there have been many such rebrandings, particularly among the Discovery family of networks. TNN also changed its name to Spike and Court TV become TruTV.
The danger comes with regular viewers missing the connection, but Adgate said he expects ABC Family to heavily promote the switch.
Ascheim said the network's current viewers have no problems with the ABC Family name. But people who don't watch the channel regularly believe that it's the home of more family-friendly programming.
"Pretty Little Liars," the network's top-rated program, follows four young women. "The Fosters," about a mixed-race family led by two women, has received high marks by interest groups for its diversity. Upcoming new shows include "Shadowhunters," about a girl who discovers on her 18th birthday she has the power to fight demons, and "Recovery Road," about a young person dealing with addiction.
The network said it plans to double the amount of original programming over the next four years.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...eform-34287940
The ABC Family network, home of youthful dramas "Pretty Little Liars" and "The Fosters," said Tuesday it will change its name to Freeform this winter.
The rebranding reflects the Disney-owned network's worries that its current name is a turnoff to its target audience of 14- to 34-year-old viewers.
"This is an evolution for our company that has been going on for a long time," said Tom Ascheim, ABC Family president.
The changeover takes place in January. The company tested several different names but felt Freeform would describe and appeal to the audience it is seeking, young people heading out into the world and experiencing their first jobs and first loves, he said.
ABC Family's ancestry dates to the 1970s as the Christian Broadcasting Network, started by Pat Robertson. It changed its name to The Family Channel in 1990 and was sold twice, first to Fox in 1997 and then to Disney in 2001, when it was rechristened ABC Family.
While changing the name, Ascheim said the network won't change its focus or programming mix. Like many cable networks, ABC Family has seen declines, with its average prime-time audience slipping from 1.37 million five years ago to 970,000 this year, according to the Nielsen company. But it does better than other cable entertainment networks in capturing a hard-to-reach young audience.
"Maybe it's time for a repositioning and a repackaging," said Brad Adgate, an analyst for Horizon Media who worked at The Family Channel in the 1990s. "Setting a reset button is not that risky a move and is probably something that it is time for."
He noted there have been many such rebrandings, particularly among the Discovery family of networks. TNN also changed its name to Spike and Court TV become TruTV.
The danger comes with regular viewers missing the connection, but Adgate said he expects ABC Family to heavily promote the switch.
Ascheim said the network's current viewers have no problems with the ABC Family name. But people who don't watch the channel regularly believe that it's the home of more family-friendly programming.
"Pretty Little Liars," the network's top-rated program, follows four young women. "The Fosters," about a mixed-race family led by two women, has received high marks by interest groups for its diversity. Upcoming new shows include "Shadowhunters," about a girl who discovers on her 18th birthday she has the power to fight demons, and "Recovery Road," about a young person dealing with addiction.
The network said it plans to double the amount of original programming over the next four years.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...eform-34287940
10-10-15, 10:15 AM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
ABC Family's ancestry dates to the 1970s as the Christian Broadcasting Network, started by Pat Robertson. It changed its name to The Family Channel in 1990 and was sold twice, first to Fox in 1997 and then to Disney in 2001, when it was rechristened ABC Family.
"Maybe it's time for a repositioning and a repackaging," said Brad Adgate, an analyst for Horizon Media who worked at The Family Channel in the 1990s. "Setting a reset button is not that risky a move and is probably something that it is time for."
"Maybe it's time for a repositioning and a repackaging," said Brad Adgate, an analyst for Horizon Media who worked at The Family Channel in the 1990s. "Setting a reset button is not that risky a move and is probably something that it is time for."
10-10-15, 04:03 PM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
I laughed when I heard they're calling it "Freeform"- in radio that term means that the DJ gets to basically do whatever the hell they want, and it's only found on a small number of non-profit stations (like KDVS in Davis). I doubt that this channel will be the video equivalent of that! (Which reminds me that I always wanted to start a cable channel called the "What the Fuck is THIS? Channel", showing random crap like old educational films and the like.)
10-10-15, 04:21 PM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
This Freeform subject should be split into a new thread.
I've always read (yes, ever since I was born) that when Disney bought The Family Channel, the plan was to change the name to XYZ. Various (misinformed?) sources claimed that deleting the word "family" from the name would allow cable systems to drop it from their carriage, so family remained in the name in the sales to Fox and Disney.
I've always read (yes, ever since I was born) that when Disney bought The Family Channel, the plan was to change the name to XYZ. Various (misinformed?) sources claimed that deleting the word "family" from the name would allow cable systems to drop it from their carriage, so family remained in the name in the sales to Fox and Disney.
10-10-15, 04:33 PM
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Re: ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween 2015.
When did Hocus Pocus become so popular? I recall it had a generally poor reception when it came out. And I don't remember anyone talking about it 5 or 10 years ago. But these days it seems to be a Halloween classic.
