How much does it cost to syndicate WOF. Are these stations losing money by preempting it.
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They preempted that for this?
- Thread starter Stanislav
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I don't know exactly how much money stations lose by pre emoting it. But I remember in past cases when Syndication was at the time viable the station owners had to pay the owners such in this case Sony for royalties but it was the cost of attracting viewers and advertisers to certain channels at the time. I'm not so sure today.
Most of those shows are paid for when they sign the contract for the season. The station would then have to sell adds to make their money back.
Usually the best way to handle that is make-good. Certainly with the pandemic there are positions that can be replaced by make-goods, because the station has an obligation to run the syndicator's spots as well as their own. Then reschedule the show itself. Plus stations have secondary digital stations that they use for overflow programming.
If you expand your news permanently, you make a corresponding syndicated cut elsewhere. Look at how many stations launched news after Oprah ended rather than buy a new show. Beyond that, breaking news preemptions are just a part of life, as is making up for network programs cutting into syndie slots from time to time. Nothing unusual; owners take that basic dynamic into account in their planning.
Yes this is where I was going with in my argument.
Tonight's network broadcast was scheduled as part of the 50:
ABC will air 2 'Monday Night Football' games in December
'Monday Night Football' moved to cable TV in 2006 when it went to ESPN.
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During his years hosting The Tonight Show, did Johnny Carson ever get bumped by baseball? Like the White Sox-Red Sox game in 84, it lasted 3:34. I believe Jimmy Fallon neve gets bumped by hockey or NFL.
no it’s to pre-empt wheel in markets
but yes it’s to fill a programming void. Another reason is in the article
It is anticipated that Walt Disney Company, which owns both ABC and ESPN, will try to get a package of games back on ABC when the next television contract with the league comes up for negotiations before the start of next season. That could also get ABC back in the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since it aired Super Bowl 40 in 2006.
What was the reasoning for dropping the NFL in 2006. It was still making the network money. The games on ESPN never really lived up to the hype when SNF was given the big game.no it’s to pre-empt wheel in markets
but yes it’s to fill a programming void. Another reason is in the article
It is anticipated that Walt Disney Company, which owns both ABC and ESPN, will try to get a package of games back on ABC when the next television contract with the league comes up for negotiations before the start of next season. That could also get ABC back in the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since it aired Super Bowl 40 in 2006.
They were losing money and the NFL wanted Sunday to be the "big game" which ABC didnt want. Also ESPN could get subscriptions then. Take wiki for what its worth
Despite high ratings, ABC lost millions of dollars on televising the games during the late 1990s and 2000s. The NFL also indicated that it wanted Sunday night to be the new night for its marquee game, because more people tend to watch television on Sundays, and games held on that night would be more conducive to flexible scheduling, a method by which some of the NFL's best games could be moved from the afternoon to the evening on Sunday on short notice. Given these factors, as well as the rise of ABC's ratings on Sunday night, and the network's wish of protecting its Desperate Housewives franchise (which they knew would be costly), on April 18, 2005, ABC and the NFL announced the end of their 36-year partnership, with the Monday Night Football broadcasts being moved to ESPN starting with the 2006 season. ESPN's ability to collect subscription fees from cable and satellite providers, in addition to selling commercials, made it more likely that ESPN could turn a profit on NFL telecasts, as opposed to ABC's heavy losses.
So what will change this time around? Will ABC suddenly make money when they will have to spend a lot more for the rights.
Yeah, but before Kimmel, all ABC had to worry about delaying was the news and Nightline. My ABC station, WLOS cleared Nightline in pattern during MNF season.
Back on the pre-emption track, WSB in Atlanta has bypassed tonight's Goldbergs and American Housewife reruns for a Covid 19 Vaccine News Special.
On Tuesday night, KHQ NBC 2 in Spokane aired a Gonzaga University basketball game from 6-8 PM PT, pre-empting an hour of local news, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune. Not sure what would happen to primetime if the game ran long, whether primetime would slide or get JIP'd. Tuesday's J!/WOF were delayed to Wednesday at 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM, replacing the second of two Hot Benches (both runs are in reruns this week) and Paid Programming.
KLAS CBS 8 in Las Vegas is airing local NYE coverage for much of primetime tonight.
Young Sheldon and B Positive are airing as normal. Coverage goes from 9:00 PM-12:35 AM PT. Colbert and Corden slide back to 12:35 and 1:37, the latter replacing Vegas' only run of Dr. Phil. Mom and The Unicorn are bumped from 9:00 and 9:30 to 2:37 and 3:06. CBS Overnight news, normally 2:36-3:00, slides to 3:30 and only the latter 30 minutes will air, replacing CBS Morning News.
Young Sheldon and B Positive are airing as normal. Coverage goes from 9:00 PM-12:35 AM PT. Colbert and Corden slide back to 12:35 and 1:37, the latter replacing Vegas' only run of Dr. Phil. Mom and The Unicorn are bumped from 9:00 and 9:30 to 2:37 and 3:06. CBS Overnight news, normally 2:36-3:00, slides to 3:30 and only the latter 30 minutes will air, replacing CBS Morning News.
KHQ is channel 6 (not 2 which is KREM CBS)
KHQ has carried Zags games for years so its not like this is something new. They had 4 non conference games in December cancelled due to COVID. KHQ has weeknight games on 1/7, 1/28 and 2/11 this season.
The CBS sitcoms were all reruns. No biggie. My question unrelated to this topic is why is the only run of Dr. Phil airing at 1:35 am in Vegas?
Because that was the available slot?