TV LAND SLEIGHS INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS EPISODES BEGINNING DECEMBER 7

Festivities Continue on December 21 and 25

New York, NY, December 2, 2008 – Ho-Ho-Ho, holiday episodes have arrived on TV Land! Grab the eggnog and cookies, kick up your feet and join your favorite families as they sleigh into your living room with “TV Land’s 9th Annual Merrython” on Sunday, December 7 from 9am – 10pm (ET/PT). This 13-hour marathon showcases some of Santa’s favorite holiday episodes of “The Show,” “,” “Sanford and Son,” “,” “Little House on the Prairie” and more. Tune in as Andy and Barney throw a Christmas party and Archie Bunker’s temper flares and his opinions rock the holiday festivities.

“TV Land’s Merrython” festivities continue on December 21 and December 25, as more of the channel’s modern acquisitions are added to the showcase, with holiday episodes of “3rd Rock From the Sun” and “Scrubs.” It’s another chance to enjoy the holidays with episodes that warm viewers’ hearts.

“TV Land’s Annual Merrython” schedule is as follows (episode descriptions are available upon request):

Sunday, Dec 7th, 2009 9:00AM “Green Acres” #046 9:30AM “The Brady Bunch” #012 10:00AM “Three’s Company” #020 10:30AM “All in the Family” #149 11:00AM “All in the Family” #076 11:30AM “The Jeffersons” #049 12:00PM “The Jeffersons” #099 12:30PM “The Jeffersons” #143 1:00PM “Good Times” #097 1:30PM “Good Times” #121 Page 2: TV Land’s 9th Annual Merrython

December 7th Schedule Continued: 2:00PM “Good Times” #026 2:30PM “Sanford and Son” #104 3:00PM “The Beverly Hillbillies” #050 3:30PM “The Beverly Hillbillies” #211 4:00PM “The Beverly Hillbillies” #212 4:30PM “The Andy Griffith Show” #011 5:00PM “” #146 5:30PM 6:00PM “Little House on the Prairie” #015 6:30PM 7:00PM “” #136 7:30PM “The Cosby Show” #188 8:00PM “MASH” #012 8:30PM “MASH” #162 9:00PM “MASH” #203 9:30PM “The Andy Griffith Show” #011

**For complete schedule and episode information for “TV Land’s 9th Annual Merrython” on December 21 and 25, please visit tvland.com.**

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