Jim Janicek, creator of ABC's popular 1990s TGIF programming block, shared the true meaning of the acronym on a recent ...

Thank god he cleared that up. Thank god this got sorted. The marketing guru behind ABC's long-running TGIF programming block, ...

Over the years, many people believed the acronym stood for “Thank God It’s Friday.” However, in a new interview, Jim Janicek, ...

TV programming blocks aren’t what they once were where network television is concerned, at least outside of NBC’s One Chicago Wednesday lineup and CBS’ FBI trio of dramas, but ABC’s TGIF run was ...

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It's Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are ...

"Friday night used to be what was considered the death slot," he explained. "They would kind of put shows there that were on ...

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