Jim Janicek said "TGIF" did not, in fact, stand for "Thank God It's Friday," but "Thank Goodness It's Funny." "We were ...

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

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

But their idea wasn't to go with the standard "Thank God It's Friday," which wouldn't be very organic to the TV approach. As Janicek put it: [ABC executives] Stu Brower and Bob Iger called and ...

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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 ...

recently revealed that — contrary to popular belief — the acronym doesn’t mean “Thank God it’s Friday.” During a recent appearance on the “Pod Meets World” podcast with former ...

stand for "Thank God It's Friday," but "Thank Goodness It's Funny." "We were talking about things like the 'Friday Fun Club,' " Janicek recalled, "There's a whole list somewhere I probably could ...

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Friday nights on the 2025 TV schedule are pretty much ruled by CBS dramas, as it's gone for recent years, from the now-canceled Blue Bloods to S.W.A.T., Fire Country, and NCIS: Sydney.

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