'George Lopez' Ink Distribution Cope With ION

About the heels of his late evening cancellation, comedian George Lopezhas found another home for his former ABC sitcom.our editor recommends'Desperate Housewives' Avoi Longoria and George Lopez Host Alma Honours Return on NBC PrimetimeConan O'Brien, George Lopez Joke About Standing on Fundamental CableGeorge Lopez Jokes About Cancellation, Compares Themself to Charlie Sheen (Video)George Lopez States Goodbye With Final 'Lopez Tonight' Show (Video) ION Television has acquired the off-internet privileges to George Lopez, which initially broadcast from 2002 to 2007.Included in the arrangement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, ION can get the exclusive privileges to any or all five seasons from the family comedy. It'll begin airing Sept. 29, having a three-hour block from 1 pm to 4 pm in addition to 1 pm to six pm on Fridays and again from 10 pm to three am every sunday. "Adding a higher-quality, comedy series for example 'George Lopez' to the line-up is yet another proper part of growing ION's schedule and offers us momentum once we mind in to the new television season," stated ION Media Systems leader Brandon Burgess. "We especially such as this show because of its crossover potential into daytime, that is an expansion focus for all of us moving forward.Inch The move occurs the heels of other purchases of these series as Leverage,Psych, MonkandHouse, creating ION like a viable after-market platform for cable internet productions.Lopezwill also join an excellent-time selection that includesWithout a Trace, Criminal MindsandGhost Whispereras well as ION's first original police dramaFlashpoint. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects ABC George Lopez