Antenna TV To Celebrate 50 Years of The Jeffersons with Special Marathon Starting January 18, the Date of 1975 Premiere

50-hour "Still Movin' On Up: The Jeffersons 50^th Anniversary Marathon" starts January 18 at 8:30 pm ET, 50 years after the date and time of the show's 1975 premiere

January 9, 2025 - Five decades after the date and time of the original 1975 premiere, Antenna TV celebrates the groundbreaking sitcom The Jeffersons with a "Still Movin' On Up: The Jeffersons 50^th Anniversary Marathon" starting January 18 at 8:30 pm ET.

Watch 50 hours of the best episodes of The Jeffersons beginning with the premiere episode, "A Friend in Need." Antenna TV's marathon will also include special guest appearances from Marla Gibbs ("Florence") and Ernest Harden, Jr. ("Marcus Henderson").

Throughout the marathon, Raven-Symoné, host of SCRABBLE on The CW Network, will share fun facts about The Jeffersons, including how Weezy got her name to the story behind the nostalgic "Movin' on Up" theme song that fans can still recite word for word to this day.

Developed by Norman Lear and a spin-off of All in the Family, The Jeffersons ran for 11 seasons, from 1975 through 1985. The show starred Sherman Helmsley ("George Jefferson"), Isabel Sanford ("Louise 'Weezy' Jefferson"), Roxie Roker ("Helen Willis"), Franklin Cover ("Thomas Willis") and Marla Gibbs ("Florence Johnston").

"Still Movin' On Up: The Jeffersons 50^th Anniversary Marathon" airs only on Antenna TV from Saturday, January 18 at 8:30 pm through Monday, January 20 at 10:30 pm ET. Watch the promo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZbmwv9ewHA.

Visit www.antennatv.tv for the channel finder.

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