Are the American Networks showing the Royal Wedding?

[johnnya2k6]

Just like the Princess Diana and Pope John Paul II funerals, us West Coasters will be pulling in an all-nighter with the royal wedding coverage. And for those who couldn't stay up, there's bound to be highlight shows in primetime as well as good ol' YouTube.

And yes...ALL the major entertainment magazine shows will definitely be there as well, especially Mary Hart (in her last big assignment for Entertainment Tonight before she hands the reins to Nancy O'Dell).

 

[vchimpanzee]

The 'Chimp incident' in 1953 still hasn't been forgotten it seems.

So what was this "Chimp incident", especially since it predated ITV by a few years?

I'm innocent! I wasn't even born!

 

[vchimpanzee]

Why is this big news in the first place?

Yeah. We fought a war to get rid of kings over 200 years ago.

Why are we all of a sudden fascinated with these people? Yes, Diana was cute. So is Kate. Who cares? William V isn't going to have any real power. David Cameron is in charge.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Thanks for that. Hopefully Today will be a chimp free zone

Sorry.

 

[johnnya2k6]

Well, I should correct myself: Univision will have royal wedding coverage as well live from London.

 

[JeeperOne]

Why is this big news in the first place?

That's my question too.

Honestly I think it belongs ONLY on these networks (Via their owners)

NBC USA Network or Bravo

CBS None (Since they have no suitable network)

ABC ABC Family or Lifetime

FOX FX or MyNetwork TV (The wedding ceremony should be through by 7:00 AM ET when the MyNetwork affiliates start their morning news)

Turner could easily use either TBS or TNT or The CW for its coverage instead of the CNN networks with HLN's Showbiz Tonight crew as well as CNN reporters providing the talent

Just my opinion.....

Cheers

 

[johnnya2k6]

BBC's coverage (which will be on BBC America here) will be anchored by Huw Edwards, not David Dimbleby as expected, even though he covered the Princess Diana funeral and has done every general election since 1979.

 

[BMR]

BBC's coverage (which will be on BBC America here) will be anchored by Huw Edwards, not David Dimbleby as expected, even though he covered the Princess Diana funeral and has done every general election since 1979.

David is getting a bit old now. Maybe Huw is being lined up as his replacement...

 

[crainbebo]

According to my Frontier FiOS on-screen guide... All Times PDT

KOMO 4 Seattle (ABC): Lists 1am-7am as "Good Morning America" (all coverage), then 7-9 (regular hours)

KING 5 Seattle (NBC): Starts at 1am, ends at 7am then goes into regular "Today" hours, crunching Jimmy Fallon to only 23 minutes (12:37-1:00)

KONG 6/16 Seattle, WA (Ind.) will air KING 5's 5am newscast, but no 6am 'cast, replacing it with two reruns of Roseanne (what's usually on KONG between 6-7)

KIRO 7 Seattle (CBS): Starts at 2am, ends at 4:30 with regular KIRO news

KCPQ 13 (Fox): Starts at 2am replacing paid programming, ends at 5 with regular Q13 Fox News

Telemundo/Univision will air coverage, Telemundo starting at 2am, Univision starting at 2:40AM PDT


-crainbebo

 

[azumanga]

Honestly I think it belongs ONLY on these networks (Via their owners)

FOX FX or MyNetwork TV (The wedding ceremony should be through by 7:00 AM ET when the MyNetwork affiliates start their morning news)

...for MY stations that have news -- many of them don't have any newscasts.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

What? Comedy Central isn't carrying the Royal Wedding?
Seriously though, in Canada, Comedy Network is, but that's because it's owned by CTV, and they chose to toss the wedding on almost ALL the stations they own.
(Yes, including Discovery channel Canada.)

Crazy eh?

 

[azumanga]

What? Comedy Central isn't carrying the Royal Wedding?
Seriously though, in Canada, Comedy Network is, but that's because it's owned by CTV, and they chose to toss the wedding on almost ALL the stations they own.
(Yes, including Discovery channel Canada.)

Crazy eh?

What about TSN?

 

[vchimpanzee]

ABC already showed it and it hasn't even happened.

Last week on "The Middle", Frankie was going crazy over it and her husband Mike couldn't understand. They "rented" a state-of-the-art HDTV for the occasion (something about being able to take it back if you weren't satsified, since they couldn't afford to keep it) and couldn't get it to work. Frankie got up at 3 in the morning and couldn't get the thing to turn on, then all it would show was football. Which Mike and his son Axl enjoyed. Somehow it finally worked.

 

[crainbebo]

I will possibly tape the Royal Wedding. Taping off of CBS, the Oprah Winfrey Show (since Oprah correspondents will be there), Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition (since Deborah Norville will be in London), and possibly Letterman (in case his monologue has jokes about the wedding).

And yes, I am using old-fashioned VHS tape, no DVR yet.

-crainbebo

 

[WPPCProductions]

I probably tape it.then skim through the tape.

I agree crainbebo.I still use vhs everyday.I do have 2 dvd recorders .I only use them for special programs like awards shows or special I want a good clean copy of.I would not bother to fire up the dvds for the Royal wedding.

 

[Sammi Brie]

What? Comedy Central isn't carrying the Royal Wedding?
Seriously though, in Canada, Comedy Network is, but that's because it's owned by CTV, and they chose to toss the wedding on almost ALL the stations they own.
(Yes, including Discovery channel Canada.)

Crazy eh?

What about TSN?

Sports and royal weddings don't go together. Luckily for the TSN folks, I think there'll be a nice break between rounds of the Stanley Cup.

That said, I'm sure some TSN exec fears that.

 

[BMR]

One Australian TV station has been banned from showing the wedding, because they planned 'satirical' commentary...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201554.htm

 

[azumanga]

One Australian TV station has been banned from showing the wedding, because they planned 'satirical' commentary...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201554.htm

Kind of ridiculous, don't you think? Besides, will the royal family be watching EVERY SINGLE network in the world that's carrying the wedding? Personally, restrictions on levity at the royal wedding is kind of thin-skinned.

On that note, back to CTV -- you can count on the coverage on The Comedy Network to be exactly like the main CTV channel, straight-faced and unfunny.

 

[BMR]

One Australian TV station has been banned from showing the wedding, because they planned 'satirical' commentary...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201554.htm

Kind of ridiculous, don't you think? Besides, will the royal family be watching EVERY SINGLE network in the world that's carrying the wedding? Personally, restrictions on levity at the royal wedding is kind of thin-skinned.

Hmm, I'm torn.

Remember Australia has chosen to remain under the monarchy, having been given the chance to leave a few years back. It's not an exact analogy, but how would you stand on a TV station in say Guam or Puerto Rico broadcasting a presidential inaugeration in a similar manner.

I'm very much a 'soft' monarchist, in the sense I would keep the monarchy for lack of anything better and for the sake of continuity and history, rather than because I look up to them. But if we are going to keep the monarchy, then they have to be more than a laughing stock.

Maybe I need to lighten up

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

Despite the early start in the States and the general funding woes of public television in this economy, IMO I'm surprised that there are no PBS stations (at least none I'm aware of) that will be airing the royal wedding.

Out of curiousity, did any PBS stations air Charles and Diana's wedding live in 1981 (despite preempting morning airings of Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, etc.), or perhaps highlights of the wedding later that evening?