Catchy Comedy airs 78 consecutive episodes of The Monkees when its weekend binge happens June 22-24. The fun starts at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 22, with the episode “The Chaperone.” 

The marathon ends Monday morning, June 24, at 6 a.m. Episode “Monkees, Manhattan Style” wraps things up. (Some episodes are repeated in the marathon.)

Every weekend, Catchy Comedy hosts “The Catchy Binge,” with a single-show marathon. Past weekend binges have included Bosom Buddies, Gomer Pyle, USMC and Looney Tunes. 

Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz made up the Monkees. The Monkees had two seasons on NBC, starting in 1966. 

Part of Weigel, Catchy Comedy launched last year, a rebrand of Decades Network. Featured shows include Night Court, Taxi and I Love Lucy. 

The Monkees are coming to AXS TV as part of a new Friday Retro Night block.

AXS has all 58 episodes of The Monkees, which is distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

Amid Beatlemania, The Monkees were assembled for TV and became a sensation, but Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith eventually became musical legends in their own right. The sitcom still captures the pop sensibility of the ’60s.

“The Monkees sitcom was truly ahead of its time and paved the way for countless series and bands throughout the decades and still is,” said founding Monkees member Micky Dolenz. “I am so pleased that AXS TV is featuring it in their ‘Retro Night’ lineup. I hope that it will continue to inspire and entertain new generations of viewers for years to come.”

The Retro Night block will kick off with The Very VERY Best of the 80s, followed by The Monkees at 8:30 p.m. The block ends with Nothing But Trailers Flashback. 

“AXS TV’s new ‘Retro Night’ lineup is like a perfect time capsule compiling everything we love from three of pop culture’s most definitive decades,” said Katie Daryl, executive producer and VP of programming for AXS TV.

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“The ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s were packed with iconic music, groundbreaking movies, legendary series, timeless fashion, and so much more, with each era leaving an indelible mark on entertainment that remains to this day. Whether you lived through it or wish you had, this block is the perfect chance for our intergenerational audience to fall in love with these decades all over again, and we invite viewers of all ages to join in on the fun as we take the ultimate trip down memory lane,” Daryl said.

The Very, VERY Best of the ’80s features a rotating panel of celebrity guests who break down the dedicated top movies, sitcoms and game shows. Susan Olsen and Barry Williams of The Brady Bunch, Tracey Gold of Growing Pains, Todd Bridges of Diff’’rent Strokes, Mindy Cohn of The Facts of Life, and Anson Williams of Happy Days make appearances along with '80s bombshells Morgan Fairchild and Tia Carrere and horror icon Dee Wallace.

Nothing But Trailers Flashbacks show previews of memorable movies including Return of the Jedi, Scarface and 16 Candles. Themed episodes cover ‘80s Teen Movies, ‘70s Disaster Movies, ‘80s Action Movies and Westerns from the ‘60s and ‘70s. ■

TV networks are giving classic music fans a chance to bust out their platform shoes, parachute pants, leg warmers and bandanas.

AXS TV tonight (Aug. 11) will debut AXS TV Concerts Hosted by Mark Cuban, a new weekly concert series featuring live performances from such popular 60s, 70s and 80s bands as The Village People, The Monkees, Bret Michaels and KC and the Sunshine Band.

Tomorrow (Aug. 12), Netflix will premiere its drama The Get Down, its ode to the late 1970s hip hop, punk and disco scene in the Bronx. Hopefully the Baz Luhmann-produced series will dance to a more successful beat than HBO’s series Vinyl, an homage to 70s pop/rock music that missed a note with viewers earlier this year. HBO canceled it after initially renewing the series for a second season following the premiere.

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Even MTV has returned to its classic music roots, having relauched the VH1 Classic network into MTV circa 1980-2000. The new MTV Classic channel debuted Aug. 1 by offering the same programming MTV aired during its first hour on air -- 35 years ago.

Among reruns from classic MTV scripted and reality shows like Beavis and Butthead, MTV Classic will also feature vintage MTV Unplugged performances featuring such performers as Bob Dylan, Alice in Chains, Erykah Badu, Oasis, Neil Young and Nirvana.

Viewers have already boogied this summer to ABC’s limited series Greatest Hits, which brought back artists like Boyz II Men, The Backstreet Boy, Wilson Phillips, New Edition, En Vogue, Nelly and Rick Springfield to perform their biggest hits from the 1980s-early 2000s. The series drew a respectable average of nearly 4 million viewers during its six-week run that began in June.

With the country still struggling through a turbulent summer, and an uncertain and potentially unstable few months ahead, a dose of nostalgic, comfort music on TV may serve as a welcome respite for viewers.

AXS TV founder Mark Cuban will host a summer-long, live music concert series that will feature performances from such iconic groups as The Monkees and the Village People.

The series, AXS TV Concerts Hosted by Mark Cuban will debut Aug. 11 and will air every Thursday through Sept. 8, said network officials. The concerts, filmed at Dallas’ The  Bomb Factory, will launch with the Monkees, followed by The Village People (Aug. 18), Bret Michaels (Aug. 25), KC and the Sunshine Band (Sept. 1) and Bad Company (Sept. 8).

“With this exclusive series, I wanted to craft a fun live concert event, giving viewers the best seat in the house to experience these legendary acts,” said Cuban in a statement.  “From disco and funk to classics and metal, there’s truly something here for everyone to enjoy, as we send summer out on a high note with some of the most beloved anthems of all-time.”