Why Family Matters & Step by Step moved to CBS? In early 1997, CBS picked up Family Matters and Step by Step in a $40 million deal to acquire the rights to the programs from ABC. ABC then promised to pay Miller-Boyett Productions $1.5 million per episode for a ninth and tenth season of Family Matters. However, tensions had risen between Miller-Boyett Productions and ABC's corporate parent, The Walt Disney Company (which had bought ABC in 1996 as part of its merger with ABC's then-parent Capital Cities/ABC Inc.). Miller-Boyett thought that it would not be a big player on ABC after ABC's recent purchase by Disney. Miller-Boyett Productions agreed to a $40 million offer from CBS for a 22-episode season for both Family Matters and Step By Step. CBS scheduled Family Matters along with Meego and Step By Step as a part of its new Friday lineup, branded as the CBS Block Party. The network scheduled the family-oriented block against ABC's TGIF lineup, where the two series originated. Jo Marie Payton's contract had just expired and she was reluctant to continue, feeling the show had jumped the shark years prior. She agreed to stay to keep continuity but left midseason shortly after nearly getting into a physical altercation with White in what would be her last regular episode; in that episode, White (playing a gangster instead of his usual Urkel) was attempting to insert material that violated Broadcast Standards and Practices. The resulting dispute between White and Payton escalated to the point where Darius McCrary had to separate the two. Payton would appear in only one more episode after that-a Christmas episode that also brought back several former characters from the ABC run who had been written out on CBS-before Judyann Elder took over as Harriette for the remainder of the season. While Family Matters continued to lose viewership compared to previous years, it was initially a modest success on CBS, beating the show that replaced it, You Wish. Meego, however, was a ratings failure and was canceled after six weeks. After the holiday special season, CBS replaced Meego with Kids Say the Darndest Things, and with that show's child-centered focus, it was placed in Family Matters' 8/7c time slot. Family Matters was pushed an hour later and paired with Step by Step. The ratings for Family Matters fell even further in this later slot, and the entire block except for Kids Say the Darndest Things was canceled in spring 1998, with the remaining episodes burned off in the summer.
I watched this show. I remember the episode where the football brother was suspended for a drug test and it turned out he was eating bird seeds. The post-credits was a PSA where he warned kids not to eat bird seed.
I was a big TGIF fan as a kid. By the time Brothers Keeper was on, I was a teenager “growing out of the block” but I’d still tune in here and there. At the time, I think it felt out of line for the brand and it didn’t really stand out to me. Maybe it’s worth a revisit now that I’m older. I want to say I enjoyed the video though! I’m a sucker for behind the scenes of short lived shows and I didn’t know that USA Network’s company studio was involved here. I enjoyed the insight and look for forward to more
ABC's TGIF block began to die in the fall of 1997: stemming from a combination of aging sitcoms like Family Matters and Step by Step moving to CBS (who started - and ended - their own family-friendly Friday night sitcom line-up in 1997-98 called "The Block Party"), the over-saturation of supernatural/magic type shows (Sabrina the Teenage Witch and new series You Wish and Teen Angel, the latter of which both lasted only one season), the failure of Two of a Kind in the 1998-99 season (which was the last sitcom produced by the previously reliable Miller-Boyett group) starring the Olsen twins the following year, and ultimately the ending of Boy Meets World after seven seasons and Sabrina... moving to The WB after the 1999-2000 season. ABC would bring back the TGIF brand for the 2003-05 & 2018-19 seasons, but it never met the same success it had before.😢
That was a weird time in my life. My parents moved to a new town, was a teenager, the tv antenna had to be adjusted to watch certain things so I either played video games or went to the local video rental place.
Randomly recommended video! I remember catching this in the UK in the early 2000s, buried in the wee small hours on ITV. I thought it was pretty good, at least enough to remember it a couple of decades later.
The 1998-99 season was TGIF’s last good year on ABC, in terms of programming. 8pm - *Two of a Kind* 8:30pm - Boy Meets World 9pm - Sabrina 9:30pm - *Brother’s Keeper* 10pm - 20/20 That was a good lineup (ratings wise), unfortunately the previous year (1997-98 season) did irreparable harm to the brand.
I haven’t seen it since it aired but, at the time this was the 1 season show that I wished was on another season. Maybe “Teen Angel”, but it came out with two other fantasy shows. The Olsen Twins show was forgettable and “You Wish” was part of the over saturation of fantasy shows. I think it was on at the same time as “Teen Angel” and “Sabrina”. I think teen Angel had a decent cast as well as this show. I think people commented this already, but the one I remember is the bird seed episode. I’m not sure if it had a hand in killing TGIF, but I feel like the Disney channel DCOMs kind of replaced TGIF. Those were definitely more kid focused, but they were the closest think to a family friendly sitcom at the time.
Kissinger liked being a celebrity and socializing with Hollywood figures, dating many actresses. If you Google search Kissinger and Hollywood, stories describing this come up. I loathe him for the reasons you describe.
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Is no one going to point out that this is clearly Two and a Half Men… before Two and a Half Men?!?!?!
You know this didn't ever occur to me haha
My mind is 🎉
So much better than 2 and half men. Charlie Sheens Character always made my skin crawl
My Two Dads.
I remember when I first heard of Two and a Half I thought of this show.
Awesome video. Really enjoted this breakdown, can't wait for season 2 of this classic series.
Thanks for the kind words ! Hopefully, this video gets the long awaited conclusion to the story made
This is like seeing my teacher at the grocery store.
Why Family Matters & Step by Step moved to CBS?
In early 1997, CBS picked up Family Matters and Step by Step in a $40 million deal to acquire the rights to the programs from ABC. ABC then promised to pay Miller-Boyett Productions $1.5 million per episode for a ninth and tenth season of Family Matters. However, tensions had risen between Miller-Boyett Productions and ABC's corporate parent, The Walt Disney Company (which had bought ABC in 1996 as part of its merger with ABC's then-parent Capital Cities/ABC Inc.). Miller-Boyett thought that it would not be a big player on ABC after ABC's recent purchase by Disney.
Miller-Boyett Productions agreed to a $40 million offer from CBS for a 22-episode season for both Family Matters and Step By Step. CBS scheduled Family Matters along with Meego and Step By Step as a part of its new Friday lineup, branded as the CBS Block Party. The network scheduled the family-oriented block against ABC's TGIF lineup, where the two series originated. Jo Marie Payton's contract had just expired and she was reluctant to continue, feeling the show had jumped the shark years prior. She agreed to stay to keep continuity but left midseason shortly after nearly getting into a physical altercation with White in what would be her last regular episode; in that episode, White (playing a gangster instead of his usual Urkel) was attempting to insert material that violated Broadcast Standards and Practices. The resulting dispute between White and Payton escalated to the point where Darius McCrary had to separate the two. Payton would appear in only one more episode after that-a Christmas episode that also brought back several former characters from the ABC run who had been written out on CBS-before Judyann Elder took over as Harriette for the remainder of the season.
While Family Matters continued to lose viewership compared to previous years, it was initially a modest success on CBS, beating the show that replaced it, You Wish. Meego, however, was a ratings failure and was canceled after six weeks. After the holiday special season, CBS replaced Meego with Kids Say the Darndest Things, and with that show's child-centered focus, it was placed in Family Matters' 8/7c time slot. Family Matters was pushed an hour later and paired with Step by Step. The ratings for Family Matters fell even further in this later slot, and the entire block except for Kids Say the Darndest Things was canceled in spring 1998, with the remaining episodes burned off in the summer.
Man, I love that you mention Behind the Bastards! Definitely a top 5 podcast.
I watched this show. I remember the episode where the football brother was suspended for a drug test and it turned out he was eating bird seeds. The post-credits was a PSA where he warned kids not to eat bird seed.
I feel like that episode is the one that for whatever reason has stuck in people's heads the most
I was a big TGIF fan as a kid. By the time Brothers Keeper was on, I was a teenager “growing out of the block” but I’d still tune in here and there. At the time, I think it felt out of line for the brand and it didn’t really stand out to me. Maybe it’s worth a revisit now that I’m older.
I want to say I enjoyed the video though! I’m a sucker for behind the scenes of short lived shows and I didn’t know that USA Network’s company studio was involved here. I enjoyed the insight and look for forward to more
Thanks, Im glad you enjoyed it
ABC's TGIF block began to die in the fall of 1997: stemming from a combination of aging sitcoms like Family Matters and Step by Step moving to CBS (who started - and ended - their own family-friendly Friday night sitcom line-up in 1997-98 called "The Block Party"), the over-saturation of supernatural/magic type shows (Sabrina the Teenage Witch and new series You Wish and Teen Angel, the latter of which both lasted only one season), the failure of Two of a Kind in the 1998-99 season (which was the last sitcom produced by the previously reliable Miller-Boyett group) starring the Olsen twins the following year, and ultimately the ending of Boy Meets World after seven seasons and Sabrina... moving to The WB after the 1999-2000 season.
ABC would bring back the TGIF brand for the 2003-05 & 2018-19 seasons, but it never met the same success it had before.😢
That was a weird time in my life. My parents moved to a new town, was a teenager, the tv antenna had to be adjusted to watch certain things so I either played video games or went to the local video rental place.
I was so checked out on network sitcoms by this point, if I knew William Ragsdale was in something new, I would have given it at least one episode.
It didn't dawn on me it was William Ragsdale for like twenty years
Randomly recommended video! I remember catching this in the UK in the early 2000s, buried in the wee small hours on ITV. I thought it was pretty good, at least enough to remember it a couple of decades later.
yeah it was always one of those shows I had in the back of my mind as a , oh yeah this existed
Well that title made me subscribe instantly lol
Hell yeah
What a perfect thumbnail and title. Instant watch and subscribe
awesome. Thanks so much!
4:20 I love you for this joke
glad you liked it!
@PopCultureHyperfixations I can't stand Rodgers and his smug little smile.
I recall liking this show. It just needed a catchier title - something like _Two and a Half Men._
Oh wow, didnt even dawn on me
I really liked this show back then. That Monday Night Football episode stuck with me
The 1998-99 season was TGIF’s last good year on ABC, in terms of programming.
8pm - *Two of a Kind*
8:30pm - Boy Meets World
9pm - Sabrina
9:30pm - *Brother’s Keeper*
10pm - 20/20
That was a good lineup (ratings wise), unfortunately the previous year (1997-98 season) did irreparable harm to the brand.
I was around and I have zero memory of this show. Looks like it might be worth seeking out
I was genuinely surprised I enjoyed some of it
Wow. If I knew this existed I'd have watched. William Ragsdale rules.
blew my mind when I realized it was Ragsdale
I'm not so fond of the Henry Kissinger part, but this was a very underrated show.
I haven’t seen it since it aired but, at the time this was the 1 season show that I wished was on another season. Maybe “Teen Angel”, but it came out with two other fantasy shows.
The Olsen Twins show was forgettable and “You Wish” was part of the over saturation of fantasy shows. I think it was on at the same time as “Teen Angel” and “Sabrina”. I think teen Angel had a decent cast as well as this show.
I think people commented this already, but the one I remember is the bird seed episode.
I’m not sure if it had a hand in killing TGIF, but I feel like the Disney channel DCOMs kind of replaced TGIF. Those were definitely more kid focused, but they were the closest think to a family friendly sitcom at the time.
These days, Justin Cooper is the executive producer of "The Ben Maller Show" on Fox Sports Radio.
Oh wow I didn't know that
@@PopCultureHyperfixations I listen to that show every night.
Kissinger liked being a celebrity and socializing with Hollywood figures, dating many actresses. If you Google search Kissinger and Hollywood, stories describing this come up. I loathe him for the reasons you describe.
0:58: Brian Wilson: "No, I don't like Mike Love at all!"
who does?
Sorry but Had to dislike for the Mike Love disrespect