Lauren Novak

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These Classic Western Shows Aren’t Streaming — But They Are on MeTV’s New All-Western Channel

Mariska Hargitay Christopher Meloni Law & Order SVU Benson Stabler

How Mariska Hargitay Landed Her ‘SVU Role’ — And Nearly Lost It

CSI press photo

‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’ is Heading to the Heroes & Icons Network

SURVIVOR, (aka SURVIVOR: BORNEO), contestants: Susan Hawk (3rd from left), Rudy Boesch (5th from left - red shirt), Sean Kenniff (6th from left - blue shirt), Richard Hatch (7th from left - shirtless), Sonja Christopher (8th from left - khaki shorts), Greg Buis (8th from right - checkered shirt), Colleen Haskell (7th from right), Ramona Gray (6th from right - obscured), Gervase Peterson (4th from right), Gretchen Cordy (2nd from right), B.B. Andersen (right), (Season 1, premiered May 31, 2000)

25 Years Later: What Happened to the Cast of ‘Survivor’ Season 1?

Find Out What’s Scheduled for MeTV’s New Classic Western Spinoff Channel WEST

AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Ron Howard, 1973

This Forgotten ‘Gunsmoke’ Episode Starred a Young Ron Howard

Dan Blocker in Bonanza

The Surprising Career Dan Blocker Nearly Chose Before ‘Bonanza’

THE WALTONS, Michael Learned, 1972-1981

Michael Learned Left ‘The Waltons’ Because ‘It Was Just Boring’

Shaun Cassidy, 1977

Shaun Cassidy Says Shirley Jones & Jack Cassidy ‘Weren’t Around’ While He Was Growing Up

GUNSMOKE, Bette Davis, 'The Jailer' (Season 12, aired October 1, 1966), 1955-75.

The Sad Reason Bette Davis Appeared on ‘Gunsmoke’

I DREAM OF JEANNIE, from left: Larry Hagman, Barbara Eden, 1965-1970. ph: TV Guide / Courtesy Everett Collection

The Episode That Ruined ‘I Dream of Jeannie’

How To Watch MeTV’s New All-Western Channel WEST

Karen Grassle from Little House on the Prairie

The One ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Storyline That Karen Grassle Wasn’t Allowed to Do

The Real Reason ‘Get Smart’ Was Cancelled After Five Seasons

‘Martin’ Returns to TV on Dabl Fall Schedule

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New All-Westerns Channel WEST Brings ‘Bonanza,’ ‘Gunsmoke’ and More Back to TV

The chocolate room of candy-maker supreme, Willy Wonka, may go down in screen history as not only one of the most impressive studio sets ever constructed but perhaps the tastiest too. The immense candy room setting has been constructed on the largest sound stage at Bavaria Studios, Munich, where David L. Wolper's production of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' is now being filmed. Sailing in the boat are Denise Nickerson, Peter Ostrum, Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen (this is not the boat used in the film). They are using giant lollipops as paddles. 8th October 1970. Colorized

‘Willy Wonka’ Child Stars Reveal That Famous Chocolate River Was Actually ‘Stinky’ and Full of Cigarette Butts

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Paul Newman and Robert Redford

Who’s Still Alive From ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?

The Munsters Butch Patrick, Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Pat Priest, 1964-66

‘The Munsters’ Join FETV Daily Schedule This Fall

THE LOVE BOAT, from left: Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, Jill Whelan, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes, Fred Grandy, 1977-1986. Composite image

See ‘The Love Boat’ Cast Reunite Almost 50 Years Later (PHOTOS)

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe performs live for the

Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil Shares Health Update After Stroke

Whatever Happened to the Cast of ‘L.A. Law’?

THE WALTONS, top, from left: Eric Scott, Jon Walmsley, Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Ellen Corby, middle row, from left: Kami Cotler, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, bottom, from left: David W. Harper, Judy Norton-Taylor, Mary Beth McDonough, (1970s), 1971-1981.

Who’s Still Alive From ‘The Waltons’?

Jon Provost, Hugh Reilly, June Lockhart in Lassie

Where Can You Watch ‘Lassie’?

Who’s Still Alive From ‘Benson’?

DALLAS, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, 1978-1991

What Is ‘Dallas’ Star Linda Gray Doing Now at 85?

Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke

Where Can You Watch ‘Gunsmoke’ on TV?

BEWITCHED, Elizabeth Montgomery, Erin Murphy, Dick Sargent, David Lawrence, (Season 8), 1964-72

Who’s Still Alive From ‘Bewitched’?

MeTV’s ‘Svengoolie’s BOO-Nanza’ Is Back This October for a Month of Halloween Fun

GUNSMOKE, James Arness, Amanda Blake, 1955-1975

Which Major ‘Gunsmoke’ Cast Member Almost Wasn’t on the Show?

Suzanne Somers, John Ritter, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company

Pluto TV’s ‘Three’s Company’ Marathon Honors John Ritter This Thursday

RHODA, clockwise from top left, David Groh, Ron Silver, Anne Meara, Valerie Harper, Julie Kavner, 1974-78 (1976 photo)

Who’s Still Alive From ‘Rhoda’?

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Julie Andrews, Angela Cartwright, Charmian Carr, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, 1965.

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘Sound of Music’ Star Angela Cartwright

Welcome Back, Kotter - John Travolta, Ron Palillo, Gabriel Kaplan, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs

Who’s Still Alive From ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’?

GIMME A BREAK!, (back l-r): Lara Jill Miller, Nell Carter, Kari Michaelsen, Lauri Hendler, (front l-r): Joey Lawrence, Dolph Sweet, 1981-87

Who’s Still Alive From ‘Gimme a Break!’?

Sherman Hemsley & Isabel Sanford in 'The Jeffersons'

What Happened on the First Episode of ‘The Jeffersons’ and Why It Mattered

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, from left: Melissa Sue Anderson, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert (bottom), Michael Landon, Lindsay / Sidney Greenbush, (1974), 1974-83.

‘Little House on the Prairie’ Dropped From COZI TV Schedule This Fall

BAMBI, Bambi, Flower, 1942

Who’s Still Alive From Disney’s Animated ‘Bambi’?

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING, (aka PIPPI LANGSTRUMP), Inger Nilsson, 1969

Who’s Still Alive from the Original 1960s ‘Pippi Longstocking’ Cast?

STAND BY ME, Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, 1986.

Where is the Cast of ‘Stand By Me’ Today?

FATHER KNOWS BEST, from left, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Robert Young, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, 1955-62

Billy Gray, Bud on ‘Father Knows Best,’ Reveals Pay Dispute That Made Him ‘Bitter’

Margret Hamilton on Mr Rogers Neighborhood

Margaret Hamilton Wasn’t Always Wicked: The ‘Wizard of Oz’ Star’s Most Surprising TV Appearances

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MeTV Celebrates ‘Gunsmoke’s’ 70th Anniversary With Monthlong Marathon

Screen Grab of Rich Correll From Leave it to Beaver

Whatever Happened to Rich Correll, Richard Rickover From ‘Leave It to Beaver’?

MATLOCK, Andy Griffith, 1986-95.

Do You Remember Andy Griffith’s Shocking Final Film Role?

Jerry Mathers

Who Are ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Jerry Mather’s Children?

THE WALTONS, from left: Will Geer, Ellen Corby, 1972-81.

The Tragic Death That Changed ‘The Waltons’ Forever

Whatever Happened to ‘The Munsters’ Star Pat Priest?

DEAD LIKE ME, Mandy Patinkin, Rebecca Gayheart, Callum Blue, Jasmine Guy, Ellen Muth, Cynthia Stevenson, (Season 1), 2003-,

Whatever Happed to the Cast of ‘Dead Like Me’?

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, Michael Landon, 1974-83

Could Michael Landon Really Play the Fiddle Like He Did on ‘Little House on the Prairie’?

WHAT'S HAPPENING!!, Danielle Spencer, (1986), 1976-79 custom graphic

Danielle Spencer, Dee From ‘What’s Happening!!’, Dies at 60

TALES OF WELLS FARGO, Dale Robertson, on-set, 1957-62

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘Tales of Wells Fargo,’ the Classic Western TV Series

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton Was Ready for ‘All in the Family’s Edith Bunker to Die — But Norman Lear Wasn’t

Why the U.S. Marines Gave Gomer Pyle a Rare Honor in 2001

Tia and Tamera Mowry of 'Sister, Sister'

Brush Up on ‘Sister, Sister,’ ‘Living Single’ & More With Dabl’s Back-to-School Marathon

Ross Martin, Robert Conrad in The Wild West

The Real Reason Why ‘The Wild Wild West’ Was Canceled

Happy Days Splash Screen with Maureen McCormick inset

When ‘Brady Bunch’ Star Maureen McCormick Shocked Fans By Playing a Bad Girl on ‘Happy Days’

Alfie Wise in Trauma Center, 1983

‘Cannonball Run’ Star Alfie Wise Dies at 82

Betty White’s ‘Hot in Cleveland’ to Air on Catchy Comedy This September

WKRP IN CINCINNATI, (back row, from left): Richard Sanders, Gordon Jump, Tim Reid, (middle): Frank Bonner, Gary Sandy, (front): Loni Anderson, Jan Howard Hesseman, Smithers, 1978-82.

Who’s Still Alive From ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’?

Loni Anderson, c. 1970s

The Bizarre Reason Loni Anderson Wasn’t Cast on ‘Three’s Company’

Butch Patrick in Lidsville in 1971

Beyond Eddie Munster: Butch Patrick’s Surprising Screen Appearances

The Lone Ranger - Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels

7 Things You May Not Know About ‘The Lone Ranger’

Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow in Leave It To Beaver

FETV Celebrates Back to School With ‘Leave It To Beaver’ Marathon

Flintstones

Celebrate 65 Years of ‘The Flintstones’ With MeTV Toons’ 24-Hour Marathon

Rob Lowe and Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert Opens Up About Romance With Rob Lowe: ‘It Was Like I Didn’t Exist’