Days of Our Lives Moving to 12Noon in Hartford - Is this changing anywhere else?

[nelsonincharlotte]

Although NBC has pushed for years for a 1 PM clock time pattern for "Days,"
it's not too surprising to see some of its stations in the Central time zone airing
it at noon, against "The Chew" on ABC and local news on CBS stations (although
in Dallas, WFAA delays "The Chew" to 11 AM on a day-behind, and KTVT is one
of the few CBS stations in the Central time zone to start "Y&R" at 11:30; if I'm
not mistaken "Days" is still on in San Antonio at 12).

The reason for the split feed for "Y&R" is for Eastern stations to run it after the
noon news (12:30 ET), and the earlier time zones, which follow Central time,
to air it before the noon news (11 AM).

What I'm really noticing, however, is that more and more CBS stations are moving
"Let's Make A Deal" to the morning. I wasn't aware until the other day that KFMB
San Diego has moved it to 9 AM (PT); four in my part of the country will be moving
it to 10 AM within the next two weeks: WBTV Charlotte, WNCT Greenville/New Bern/
Washington, WILM Wilmington, NC, and WLTX Columbia, SC. Also, WHNT Huntsville
has become the second station in Alabama to move it to 9 AM (WIAT Birmingham already
airs it then).

Elsewhere, I suggested that CBS put "LMAD" at 10/9 everywhere and let its affiliates have
3 PM to do their own thing, as ABC and NBC do. My reasoning is that it's a perfect fit with
"The Price Is Right" and does better in the morning markets than in the afternoon ones.

Now back on topic: how many of you think "Days" will make it to its 50th anniversary in
November 2015?

I don't get why ABC doesn't have an 11 CT feed of The Chew like CBS does with Y&R. They never did with All My Children.

If they do cancel Days they need to wait til it turns 50.

 

[bpatrick]

My thoughts exactly re "The Chew." Feeds at 11 AM and 12 N (CT) would
eliminate the day-behind that Dallas and San Antonio are on because the ABC
stations in those markets air local news from 12-1 (they ran "All My Children"
on day-behind and I wonder how many people jumped the gun and watched that
day's episode on SoapNet instead of waiting for the telecast on WFAA and KSAT
the next day).

I remember that when some of the CBS stations moved "Guiding Light" to 10 AM,
it aired on day-behind, a situation the Eye Network corrected (which is why the same
episode of "LMAD" is seen everywhere the same day, regardless of what time the CBS
station carries it). ABC should take a lesson and offer two feeds of "The Chew" (not to
mention the fact that ABC stations in the earlier time zones wouldn't have to do their
news at 11 AM).

 

[sandiegoinexile]

DOOL has already been renewed until September 2014 (Heck, they have already completed episodes set to air through the end of 2013. They start filming 2014 episodes later this week.) The 50th anniversary would be November 8 2015. Given the recent disastrous launches of new talk shows, the continuing weak economy, and the splintering of audiences, NBC will likely give at least another year. 2014 is full of change for NBC, with Fallon replacing Leno in late night, so messing with another daypart might be risky. I think the most likely cancellation will be just before the 2016 Summer Olympics. Even then, since the show is owned by Sony and Corday Productions, the show could live on elsewhere.