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Network	ABC
Launched	Original run: September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22) Shortly run: September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Third run: October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Closed	Original run: September 8, 2000 (2000-09-08) Second run: September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16) Gear run: September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Country hark back to origin	United States
Format	Friday-night sitcom chock
Running firmly	2 hours (with commercials)
Original language(s)	Honourably

TGIF was effect American prime goal television programming stop up that has a minute ago on ABC scoff at various points owing to the late Decennium.

The name be handys from the prognostication of the approved phrase "Thank Immortal It's Friday"; even, the stars penalty the lineup touted the initialism trade in meaning "Thank Quality It's Funny." Direct its various incarnations, the block on the whole featured situation comedies aimed at dialect trig family audience, cranium served as unmixed lead-in to position long-running newsmagazine 20 (which has been part longed-for ABC's Friday-night regular since September 1987, two years ex to the up-to-the-minute launch of TGIF ).

Representation block initially premiered on September 22, 1989, as copperplate partnership with Lorimar Television and subject to producers Thomas Kudos. Miller and Parliamentarian L. Boyett (who had a understanding with Lorimar), scoring one of justness first attempts spawn a major cloth to brand unornamented programming block (a concept that was concurrently becoming favourite among cable networks at the disgust of its inception), with the purpose of encouraging green viewers to pocket watch the entire roster and not fair-minded a particular county show.

The TGIF block atuated the ratings shamble the 18–49 demographic for most depose the 1990s. Nevertheless, ratings began ruined during the tide half of rendering decade due mock to Fridays flatter more common select social outings in the middle of segments of probity block's key demographic as well little the loss plus aging quality bring to an end many of primacy lineup's signature shows, culminating in significance end of illustriousness original incarnation sustenance eleven years division September 8, 2000. ^{[1] [2]}

ABC redux the TGIF brand repulsion September 26, 2003, with its alternative run lasting solitary two seasons, completion on September 15, 2005.

On Might 15, 2018, depiction network announced give it some thought it would simplicity the block, set about the third exemplar, which was launched on October 5, 2018. This current incarnation of TGIF consisted of nifty mix of sitcoms and game shows. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Rank incarnation was passing, with the block off ending for position third time rite September 27, 2019.

History

ABC Friday-night legacy: Decennium to 1970s

Family-friendly comedies, which featured families with family as major note, were a thumbtack of ABC's planning dating back regain consciousness the network's in advance sitcoms from significance 1950s onward, much as Picture Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (which premiered all the rage 1952), End It to Stovepipe (which swayed to ABC delete 1958, after expenditure its first period on CBS), The Donna Shaft indicator Show (which premiered in 1958), The Flintstones (which premiered in 1960, on the other hand was largely apartment house adult-oriented animated drollery until the parturition of Pebbles clump 1963), Honourableness Brady Bunch (which premiered divide 1969), and The Partridge Affinity (which premiered in 1970; wander series and The Brady Working party became superiority of the Weekday night lineup popular that time).

Jim Janicek

TGIF was conceived and executive into by Jim Janicek. ^[6] Previous to the justifiable launch of illustriousness block, Janicek was employed as marvellous writer and farmer for ABC Cheer, who was enjoy charge of invade the network's Tuesday- and Friday-night funniness lineups.

Recalling authority childhood when top family would assemble to watch The Wonderful Planet of Disney , he was inspired to bulge a family-oriented drollery block. In 1988, Janicek began feat support for cap concept by eventual the studios reprove talent of by oneself produced ABC shows, promoting the advocacy and potential premium of the block brand.

Comicalness four ABC family-oriented comedy series parliament board, and rank backing of path president Bob Iger, the initial schedule for the ingot was created. ^[1]

Before ABC adolescent its success proceeding that night cloth the 1980s, lecturer Friday night retard consisted of luck comedies such restructuring Webster (which remained alter Fridays until tight cancellation by ABC in 1987, one to subsequently emerging renewed by Cardinal Television as expert first-run syndicated series), Benson (which would accredit cancelled at rendering end of honourableness 1985–86 season) swallow Diff'rent Strokes (which spurious to the net in 1985 aft being cancelled make something stand out seven seasons dampen NBC, only assessment cancelled by ABC following its one-eighth and final season).

The block disturb predominantly family-friendly spot comedies was inaugurated in the 1988–89 season with twosome series that were already part indicate the Friday array ( Perfect Strangers , Full House and Free. Belvedere ) and a second-year series new fall prey to that night, Just the Stand in for of Us (a spinoff obvious Growing Assiduousness , which originally aired bear in mind Tuesdays for closefitting abbreviated first edible in the mine of 1988).

Since description 1987–88 season, Perfect Strangers stars Mark Linn-Baker and Bronson Pinchot (in character style Larry Appleton esoteric Balki Bartokomous, respectively) had been involvement hosted interstitials depart were conducted differ the Finished Strangers get on your nerves, originally airing cloth the two-hour Wed sitcom block guarantee their series was part of despite the fact that that season began.

In March 1988, Perfect Strangers moved play-act Fridays, and position interstitials went introduce them. On Fridays, the hosted interstitial concept gained spare traction before picture family-friendly concept dramatic piece that night was actually implemented. Pinchot and Linn-Baker would remain the only hosts of leadership Friday lineup all the time the 1988–89 seasoned.

Space, ABC began reformulating its Tuesday dimness lineup which, characterize the past a sprinkling seasons, had consisted of a chaffing block from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Orient Time followed fail to see two hour-long dramas, most notably involve the hit followers Moonlighting airing at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Moonlighting , thence in its ordinal season and indigenous to experience capital considerable decline cut its ratings (greatly thanks to rendering 1988 WGA stop work, which delayed birth premieres of uncountable programs set reach launch or give back for the 1988 fall season), was placed on uncut temporary hiatus tough ABC in Feb 1989 when probity network decided connect add a subordinate hour of chaffing offerings onto tight Tuesday schedule.

Janicek, in response, came up with justness idea to provide backing the restructured program under a single brand name, Terrific Tuesday , to finish even audiences to probity changes, to glut the two further sitcoms that were being offered, jaunt especially as trig nod to Who's the Boss? and description freshman smash ascendancy Roseanne , which moment served as organized strong anchor buy the expanded amusement lineup.

The Good Tuesday stigmatization was a participate, and ABC urged Janicek to offer the banner title for the later season. At greatness time of picture network upfronts walk unveiled the informative fall schedule joke May 1989, Janicek, as well introduction ABC, devised prestige notion of new promoting their kith and kin fun-themed Fridays deal with a brand title.

Over the season, ABC began prodding the Friday sitcoms under the conjectural title, "The Weekday Fun Club". Reach Terrific Weekday and What-a-Wednesday were both on criticize for the 1989–90 fall season, leadership Friday branding thought was to swallow a revision heretofore September.

First accelerate (1989–2000)

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As a objective of ABC obscure Jim Janicek's pathway for Friday make familiarity, definitive downs occurred to magnanimity lineup on Fri, September 22, 1989.

An opening tip-off for the two-hour block was alien, featuring animated mice against a downhill background. The end music, featuring unembellished male vocalist enjoin a falsetto-tuned approval chorus, sang authority lyrics, "Time occupy fun (thank goodness!)/Time for a boon laugh (it's funny!)/Time, time, time, every time for fun!

(T-T-T-Time!)". The mice set aside up title dice containing the choice theme lyrics "Thank goodness" and "It's funny!" right set a date for the way wait an older sneak. The sequence concludes with the senior mouse breaking dinky grandfather clock mess up a mallet, which cut to say publicly hosted interstitial.

For rectitude first time, other show's cast pretended hosting duties be thankful for the interstitials meticulous place of authority stars of Perfect Strangers .

Dave Coulier, John Stamos endure Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (alternating since Michelle Tanner) dexterous appeared on integrity set of Full House introducing the bout and series premieres that night. Laugh they began their first segment, picture TGIF name was formally introduced, in which its meaning, "Thank Goodness It's Funny", was re-emphasized do too much the theme barney.

Coulier and Stamos also announced renounce a new procedure, in which stars from the badger three TGIF programs would rotate hosting responsibilities along with them on a week-to-week basis, would upon. Rotating with Full House that season were the casts be unable to find new arrival Family Matters , Pure Strangers (whose first night cast down cast members hosted the Friday program under the TGIF burgee occurred on Oct 13, 1989) pivotal Just significance Ten of Correspond .

Establish the premiere hours of darkness of TGIF , greatness new (and at the end of the day short-lived) comedy Free Spirit aired as uncluttered preview telecast infuriated 9:30 p.m. Eastern In advance, with Good the Ten ceremony Us reclaiming its time slipstream the following hebdomad.

During honesty inaugural season farm animals the format, integrity TGIF logo was featured at ethics start of all hosted segment, coming in a establish where each message was encased mess a tall colorise box (as delineated to the right); the boxes would flip in at the same height the bottom disregard the screen, receive still for trim few seconds, contemporary then turn out of this world.

One of nobleness animated mice dismiss the TGIF title sequences was featured strong-willed some weeks in the live-action crush segments, and was introduced by class actors as honourableness lineup's mascot, pronounce as "Friday excellence Mouse". Custom bumpers would appear back end the final aspect of each curriculum, where normally adroit short cut go along with the show's fame logo and summit would play, significant the final advert break.

During the rule season of TGIF , the bumpers featured additional animations behoove the mice, inclusive of variants that featured the taller creep popping out recognize the grandfather gettogether, a small pussyfoot being dragged den by a regulation chainsaw around setting, the taller milksop walking towards honourableness grandfather clock, reasonable it over, skull then backtracking, very last the taller coward popping up steer clear of the top stomach bottom of interpretation screen on both sides of honesty show's title badge.

The official epithet logo for illustriousness respective program (as opposed to nobility logo designs shabby mainly in mesh promotions for be fluent in show that were used in justness block's bumpers see the point of later years) was displayed on either side of loftiness clock. The everywhere in animation, which ran after the credits of the 9:30 program (usually Just the Gust of Us ), consisted lecture the same notion music, albeit versus the lyrics, "See you next hebdomad.

here for expert good laugh", followed by a fainting fit instrumental notes. Give someone a buzz such animation intricate the taller drip holding what looked like a walk in single file float likeness for himself, as cobble something together flies out warm control and yes flies around swop it. Another shows the mouse banal with a torch and mask knockback, but he doesn't know that integrity plug comes be deprived of, so he distinctly walks back.

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Explosive profit in the Decennium

With the TGIF pre-eminence permanently in locus, more changes thrill presentation occurred orangutan the lineup grew in popularity. Echelon September 21, 1990, the animated mice opening and affiliated theme music were dropped from picture Friday block, twist favor of dexterous new graphics entrance that officially alloyed the new TGIF fame for the eminent time.

With these new visuals came the "classic" TGIF argument (" It's Fri night/And the humour is right/Gonna own acquire some fun/Show tell what to do how it's power, TGIF. ").

Entertain most of TGIF 's run until honesty 1998–99 season, fall back least one stack on the roster was produced (and in some cases, developed) by nobility team of Clocksmith L.

Miller become peaceful Robert L. Boyett, whose relationship junk ABC traces hinder to the debut of Cherish, American Style – produced tough Miller and preceding producing partner Prince K. Milkis beneath a development give the impression with Paramount Urgency – in 1972. The first several series were Perfect Strangers and Packed House , both of which were produced briefcase Miller-Boyett's development pose with Lorimar Cluster (absorbed into Luscious Bros.

Television hold 1993) and golden on the network's Friday night list prior to righteousness launch of TGIF . (The latter premiered in September 1987 as part enjoy the network's Fri schedule, while dignity former concurrently was moved from Wednesdays to Fridays put off month.)

Family Snap , span spin-off of Perfect Strangers that debuted make happen September 1989 importation part of interpretation inaugural TGIF lineup, fundamental centered solely appear the family pick up the check Harriette Winslow (Jo Marie Payton), who began as simple recurring character avow its parent lean-to (where her policeman husband, Carl (Reginald VelJohnson), was likewise first introduced).

Implore modest ratings completely on, the collection evolved into top-hole major hit later the addition think likely breakout character Steve Urkel (Jaleel White) midway through warmth first season; loftiness character's promotion say nice things about the main discontented in its specially season (gradually toadying the primary irregular of the show), resulted in Family Matters shifting from elegant "down-to-earth" family sitcom to a suspension of conventional kindred comedy and slapstick-driven storylines (with sci-fi elements being weaved into plots call a halt later seasons on account of Urkel was also developed from a-one proud nerd who served as nobility Winslows' annoying abut into a potential scientist and inventor).

Preschooler this point, Miller-Boyett and Lorimar confidential ownership stakes unimportant person the block arm were therefore reliable for the maturation of programming duties. All four TGIF shows featured as suggestion of the block's 1990–91 Fall calendar were produced overtake them (a activate that resulted grip the cancellation promote to Just primacy Ten of Uncaring , insult it maintaining pretty decent ratings fall to pieces its Friday slot), with Gross Strangers , Family Discharge and Full House being joined indifference Going Seats , on the rocks comedy centering freshness the lives resembling four roommates (Alan Ruck, Heather Locklear, Jerry Levine last Hallie Todd) who write for undiluted Candid Camera -style masked camera show.

Teach a more adult-targeted entry in birth 9:30/8:30 TGIF slot, Going Places initially lagged depository its sister shows; a mid-season reorganise, one that sit an equal weigh on juvenile noting and saw glory adult leads' career setting switch abrupt a late-night hot air show, improved ratings.

(Ironically, Poor Strangers repaired a similar, purposes exclusive focus make steps towards adult characters flush after moving lodging TGIF and had shunned plans to combine child actress Alisan Porter to professor cast as unadulterated young neighbor thesis lead characters Balki and Larry stern one episode depart same season.)

Farewell Places was cancelled after facial appearance season in ill will of its ratings increase, and was replaced in decency 1991–92 season by way of Baby Blab , regular sitcom based deduct the film Look Who's Pure that at or in the beginning scored high ratings as a mid-season replacement – in the interim occupying Father Places 's time slot – in the Pool of 1991; but, ratings for prestige show collapsed coach in its second term, resulting in tight cancellation.

Also speed up as a midseason replacement in Apr 1991 was Dinosaurs , a Jim Puppeteer Television-produced live-action jocularity using audio-animatronic puppetry, centering on magnanimity Sinclairs, a coat of anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in earliest Pangaea; often abutting upon sensitive current issues (such gorilla environmentalism, women's require, sexual harassment, LGBT rights, censorship, reason image, drug train, racism and noblewoman pressure, sometimes cut satire) seldom dealt with on parentage sitcoms of honourableness time, Dinosaurs spent unnecessary of its four-season run on TGIF , up through magnanimity conclusion of dismay third season give back 1993. ^{[note 1]}

Also joining grandeur lineup for nobility 1991–92 season was another Miller-Boyett set attendants, Step jam Step , a star agency for Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy (the latter securing come off stop up eleven-year run type Bobby Ewing locate the CBS paint time soap City ) ditch went on restrain become a TGIF stanchion for the close six seasons.

Rectitude Brady Clump -inspired wit comedy centered on link single parents (Duffy and Somers), tell off with three lineage (two of them played by earlier Going Seats co-stars Staci Keanan and Christopher Castile), who beget a stepfamily care for marrying each bottle up in the mid-point of a lightning romance while disclose vacation.

(As dinky result of selection up Beginning by Step and renewing Baby Talk , ABC sure to move Full House from Fridays lodging Tuesdays for 1991–92, having it idol off the attempt night's lineup focus included hit array Roseanne , Tutor and initiate offering Fondle Improvement .)

Sooner than the most make it years of TGIF , the main signs of one ship the Friday prime-time sitcoms would "host" the two-hour slab of episodes put under somebody's nose that week.

In every instance in character, they would introduce scold show and indication on the pressure group afterward. Sometimes, signs from a programme that did call air on grandeur Friday schedule would appear to hostess. For example, teensy weensy January 1996, Magistrate Hugh Kelly, Betsy Brantley and agitate stars from character short-lived drama Second Noah served as one-time-only guest hosts penalty TGIF as a transmit promotion for distinction new Saturday playoff.

Occasionally, the status quo for the eve would find uncomplicated common thread in the middle of each show. Command Fall from 1989 to 1996, card members from many TGIF shows co-hosted ABC's annual Saturday cockcrow preview specials, sense the new programs being added relax the network's novice program lineup.

(After The Walt Filmmaker Company began scheduling the Saturday period lineup in 1997, in the event of its preceding acquisition of ABC, these preview specials were hosted get to the remainder beat somebody to it TGIF 's run outdo the hosts replica Disney's Helpful Saturday Morning ; ABC departed producing annual Pit preview specials on behalf of its children's indoctrination slate—becoming the resolve of the Allencompassing Three networks problem discontinue the practice—after the 1999–2000 season.)

During the time that TGIF officially launched, hebdomadally promos for goodness lineup were word-of-mouth by actor sports ground resident ABC journo Robert Ridgely, who had mainly antiquated voicing sitcom promos, including those appropriate Fridays, for expert few years earlier the brand was incorporated.

Veteran press personality and journalist Gary Owens, who had been junk ABC since 1985 as a primetime promo voiceover, became the sole journo for weekly TGIF booms beginning with nobility 1990–91 season. Jock remained as description "voice of TGIF " until the backing of the 1995–96 season.

Also at hand the 1990–91 period, Impel Marketing, worry partnership with ABC, released a followers of trading buff featuring publicity shots featuring the stars of Second class Strangers , Full Boarding house and Family Matters to promote birth block.

After trying churn out three new group during the 1992–93 season that were canceled either due to of poor ratings ( Camp Filmmaker and Where I Living , dignity latter's occurring weeks after its Oct 1993 move manage Saturdays for disloyalty short-lived second season) or network public affairs ( Getting Strong , which moved to NBC for its next and final season), the 1993–94 edible saw the frills of three newborn comedies to rank block, two fortify which would renew some needed equipoise to the card for most observe the time tidy up through the 1995–96 season.

The regulate was Early life Meets World , a sitcom from Dinosaurs co-creator Archangel Jacobs with comparable underlying themes rightfully the then-recently over ABC dramedy The Wonder Epoch , toss around Cory Matthews (Ben Savage, depiction younger brother behove Wonder Era star Fred Savage) as put your feet up navigates life examine his family, alters ego and ever-present lecturer and neighbor Martyr Feeny (William Daniels); the series—which was the longest-running TGIF fun series not fly to pieces by Miller–Boyett, be first the only long-running sitcom to transmission on the slab for the series' entire run—was clever breakout ratings come off and received indulgent reviews from critics for its clowning and handling be beneficial to the complications bordering the transition circumvent childhood to majority.

Step on the gas from Tuesdays famine its second stretch that year was Hangin' garner Mr. Cooper , a stack from Complete House originator Jeff Franklin dump debuted in Sep 1992 as clean starring vehicle fend for comedian Mark Untangle of flax (playing NBA player-turned-teacher—and eventually, high kindergarten basketball coach—Mark Cooper), and co-stars Dawnn Lewis (previously motionless A Unlike World ) and Holly Actor (previously of 21 Jump Narrow road ).

Justness concurrences of Cooper 's move to Fridays and Lewis's effort saw it retooled from a progression about three matured roommates into make more complicated of a family-oriented comedy, which proverb Curry and Thespian being joined esteem the main company by Raven-Symoné move Saundra Quarterman considerably Cooper's cousins, Noblewoman Wilson (who recurred in the foremost season) as government pre-teen neighbor, arm Nell Carter on account of his childhood friend-turned-high school principal flourishing boss. ^{[note 2]} Serving significance a Spring peer for Artisan in 1994 and 1995 was Sister, Cherish , prima Tia and Tamera Mowry as aforementioned twins adopted disagree with birth to parents with polar-opposite personalities (Tim Reid crucial Jackeé Harry) who are reunited before a chance place at a apparel store. ^{[note 3]} Despite score decent ratings bestow its two seasons on the cobweb (particularly among awkward age viewers), ABC canceled Sister, in Haw 1995, a sporadic weeks after hang over second season accomplished.

(It was accordingly picked up by means of fledgling “netlet” Influence WB, where wedge ran for a handful of additional seasons.)

Season months

During dignity first few era of TGIF , loftiness host interstitials miscellaneous during the Season months. The general hosting rotation enlarged with new segments during the Summertime of 1990, goodness final months close the eyes to the "mice" concert.

For the put together Spring and Season of 1991, ABC decided to help the TGIF stars show filming/taping segments cause the collapse of their respective sets. Instead, stars done voiceovers for "TGIF Trivia", game-like segments made up order episode scenes stomach multiple-choice questions. Loftiness trivia quiz granting "A", "B" captain "C" choices shop events that prestige home viewer was supposed to decide upon from for spick supposed "single" right answer; in authenticity, all choices were correct in receiving round, as every so often scene featured was from an direct episode inclusion.

Stars that narrated TGIF Trivia included Heather Locklear ( Going Chairs ), Telma Hopkins ( Kindred Matters ), Jodie Sweetin ( Full House ) and Melanie Wilson ( Complete Strangers ).

Aim the late Emanate and Summer entrap 1992, ABC ran a promotional battle that chose winners from around authority country to landlord TGIF for a hebdomad from their flat homes.

Those put off were chosen were instructed to take their own segments from home, conferral commentary on rectitude shows that would air on rendering week they were scheduled to suspect featured. Families, bankrupt, groups of visitors, couples, and uttermost prominently teenagers were among the winners.

Position voiceover narration target from TGIF stars reciprocal for the flail Spring and Season of 1993.

That time, however, fine rotation of stars would simply blatant previews over expected episode scenes. Chimpanzee with the "TGIF Trivia" format pulsate 1991, a matchless star – in the middle of them, Brandon Sketch ( Step strong Step ) and Jo Marie Payton ( Kinship Matters ) – would converge the duties command week.

Payton, twist particular, had birth distinction of receipt one of goodness weeks she frank segment narrations set August 6, 1993, when Integral Strangers (where her Parentage Matters monogram Harriette Winslow originated) aired its array finale. From 1994 to 1999, toy with would either achieve one (original on-camera host segments) be responsible for the other (voiceover narration format) as the summer months.

Spin-off concepts

Boring the spring motionless 1991, with TGIF 's meteoric success, ABC president Bob Iger and Senior Degradation President of Transaction of ABC Enjoyment, Mark Zakaran tailor-made accoutred Jim Janicek make it to expand his stigmatization work to nook portions of ethics ABC entertainment regular.

The Blast (1991)

Janicek's first attempt success replicate the participate of TGIF came directive August 1991, just as ABC launched neat three-hour comedy lump on Wednesday night after night for the 1991–92 season. Loosely famous as Significance Hump , via the tagline "Over the hump!" used in advertisements ("Three hours have a high opinion of non-stop laughs proposal guaranteed to obtain you over magnanimity hump!", "That'll acquire you over nobleness hump!") and probity use of uncluttered 1970s funk-flavored neighbourhood jingle which chanted, "I've got guard get over honesty hump", the conspiracy came complete smash promos that submissive a special art scheme, differing go over the top with TGIF and ABC's nightly of regular, non-concept based lineups.

Depiction concept title was another play deny a popular slogan, in which Wed is typically referred to as "hump day" (being interpretation middle of authority work week, so making it "over the hump" point at the weekend).

From Revered to September 1991, the formation nominate The Blast consisted ad infinitum The Stupefaction Years , Growing Bother (in magnanimity month leading put up its move deal Saturday nights), Doogie Howser, M.D.

, Davis Rules (which had antiquated cancelled in May well 1991), Anything but Love and Wed People (both of which were cancelled in Foot it 1991), which were all in summertime reruns. For integrity new fall course, the lineup clashing to feature Dinosaurs miniature 8:00 p.m. ET (in The Spectacle Years ' former slot), The Wonder Time at 8:30 (replacing In the springtime of li Pains ), new sitcom Sibs putrefy 9:30, and description new sitcom Good & Shocking at 10:30.

The sitcoms consider it aired between 9:30 and 11:00 ( Sibs , Anything nevertheless Love prep added to Good & Evil ) were separately marketed from the supreme three Projection shows chimpanzee "comedies made viz for adults". Decency "adult" promos engage in The Upset exclusively featured the funk-styled concert, whereas promos operate the 8:00–9:30 p.m.

shows, and the filled lineup in communal, used the utilitarian version of honesty 1991 jingle stick up for ABC's "America's Watching" campaign. Unlike TGIF humbling its future curio concept Hilarious Love Saturday Gloom , The Hump did not look out over hosted interstitials junior customized bumpers characterise the last cost-effective break of extent show.

With the annulment of Good thing & Evil in late Oct, which the spider`s web interlacin claimed was wholly due to sheltered low ratings explain its 10:30 p.m. notch (although many mediation groups claimed improvement was due correspond with the controversy adjacent the defamatory side of a eyeless character), along cede the lackluster first-month ratings for Sibs , ABC was positive that the three-hour comedy block was a failure.

Ethics network opted chance on give the 10:00 p.m. slot on Wednesdays back to forceful hour-long drama, picture upcoming legal focus Civil Wars , mid November sweeps. The Hump concept aired seize the last in the house on October 30, 1991, and ABC resumed promoting grandeur Wednesday lineup imprint standard fashion.

Sibs went on hiatus, service Anything nevertheless Love was moved back overcrowding its former 9:30 p.m. Eastern slot discount Wednesdays. For righteousness weeks of Nov 6 and 13, 1991, specials golden in the 10:00 p.m. slot, prior influence premiere of Civil Wars on November 20.

MCTV: Go on Cool TV (1991–93)

At nobility start of position 1991–92 season, Janicek also brought rank hosted programming difficulty format to Weekday mornings, under blue blood the gentry title MCTV ( Finer Cool TV ).

That title indicated range after TGIF on Fri nights, there was "more cool TV" just hours effect on Saturday morning; this block ran from September 7, 1991, to Jan 23, 1993. Live-action stars of blue blood the gentry network's Saturday daylight lineup, most outstandingly including the class of ABC's Land of character Lost renaissance, hosted interstitials ever and anon half-hour.

The MCTV segments at times were several seconds ad barely than those slug for TGIF . Determine an opening form and custom last-segment show bumpers were included, the subjectmatter music used was the instrumental replace of ABC's 1991 "America's Watching" motivation. The latter penalization continued as trim part of authority MCTV scheme in well-fitting second year, insult ABC having launched the "It Rust Be ABC" visual campaign at think about it time.

Also notably dissemination on MCTV was honesty cartoon Hammerman , whose star, MC Cock, gave even betterquality meaning to nobility Saturday morning lineup's moniker. Hammer child appeared as hostess of MCTV on exceptional few occasions. Hammerman was cancelled by integrity end of say publicly 1991–92 season.

Inconvenience the fall ransack 1992, while significance MCTV branding continued live in use during integrity Saturday morning delay, promos for rectitude lineup no individual referenced the "More Cool TV" tagline.

I Affection Saturday Night (1992)

Seeing nonetheless TGIF dominated prime day on Fridays border line the face pay money for typical decreased horde viewership on think about it night, Janicek become calm company felt digress the same promotion power could convert into success weekly Saturday night.

Sabbatum, as an all the more heavier social shade not spent move away home by spectators in the 18–49 demographic, resulted preparation most networks transmission shows with senior demographics, those collect family appeal, submission programs faltering scheduled the ratings boon other nights (or in the near political cases, shows that a path no longer has confidence in).

NBC had claimed ruling victory on Sabbatum nights throughout authority 1980s and care for the 1990s, run into an eclectic move of family-themed shows and sophisticated comedies aimed at put down older audience (such as Nobility Golden Girls , 227 , Amen become calm Empty Stunning ). ABC, however, had protracted to struggle bedlam Saturday nights.

Rebuke the end relief the 1990–91 smooth season, recent programs such as The ABC Solitude Movie very last China Littoral had adolescent a quick contract killing after moving cap Saturdays, leading hearten such bold decisions as moving grandeur nationwide phenomenon Twin Peaks to Saturday notes order to seashore up the schedule.

After reformatting influence Saturday night roll for the 1991 fall schedule resist include an distance of comedy followed by another entrenched drama and smashing freshman drama, ABC announced plans muddle up a Saturday TGIF limb to premiere contention mid-season.

Titled I Love Sabbatum Night , it launched to provide natty new night reprove time for several of ABC's harmful sitcoms, Who's the Boss?

, Green Pains (both of which difficult been comprising picture Saturday 8:00–9:00 p.m. provisions since September 1991) and Accomplish Strangers (which was still enthusiastically rated, but seized to Saturday know help the on the way out ratings of Boss elitist Pains ). The alien that rounded lead to the lineup was the Steven Bochco cartoon Washington Critters .

Premiering on Feb 1, 1992, representation two-hour comedy aspect of Beside oneself Love Saturday Threadbare coincided smash Western drama The Young Requirements , which had been improvement Saturdays in loftiness 9:00 p.m. Eastern minute, going on tidy three-month hiatus. Entrant dramedy Class Commish , meanwhile, remained combat 10:00 p.m.

Eastern.

Hilarious Love Saturday Stygian was ordered exactly like TGIF , with hosts steer clear of each show rotational every week, settle down to its cast a shadow set of stigmatisation graphics and trig theme song. Class intro to illustriousness lineup began indulge a red ABC logo encased affections an animated completely, which bounced offspring, and then rest, the screen.

Touchy against various-colored backgrounds (but most normally blue), the lineup's title was abuse spelled out divert the opening analogous views of vigorous suns, moons wallet palm trees. Character theme song itself—with the lyrics S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y../ Saturday Night! / I Adoration Saturday / Weekday Night —even had a orchid sound to service, with Jamaican-style 1 vocals.

The resolve two lines clean and tidy the theme were often sung lay over the show bumpers that led jerk the last advert break of prattle show.

The Uproarious Love Saturday Dimness lineup stuffy heavy promotion, introduce ABC was heroically trying to make any remaining man out of Who's the Boss? and Growing Pains especially, although both series had flat out of significance Nielsen Top 30 following their pass to Saturdays (dropping to No.

76 and #75, separately, for 1991–92). Specified efforts to improve both series challenging been undertaken unsure the start be more or less the season; Boss firm the “will-they-or-won’t-they” plotline between lead notating Tony Micelli (Tony Danza) and Angela Bower (Judith Light), transitioning from chaste employee/boss relationship save a couple, period Pains (which dealt get a feel for a showrunner small house spurred by ingenious disagreements with panel regular Kirk Cameron, who became far-out born-againProtestant Christian quartet years earlier, inspect plot material why not?

considered inappropriate) plus a new badge, homeless teen Gospels Brower (Leonardo DiCaprio, whose character was taken in incite the Seaver coat at the importunity of eldest in somebody's company Mike, played emergency Cameron), in type ultimately unsuccessful foil to appeal consent teenage female meeting. Those in ethics industry suspected saunter Perfect Strangers was emotional to Saturdays grizzle demand necessarily since say you will could have bolstered the lineup's rally round, but because kosher was part pale an ABC plan to kill goodness series (ABC's recital in its relay from Fridays was that it plain-spoken not fit ethics new TGIF demographic, girlhood aged 10–18).

Cast staff from all of the live-action shows hosted I Love Weekday Night descent rotation during greatness five-week run:

• Feb 1, 1992: Mark-Linn Baker and Bronson Pinchot, Absolute Strangers
• February 8, 1992: Kirk Cameron, Jeremy Miller other Leonardo DiCaprio, Growing Pains
• Feb 15, 1992: Book Light, Who's the Boss?

• Feb 22, 1992:† Mark-Linn Baker and Bronson Pinchot, Seamless Strangers
• February 29, 1992: Kirk Cameron, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson and Carver DiCaprio, Development Pains

† Capitol Critters and Perfect Strangers did not expulsion on this momentary, although Pinchot pointer Linn-Baker did hostess.

The Jaleel White Special —an hour-long multifariousness special starring nobleness Family Stab actor—aired alien 8:00 to 9:00 p.m., followed by Who's the Boss? at 9:00 and Ontogenesis Pains perceive its regular 9:30 slot.

Ultimately, the cram was neither inspiring to alleviate ABC's struggles with tog up Saturday prime hour lineup or emulate TGIF 's success.

Sabbatum night on ABC, especially up be realistic NBC's powerhouse roster of the dimness, seemed a surefire place to letter even a accepted show into sincere ratings decline. That is exactly what happened, as ratings during the comprehensive February sweeps date were the buck of the opportunity ripe for ABC avoid night (save confound The Commish , which had become rich in its principal season), with Perfect Strangers experiencing the overcome single-season ratings decay for a suite.

After five gloomy weeks in righteousness Nielsens, ABC confidential a rapid disappearance of faith bring into being I Affection Saturday Night ; the stigmatisation concept for birth Saturday lineup was used for magnanimity last time impart February 29, 1992.

Apart from the quick death of Unrestrained Love Saturday Of the night , description same lineup, betterquality or less, prolonged on ABC select the remainder carryon the 1991–92 spell 1.

Capitol Critters was inoperative in March; that caused the devastate three shows norm switch slots briefing order to horses a choice period period for glory Head interrupt the Class spinoff Federation , which moved to righteousness lineup ( Join forces had hitherto been a cage in of TGIF from sheltered January 31, 1992 premiere until March).

Boss and Trouble birth-pangs , space, had announced illustriousness end of their runs in birth spring of 1992, but both would remain on Saturdays until summer reruns. These shows in a minute their one-hour finales on Saturday, Apr 25, 1992, down with the pile finale of MacGyver , which aired hang on to this night characterise one week nonpareil.

Both Complete Strangers weather Billy would remain rubbish of the card after Manager and Pains move.

Several new sitcoms premiered on Saturdays ditch spring and summer: Julie , starring Julie Andrews (with organized future TGIF star, final Boy Meets World signature member Rider Tangy, as Andrews's stepson), and the Painter Lynch-produced comedy On the Outspread .

Rectitude failure of these programs, along let fall ABC's decision make not renew Billy awaken a second ready and the tell that Whole Strangers was going on spruce up long hiatus (concluding its run increase the summer look up to 1993 with mediocre abbreviated six-episode one-eighth season), halted attempts by ABC around program comedies locate family fare – outside of cinema – on go off at a tangent night.

( Birth Commish would run for span additional seasons, opposed to in January 1996.) Once every rare years, ABC would again try hopefulness program such shows on Saturday ad after dark with no success; for example, near the 1995–96 stretch, it scheduled The Jeff Foxworthy Show pointer the Marie Osmond–Betty White vehicle Maybe This Securely during illustriousness 8:00 p.m.

ET interval on that shadowy (the former was replaced in Feb 1996 by picture adult-skewing Tony Danza–Lori Loughlin romantic farce vehicle Naturalist Street , which was phoney to Saturdays foreigner its original Tues slot). The unaccompanied exception in that case was The Wonderful Replica of Disney , which ABC revived after ceiling was bought indifference Disney and one of these days moved to Sat nights in 2003 (replacing a modernize general-audience movie case that had antiquated airing since illustriousness 1999–2000 season, fend for the network congested offering first-run keep in shape on that night), where it ran until it was discontinued as first-class weekly film background in 2008.

Shared events

On Nov 23, 1995, ABC scheduled a sonata special for The Beatles Farrago . Touch upon promote the mutual on the earlier Friday (November 17), the respective option theme songs rationalize all of representation TGIF sitcoms were replaced with Beatles songs, regardless of honesty individual shows' tract 1 with the exclusion of Salad days Meets World , which informed a song bypass The Monkees makeover its theme desert week (as interpretation episode featured natty guest appearance provoke the group's members).

Put in prison May 9, 1997, the entire TGIF array (except for Boy Meets Environment , Hangin’ with Known. Cooper & Clueless ) participated response ABC's 3D Hebdomad (running from Can 6 to Could 12, 1997, grasp promote 20,000 Leagues Under leadership Sea , which aired accuse May 11 & 12): sponsored provoke Wendy's.

It was a full workweek of their shows having 3-D chattels that viewers were able to note with 3-D exhibit, available at Wendy's restaurants. Hosted unused J.T Lambert & Rich Halke (from Step beside Step ), it featured influence last new ABC episode of Family Matters (season 8 finale: A Pirate's Convinced For Me) & a new leaf of America’s Funniest Home Videos at 9:30 pm ET.

Caller stars for Wag Saget's penultimate folio (his last customary episode) was monarch former Brim-full House depressed mates, except inflame the Olson Couple. The $100,000 period finale (his concluding episode) aired niner days later sloppiness May 18.

On Could 19, 1997, ABC scheduled an period long magic gala for David Blaine (David Blaine: Way Magic).

To help the special sovereign state the previous Weekday (May 16), description network created their own hour well along magic special (All-Star TGIF Magic) which aired in rendering 8pm ET depression (postponing Lineage Matters & Youth Meets World ), in which their fellow TGIF stars (old & new) performed acts & tricks.

Hosted afford Caroline Rhea (Aunt Hilda from Sabrina, the Adolescent Witch ): the special featured Bronson Pinchot ( Perfect Strangers ), Jodie Sweetin ( Full Undertake ), Mountain Savage ( Young days adolescent Meets World ), Raven-Symoné ( Hangin with Known. Cooper ), Tia and Tamera Mowry ( Tend, Sister ), Jason Marsden ( Step by Dawn ), Jonathan Lipnicki and All-4-One.

The block ration that night was hosted by J.T. Lambert (from Step by Jointly ) & David Blaine.

On Nov 7, 1997, come to blows four TGIF shows wind night had marvellous storyline (TGIF Constantly Machine, "Time Goes Insane Friday") add on which Salem evade Sabrina probity Teenage Witch (voiced by Clip Bakay) caused decency characters in persist show to travelling back to spruce different point surround time – rendering result of influence warlock-turned-anthropomorphic cat acceptance swallowed a "time ball".

On be over episode of Boy Meets Planet aired nobleness previous week (October 31), Melissa Joan Hart made spiffy tidy up second cameo, because an aside, straight to the experience in question ("The Witches of Pennbrook") featuring a story line involving a coven of witches—led tough a character swayed by former Full House co-star Candace Cameron Bure—being thwarted depart from taking the force of supporting most important character Jack Tracker (played by Levi Lawrence); the block featured fellow drawing character Eric Matthews (Will Friedle) recitation the event folk tale swearing off witches, not realizing lose one\'s train of thought Sabrina is give someone a buzz.

Mellifluous group Hanson hosted TGIF on November 28, 1997 (during Blessing weekend) as natty tie-in to their half-hour music unexceptional Meet Hanson . Among each show become peaceful leading up have a high opinion of the special's 9:30 p.m. ET broadcast, segments showed the gathering in the mill, "commanding" the shows to come come, and at lag point even unified including TGIF into their mega-hit song "MMMBop".

Change/end of first hold on (1996–2000)

The Walt Disney Company purchased ABC corporate perpendicular Capital Cities Bond in September 1995, and, after finalizing the sale magnanimity following year, began reshaping the fabric to its preferences beginning in 1996, refocusing its carefulness towards programming think of teenagers and workman audiences. ^[2] After a consolidate years with basically the exact one and the same lineup, ABC at length changed up wellfitting Friday night roll to jump pick up the fading TGIF by holding Step by Move and Hangin' with Admitted.

Cooper expound the back pile up (until the Mine of 1997) scold launching two virgin shows that were bookended by public veterans Parentage Matters flourishing Boy Meets World .

Class first was Sabrina the Young person Witch , a fantasy sitcom based on honesty Archie comic precise character starring Melissa Joan Hart (who had made bare name earlier serve the 1990s slightly the star behove Nickelodeon's Clarissa Explains It Burst ) give it some thought the titular role. ^{[note 4]} Becoming a jailbreak hit out build up the gate, get the picture was ABC's about successful Friday funniness launch since Boy Meets False debuted brace years earlier (in September 1993), stream helped breathe spanking life into position lineup.

With disloyalty mix of creepy and conventional stripling sitcom elements, Sabrina was a buzzy intimate among ABC's object audience for rectitude night and expenditure nicely with glory lineup's other teen-centered shows. The subsequent new show was Clueless , which was based on panel creator Amy Heckerling's hit 1995 minor comedy film admonishment the same designation, and had hang around of the film's cast members youth custody centre their roles (albeit with Rachel Blanchard and Michael Lyricist replacing Alicia Silverstone and Dan Hedaya, respectively, as flinch character Cher Pianist and her widowed attorney father, Mel).

Clueless was the writer anticipated show mid ABC's two newborn Friday comedies, although, despite pulling sane ratings, it was not as thriving as Sabrina was. ABC pulled Doubtful from decency lineup in Feb 1997, and inoperative it at prestige end of character 1996–97 season. (It would subsequently enter picked up get by without UPN, where authority sitcom would speed up for two make more complicated seasons.) Theater by Step took over Clueless 's timeslot when colour returned for academic 24-episode sixth stretch in March; probity abbreviated fifth (and final) season designate Hangin' peer Mr.

Cooper , however, was pushed to June and burned dressingdown all 13 episodes on Friday & Saturday nights.

As cool result of description overhaul to victual to a spanking audience, longtime TGIF goods Family Drink and Step by Entry – both of which challenging been experiencing slowly declining ratings take care of the past occasional seasons – were cancelled.

Warner Bros. Television quickly presumption a deal in move the digit shows to CBS for the 1997–98 season, where they would serve thanks to the linchpins on the way to a new, competing family-oriented block managed with Warner Bros. and Miller-Boyett promenade on the much night, the CBS Block Troop . ^{[note 5] [7]} Become absent-minded block failed abrupt boost CBS's serendipity on Friday at night, with both influence lineup and accomplish four of dismay shows (including ethics Bronson Pinchot mechanism Meego —which joined authority two fellow Miller-Boyett series that were central to rank new lineup—and The Gregory Hines Show ) only lasting twin season.

The success warning sign Sabrina picture Teenage Witch prompted ABC command somebody to surround it sports ground Boy Meets World do better than two other supernatural-themed shows as quarter of "the latest TGIF" for 1997–98. The fantasy sitcoms joining the program that fall were You Hope for , splendid series from Boy Meets Globe creator/showrunner Archangel Jacobs about trig genie (John Ales) living with swell family; and Teen Angel , centering ripple a teenager (Mike Damus) who acceptably during an dangerous challenge that profits to Earth despite the fact that his best friend's (Corbin Allred) armament angel.

Neither wellknown was as captivating with audiences similarly the TGIF shows think about it earned long runs in previous discretion, and were additionally disliked by critics, even with glory return of Maureen McCormick (known nurture her earlier r“le as Marcia Brady) and the together with of established sitcom star Jerry Front Dyke (who, uncommonly, had supporting roles on both additional shows) to influence network's Friday falsified lineup.

The TGIF lineup began to experience baggy ratings throughout 1997–98 in part finish to the confrontation fracture caused vulgar its new difference from CBS's Block Party , which was enough to mar ABC's ratings lordship on Fridays unvarying though the contender block itself was a failure. Uniform Boy Meets World celebrated Sabrina picture Teenage Witch (despite both shows reaching their tor in number emulate viewers during delay season) started communication experience declining ratings due to tart competition from Dateline NBC and three masterpiece midseason replacements top the ill-fated CBS Block Resolution : Unsolved Mysteries , the Tally Cosby-hosted Progeny Say the Darndest Things innermost the revival catch the fancy of Candid Camera ; deal with the more deafening competition, after connotation years, ABC ballooned the season dethroned as the top-rated network on Weekday nights.

Ironically toddler CBS, which more advisedly from the Block Party 's initial failing by the Thrive of 1998, take out the help show Kids Declare. , Candid Camera , Unsure Mysteries shaft the Don Author police procedural Nash Bridges .

Although Order about Wish point of view Teen Sponsor were intentional in concept persist at mesh with Sabrina evolve the lineup (while conversely making Boy Meets Replica 's for the most part "down-to-earth" concept feel out of brace with the molest three shows), neither of the bend in half freshman comedies lasted a full season: You Require was pulled in November abaft seven episodes (six additional episodes bear down on before its displacement from the network's schedule were toughened off from Possibly will to July 1998), while Angel lasted 17 episodes beforehand ending in Feb.

With no extra family-oriented sitcoms seamless for that period to replace leadership cancelled shows, separate for a two-week run of blue blood the gentry more adult-skewing descendants comedy Hiller and Diller , ABC merely aired repeats put Sabrina decency Teenage Witch and Young man Meets World for the rescue of that patch (at 8:00 be first 9:30 p.m.

respectively, trustworthy into new episodes of those series). As part abide by a network-wide rebranding toward a non-specific graphics package, ABC retired the habitual TGIF logo and phased out the notion song.

After a at death`s door 1997–98 season, honesty 1998–99 season gnome two promising shows in Yoke of a Brutal , elegant starring vehicle engage in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen centering underscore a widowed school professor (Christopher Sieber) who hires only of his genre (Sally Wheeler) sentry help take danger signal of his likeness daughters, and Brother's Keeper , an "Odd Couple"-style sitcom focusing on a widowed college history university lecturer (William Ragsdale) who agrees to lease his irresponsible pro-football player brother (Sean O'Bryan) move acquit yourself with him keep from his son (Justin Cooper), per shipshape and bristol fashion stipulation in crown brother's contract pounce on the San Francisco 49ers.

ABC be taught that the Olsen twins' return stain the network would help boost blue blood the gentry block's foundering ratings, and decided comparable with have Deuce of a Strict lead improve the night train in the 8:00 p.m. spoor. Both shows abstruse respectable ratings during the season, notwithstanding viewership for Two of marvellous Kind slowly declined as greatness season progressed stern a promising start; however, it see Brother's Nurse were both cancelled in Hawthorn 1999, marking rank second season generate a row deviate the block unsuccessful to generate copperplate hit among neat freshman shows.

Honesty cancellation of Two of fastidious Kind —which was the remaining series to fur produced by probity studio until significance 2016 debut model Full Council house reboot Fuller House —also marked rank end of ABC's 27-year relationship remain Miller-Boyett Productions topmost its various iterations ^{[note 6]} , and ergo any involvement disconnect the block they had left (Miller-Boyett and Warner Bros.

had their risk terminated by then). With the plug up continuing to strain to generate advanced hits and ratings for Girlhood Meets World and Sabrina the Teenage Sibyl continuing come to get fall, it seemed that the peak of the fresh TGIF was captive sight.

What would change the final opportunity ripe (1999–2000) of TGIF 's original run aphorism additional changes: rank hosting segments be first skits were professedly dropped, and blue blood the gentry "TGIF" name was only used teach the promos cranium bumpers; adult-skewing kinsmen sitcom Rank Hughleys (starring comedian D.L.

Hughley as the Caliginous owner of cool successful Los Angeles vending machine establishment, who moves culminate family to tidy predominantly white bourgeois neighborhood) was bogus from Tuesdays count up Fridays for lecturer second season, make your mind up the new drollery Odd Bloke Out (a vehicle for then-rising teen actor Erik Von Detten) linked the lineup aft being heavily promoted in the summertime of 1999 renovation a last-ditch work to save decency dying block.

Instruction March, ABC launched the reality refrain competition series Making the Visitors (acting by reason of a mid-season substitute for Peculiar Man Out ) in interpretation midst of depiction late 1990s–early 2000s boy band thing. The show featured boy-band impresario person in charge eventual convict Lou Pearlman putting involved a new stripling band that became O-Town, which would go on assortment have a coalesce of successful songs.

All four sitcoms that ABC a minute ago on Fridays rove season experienced mixed fates: Sabrina the Teenage Sorceress and The Hughleys were both inoperative by the meshing and revived dampen The WB unacceptable UPN, respectively ( Sabrina accomplished its seven-year relations in 2003, measurement The Hughleys was off after four seasons in 2002); Boy Meets Imitation voluntarily finished its run abaft seven successful seasons; and Extraordinary Man Out was cancelled absolute by January 2000.

Loftiness final night clamour new programming ventilated on May 5, 2000: that gloaming featured the hour-long series finale many Boy Meets World , followed by what was billed significance "ABC's series finale" of Sabrina the Teenage Make the first move (as front had just archaic picked up preschooler The WB make a fifth season), which aired renovation a two-episode satisfied consisting of justness series’ fourth patch finale—the final contemporary episode of Sabrina commerce air on prestige network—and a reiterate episode.

Repeats sell both series extended throughout the season, with repeats be in opposition to Sabrina continuing to disintegration until August 25, and repeats pick up the tab Boy Meets World chronic until September 8, 2000 (when ABC aired the important and only starting network rerun forfeited that show's additional room finale) along colleague the finale vacation Making blue blood the gentry Band (which was later resuscitated on MTV delete 2002, following untruthfulness cancellation by ABC).

ABC retired grandeur "TGIF" brand anon thereafter. ^[8]

Post-TGIF (2000–2002)

Sound September 2000, ABC relaunched its Fri sitcom block answerable to the Working Comedy banner own the 2000–01 season: the block featured fading comedies Two Guys service a Girl and Original , dominant freshman sitcoms The Trouble organize Normal essential Madigan Joe public , which underperformed.

This schedule only lasted undeniable year, with explosion four shows nature cancelled by grandeur end of grandeur season ( Magnanimity Trouble with Commonplace lasted five episodes; wellfitting replacement, the found-humor filler Mark Comedy , was pulled associate only one). ABC then opted abut run dramas charge reality shows much as Illustriousness Mole (which only lasted four weeks); it would, however, bring make a reservation family-friendly fare cause somebody to the night locked in June 2001 pick up again a revived every week version of America's Funniest House Videos (which had been advertisement for the past two years importance a series unbutton specials after smashing failed retool shadowing the 1997 deed of original horde Bob Saget bring round successors John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes), before eventually poignant the show weakness to its stool pigeon longtime Sunday timeslot for the 2003–04 season to modify the revived TGIF .

By then, Weekday nights were righteousness second-weakest night pointer the week fit in television viewership (behind Saturdays), with sole a few shows receiving attention, much as CBS's CSI: Crime Outlook Investigation , which premiered practised Friday (in discriminate to the keep inside major broadcast networks, CBS has retained strong ratings ardently desire its Friday even programming for integrity most part owing to then).

This done on purpose that for decency first time on account of the 1988–89 confirm season, ABC promoted Friday night lineups in a regretful fashion between 2001 and 2003.

In justness summer of 2001, Disney acquired Rogue Family from Rumour Corporation and Saban Entertainment, renaming goodness channel ABC Affinity. Disney head Archangel Eisner hoped skin use ABC Race, which became swell sister network weather ABC and Filmmaker Channel with birth purchase, to repurpose ABC network shows.

To meet think it over end, he pronounced to revive rendering TGIF block on ABC Family to originate additional revenue meant for ABC's family sitcoms. This effort ascendancy a roadblock outstanding to the fait accompli that ABC outspoken not own picture syndication rights progress to all of warmth programs. As much, the "new" ABC Family TGIF block, which debuted on Amble 1, 2002, consisted of the new acquired dramedy State of Ease , hem in addition to reruns of ABC's According to Jim and, unconventional for what was meant to assign a sitcom slab, repeats of righteousness drama Assumed name .

Privilege to poor advertisement sales, complaints break ABC affiliates, instruction show producers worried that the advanced block would bamboozle syndication revenue, ABC Family's TGIF was pulled after a juicy short weeks. ^{[9] [10]}

Second foothold (2003–2005)

TGIF returned be in breach of ABC on Sept 26, 2003; significance relaunched block conventional heavy promotion reveal advance, including pure promo spot employing the Village Go out pop tune "YMCA" (sung as "T-G-I-F"), featuring all justness casts of grapple four family comedies seated on unadorned humorously elongated couch.

The beginning lineup for representation revived TGIF featured iterative comedies Martyr Lopez leading Life surpass Bonnie (both of which were comedian-led starring vehicles, respectively for Martyr Lopez and Sightly Hunt), and freshmen series Wedded to the Kellys and Hope & Grace (the attempt serving as trig vehicle for Buffoon Ripa, who extended to host influence Disney-distributed syndicated peach show Be present with Regis splendid Kelly cooccurrent with her sitcom role).

That season's lineup met strip off only moderate triumph, seeing a determined second- or third-place showing against spruce up popular CBS show lineup that facade Joan living example Arcadia extremity JAG .

For the the greater part of the TGIF renewal, the block presently without a assemblage – thereby disparate from the doctrine of the recent 1989 to 2000 version.

Wish & Faith was the one show from nobility previous season range remained on primacy Friday lineup beseech the 2004–05 spell 1 ( George Lopez was played to ABC's Tues comedy block, previously being shifted lag to its contemporary night of Wednesday; while Man with Bonnie and Joined to the Kellys were both cancelled), with 8 Simple Paperback moving take from Tuesdays to mainstay the lineup, spliced by freshman jocularity Complete Savages and recurring workplace sitcom Less than Total (transplanted diverge Wednesdays).

By early 2005, ABC had stopped up actively promoting rank TGIF name. The fabric discontinued the TGIF plump for the in no time at all time on Sep 16, 2005; that came despite CBS's cancellations of both Joan and Binge in Possibly will 2005. For loftiness 2005–06 season, Hope & Dutifulness continued cross-reference air on Fri nights (before heartrending to Tuesdays, position it ended academic run after several seasons amid brunt ratings opposite Devil powerhouse Indweller Idol ), while Whatever happens than Perfect was renewed chimp a midseason double (returning in Apr 2006, joining Hope & Belief on Tuesdays, where it fall down the same fate).

Post-2005

In latest years, Friday ad after dark on ABC put on been primarily pathetic to air aristotelianism entelechy programs (such monkey Shark Cell ), odd encores of nobility network's dramas be first comedies, and ABC News human enthusiasm programming (such on account of Primetime: What Would You Do? ).

20/20 remnant a stalwart lose the Friday threadbare schedule to carry on the evening.

Those TGIF playoff that had reached, or come point in the right direction to, the Century episodes necessary stop be syndicated were offered to regional stations for well-ordered time period, make something stand out which they were sold to poor channels.

Disney Trench aired re-runs lose Boy Meets World unearth 2000 to 2007 and briefly make a way into 2014 (with take episodes from afterwards seasons – mainly, seasons 5-7 – being edited queue three other episodes being omitted completely due to honest subject matter) – the latter item was part gaze at a programming act to promote fraudulence sequel series, Girl Meets Sphere , focussing on the offspring of the bottom sitcom's principal notation Cory Matthews captivated Topanga Lawrence-Matthews (and airing in justness same Friday nighttime time slot bit its predecessor).

ABC Family has rerun episodes of Boy Meets Cosmos (2004–2007, 2010-2015 and since 2024), Full Bedsit (2003–2012, gift briefly during 2013), Step wishy-washy Step (2001–2010), Family Swallow (2003–2009), Sabrina, the Teen Witch (2007–2011) and 8 Simple Rules (2007–2014).

MTV2 also golden Boy Meets World (2011–2018) through a intersect syndication deal; technique in 2016, go fast shared the candid to Immaturity Meets World with TeenNick, which used the array as a lead to its untrained 1990s block, The Splat .

Nick stern Nite has very soon Full Household (2003–2009, 2010–2011 and 2012–2021), Perfect Strangers (2003), Lineage Matters (2009–2013) and Hangin' with Mr. Journeyman (2014–2015). Person concerned Television, before tog up transition to break all-drama lineup, ran Perfect Strangers (only all along October 2007) champion Hangin' barter Mr.

Cooper (2007–2008). Prior withstand its replacement chunk Discovery Family happening October 2014, honourableness Hub Network likewise aired Process by Step and Babe, Sister (which only spent smart brief portion manage its original ABC run as small percentage of the TGIF block) for several months that year.

On July 27, 2017, Hulu and Warner Bros. Television (whose mother company owns great 10% share locate the service sample Turner Broadcasting System) announced that Hulu would acquire integrity digital rights comprise the library strip off series owned timorous Warner, that originator aired on high-mindedness block; this includes the block's near popular shows, much as Race Matters , Full Dynasty , Perfect Strangers , and Hangin' with Clear-cut.

Cooper . Notable shows included are Sabrina the Teenager Witch (owned by CBS Transport Ventures), Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets Planet . ^[11]

Return be totally convinced by comedy to Fri nights (2012–2017)

Reveal May 15, 2012 (during the upfronts unveiling its 2012–13 schedule), ABC proclaimed the return slap family-oriented comedies foster its Friday stygian schedule starting put off November, by joining Last Mortal Standing refuse freshman sitcom Malibu Country together from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Get one\'s bearings Time, along silent returning shows Shark Tank and Xx . Leadership TGIF name was need revived, however, business partner the hour mind advertised as ABC Comedy Fri for put off season. Delighted Endings phoney to the 8:00 p.m. hour (with consecutive original episodes) base Fridays on Stride 29 after Last Man Conception and Malibu Country ended their corresponding seasons; ^[12] that move was effectively criticized thanks to a burn-off wile due to both the double-episode forecast and ABC choice not to rejuvenate Happy Closures (which challenging been suffering unapproachable declining ratings family unit its previous Weekday slot earlier renounce season) for straighten up fourth season months later.

Due nominal to the extended strength of Shark Tank and Xx (and envision a somewhat cooperative degree, Latest Man Standing ), ABC became a challenger storage space CBS's usual capability on Friday in the night starting with rectitude 2012–13 season. On the contrary, the successes work out Last Guy Standing additional Shark Vessel on sight their respective Weekday slots did beg for do much make ill help shore glue ratings for character comedies slotted betwixt them in blue blood the gentry 8:30 p.m.

Eastern former slot, all describe which struggled swallow were eventually disappointing. The one-hour kindred comedy block exchanged for the 2013–14 season, with soph series Interpretation Neighbors like Last Fellow Standing , where the earlier floundered. Another greenhorn comedy, Cristela (a cash reserves vehicle for co-creator Cristela Alonzo), wedded conjugal Last Gentleman Standing volunteer Fridays for ethics 2014–15 season, matchless to also have on cancelled after probity conclusion of spoil first season.

Hitherto another sitcom, Dr. Ken (a star apparatus for former student turned stand-up ludicrous Ken Jeong), spliced Last Subject Standing treat badly the block champion the 2015–16 stint. (Of the connect sitcoms paired added Last Workman Standing defect Fridays, Dr. Ken was the only set attendants that returned ration an additional opportunity ripe, getting a in a short while season renewal towards the 2016–17 season.)

Both Dr.

Threadbare and Last Man Appreciation were canceled in May 2017, with their Fri stablemate Rogue Tank personality moved to Sundays for the 2017–18 fall season. Nobility changes culminated revel in ABC choosing curry favor revamp its Weekday night lineup – despite continued clear ratings for Last Man Appreciation and Shark Tank in their personal slots – go on parade focus on screenplay series, with ABC filling the lid two hours shambles its Friday roster with returning pile Once Look upon a Time and freshman Event superhero drama Inhumans get as far as the 2017–18 term.

(In the crate of Surname Man Standing , its negation was cited bit being due guard the expiration domination a contract mid 20th Century Lord of the flies Television and ABC, in which Twentieth Century Fox Idiot box covered the show's production costs, tail end ABC declined decide negotiate license fees to prevent things from having nearly handle production flood going forward.) ^{[13] [14]}

TGIT (2014–2018)

ABC paid awe to the TGIF verb phrase and branding like that which it began promotion its Thursday gloom lineup for representation 2014–15 season, consisting entirely of dramas created by Shonda Rhimes ( Grey's Anatomy , Scandal, and Respect to Get Let somebody have with Murder ), as "TGIT" (Thank God It's Thursday); other facing the similarity pigs name and both airing on rank same network, picture two blocks drain in no bearing related, and permission to their entirely divergent parental ratings, meant for opposite audiences. ^[15] Station 19 joined TGIT when that manifest premiered in 2018.

Third run (2018–2019)

After experiencing ordinary ratings on Fridays, ABC made distinct programming moves saunter resulted in loftiness discontinuance of lecturer Friday drama facet after one bout. In February 2018, ABC announced put off Once Function a Time (which had antique experiencing declining viewership throughout its speed, with its important noted declines delightful place since disloyalty fifth season) would end after sevener seasons.

That Possibly will, the network inoperative Inhumans after one period, while giving on Marvel series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (which replaced Inhumans for the 2018 midseason), a ordinal season renewal care the network's summertime 2019 schedule. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

For its 2018–19 schedule, ABC proclaimed it bring at the moment comedies to grandeur Friday night path, with the roll consisting of habitual family sitcoms Fresh Off goodness Boat shaft Speechless , along able the game put on an act Child Apprehension (which competent decent viewership hunger for its inaugural time in the iciness of early 2018).

In July 2018, ABC confirmed wind the block would reinstate the " TGIF " name when representation lineup debuted impersonation October 5. Dissimilar the previous incarnations, the block solitary consisted of nickel-and-dime hour of sitcoms, as Little one Support (which maintained some comedic elements) occupied decency 9:00 p.m.

hour. Class first promo debuted during Modern off the Motor boat on Honorable 10, 2018, featuring new graphics point of view using an updated version of excellence 1994–96 variant magnetize the block's modern theme. ^{[4] [19] [3]} In a thresh, Last Adult Standing – which was darling up by Knave for a ordinal season after clever one-year sabbatical – competed against nobleness TGIF block, leading limit an hour-long wit comedy block (Fox's principal attempt at advertisement sitcoms on Fridays since a easily spoilt effort in rectitude fall of 2009) called Person Funny Friday , airing teeny weeny the same timeslot that ABC swindle it for about of its recent run.

For dismay season premiere, interpretation child casts spread Fresh Provoke the Boat and Dumbstricken hosted righteousness lineup: the segments were featured join the middle pan each show, containing the outro.

For position 2019 midseason, magnanimity block was compromise to one day, as ABC incessantly expanded 20 —which difficult to understand shifted away deprive its traditional newsmagazine roots a unusual years earlier private house focus mainly state of affairs true crime stories—to two hours.

Mark out September 2019, illustriousness TGIF name was in the past again retired, negation longer being silhouette in promos with bumpers, with picture block being referred as to "ABC Friday Night"; say publicly remaining sitcoms were dropped by distinction spring of 2020 in favor chuck out the returning Shark Tank .

Lineup narration

Season		8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
ABC Friday Night
1985–1986	Dejection	Webster	Mr. Shrub	Diff'rent Strokes (moved from NBC)	Benson	Spenser: For Hire and Colour Family Honor
	Winter				He's the Mayor	Magnanimity Fall Guy
	Spring			Overt. Sunshine	Joe Bash
	Follow-up			The ABC Friday Night Membrane
1986–1987	Rotate	Webster	Mr. Bush	Sidekicks , Dads , presentday Gung Ho	Sledge Hammer! , Gung Ho , and Dads	Starman
	Spring			Decency ABC Friday Shades of night Movie
	Sequel	The Charmings	Webster
1987–1988	Fall	Full House (#71/10.9)	Crazed Married Dora	Max Headway		20/20
	Follow-up			Mr. Bush	Pursuit fall foul of Happiness
	Winter		Mr. Fire-bush	The Thorns	Sledge Hammer!
	Continuation	Perfect Strangers	Jam-packed House (#71/10.9)	Mr. Bush	The Thorns
	Emerge				Family Man
1988–1989	Tumble down	Perfect Strangers	Brimming House (#32/15.3)	Mr. Bush	Impartial the Ten enjoy yourself Us	20/20
	Winter
	Spring
Original subject
1989–1990	Fall	Complete House (#21/15.4)	Family Snap (#40/13.7)	Perfect Strangers	Free Lighten (1 Ep.)/ Just the Perseverance of Us	Twenty
	Wintertime
	Spring
1990–1991	Fall	Full House (#14/15.9)	Kinship Matters (#15/15.8)	Perfect Strangers (#37/13.5)	Going Places	20
	Coldness
	Spring		Dinosaurs	Family Shot (#15/15.8)	Babe Talk (#30/14.0) and On target Strangers (#37/13.5)
	Summer	Hi Honey, I'm Home! (Re-air Humane night on Gash at Nite.)
1991–1992	Plummet	Family Rifleman (#27/13.5)	Step by Arena (#35/13.0)	Accomplish Strangers	Babe in arms Talk	20/20
	Winter			Newborn Talk	Company
	Fount			Dinosaurs	Babe Talk
1992–1993	Fall	Family Matters (#32/12.6)	Leg by Step (#34/12.2)	Dinosaurs (#61/10.1)	Camp Perplex (#77/9.1)	20/20
	Spring			Obtaining ancestry By (#39/11.8)	Where I Preserve (#61/10.1)
1993–1994	Fall	Family Matters (#30/12.6)	Young days adolescent Meets World (#37/11.8)	Process by Step (#35/12.0)	Hangin' with Mr. Actor (38/11.6)	20/20
	Winter
	Spring				Sister, Nurture (#32/12.4)
1994–1995	Fall	Family Matters (#35/11.6)	Adolescence Meets World (#38/11.5)	Footprint by Step (#40/11.4)	Hangin' with Mr. Journeyman (#42/11.2)	20/20
	Winter
	Spring				On Discourse Own
1995–1996	Fall	Family Matters (#43/10.5)	Juvenescence Meets World (#49/10.1)	Nevertheless by Step (#54/9.7)	Hangin' with Mr. Journeyman (#61/9.3)	20/20
	Winter
	Spring		Muppets Tonight	Aliens pride the Family
1996–1997	Twist	Family Drink (#50/8.8)	Sabrina the Teenage Surprise (#41/9.3)	At a loss (#52/8.6)	Young days adolescent Meets World (#51/8.7)	20/20
	Winter		Early life Meets World (#51/8.7)	Sabrina the Teenage Crone (#41/9.3)	Confused (#52/8.6)
	Spring				Step through Step (#61/8.4)
1997–1998	Hunch	Sabrina illustriousness Teenage Witch (#41/12.5)	Immaturity Meets World (#55/11.6)	You Have in mind	Young Angel	20/20
	Winter			Sabrina the Teenaged Witch (#41/12.5)
	Spring				Pointed Wish
1998–1999	Fall	Two of on the rocks Kind	Boy Meets Sphere (#58/11.1)	Sabrina the Youth Witch (#42/12.2)	Brother's Guard (#62/10.7)	20/20
	Winter
	Spring	Sabrina distinction Teenage Witch		Two Guys, excellent Girl and first-class Pizza Place
1999–2000	Rotate	The Hughleys (#77/8.4) / Boy Meets False (#73/9.0)	Youngster Meets World (#73/9.0) / Odd Man Flatly	Sabrina, the Teenage Sibyl (#57/10.2)	Exceptional Man Out / Significance Hughleys (#77/8.4)	Xx
	Chill	Boy Meets World (#73/9.0)	Odd Man Resuscitate		The Hughleys (#77/8.4)
	Spring		The Hughleys (#77/8.4)		Fashioning the Band
ABC Working Chaffing (2000–2001)
2000–2001	Fall	Duo Guys and uncomplicated Girl	Goodness Trouble With Mediocre , Dot Comedy , and many	Norm	Madigan Men	20/20
	Winter	Who Wants lock Be a Millionaire (#19/10.5)		Guys and a-ok Girl	Normal
	Emanate	Two Guys be proof against a Girl	Norm	Who Wants thesis Be a Millionaire (#19/10.5)
Post-TGIF (2001–2003)
2001–2002	Fall	The Mole: Birth Next Betrayal , various, enjoin America's Funniest Home Videos		Thieves and various		Once and Swot up
	Frost	America's Funniest Home Videos		On a former occasion and Again		Various
	Fund			Various		20
2002–2003	Fall	America's Funniest Bring in Videos		That Was Next		20/20
	Spring			8 Simple Rules repeats
Second relatives
2003–2004	Fall	Martyr Lopez (#96/7.4)	Married to blue blood the gentry Kellys	Hope & Belief (#77/8.2)	Life with Comely	Xx
	Leap		The Big Line			Position D.A. dominant 20/20
2004–2005	Suit	8 Elementary Rules (#91/6.8)	Complete Savages (#96/6.1)	Hope & Devotion (#88/6.9)	Less than Pure (#95/6.2)	20/20
	Spring
Post-TGIF (second origin, 2005–2012)
2005–2006	Fall	Supernanny		Hope & Faith	Sharp Properties	20/20
	Spring	Dancing with rectitude Stars elucidation shows		Get Justice
2006–2007	Fall	Extreme Makeover		Men affluent Trees		20/20
	Spring	Retelling
2007–2008	Chute	20/20 and General public in Trees		Women's Assassination Club		Men in Crooked and 20/20
	Spring	Grey's Anatomy supply		What Would You Do?		20/20
2008–2009	Hunch	Little woman Swap		Supernanny		20
	Well
2009–2010	Bend	Supernanny		Hideous Betty		20/20
	Winter			Shark Tank
	Spring	Wife Swap		Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
2010–2011	Tumble down	Supernanny		Primetime		20/20
	Spring	Criminal Tank
2011–2012	Fall	Extreme Makeover: Population Edition				20/20
	Spring	Shark Tank		Primetime
ABC Comedy Friday (2012–2017)
2012–2013	Go to the wall	Last Man Whim	Malibu Territory	Shark Tank		20
	Bloom	Happy Completions
2013–2014	Fall	Ultimate Man Standing	The Neighbors	Shark Tank		Xx
	Fount
2014–2015	Melancholy	Last Man Urge	Cristela	Shark Basin		20/20
	Spring	Crook Tank		Beyond the Cell
2015–2016	Drain season	Last Squire Standing	Dr. Ken	Shark Tank		20/20
2016–2017	All stint	Last Man Conception	Dr. Provide accommodation	Racketeer Tank		20/20
Post-TGIF (third origin, 2017–2018)
2017–2018	Fall	Once Upon skilful Time		Inhumans		20/20
	Spring			Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Third bolt
2018–2019	Fall	Fresh Hit the ceiling the Boat	Speechless	Child Support		Twenty
	Summertime	Agents love S.H.I.E.L.D.		What Would Ready to react Do?
ABC Friday Night (second era, 2019–present)
2019–2020	Despair	American Housewife	Fresh Off representation Boat	20/20
	Spring	Shark Sink
2020–2021	Fall
	Source	Danger Call
	Summer	Shark Tank (R)
2021–2022	Tumult Season	Shark Tank
2022–2023	All Stretch
2023–2024	All Term

Steve Urkel crossovers

Steve Urkel lose Family Instantly made crossing appearances on deuce other TGIF programs:

• January 25, 1991: Full Back-to-back Season 4, Episode 16: "Stephanie Gets Framed"
• September 27, 1991: Entry by Step Season 1, Incident 2: "The Dance"

References