This one is a bit of a mystery, so take it as a rumor for now.
TV listings including Zap2it and LocateTV are listing that the next four all-new episodes of Transformers Rescue Bots are all set to air on 1 February. Four episodes, back to back, starting at 7am, if this is to be believed.
The four episodes listed are Season 3 Episode 11 Did you see what I thaw?, 12 The Attack of Humungado, 13 Thieves Like Us and 14 Time After Time.
Take this as you find it – the listings on Zap2it are unclear on the latter three episodes, and we have reports that at least one fellow fan is seeing the first four episodes in these slots on their DVR. But if you’re a Rescue Bots fan, you may want to set these up to record, just in case new episodes do show up at the given times.
moreprimeland
Yeah, there's 4 eps.. but they're S1 eps… at least when I view the listings, anybody getting different episodes?
Transformers Rescue Bots: Season 1 Episode 1 | LocateTV
Transformers Rescue Bots: Season 1 Episode 2 | LocateTV
Transformers Rescue Bots: Season 1 Episode 3 | LocateTV
Transformers Rescue Bots: Season 1 Episode 4 | LocateTV
LegendAntihero
Aw man, I wanted new episodes
abates
I should note that zap2it has changed their listings and they're now agreeing with Dvandom's DVR and saying that there are only repeats on that day.
TCJJ
If this is indeed a thing that will happen, I hope it is, as has already been mentioned, not a bad sign of things to come (or not to come, as the case may be).
To me, too, it does indeed seem like they're just trying to get it over with, and that would really suck. I feel like RID is trying to take the place of Rescue Bots AND Prime, which is ironic, considering that Hasbro specifically said they've been trying that approach (with toys, to be fair) for years and it hasn't worked – they can't make one thing for every person, and so that's why multiple versions of toys exist, and also why we had two shows for the past three years or so.
I don't know how well Rescue Bots was doing ratings-wise (although I honestly think ratings mean jack these days, and they need a better system to measure these things by), but it's a good show that honestly deserves as much love and attention from the viewers as that which was put into it by the creators (which is a lot, from what I can tell). I really hope it doesn't die here.
Sol Fury
No idea. It does seem odd, and there is the point abates raised that one person's DVR was showing something different. Hence I'm calling it a "rumor" for the uncertain nature of it all.
MaxxieOD
That is so weird… maybe they're trying to get the show out of the way or something?
Sol Fury
LocateTV has updated with the listings for 1 February, and yup, all four seem to be on that one day.
Discovery Family Channel TV Schedule | LocateTV
moreprimeland
Yeah, I noticed that yesterday, anytime there's a repeat of a date…especially a Sunday air date, I wouldn't buy it.
Now, if those eps start having different Saturday air dates, then it would be more believable.
LegendAntihero
Well at least I can still watch Rescue Bots without Netflix
abates
Dvandom over at the Allspark says his DVR is showing that slot as being the first four episodes of season 1, so it's unclear whether the episodes will be screening then or not. (I'm going to wager on not, since it wouldn't make any sense to just dump them there!)
Autovolt 127
That was the Hub back then.
New management must have become a factor for why RID is on CN.
IceMagnus
It doesn't make sense. They never really did that for Prime (at least what I can remember)
Something doesn't bode well…
abates
Discovery Family's scheduling is just strange lately. I can't see why they'd play four new episodes in a big chunk like that.
Sideswipe1954
That might actually be right. My TIVO recorded "Chief Woodrow" yesterday morning at like 7:00 AM EST, and that is a "new" episode
abates
Zap2it has programming details up for Feb 1st, and not only is "Did You See What I Thaw?" playing on February 1, but so are the other three episodes we know about. They're playing one after the other in one big block from 7am to 9am.