WPHL should be the most viable option in Philadelphia as far as the TNF game, at least one would think.
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They preempted that for this?
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WPHL should be the most viable option in Philadelphia as far as the TNF game, at least one would think.
I watched that episode, and I recall that once the special news cut in ended, ABC picked up "Galactica" at the point where the show was interrupted, so it ran until about 11:20 P.M. EDT instead of ending at 11 EDT.
Whenever FOX has a sporting event scheduled 8PM-11PM, FOX 61 in Hartford always sends their 10PM news to sister station CW 20 displacing 2 episodes of "Friends." With last night's game cancelled they aired the news on both FOX 61 and CW 20 rather than CW 20 digging 2 episodes of "Friends" out of the vault. Also of note CW 20 was a few seconds ahead of FOX 61 with the news last night.
And that appears to be the case, per this from The Philadelphia Inquirer... (Paywall possible) https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eag...hillies-world-series-astros-fox-20221101.html
they comply with the anti-siphon laws same as ESPN does with Monday Night Football
Given that both tomorrow's (November 3rd) NFL game and World Series games involve teams from Philadelphia and Houston, maybe the NFL should have moved the football game to 4:45 P.M. EDT. That way (barring overtime), the football game would be over by the time the World Series game began.
It would be one thing if both World Series game 5 and the TNF game were in the same general location (like with the Phillies' and Eagles' home parks being right next door to each other), but the football game will be in Houston, while the Phillies host its final home game of 2022--that being WS game 5. If the Astros were at home on Thursday, it still shouldn't be an issue time-wise, unless they were both on the same network, same day, but Minute Maid Park is in Downtown Houston, while NRG Stadium (home of the Texans) is in the southern end of the city, roughly nine miles away from downtown.
The Carolina Panthers play this Thursday night. Someone is required to carry the game in Charlotte and I checked the listings. WSOC-TV will not have "Station 19", "Grey's Anatomy" or "Alaska Daily". I didn't see them in the listings during the night.
No one is "required" to run the game. The broadcast is put up for bid in the home markets. It is possible that no one would want the game, but that would never happen...some bottom feeder would snatch it up. Happened a few years ago in DFW where the rather obscure KTXD picked up a Cowboys Monday night game.
actually yes they are in the Primary market of the two teams playing.
It is an NFL rule to “allow” a local station to carry the game. But the NFL also charges a very high fee for the privilege.
That fee can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for some teams/markets. The few commercials the station gets to sell aren’t likely to cover the fee.
The “obscure” station has to decide whether that ONE GAME gives them enough viewers who’ll see the station and decide to watch more of their programs or their news (if they have news).
If no station agrees to pay the fee, the game won’t be over-the-air in that market.
Well the NFL thinks otherwise due to anti-siphoning laws
ESPN's Monday Night Football, as well as selected Thursday Night Football games on NFL Network, are only televised nationally on pay television. In these cases, NFL rules require simulcasts of the games to be syndicated to television stations within the home markets of the teams that are participating. This ensures that the games are still available on broadcast TV in the local markets, whilst maintaining cable exclusivity for the games outside of the market.
In 2021, the NFL announced that Amazon would obtain exclusive rights to broadcast Thursday Night Football between 2023 and 2033, with the games to be aired on Amazon's streaming service Amazon Prime Video. However, because Prime Video is a subscription streaming service and while acting in a similar way to that of the cable networks, the NFL will also sell the games via broadcast syndication in both playing teams' local markets using the same rules as ESPN since 1987.
ESPN's Monday Night Football, as well as selected Thursday Night Football games on NFL Network, are only televised nationally on pay television. In these cases, NFL rules require simulcasts of the games to be syndicated to television stations within the home markets of the teams that are participating. This ensures that the games are still available on broadcast TV in the local markets, whilst maintaining cable exclusivity for the games outside of the market.
In 2021, the NFL announced that Amazon would obtain exclusive rights to broadcast Thursday Night Football between 2023 and 2033, with the games to be aired on Amazon's streaming service Amazon Prime Video. However, because Prime Video is a subscription streaming service and while acting in a similar way to that of the cable networks, the NFL will also sell the games via broadcast syndication in both playing teams' local markets using the same rules as ESPN since 1987.
President holding a post-Election Day news conference & apparently it's a optional Special Report, at least with what I see on ABC with O&Os & some affiliates sticking with it through Q&A while many other affiliates sign off, mainly to do local news & apparently caring more about local ad revenue, at 5 Eastern.
Local news is sacred.
Stations don't like their local newscasts starting behind schedule.
During last night's (November 8th) midterm election coverage, quite a few ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates in the Eastern and Central time zones cut away at 11 P.M.EST to air full-length late evening newscasts.
I actually stayed up past 2:30 A.M. EST to watch election coverage, and at 2:35 A.M. EST, NBC "welcome(d) back viewers of some of our Pacific time zone affiliates who have been watching their late local news".
I once read that back in the 1980's, some Eastern and Central time zone network affiliates actually cut off coverage of the political conventions to start their late news on time.
In fact, I'm surprised that CBS on NFL Sundays doesn't run a postgame show until 7:30 P.M. ET expand "60 Minutes" to 90 minutes (or less if the postgame show runs past 7:30 ET), with several short segments that aren't promoted ahead of time and can be cut if the game or postgame show runs long. This way, "60" ends at 9 P.M. ET, CBS runs two hours of entertainment programming after "60", and local CBS stations' late news on Sunday nights would always start on time at 11 ET/10 CT.
Stations don't like their local newscasts starting behind schedule.
During last night's (November 8th) midterm election coverage, quite a few ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates in the Eastern and Central time zones cut away at 11 P.M.EST to air full-length late evening newscasts.
I actually stayed up past 2:30 A.M. EST to watch election coverage, and at 2:35 A.M. EST, NBC "welcome(d) back viewers of some of our Pacific time zone affiliates who have been watching their late local news".
I once read that back in the 1980's, some Eastern and Central time zone network affiliates actually cut off coverage of the political conventions to start their late news on time.
In fact, I'm surprised that CBS on NFL Sundays doesn't run a postgame show until 7:30 P.M. ET expand "60 Minutes" to 90 minutes (or less if the postgame show runs past 7:30 ET), with several short segments that aren't promoted ahead of time and can be cut if the game or postgame show runs long. This way, "60" ends at 9 P.M. ET, CBS runs two hours of entertainment programming after "60", and local CBS stations' late news on Sunday nights would always start on time at 11 ET/10 CT.
The late window game (4:25pm ET) almost never concludes in time to run a postgame show. Should it run slightly short the game broadcasters will fill with comments and player interviews. Also remember that CBS usually has a second, and sometimes third regional game airing in the late window, and will send viewers to the conclusion of any longer running contests.
CBS has to keep 60 minutes at its usual length as any variation would screw up the west coast prime time feed which runs in a “normal” pattern starting at 7pm PT.
You are assuming this can be done on the fly. Technically possible if you want to have a live crew editing, assembling, and playing out the show in real time. But usually the final edit of each complete 60 Minutes episode is finished in advance of the broadcast.
Years ago CBS would send a preview of the entire completed 60 Minutes show down the network line late Saturday evening. Don’t know if they still do that.
Again the west coast issue comes up. If the CBS east coast prime time were to run more than three hours but less than four hours, then what do you do with the west coast which is scheduled for four hours?
Now if a late window game runs up to 8pm ET, then CBS sometimes will drop the final prime time show for the east coast feed, which gets local news back on time. West coast affiliates will still receive a four hour prime time, replacing the show that was dropped from the east coast feed with a rerun.
Delayed Sunday prime times on CBS have been going on for decades, and 60 Minutes viewers are used to it. Doesn’t seem to have affected the popularity of the show.
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Thursday November 17th KDSM 17 in Des Moines will air High School Football at 7pm pushing primetime back to 10pm to Midnight.
Friday November 18th KDSM 17 in Des Moines will air High School Football from 10am to 9:30pm pushing primetime to 10:30pm to 12:30am. Also The Steve Wilkos Show which airs at 9am is preempted to air The People's Court instead on that day.
Friday November 18th KDSM 17 in Des Moines will air High School Football from 10am to 9:30pm pushing primetime to 10:30pm to 12:30am. Also The Steve Wilkos Show which airs at 9am is preempted to air The People's Court instead on that day.
They did that this year when bonus coverage of Cardinals-Raiders went right up till 8:00 EST, so they dropped NCIS: LA to stay on schedule.
