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CBS not broadcasting Thanksgiving Day Parade

CBS used to show the parade from Columbus Circle. I mention that because NBC was going to show the parade at Columbus Circle but I don't think they did much from there.

I missed the first half hour but they repeated the parade. At least I had time to waste before my family got together and I already knew I was joining it in progress. So I was able to set the machine to record that first half hour of the afternoon. I got to see the introduction but they left some of the first half hour out because what I had already seen was shown before the half hour was up. I remember now the parade started at 8:30 starting last year and I did record it all.
 
tvnut said:
The CBS telecast was also the only way to watch the Macy's parade in Detroit. WDIV-4, the NBC affiliate, televises the Detroit parade, billed as "America's Thanksgiving Parade," which also airs in some other markets.
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And it's ONLY the Detroit parade as America's Thanksgiving Day Parade is really in New York
 
CTListener said:
Apparently, the "more floats, fewer celebrities" attitude displayed by posters here isn't affecting viewership.

www.tvinsider.com

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Ratings: 2024 Viewership Hits All-Time High

NBC’s broadcast of Thursday’s parade ranks as the most-watched entertainment program to air on linear TV in nearly five years.
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It's been a promotional vehicle for NBC for decades. The moment they made Lorne Greene (star of NBC's Bonanza!) and Betty White co-hosts and the numbers jumped, that was their cue.
 
CTListener said:
Apparently, the "more floats, fewer celebrities" attitude displayed by posters here isn't affecting viewership.

www.tvinsider.com

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Ratings: 2024 Viewership Hits All-Time High

NBC’s broadcast of Thursday’s parade ranks as the most-watched entertainment program to air on linear TV in nearly five years.
www.tvinsider.com www.tvinsider.com
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It’s background noise while cooking the turkey. Always has been. They could call paint drying the Macy’s Parade and it would get a big number.
 
Don CT said:
It’s background noise while cooking the turkey. Always has been. They could call paint drying the Macy’s Parade and it would get a big number.
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Kind of like halftime of the early NFL game. Time to check on the turkey and start getting the side dishes going. The meal has the first quarter of the 4:30 game as background noise.
 
CTListener said:
Apparently, the "more floats, fewer celebrities" attitude displayed by posters here isn't affecting viewership.

www.tvinsider.com

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Ratings: 2024 Viewership Hits All-Time High

NBC’s broadcast of Thursday’s parade ranks as the most-watched entertainment program to air on linear TV in nearly five years.
www.tvinsider.com www.tvinsider.com
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Don CT said:
It’s background noise while cooking the turkey. Always has been. They could call paint drying the Macy’s Parade and it would get a big number.
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It's only background noise for those in the kitchen cooking the feast. But the kitchen can only hold so many people in it. NBC isn't targeting those people (If they were, they'd put it on Radio)

FOR EVERYBODY ELSE HOWEVER...
 
JeeperOne said:
It's only background noise for those in the kitchen cooking the feast. But the kitchen can only hold so many people in it. NBC isn't targeting those people (If they were, they'd put it on Radio)

FOR EVERYBODY ELSE HOWEVER...
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A TV has audio that makes it background noise. Ever watch a baseball game in the summer and not really pay attention to the game but listen for something to happen. You don’t need a radio in every room to be able to hear.
 
Ok I know it's not exactly the same parade, but I've also noticed that this year, ONLY ABC is airing the Tournament of Roses Parade. I remember when it used to be on all the major networks. I think CBS stopped showing it in 2006.
 
ssetta said:
Ok I know it's not exactly the same parade, but I've also noticed that this year, ONLY ABC is airing the Tournament of Roses Parade. I remember when it used to be on all the major networks. I think CBS stopped showing it in 2006.
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CBS did the best job and they had Doug Davidson co-hosting for a while. CBS was the only network staying until the end and they admitted they we missed some parts of the parade during commercials and showed all that at the end.

ABC does a poor job. They interrupt frequently and do behind the scenes looks and interviews and previews of the football game. And of course there are commercial breaks.

Somehow I learned about the commercial-free KTLA broadcast which can be seen online. I probably won't make it to the computer for the beginning but I'll watch the beginning later because I think they make it available afterward. This is the one way not to miss anything.
 


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