From 1977-1982, WLUK in Green Bay ran a show called "TJ and the ANT" (short for Television Jockey and the All Night Theater). It would start at about 10 or 11 PM on Friday night and would run movies until about 8 AM Saturday morning.
The movies were often crappy B films, horror/SCI-FI, Charlie Chan, and the occasional classic. In between the movies there would be Looney Tunes cartoons and amateur shorts.
The host, TJ (Doug Heim), ran the show by himself from the control room with a camera pointed at him. He would occasionally have local guests come on the show.

So nobody remembers that show? It was a clear example of how much better free TV back then could be than today's pay TV.

I used to love that show! I only made it to 1:00 A.M.

That was a great show. I remember it well. I think I was in junior high then and we used to have Friday night sleep-overs and see if we could make it all night long. Just TJ at his board. Before home video, shows like this were the only places you could see fun 1950's B movies.

Definitely remember that show!

It began at 10:30 PM (or later, depending on circumstance) Friday on Channel 11 Green Bay, which was ABC at that time (now it’s Fox). Had a theme song (Well its Friday night …), snippets of which I remember even today. Doug Heim was TJ (Television Jockey). ANT was All Night Theatre (The show’s original title was TJ and the All Night Theatre). It ran until about 8:00 AM Saturday. On several occasions, I watched the entire show.

One night Heim announced at about 3:00 AM, completely unexpectedly, the TV execs, in their infinite wisdom, had cancelled his show.

That was it. No more TJ. No more ANT.

I was about 11 years old when that show first came on the air. My mom would let me stay up as long as I wanted to watch that show (I actually made it few times). It was my favorite. The extreme close-up camera shots, the Woody Woodpecker cartoons, Charlie Chan movies, Jerry Lewis movies and the great B movies. It really sucked when they pulled the plug on that show. I wish the show would be on some other format (youtube, hulu plus) now days so I could show my kids. But I am sure the shows are gone forever.

I definitely remember TJ and the ANT! It's pretty cool to find it mentioned here. Here's why I googled it in the first place: I remember a teaser for a "later tonight" movie. I don't remember the name of the movie, but TJ's teaser for has stayed seared on my brain ever since. The movie was color, probably late 50s or early 60s. The teaser showed a young woman lifting a pair of binoculars to her eyes to look out the window. The camera pans to her view out the window. We hear as scream. Flash back to the woman, hands over her eyes, blood running through her fingers. Flash to the floor, where we see the binoculars, bloody spike sticking out of where the eyepieces should be.

Any ideas what this movie might have been?

Might as well rename this thread "The One Post Club."

The movie is called Horrors of the Black Museum (1959).

Hey, thecrow174, here's my second post :-)

Thanks, SuperRainCheck, for your reply. I was actually checking in to report that I had found it myself. Another hit on "TJ and the ANT" led me here:

http://www.milwaukeehorrorhosts.com/All_Night_Theatre.html

It has a list of every horror movie Doug Heim (TJ) ever aired on the All Night Theater. With the help of IMDB, I was able to figure out which of TJ's movies was the one I was looking for.

My Rock & Roll band, THE AXE BAND,were live guests on TJ & The ANT. Talk about late night hard rock !!! We were the first in N.E.W to share our hard rock this way. It was great fun,and Doug Heim and WLUK Channel 11 were wonderful to us. We all learned the impact our hard rock music made here in Wisconsin. A HUGE THANK YOU to you the audience, and all cast & crew for the great memories we have from the experience. Bill Thomas, and The AXE BAND !

Today marks 41 years ago that T.J. and the A.N.T. premiered. I remember it well. I grew up seven blocks from WLUK TV-11. Eight blocks from Lambeau Field.
I had always worked behind the camera. Behind the scenes where it was safe. Now, at age 22, I was about to be in front. On live TV. On camera where everyone can see me.
All I really wanted was to keep the TV station on all night. I ask management, "Why aren't we on all night? They believed there was not enough audience to make it profitable. I approached the general manager with a proposition; what if I work for no pay and I'll pay the electric bill while the station is on all night. Then let me sell the airtime.
A month later management agreed to a four week experiment but they said they were going to pay me and that they will sell the airtime.
41 years ago, the night of the very first show, I still remember wondering if anybody was watching.
I am so touched that I have touched so many. Thank all of you!
TJ Doug Heim
TJ & the A.N.T.

I know I am SERIOUSLY late to this party, but I just had to chime in.
I want to thank Doug Heim for his All Night Theatre. At the time I was a scared 10 year old who had suffered through some horrific abuse at the hands of my neighbors and also going through my parents divorce. We were living in an old 100 Year old farm house in GB that we had to heat with an old Ben Franklin stove because we could not afford Gas. The only constant in my life at this time was...TJ and the ANT. Friday nights were very special because I could lose myself in a few movies, some special features. It meant alot to a kid who did not know what was happening and needed a safe spot to recuperate. Thank you.