CBS Developing Live Talk Show As Possible "ATWT" Replacement

[intx]

I'm sure many of the affiliates would love to get 30 minutes back so they could do an hour-long midday news instead of the current 30 minutes. Don't see that happening tough.

 

[Studio20]

"B and B" cast and staffers, especially the veterans, put the kibosh on expanding to an hour. Right now the cast and crew work a standard 8 to 5 day. Expanding to an hour a day would put them well over the 40 hour a week schedule they have. The vets like things just where they are.

 

[DToTheJ]

Given the waning popularity of "soap operas" and the current economic climate, maybe it's in the best interest to simply shorten all soaps to a half-hour?

Here in ATL, CBS Atlanta airs B&B 1:30-2:00; ATWT 2:00-3:00 and Y&R 3:00-4:00.

And before bpatrick says it, I'll point out that WRAL in Raleigh airs Y&R at 4 PM.

 

[imhomerjay]

Given the waning popularity of "soap operas" and the current economic climate, maybe it's in the best interest to simply shorten all soaps to a half-hour?

No. When the popularity of a show wanes enough, that one gets cancelled. It makes no sense to shorten a show that's still making you enough money at an hour in length.

 

[Kenny Atkinson]

A pilot was just shot for a new version of the $25,000 Pyramid. The host was Conan sidekick Andy Richter. Someone thinks Game shows are still worth investing in.

Is Andy still going to Conan's new show?

 

[bpatrick]

Given the waning popularity of "soap operas" and the current economic climate, maybe it's in the best interest to simply shorten all soaps to a half-hour?

Here in ATL, CBS Atlanta airs B&B 1:30-2:00; ATWT 2:00-3:00 and Y&R 3:00-4:00.

And before bpatrick says it, I'll point out that WRAL in Raleigh airs Y&R at 4 PM.

But bpatrick is going to say that WLKY Louisville also airs Y&R at 4.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Given the waning popularity of "soap operas" and the current economic climate, maybe it's in the best interest to simply shorten all soaps to a half-hour?

Here in ATL, CBS Atlanta airs B&B 1:30-2:00; ATWT 2:00-3:00 and Y&R 3:00-4:00.

And before bpatrick says it, I'll point out that WRAL in Raleigh airs Y&R at 4 PM.

And before "Young and the Restless" was popular, WBTV didn't even show it because of their hour-long noon news show. Then "Young and the Restless" became so popular they had to show it, so the noon show got moved and "Price Is Right" got delayed. The 10:30 game show was the victim. Wow, I watched a lot of those shows, so it must have been on another CBS station.

 

[bpatrick]

Probably on either WFMY or WSPA; either you had
a good antenna or you had cable because one or
the other is available in the Charlotte market, depending
on where you live.

I might also add that "Y&R" airs at 4 PM (CT) in St. Louis
and Baton Rouge.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Probably on either WFMY or WSPA; either you had
a good antenna or you had cable because one or
the other is available in the Charlotte market, depending
on where you live.

I might also add that "Y&R" airs at 4 PM (CT) in St. Louis
and Baton Rouge.

I didn't have cable until the late 90s (and when my father moved out I cancelled it, but I have it again for just the local package) except in college, but I do remember those game shows. I'm almost positive I saw them at the hospital when I was waiting for my father who was visiting someone there. Where I lived in the early 80s WBTW might have been a good bet, or possibly WSPA. We had a good antenna, I know that.

Wait, I remember seeing Texas stations on channel 2. We must have gotten WFMY! Why else would we have had a TV on channel 2?