Catchy Comedy is a digital broadcast subchannel in the United States, owned by Weigel Broadcasting.
The channel, launched in 2015 under the name Decades, was originally partnered with CBS and was dedicated to celebrating the history of television by showcasing classic programs from throughout the 20th century. It initially had a different theme every day it would focus on, repeating a block of movies and shows fitting that theme all day. Eventually it was changed to have set programs during the morning and evening, including talk and variety shows from the 60s and 70s, while the afternoons included the "Daily Binge," a marathon of a different show each day.
However, in 2018, Weigel and CBS replaced Decades in most markets with Start TV, both on terrestrial broadcast and on streaming services like YouTube TV, likely due to flagging ratings from competition with MeTV and Antenna TV. The channel split from CBS entirely and switched to being affiliated with local Fox stations, greatly reducing its coverage around the country. The lineup was changed once again, with a renewed focus on variety shows and sitcoms, and the morning block known as "Television Through the Decades," with two-hour blocks dedicated to the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s respectively.
However, throughout the various changes, there were two constants. The first was the "Weekend Binge", where the channel would dedicate almost the entire weekend (Noon Saturdays until 6:00am Monday) to a long marathon of a single show. The second was its own original documentary program Through the Decades, which aired every Monday through Friday. The show, hosted by Bill Curtis, Kerry Sayers, and Ellee Pai Hong, used archival local news broadcasts to chronicle news and events that happened in the world of politics, entertainment, and more on that date since the invention of television. Certain episodes would be dedicated to a single topic. For example, every May 4th, the show would dedicate itself to Star Wars, taking a look at not just the films, but the cartoons, comics, novels, and more.
In March 2023, the channel rebranded as Catchy Comedy and dropped all non-comedy programming. With this shift, the longstanding "Weekend Binge" block was renamed the "Catchy Binge" and Through the Decades was cancelled. The channel also added new weeknight blocks: the primetime block "Norman Lear's Catchy Classics" and late-night block "Smart and Catchy Sitcoms".
When a new President of the United States is elected, the few days before their inauguration speech will see the channel air a marathon of every televised inauguration from every past President.
The channel also produced a documentary called Eyes of the World: The Rise of Walter Cronkite and the Evening News.
Current programming:
- All in the Family
- The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show
- The Bob Newhart Show
- The Brady Bunch
- The Carol Burnett Show
- Cheers
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- The Donna Reed Show
- Family Affair
- Full House
- Good Times
- I Love Lucy
- Happy Days
- The Honeymooners note
- Laverne & Shirley
- The Love Boat
- The Lucy Show
- Mama's Family
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Newhart
- Night Court
- The Odd Couple (1970)
- Our Miss Brooks
- The Phil Silvers Show
- Rhoda
- Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
- Sanford and Son
- Taxi
Former programming:
- 12 O'Clock High
- 1968 Democratic National Convention
- 21 Jump Street
- Abbott and Costello
- The Achievers
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
- Alice (1976)
- The Best of Hollywood
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Black Sheep Squadron
- Bosom Buddies
- Branded
- Broken Arrow
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Burke's Law
- Cannon
- Car 54, Where Are You?
- Celebrity Bowling
- Colonel March of Scotland Yard
- Combat
- Dark Shadows
- The Dick Cavett Show
- Diff'rent Strokes
- Disasters of the Century
- The Doris Day Show
- The Facts of Life
- Family Law
- Ferris Bueller
- The Fugitive
- Get Smart
- Gimme a Break!
- Greatest Moments of the 20th Century
- Greatest Sports Legends
- The Greats
- Happy Days
- Hey Moe, Hey Dad!
- Hill Street Blues
- Hollywood Remembers
- Hollywood Rivals
- The Honeymooners note
- Honey West
- Hunter (1984)
- The Immortal (1969)
- The Invisible Man
- The Jeffersons
- The Joan Rivers Show
- Kojak
- Kung Fu (1972)
- Lancer
- Lords of the Mafia
- The Loretta Young Show
- Love, American Style
- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
- Make Room For Daddy
- Mannix
- Matt Houston
- McCloud
- McMillan & Wife
- Melrose Place
- The Millionaire
- The Mod Squad
- The Mothers-in-Law
- Moviestar
- Mr. Lucky
- My Three Sons
- The Naked City
- One Step Beyond (1959)
- Perry Mason
- Peter Gunn
- Petticoat Junction
- Police Squad!
- Power Players
- The Powers of Matthew Star
- The Rat Patrol
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- The Rogues
- Route 66
- The Royal Family
- The Saint
- Sledge Hammer!
- Square Pegs
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Studio One
- That Girl
- Through the Decades
- Unforgettable
- The Untouchables
- Vega$ (1978)
- The Veil
- The White Shadow
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles