TGIF (TV programming block)

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TGIF was an American prime time television programming block that aired on ABC at various points starting in the late 1980s. The name comes from the initials of the popular phrase "thank God it's Friday"; however, the stars of the lineup touted the initialism as meaning "Thank Goodness It's Funny." In its various incarnations, the block mainly featured situation comedies aimed at a family audience, and served as a lead-in to the long-running newsmagazine 20/20 (which has been part of ABC's Friday-night schedule since September 1987, two years prior to the original launch of TGIF). The block initially premiered on September 22, 1989, as a partnership with Lorimar Television and television producers Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett (who had a deal with Lorimar), marking one of the first attempts by a major network to brand a programming block (a concept that was concurrently becoming popular among cable networks at the time of its inception), with the goal of encouraging young viewers...

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