Update on the story from The Hollywood Reporter: Previously scheduled programming was displaced to Saturday night, though all but *1600 Penn* was an encore.
So why *Matlock*? WKYC president and* *GM* Brooke Spectorsky* tells *The Hollywood Reporter* <http://thr.com> that there's a lot of lingering affection for the long-defunct legal drama. "The Academy did snub *Andy Griffith*," says Spectorsky. "We thought it would be a nice tribute." Griffith, who starred as a veteran criminal defense attorney on *Matlock*from 1986-95, was among the late actors to not make the Oscars' In Memoriam reel Sunday, and his exclusion has been among the most debated. And: WKYC plans to air *Matlock: The Heist* during the same time period next week, but there are no plans beyond that. Despite the goodwill for Griffith and the show, Spectorsky chalks up the pre-emption as a fun experiment. He's well aware that *Matlock* has very little recognition with younger viewers. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-affiliate-replaces-office-matlock-425576 -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
