13 Facts About MeTV

MeTV, an acronym for Memorable Entertainment Television, is an American broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting.

MeTV is carried on digital subchannels of affiliated television stations in most markets; however, some MeTV-affiliated stations carry the network as a primary affiliation on their main channel, and a small number of stations air select programs from the network along with their regular general entertainment schedules, with a few carrying the network in high definition.

MeTV's operations are located in Weigel Broadcasting's corporate headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois.

MeTV was originally developed as a programming block that launched on January 6,2003, on Class A television station WFBT-CA in Chicago, Illinois, an independent station owned by Weigel that otherwise maintained a format featuring programming aimed at the market's diverse ethnic demographics.

The only original programs on MeTV are Svengoolie, a hosted movie series that had been airing on WCIU since 1994, and cartoon-centered Toon In With Me.

Related searches

Network occasionally pays tribute to a recently deceased actor or actress with a marathon showcasing episodes of their past television roles to which MeTV has access to broadcast through its distributors, pre-empting episodes scheduled to air that day; however, these have aired in a significantly decreased usage since the discontinuance of the "MeTV Sunday Showcase" block in September 2012.

MeTV premiered its first original series since the introduction of Svengoolie, a reality show called Collector's Call, in 2019, later with more original series in 2021, Toon In with Me and in 2022, Sventoonie.

From September 2013 to January 2014, MeTV aired a prime-time film block on Friday evenings, "The MeTV Made for TV Movie", which showcased made-for-television films from the 1970s to the 1990s.

MeTV's weekly showing of Columbo on Sunday nights had been only program that appeared regularly in any feature length form.

MeTV previously ran a children's program block on Saturday mornings called "AniMeTV", that was handled by New York-based Classic Media.

MeTV cited the success of the original station, as well as the possibility of cross-promotional opportunities with MeTV television affiliates.

In September 2021, MeTV Plus expanded their carriage beyond the two stations.

MeTV+ arranges the bulk of its lineup in organized genre-based programming blocks, most of which use the "Me" moniker for brand unification purposes.