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This is a list of television programs currently and formerly broadcast by NewsNation and WGN America, a Chicago-based cable channel.

Current programming

News programming

Former programming

Original programming

Original

Acquired

Syndicated series

• The Andy Griffith Show (1978–99)
• Bewitched (1978–83; 1990–94; 1996–97; 2008–17)
• Daniel Boone (1978–80)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1978–83; 1985–91)
• Family Affair (1978–82)
• The Flintstones (1978–81, 1991–95)
• Gilligan's Island (1978–82)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1978–85; 1990–92, 2008–12)
• Love American Style (1978–81)
• My Three Sons (1978–80)
• The New Soupy Sales Show (1978–79)
• The Odd Couple (1978–87; 2017-20)
• The Phil Donahue Show (1978–82)
• Soul Train (1978–September 29, 2008)
• Wild Kingdom (1978–82; 1984–87)
• Bugs Bunny and Friends (1979–90)
• Carol Burnett and Friends (1979–87)
• The Cisco Kid (1979–88)
• Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series) (1979–80; 1982–84)
• Groovie Goolies and Friends (1979–80, 1983–84)
• In Search of... (1979–86)
• The Lone Ranger (1979–92)
• Maude (1979–80)
• McHale's Navy (1979–80)
• Star Blazers (1979–80)
• Star Trek (1979–80)
• Zane Grey Theater (1979–85)
• Adventures of Superman (1980–89)
• Barney Miller (1980–88; 2007–10)
• The Bullwinkle Show (1980–83; 1993; April 18-September 26, 2009)
• Good Times (1980–90)
• Hollywood Squares (1980–81)
• Independent Network News/USA Tonight (1980–90, produced by sister station WPIX in New York)
• Kung Fu (1980–90)
• The Mike Douglas Show (1980–81)
• The Phil Silvers Show (1980–84)
• Prisoner: Cell Block H (1980–82)
• Scooby-Doo (1980–86)
• Solid Gold (1980–84)
• Welcome Back, Kotter (1980–91)
• The $50,000 Pyramid (1981)
• America's Top 10 (1981–86)
• Best of Saturday Night (1981–83)
• Hogan's Heroes (1981–84; 1986–93)
• The Incredible Hulk (1981–82)
• Laverne & Shirley (1981–88)
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1981–82)
• Little House on the Prairie (1981–89)
• The Muppet Show (1981–88)
• The New You Asked for It (1981–83)
• The Pink Panther Show (1981–84)
• Rhoda (1981–82; 1984–85; 1987–88)
• Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1981–82)
• Tarzan (1981–84)
• At the Movies (1982–90)
• The Big Valley (1982–87)
• Charlie's Angels (1982–85; 1988–91, 1995–97, 2009–12)
• The Jeffersons (1982–90; 1992–96)
• Rawhide (1982–88)
• Soap (1982–92)
• Super Friends (1982–87)
• The Twilight Zone (1959) (1982–94)
• Alice (1983–89)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983–84)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1983–88; 2003–11)
• Chico and the Man (1983–84)
• Fantasy Island (1983–86, 1989–90)
• Lou Grant (1983–88; 1991–93)
• The Love Boat (1983–92)
• One Day at a Time (1983–86; 1988–91)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1983–84)
• Tales from the Darkside (1983–91, 2000–01, 2008–13)
• WKRP in Cincinnati (1983–90, 2008–September 6, 2009)
• The Abbott and Costello Show (1984–85; 1990–91)
• The Adventures of William Tell (1984–85)
• Archie Bunker's Place (1984–90)
• Benson (1984–89)
• The Dukes of Hazzard (1984–85; 1988–89; 1991)
• Family (1984–85)
• The Greatest American Hero (1984–86)
• Greatest Sports Legends (1984–86)
• Guilty or Innocent (1984)
• Heathcliff (1984–87)
• Leave It to Beaver (1984–85; 1987–92)
• Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1984–87; 1991–94)
• The Tony Randall Show (1984; 1987–88)
• The Waltons (1984–88)
• The Wild Wild West (1984–93)
• Cannon (1985–87)
• Carson's Comedy Classics (1985–86, 1988–90)
• Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–86)
• Fame (1985–87; 1994–97)
• FTV (1985–86)
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985–89)
• It's a Great Life (1985–86)
• It's a Living (1985–88)
• M.A.S.K. (1985–87, 1990–91)
• Police Story (1985–90)
• Puttin' on the Hits (1985–88)
• SCTV (1985; 1987–90)
• Star Games (1985–86)
• Terrytoons (1985)
• The Transformers (1985–88)
• The Bob Newhart Show (1986–87; 1990; 1992–93)
• The Facts of Life (1986–92)
• Falcon Crest (1986–87)
• Ghostbusters (1986–89)
• The Honeymooners (1986–99, 2008–09)
• Jem and the Holograms (1986–89)
• Magnum, P.I. (1986–92, 1996, 2004–07)
• One Big Family (1986–87)
• Photon (1986–87)
• Smurfs' Adventures (1986–89)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1986–91)
• What a Country! (1986–87)
• The White Shadow (1986–87, 1992–94)
• You Write the Songs (1986–87)
• Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987–88)
• BraveStarr (1987–89)
• Bustin' Loose (1987–88)
• Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987–88)
• Charles in Charge (1987–92, 1994–95, 1998–2002)
• Cheers (1987–90, 2009–12)
• Geraldo (1987–98)
• Mama's Family (1987–88)
• Popeye (1987–88)
• Spiral Zone (1987–89)
• Star Search (1987–95)
• Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987–88)
• Fun House (1988–90)
• Gumby (1988–90)
• Hill Street Blues (1988–90)
• Monsters (1988–91)
• The New Yogi Bear Show (1988–90)
• Night Court (1988–97)
• Runaway with the Rich and Famous (1988–94)
• She's the Sheriff (1988–89)
• T. and T. (1988–90)
• Triple Threat (1988–89)
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989–92)
• DuckTales (1989–92)
• The Joan Rivers Show (1989–93)
• Newhart (1989–90, 1995–96, 2008–10)
• Remote Control (1989–90)
• RollerGames (1989–90)
• 21 Jump Street (1990–91)
• Eischied (1990–91)
• Hangin' In (1990–91)
• Inch High, Private Eye (1990–91)
• It Takes a Thief (1990–91)
• The Space Kidettes (1990–91)
• St. Elsewhere (1990–91)
• Super Force (1990–91)
• Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990–91)
• WCW Pro Wrestling (1990–91; localized version branded as "WCW Pro Chicago")
• Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1990–91)
• Young Samson (1990–91)
• Gidget (1991–93)
• Kidd Video (1991–92)
• Kojak (1991–95)
• Now it Can Be Told (1991–92)
• Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (1991–93)
• Saved by the Bell (1991–99)
• Street Justice (1991–93)
• Under 18 Not Admitted (1991)
• Video Power (1991–92)
• Matlock (September 1991 – 2014)
• The Apollo Comedy Hour (1992–95)
• Captain N & The Video Game Masters (1992–93)
• The Dennis Miller Show (1992)
• Designing Women (1992–94)
• Highlander: The Series (1992–98)
• Perry Mason (1992–96)
• Prime Suspect (1992–94)
• That Girl (1992–95)
• The Three Stooges (1992–93)
• California Dreams (1993–99; 2003)
• Court TV: Inside America's Courts (1993–96)
• Emergency Call (1993–94)
• Garfield and Friends (1993–94)
• The Hallo Spencer Show (1993–94)
• The Jane Whitney Show (1993–94)
• MotorWeek (1993–96)
• The Partridge Family (1993)
• Renegade (1993–96)
• Stunt Dawgs (1993–94)
• Beach Clash (1994–95)
• Boogies Diner (1994–95)
• Can We Shop?! (1994)
• The Charles Perez Show (1994–96)
• Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series) (1994–96)
• Love Connection (1994–95)
• Quincy, M.E. (1994–96)
• The Rat Patrol (1994–96)
• The Road (1994–95)
• Simon & Simon (1994–98)
• Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad (1994–95)
• T. J. Hooker (1994–95)
• Black Sheep Squadron (1995)
• Family Matters (1995–2003)
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–2000)
• In the Heat of the Night (1995–2001, 2003–05, September 15, 2008–July 16, 2022)
• One West Waikiki (1995–96)
• Out of the Blue (1995–96)
• TaleSpin (1995)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001)
• The Adventures of Sinbad (1996–99)
• Beauty and the Beast (1996–97)
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996–98)
• Bzzz! (1996–97, 2000–01)
• Empty Nest (1996–99)
• Wiseguy (1996–98)
• The Woody Woodpecker Show (1996–97)
• Coach (1997–99, 2008–09)
• Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002)
• Night Man (1997–99, 2001–02)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1997)
• Blossom (1998–99)
• Full House (1998–2003)
• Hawaii Five-O (1998–2000)
• MacGyver (1998-2002)
• Malibu, CA (1998-2001)
• Webster (1998–99)
• Beastmaster (1999-2004)
• Caroline in the City (1999–2002)
• The Cosby Show (1999–2010)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1999–2004)
• Knight Rider (1999-2000)
• The Lost World (1999-2004)
• The Parent 'Hood (1999–2002)
• Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1999-2000)
• The Wayans Bros. (1999-2002)
• 7th Heaven (2000–02; 2009–10)
• Andromeda (2000–05)
• Change of Heart (2000–03)
• Cleopatra 2525 (2000–01)
• Clueless (2000–02)
• Jack of All Trades (2000)
• Street Smarts (2000–05)
• Suddenly Susan (2000–03)
• Total Recall 2070 (2000)
• The 5th Wheel (2001–04)
• City Guys (2001–03)
• ElimiDate (2001–06)
• Mutant X (2001–05)
• Adventure Inc. (2002–03)
• Beyond with James van Praagh (2002–03)
• Celebrity Justice (2002–05)
• Cybill (2002–06)
• Happy Days (2002–20)
• Home Improvement (2002–07)
• Will & Grace (2002–05)
• The Addams Family (2003)
• Becker (2003–08)
• The Rockford Files (2003–07)
• The Sharon Osbourne Show (2003–04)
• America's Funniest Home Videos (Fuentes/Fugelsang and Bergeron runs only) (2004–18)
• Maximum Exposure (2004–07)
• The Twilight Zone (2002) (2004–06)
• Unexplained Mysteries (2004–05)
• 24 (2005–September 27, 2008)
• Farscape (2005–06)
• Moesha (2005–07)
• Sex and the City (2005–07)
• American Idol Rewind (2006–September 29, 2008)
• Da Vinci's Inquest (2006–September 29, 2008)
• Funniest Pets & People (2006–09)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (September 2006–September 2009)
• Even Stevens (September 18, 2006 – September 11, 2008)
• Lizzie McGuire (September 18, 2006 – September 12, 2008)
• Scrubs (September 18, 2006 – 2013)
• Chappelle's Show (2007–10)
• Corner Gas (2007–September 7, 2009)
• Nash Bridges (2007–10)
• Reno 911! (2007–10)
• The Steve Wilkos Show (2007–September 11, 2009)
• Toni On! (2007–10, produced by sister station WPIX in New York)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (2008–10)
• ALF (2008–December 27, 2009)
• Around the World for Free (2008–09)
• Boston Legal (2008–10)
• Whacked Out Videos (2008–10)
• Hollywood & Dine (April 18, 2008–September 2010)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (2008—19)
• NewsRadio (October 4, 2008 – 2009)
• Legend of the Seeker (November 1, 2008–September 2010)
• The Bob and Tom Show (2009–10)
• Bones (2009–11, September 29, 2012 – 2016)
• Smash Cuts (2009–10)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (2009–11)
• WWE Superstars (2009–11)
• American Gladiators (2008 version; June 25–September 21, 2009)
• Sister, Sister (September 11, 2009 – May 11, 2011)
• South Park (September 11, 2009 – September 9, 2012)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (September 28, 2009 – 2015)
• Dharma & Greg (2010–14)
• Mad About You (2010–11, 2014)
• Monk (2010–12)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (September 13, 2010 – September 10, 2011)
• Entourage (September 13, 2010 – September 10, 2011)
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (September 13, 2010 – 2013)
• How I Met Your Mother (September 14, 2010 – 2021)
• The Unit (September 25, 2010 – September 8, 2012)
• Just Shoot Me! (September 26, 2010 – 2011)
• 'Til Death (September 12, 2011 – 2014)
• 30 Rock (2011–17)
• Futurama (September 19, 2011 – 2014)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (September 19, 2011 – September 14, 2014)
• Rules of Engagement (September 10, 2012 – 2018)
• Bloopers! (September 15, 2012 – 2013)
• The Bill Cunningham Show (September 17, 2012 – 2013)
• Parks and Recreation (September 9, 2013 – 2017)
• Law & Order (January 1, 2014 - September 2017)
• Blue Bloods (September 1, 2014 – 2024)
• Raising Hope (September 19, 2014 – 2018)
• Person of Interest (September 5, 2015 – 2021)
• Elementary (2015–20, September 2021 – September 2022)
• Cops (2016–2020)
• M*A*S*H (March 2, 2017 – 2021)
• Murder, She Wrote (2018–20)
• Last Man Standing (2018–2023)
• Ring Warriors (September 15 - December 22, 2018)
• Married... with Children (September 15, 2018 – 2021)
• JAG (July 4, 2019 – 2021)

WB network programming

Newscasts and local programming from WGN-TV

• Bozo's Circus (1978–80)
• John Drury and Newsnine (simulcast of former 10 p.m. newscast; 1978–September 1980)
• Nightbeat (simulcast of former late night newscast; 1978–83)
• Ray Rayner and His Friends (1978–81)
• The Bozo Show (1980–94)
• WGN News at Nine (formerly The Nine O'Clock News; simulcast of 9 p.m. newscast; September 1980–January 30, 2014)
• WGN Midday News (formerly Chicago's Midday News and WGN News at Noon; simulcast of noon-1 p.m. CT portion, 1983–2014)
• Heritage of Faith (1983–92)
• Chicago's Very Own (1988–92)
• $100,000 Fortune Hunt (1989–94)
• People to People (1990–2014)
• U.S. Farm Report (1992–2007)
• WGN Weekend Morning News (Saturday edition, 1992–98; Sunday edition, 1992–94)
• The Bozo Super Sunday Show (1994–2001)
• Illinois Instant Riches/Illinois' Luckiest (1994–2000)
• WGN Morning News (simulcast of morning newscast; September 6, 1994 – 1997 and February 3-December 12, 2014)
• Adelante, Chicago (1995–2014)

Original programming

• Cultivating Life (April 2006 - September 2010)
• The Bob & Tom Show (November 3, 2008 – September 10, 2010)
• Around the World for Free (2009–10)
• WWE Superstars (April 16, 2009 – April 7, 2011)
• Sky Dives (2009)
• All In Zero Hour (2018)

Sports programming

WGN-TV Chicago, through its WGN Sports department, holds the broadcast rights to the following sports telecasts, which were discontinued from airing on WGN America as of December 15, 2014:

• Chicago Bulls NBA basketball games
• Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball games
• Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball games

Short-form programming

• Earl Pitts Uhmerikun (April 2010–November 2011)

Movie presentations

• Family Classics (Sunday afternoons 1962–2000)
• Creature Features (Saturday nights 1970–76)
• WGN Presents (1987-2003)
• WGN Action Theater (Saturday late nights; 1993–2002)
• WGN Matinee Theater (weekend afternoons; 1993–2002)
• Way Back Wednesday (Wednesday evenings; 2007–10)
• Movie Underground (Friday evenings; 2008–10)

Annual specials

• Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics (each Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
• Bud Billiken Parade (each August on the second Saturday of the month)
• Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
• Live from Daryl's House: A New Year's Eve Special (2010)
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade (each November)
• MDA Show of Strength (1978–2012; each Labor Day weekend)
• Mummers Parade (tape delay of New Year's Day parade)
• Tournament of Roses Parade (simulcast from sister station KTLA in Los Angeles; each New Year's Day, currently only on WGN-TV)
• Yule Log (each Christmas morning; also aired on most Tribune-owned stations, currently on WGN-TV but not on WGN America)

Religious programming

• Sunday Mass (1980–92)
• Robert Schuller (1981–92)
• Kenneth Copeland (1989–90; 1992–2011)
• Oral Roberts (1990–2001)
• Believer's Voice of Victory (1992–94; 2003–09)
• In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley (1992–99)
• Jack Van Impe (1992–2007)
• The Key of David (1992–2017)
• Winning Walk (1992–2003)
• Life in the Word (1993–2004)
• Jimmy Swaggart (1996–2010)
• Fresh Fire with Dennis Burke (1997–98)
• Jerry Savelle (1997–98)
• Singsation (1997–2018)
• Winning in Life (1997–99)
• Tomorrow's World (1998–2023)
• Changing Your World with Creflo Dollar (2001–2021)
• Enjoying Everyday Life with Joyce Meyer (2001–2017)
• Believer's Walk of Faith with Pastor Bill Winston (2006–08)
• Amazing Facts (2007–2014)
• Campmeeting
• Catholic Mass
• In Search of the Lord's Way
• The Jewish Jesus
• Joseph Prince
• Manna-fest with Perry Stone
• Michael Youssef
• Worship Anew

References

1. "Markie Martin named co-anchor of "Morning in America" on NewsNation". NewsNation. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
2. Littleton, Cynthia; Hayes, Dade (May 6, 2020). "Nexstar Sets September 1 Launch Date For WGN America's "News Nation"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
3. ^ "Ashleigh Banfield to Exit Court TV to Host Talk Show on WGN America". TheWrap. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
4. WGN news loses national platform, Robert Feder, February 5, 2014.

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