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FCC: 'Crime Watch Daily' is News Show

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Warner Bros. afternoon strip Crime Watch Daily (from GHN Productions) has pledged to bring something new to daytime TV, and thanks to an FCC ruling Tuesday, it will be able to do that without having to offer up airtime to candidates for political office.

GHN sought a declaratory ruling that the show was a bona fide newscast. That is because if it was not a bona fide news program, it would have to offer an equal opportunity for airtime to candidates running against the "judges, sheriffs and district attorneys" or other potential candidates the show might feature in coverage of trials, cases and other "crime-related" matters.

"Based on the record before us," said Media Bureau assistant chief of the policy division Robert Baker, "we conclude that Crime Watch Daily does qualify as a bona fide newscast because it reports news of some area of current events, in a manner similar to more traditional newscasts. In addition, we have no evidence before us of bad faith or unreasonableness on the part of GNH. Therefore, appearances by candidates on Crime Watch Daily are exempt from the equal opportunities requirements..."
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http://broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/fcc-crime-watch-daily-news-show/143298
 
Does 'Inside Edition' have the same distinction? I'm not commenting on the content or quality of that show. I personally think Norville does a decent job, just curious if other syndicated products of a similiar nature had taken this step.

It certainly shows foresight by either the producers or their legal counsel to have considered this as an issue.
 
Crime Watch Daily

I see there is a new show that is a little bit like America's Most Wanted and newsmagazines such as 20/20 and Dateline NBC, but this time it airs on daytime TV as opposed to talk shows and reality courtroom dramas like Hot Bench and Judge Judy. It is said to have a news partnership with stations owned by Tribune, which the show will be aired leading in to their newscasts(for instance, WNEP, our ABC station owned by Tribune, will be airing this at 3pm before their 4PM News). And just like prime time TV or over on Investigation Discovery, the show's crew will conduct undercover investigations in the US and around the world.

Given that this show is a major departure from traditional talk and courtroom shows, I wonder if they are going to achieve moderate ratings success.

I'll say this might last for just one season, but who knows?
 
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