Reba - Season 6
New releases announced today, March 27:
Kingdom - Series 1 will be coming out May 12
Murdoch Mysteries - Season 1 will be coming out June 16
The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Season 4 will be coming out August 11
Reba - Season 6 will be coming out June 2
Snoop Dogg's Father Hood - The Best Of, Volume 1 will be coming out June 16
The Classic TV Western Collection: 40 Episodes on 6 DVDs will be coming out May 19
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Reba by Andrew Eccles/The WB
New releases announced today, October 1:
Blossom - The Complete 1st & 2nd Seasons will be coming out January 27
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition will be coming out January 27
Reba - Season 5 will be coming out January 13
Simon & Simon - Season 2 will be coming out February 10
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Question: Is there any truth to the rumor that Reba might be picked up by another network, after its shabby treatment by the CW? Even in a terrible time slot, the show did well. We loyal fans would follow it to a new network, and on, say, CBS (a much better fit), it could attract millions more. Do you think there's a chance?
Answer: I'm not surprised by the rumors, but I doubt there's anything to it. This is not an inexpensive show, with 125 episodes under its belt after six seasons, more than enough for syndication. While Reba would have been a better fit on CBS than on either the WB or especially the CW, that didn't happen and it isn't likely to. Just be glad that it's going out with some dignity, with the series finale on Feb. 18. Well done, Reba ...
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Reba McEntire's eponymous WB-born series will conclude its six-season run with back-to-back episodes airing Sunday, Feb. 18, says TheFutonCritic.com. Some preview: Reba's worst nightmare is confirmed, there's a fire, and Barbra Jean ponders an out-of-town job offer.How will the CW fill its Sundays-at-7 slot? Amber Heard's Hidden Palms seems a bit racy for that family-friendly hour. Hmmm....
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Question: What's going to happen with Reba?
Answer: It's going to end its six-season run with a series finale on Feb. 18.
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Question: With The Nine's all-but-official cancellation, there are very few freshman shows still on my viewing list. Only one, to be exact: The Class. I've never really gotten into the comedy shows that NBC offers, and I find Two and a Half Men too crass for my liking, but this show has caught my attention. It's certainly not the best comedy out there, but it has a likable premise and characters, and the execution is improving from week to week. I just wonder if CBS will stick with this comedy. Also on the lines of comedy, Reba has returned full-force to the new CW, gaining on Everybody Hates Chris' numbers. Can the execs at the CW swallow their pride and give Reba the full season and the season renewal that it deserves? Or will it be halted after its 13-episode run this year?
Answer: The fact that CBS has stuck this long with The Class should give you some hope. But its ratings have been disappointing. And as fond as I was of the show from the start, I've found it awfully uneven and
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Because I get questions about it every single week, I figured I'd weigh in on the CW's announcement this week that the former WB Friday sitcom Reba (once a bright spot on that dim night) is finally coming back on air. But very much on the margins. And there's a reason for that.November is becoming an unexpectedly busy month for series and season premieres: ABC's Day Break is filling in for Lost, CBS' 3 LBS is replacing Smith on Tuesdays, and ABC's wedding-day sitcom Big Day and NBC's long-awaited return of Scrubs (as part of a new Thursday two-hour comedy block) will both bow the week after Thanksgiving.And now Reba joins the party. But you'll have to make an effort to find her. The CW has scheduled the show for Sundays, in the unenviable slot of 7-8 pm/ET. On the first night back, Nov. 19, two new episodes will air back-to-back. After that, starting Nov. 26, an "encore" Reba will air in front of a "fresh" episode (as they used to be called on the WB). If it looks like the CW is bur...
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The CW has announced a Nov. 19 return date for Reba, starring country crooner Reba McEntire. The comedy will air two episodes, a rerun followed by a fresh one, on Sundays starting at 7 pm/ET. Meanwhile, for the next time an hourlong slot on the CW's slate opens up, a setside source tells TVGuide.com that Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson's steamy new serial, Hidden Palms, is laying in wait, champing at the bit to hit prime-time sooner than its originally expected January 2007 debut.
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Question: After watching parts of the WB's farewell Sunday night, I have to say that the WB's attitude over the years had definitely changed. I for one really liked the old WB with Michigan J. Frog. Wow, so many good shows at once. I remember how the WB was determined to get that target teen audience, and they did it in every way possible. The last few years, the WB really lost its way with the addition of all those older-skewing shows like Blue Collar TV and Related. These weren't necessarily bad shows, but they weren't a good fit for the WB. Do you think that if the WB hadn't steered away from the teen crowd, it would've remained profitable?
Answer: Hard to say, though the real hurdle to profitability for both the WB and for UPN (about which I received precious few letters of regret or farewell) was that both mini-networks were going after the exact same demo, in effect cannibalizing the audience. The problem for such a narrowly targeted network is that, even when the shows are
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Question: Is there any way to appeal to the other networks in regards to picking up Reba? If the WB/CW still has a year on her contract, couldn't one of the other networks buy it? I am a huge fan of the show and really hate to see it go.
Answer: Apparently this can't be said often enough: Though it's not unheard of, networks aren't usually in the habit of stealing away or picking up shows from rivals, especially not one that has already run five seasons and doesn't exactly come cheap. The CW was stuck with a preexisting contract for the show when the new network was formed. Otherwise, Reba almost certainly would have been canceled. As it is, while the show is in production with new episodes, it's hard to imagine when or where they'll turn up on the CW's hodgepodge lineup. I've always contended that Reba and Reba McEntire herself would have been a better fit on CBS than on the WB, but that didn't happen and isn't likely to.
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