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"American Dad" joined in progress

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I tape all the Fox Animation Domination comedies and this past Sunday there was football where "American Dad" was supposed to be. Until about halfway through.

Fortunately I think I had seen the episode, based on what little was left. I was worried because in the past they went ahead and started late, causing me to miss parts of some shows when I didn't know what was going to happen.
 
You can always find the episode on Hulu or Fox On Demand after it airs. Episodes usually get uploaded the day after airing.
 
I wasn't really interested in how to find it this time, but just commenting on what was done, since the last time a game went over, they started the shows late.
 
Last night it was "The Simpsons", specifically the first of three Treehouse of Horror episodes.

I would like to know why they even have 4:00 games if they know they are going to air these.

I remember people being surprised when Paula Poundstone's show was a flop. Well, of course it will be if people in the East never get to see it.
 
Really wish Fox would air "The OT" during singleheader weekends too, from 7-8 ET. Markets getting 4:05 games could join it in progress after the game.
 
On weeks where Fox only carries 1 game, there has to be an option for a 4 pm game, because they may not be able to air a 1 pm game.

For example, here in Cleveland, when the Browns play at 1 pm on CBS (WOIO-19) , the Fox affiliate (WJW-8) can't have a game opposite it (per NFL rules).

Therefore, if it's a Fox single game week, a game must be available at 4 pm for WJW to air.

If the local team plays, there can be no game opposite it in the team's primary market.

The 7 pm shows on Fox are usually reruns that they can afford to not air in entirety.

Now if a game were to go past 8 pm on a Fox doubleheader week, Fox would then air all the scheduled shows (starting with "The Simpsons", and then everything else down the line) in their entirety after the game.
 
I think fox does it much better then CBS. Atleast fox was smart enough not to program the 7:00PM hr with new primetime programs. They either have the OT, or rerun other fox programs. So they can use the 1/2hr pillow to either join in progress or skip completely.

CBS on the otherhand has 60 minutes at 7:30, which always seems to start late when theirs a 4:00PM game, thus effecting their lineup for the entire night. Also, I think they only schedule 60 minutes for 7:30 when they have a doubleheader. So on weeks that they have a single game, but your local CBS shows a 4:00PM, your primetime schedule is often off by a good 40+ minutes.
 
It used to be "King of the Hill" and "Futurama" that would get bumped or joined in progress, when Fox aired them.
 
Irishfl said:
I think fox does it much better then CBS. Atleast fox was smart enough not to program the 7:00PM hr with new primetime programs. They either have the OT, or rerun other fox programs. So they can use the 1/2hr pillow to either join in progress or skip completely.

CBS on the otherhand has 60 minutes at 7:30, which always seems to start late when theirs a 4:00PM game, thus effecting their lineup for the entire night. Also, I think they only schedule 60 minutes for 7:30 when they have a doubleheader. So on weeks that they have a single game, but your local CBS shows a 4:00PM, your primetime schedule is often off by a good 40+ minutes.
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On doubleheader weeks, the 2nd game doesn't kick off until 4:25 pm, so if all goes right, the game ends at 7:30.

But of course, it rarely ever goes right, and between timeouts, replays, referee reviews, and commercial cramming, a clean 7:30 end time is few and far between.
 
vjm said:
On weeks where Fox only carries 1 game, there has to be an option for a 4 pm game, because they may not be able to air a 1 pm game.
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The Panthers lost again. Usually they do this in a 1:00 game. I'm in their home market. I don't know why the game was at 4 this week.
 
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