What You Need to Know About John McGivern’s Return to TV

The new show will hit screens early in 2022.

Photo courtesy of Plum Media

John McGivern is back! His new show, “John McGivern’s Main Streets” will debut on Jan. 30 across the Midwest, including on FOX 6 in Milwaukee.

The comedian and regional travel show host will be hitting six states and 13 cities. Each half-hour episode will explore main streets in the Upper Midwest, including stops in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Plum Media, a Milwaukee company, is producing the series for distribution.

“We are thrilled to welcome the ‘John McGivern’s Main Streets’ program to our Sunday morning line-up,” said Chuck Steinmetz, SR VP General Manager of Milwaukee’s WITI FOX 6. “John’s gift of storytelling combined with a strong morning news lead-in will be an excellent addition to our Sunday mornings.”


 

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“John McGivern’s Main Streets” is scheduled to air on these stations:

  • Milwaukee  FOX 6 Sundays 10 a.m.
  • Green Bay  FOX 11 Sundays 10 a.m.
  • Madison FOX 47 Sundays 10 a.m.
  • Eau Claire FOX 48 Sundays 10 a.m.
  • La Crosse  FOX 25 Sundays 10 a.m.
  • Wausau  FOX 55 Sundays 9:30 a.m. + CBS 7 Saturdays 10:35 p.m.
  • Rockford  FOX 39 Sundays 10 a.m.
  • Marquette   CBS 3 Sundays 11:30 a.m.
  • Cedar Rapids FOX 28 Sundays 9:30 a.m.
  • Des Moines FOX 17 Saturdays 7:00 a.m.

More stations will be announced at a later date. You can watch for further announcements on the “Main Streets” Facebook page. McGivern also wrote a series of articles about his time in different Wisconsin towns for Milwaukee Magazinewhich you can read here.

 

Alli Watters was the the digital and culture editor for Milwaukee Magazine for four years. While she's no longer on staff, she continues to write regularly for the magazine and is currently petitioning for the title of "Lead Shenanigans Correspondent."