What's new

90's STN was better than PTV in 2022

RescueRanger

PDF THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
Joined
Sep 20, 2008
Messages
16,370
Reaction score
244
Country
Pakistan
Location
Pakistan
So Anyone who can remember watching three or more of these during the 80's/90's on PTV and STN/NTN in Pakistan, you and I can be friends.

Alf [1986]

Air Wolf [1987]

A Team [1983]

Ainak Wala Jin[1996]:

Alpha Bravo Charlie [1998]

Automan [1983]

Bonanza [1973]

Crime Story [1988]


Chico and the Man [1971]

CHIPS [1977]

Camp Candy [1989]

Captain Planet and the Planeteers [1990]

Columbo [1968]​

Dragnet [1968]
Dinosaurs [1991]

Doogie Howser, M.D [1989]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air [1990]

Family Front [1997]

Full House [1987]

Ghostwriter [1992]


Happy Days[1974]

Hogan's Heroes [1965]

He-Man [1985]

Haqeeqat [1988]

Jetsons[1962]


Kojack [1973]

Qunicy ME [1976]

Knight Rider [1983]

M.A.S.H [1972]

McGuyver [1985]

Mr. Wizard's World [1983]
Mr Rogers Neighbourhood [1968]

Mind your language [1977]

Pound Puppies [1987]

Only Fools and Horses [1981]


Quantum Leap [1989]

Rent a Ghost [1976]

Sesame Street [1969]

Scooby Doo where are you [1969]

Shadow Chasers [1985]


Small Wonder [1985]

Twin Peaks [1990]

Twilight Zone [1959]

Tanhaiyaan [1985]

Teen Bata Teen [1995]


The Last Precinct [1986]

The Manimal [1983]​

The Return of The Antelope[1986]​


The Bionic Woman [1976]

The Chronicles of Narnia [1988]

The Fall Guy [1981]

The Six Million Dollar Man [1973]

The Lucy Show [1962]

The Phil Silvers Show [1955]

The Powers of Mathew Stars[1982]

The Highwayman [1988]

The Misfits of Science [1985]​


The Saint [1962]

The Wizrd [1986]


Thunder cats [1985]

Top Cat [1961]

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams [1977]

Wild America[1982-1994]

WCW Nitro [1996]


UFO [1970]

Uncle Sargam [1976]


X-Files [1993]
 
Last edited:
STN ?????????? i think radio rwanda was far better then PTV
 
How can you forget streethawk:
Oh man, that's true. This show was amazing 💕

STN ?????????? i think radio rwanda was far better then PTV
Sir jee STN was a semi-private Television Network in Pakistan:

1657350168325.png


Later we had NTM in Pakistan
1657350184685.png
 
STN and later NTM
were period in Pakistan post Zia Ul Haq Assasination in C-130 plane , the strict guidelines around TV and media were reduced

PTV was pretty much reduced in to Naat and Mulwi get together

PTV still was prime TV channel for 7pm to 9pm time slot as every day was packed with variety of Drama Serials , while it was not as good as in 70's from what I heard later
but 80's food was scheduled to be served with 7pm to 9pm Drama. TV shows were not stupid actually had a start and end and plot


STN filled in the gap with Kids Cartoons and Series to capture the Youth and later
Various Music based weekly shows captured imagination, what differentiated STN and other channels were the Music offering which PTV lacked behind due to various policies in Zia Ul Haq Era


As I was not in Pakistan during this period I only saw glimpses of this channel mostly as the Music Shows , picking up peak popularity in 90's



It seems the shows you shared are indeed classic TV shows


I have watched (As Re-Runs) in Kingdom of Saudia Arabia
> A-Team (I think this was more shown in Egypt , some transmission was captured)
> Airwolf
> Knight Rider
> Alf
> McGyver
> Thundercats
> Mind your Language
> Bionic Women
> Simon & Simon
> Robotech (some how the Saudi Let this one slip)


The Shows used to get syndicated , or sold globally after they finished airing in USA
so these same shows would appear in Middle East and Pakistan around same period or with difference of 1 year

Obviously , heavily Censored in Saudi, they even Censored DVD inside covers with black markers


The Cable Dish ERA , destroyed STM / NTM channel as , people got access to free channels from Dish , so local channels lost out on TV viewership

This was time when every home started to install a "Analog Dish" to get free channels

The American Propaganda channel CNN at this time became staple News Channel in Pakistan , of course most of the news on it was BOGUS
 
Last edited:
So Anyone who can remember watching three or more of these during the 80's/90's on PTV and STN/NTN in Pakistan, you and I can be friends.

Alf [1986]

Air Wolf [1987]

A Team [1983]

Ainak Wala Jin[1996]:

Alpha Bravo Charlie [1998]

Automan [1983]

Bonanza [1973]

Crime Story [1988]


Chico and the Man [1971]

CHIPS [1977]

Camp Candy [1989]

Captain Planet and the Planeteers [1990]

Columbo [1968]​

Dragnet [1968]
Dinosaurs [1991]

Doogie Howser, M.D [1989]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air [1990]

Family Front [1997]

Full House [1987]

Ghostwriter [1992]


Happy Days[1974]

Hogan's Heroes [1965]

He-Man [1985]

Haqeeqat [1988]

Jetsons[1962]


Kojack [1973]

Qunicy ME [1976]

Knight Rider [1983]

M.A.S.H [1972]

McGuyver [1985]

Mr. Wizard's World [1983]
Mr Rogers Neighbourhood [1968]

Mind your language [1977]

Pound Puppies [1987]

Only Fools and Horses [1981]


Quantum Leap [1989]

Rent a Ghost [1976]

Sesame Street [1969]

Scooby Doo where are you [1969]

Shadow Chasers [1985]


Small Wonder [1985]

Twin Peaks [1990]

Twilight Zone [1959]

Tanhaiyaan [1985]

Teen Bata Teen [1995]


The Last Precinct [1986]

The Manimal [1983]​

The Return of The Antelope[1986]​


The Bionic Woman [1976]

The Chronicles of Narnia [1988]

The Fall Guy [1981]

The Six Million Dollar Man [1973]

The Lucy Show [1962]

The Phil Silvers Show [1955]

The Powers of Mathew Stars[1982]

The Highwayman [1988]

The Misfits of Science [1985]​


The Saint [1962]

The Wizrd [1986]


Thunder cats [1985]

Top Cat [1961]

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams [1977]

Wild America[1982-1994]

WCW Nitro [1996]


UFO [1970]

Uncle Sargam [1976]


X-Files [1993]

i used to watch STN/NTN in childhood (late 90s) with my father, good old memories as my father passed away in 2020, i remember few as i was in class 2, one of the best TV shows ever watched was X-Files a sci-fi tv series
 
i used to watch STN/NTN in childhood (late 90s) with my father, good old memories as my father passed away in 2020, i remember few as i was in class 2, one of the best TV shows ever watched was X-Files a sci-fi tv series
I'm sorry for your loss.
 
I remember stn, although I was a little boy so I don't remember much

It was a semi private TV or something?

How does that work can anyone tell?
 
Born in late 80s I may have not watched a lot but I remember watching STN, PTV and ATV(arrived in early 2000 I guess).
 
So Anyone who can remember watching three or more of these during the 80's/90's on PTV and STN/NTN in Pakistan, you and I can be friends.

Alf [1986]

Air Wolf [1987]

A Team [1983]

Ainak Wala Jin[1996]:

Alpha Bravo Charlie [1998]

Automan [1983]

Bonanza [1973]

Crime Story [1988]


Chico and the Man [1971]

CHIPS [1977]

Camp Candy [1989]

Captain Planet and the Planeteers [1990]

Columbo [1968]​

Dragnet [1968]
Dinosaurs [1991]

Doogie Howser, M.D [1989]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air [1990]

Family Front [1997]

Full House [1987]

Ghostwriter [1992]


Happy Days[1974]

Hogan's Heroes [1965]

He-Man [1985]

Haqeeqat [1988]

Jetsons[1962]


Kojack [1973]

Qunicy ME [1976]

Knight Rider [1983]

M.A.S.H [1972]

McGuyver [1985]

Mr. Wizard's World [1983]
Mr Rogers Neighbourhood [1968]

Mind your language [1977]

Pound Puppies [1987]

Only Fools and Horses [1981]


Quantum Leap [1989]

Rent a Ghost [1976]

Sesame Street [1969]

Scooby Doo where are you [1969]

Shadow Chasers [1985]


Small Wonder [1985]

Twin Peaks [1990]

Twilight Zone [1959]

Tanhaiyaan [1985]

Teen Bata Teen [1995]


The Last Precinct [1986]

The Manimal [1983]​

The Return of The Antelope[1986]​


The Bionic Woman [1976]

The Chronicles of Narnia [1988]

The Fall Guy [1981]

The Six Million Dollar Man [1973]

The Lucy Show [1962]

The Phil Silvers Show [1955]

The Powers of Mathew Stars[1982]

The Highwayman [1988]

The Misfits of Science [1985]​


The Saint [1962]

The Wizrd [1986]


Thunder cats [1985]

Top Cat [1961]

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams [1977]

Wild America[1982-1994]

WCW Nitro [1996]


UFO [1970]

Uncle Sargam [1976]


X-Files [1993]
no gumby on the list you not a fan bro!
 
Yeah everyday after geting home from college used to watch stn/ntm……was better than the boring shit of ptv.
Miss those 80’s and 90’s shows….so cool
 
More evidence that the private sector always delivers better than the government. Anything government touches such as PIA, PSM, Pakistan Railways etc, always turns to dust.
 

Pakistan Affairs Latest Posts

Back
Top Bottom