Is Dr. Phil changing timeslots in your market?

[JackBauer112]

I think KOVR is the only other CBS o&o outside the Eastern time zone to air "Deal" in the morning.

You are correct on that one. KOVR airs LMAD at 9 AM because they never carried GL due to poor ratings dating back to when KXTV was CBS in the 80s and 90s. KXTV in 1995 became ABC as KOVR became CBS and they do not carry GL throughout it's entire CBS run. In addition KOVR still has the 7-10 PM slot which has been common practice to the networks in the CT, MT and AT HT.

 

[cutelittlecaramelkid]

I checked out my facebook newsfeed & noticed that WCIU is moving Dr. Phil from 8pm CDT on 26.2 (U Too) to 9am on WCIU The U 26.1 (now will be in HD). WBBM-TV for now (main affiliate) will continue to carry the show at 3pm CDT. With this in mind; is any station in your market moving Dr. Phil to the timeslot held by Oprah Winfrey? Since Oprah airs on WLS-TV at 9am until Wednesday, neither WBBM-TV nor WCIU can air Dr. Phil at 9am. WLS-TV will continue to air Oprah at 11:05pm until September. In Chicago, I wouldn't be surprised if WCIU will eventually take Dr. Phil from WBBM-TV this fall.

Given that Oprah aired at 9 AM in Chicago, I never understood WBBM's decision a few years back to move "Guiding Light" (and, later, "Let's Make A Deal") against her, unless "General Hospital" on WLS was so far ahead of the pack at 2 PM as to make it almost impossible for a CBS program to compete. Right now, I don't know why WBBM doesn't put "Deal" at 2 (especially since "GH" is doomed if ABC puts Katie Couric's new show into that slot), followed by Dr. Phil at 3; KCBS very quickly flip-flopped "Deal" and Rachael Ray, putting her back at 9 AM and "Deal" at 2 PM, and I think KOVR is the only other CBS o&o outside the Eastern time zone to air "Deal" in the morning.

If you remember, when Oprah was on during that time slot, any of her "pals" who had a show could not compete against her. WBBM picked up the rights to "The Gayle King Show" back in the mid '90s, that's why Guiding Light was moved to 9 am against Oprah (on a 1 day delay).

 

[cutelittlecaramelkid]

Here in Wichita,
Dr. Phil will still be on at 3 pm on KWCH (CBS - Channel 12). Oprah will end her run here on Sept. 2nd, one week before the actual final run. Replacing her will be Ellen, who will be on Tuesday, Sept. 6th (won't be on Monday, Sept. 5th due to the U.S. Open Tennis) and the season premiere of Ellen will be on Monday, Sept. 12th.

 

[mgsports]

Dr. OZ will be on at 9am KCWE replacing a Jerry Springer rerun and 4pm on KMBC.

 

[jsu5381m]

In Chattanooga, Dr. Phil is moving from WDEF to WTVC (Oprah's former station) this fall.

 

[Louis_009]

Here in Tallahassee Florida Dr. Oz is on @3pm on (CBS) WCTV then Oprah @4pm then WCTV's News @5pm. For Dr.Phil he on NBC 40 WTWC @5pm. I havent hear any words about moving things around here yet. WTWC NBC 40 doesnt do the 6pm/11pm news

 

[DToTheJ]

KSAT-12 in San Antonio wants to get rid of Oprah very badly...

I suppose we should consider them the Stedman of the Oprah affiliates, then? :

 

[Madmansam]

KRON4 in San Francisco is moving him to 4pm starting May 30. KRON is an independent station. As KGO, ABC7 will have a 4pm newscast where Oprah used to be.

I thought KRON was an affiliate of Fox's "My Network TV" since 2006?

 

[SCart79]

Here in Columbia, SC, I don't know what WIS-TV (NBC) will do. WIS is the #1 station and has been since their first on-air start in the early 1950s. I would not be surprise if they start a half-hour newscast at 4pm and aired "Inside Edition" or their Raycom-owned produced "America Now" at 4:30pm. If not, they may move "Dr. Phil" to 4pm.

I am a native of Portland, Oregon and their Oprah station is KGW-TV (NBC). They will have a hour-long newscast/entertainment show at 4pm. I am not surprised because the ABC and Fox stations currently air news and the CBS station has a local show at 4pm. So, almost everything is local at 4pm in Portland.

 

[bpatrick]

WIS's sister station WMBF Myrtle Beach already has a 4 PM newscast,
and the Raycom stations in Charlotte, Richmond, and Charleston, SC, do
likewise, so a 4 PM newscast in Columbia wouldn't come as a surprise to me.

WBTW, WMBF's CBS competitor, is almost constantly running promos announcing
that Ellen will move from 3 PM to 4 this fall. WBTW airs Dr. Phil at 9 AM, but I
haven't heard whether he'll take over the 3 PM slot (WBTW is the only CBS affiliate
in the Carolinas that runs "Let's Make A Deal" at 10 AM).

Likewise, I don't look for WRAL Raleigh/Durham to move Dr. Phil out of the 9 AM slot;
4 PM is "out" since the station airs "The Young And The Restless" then, and quite
successfully. WTVD (ABC o&o) has already started a 4 PM newscast.

 

[Iowan]

By the logic of 'Oprah being replaced by Dr. Oz', the latter would hafta move to KWQC in the Quad Cities!