Reading many of the old listings on the Classic TV board, I see especially in the Central Time Zones where "Wheel of Fortune" airs at 6:30 PM right before primetime, while "Jeopardy" languishes on another sot on the schedule. What I'd like to know is if there has even been a station - maybe there is currently - that airs "Jeopardy" right before prime time. And I'm not speaking of stations that air "Wheel" and "Jeopardy" back-to-back prior to prime time, I know there are plenty of those.
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"Jeopardy" At 6:30 (CT)? Anyone?
- Thread starter DToTheJ
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Both shows competing against each other in the same market? That's a rarity these days, let alone the shows on different stations in the same market. I thought there would be some kind of "in-market non-compete" clause similar to what is attached to "Dr. Phil" not being allowed to air opposite "Oprah" (these shows also syndicated by the same company as the game shows).
Many years ago, WCBS/2 in New York aired "Wheel" at 7:30, while WABC/7 ran "Jeopardy" at 7 (still does, now followed by "Wheel").
Many years ago, WCBS/2 in New York aired "Wheel" at 7:30, while WABC/7 ran "Jeopardy" at 7 (still does, now followed by "Wheel").
Same situation here in Nashville on channel 30. My parents would know. They watch Jeopardy religiously!bpatrick said:
Nashville has Wheel and Jeopardy on different stations in the same market, but not directly competing with each other. Jeopardy at 6:00 on channel 30, and Wheel on channel 2 at 6:30.DToTheJ said:
jsu5381m said:
That's news to me, since it seems that every time I turn around, WIAT is trying a 6 PM newscast. I was wondering what they'd put at 4, since they run "Let's Make A Deal" in the morning and Wendy Williams (am I right about this?) at 2; I had seen where her show was airing at 2 and 4 in the interim between the end of "Guiding Light" and the debut of "LMAD." I'm assuming that "ET" is on at 6:30.
Since WIAT started doing the 6pm news, for the umpteenth time, Jeopardy is now on at 4 and 4:30.
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And why not? I've read the reports WIAT is now Birmingham's leading station and hits #1 frequently this year. With the other stations in the gutter the old jokes about WIAT are obsolete.
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bpatrick said:
And why not? I've read the reports WIAT is now Birmingham's leading station and hits #1 frequently this year. With the other stations in the gutter the old jokes about WIAT are obsolete.
Which is what I've been hearing for some time now.
Having been away from Birmingham for more than 30
years, it did come as a surprise to learn that Ch. 42
has pretty much leapfrogged the competition; I was
there in the days when people made jokes about the
station. But I hear that a lot of money has been put
into programming; also, I think the station's newscast
has been winning a few awards. Nice to see a real
race, with 42 challenging the traditional dominance of
6 and 13 in that market.
Having been away from Birmingham for more than 30
years, it did come as a surprise to learn that Ch. 42
has pretty much leapfrogged the competition; I was
there in the days when people made jokes about the
station. But I hear that a lot of money has been put
into programming; also, I think the station's newscast
has been winning a few awards. Nice to see a real
race, with 42 challenging the traditional dominance of
6 and 13 in that market.
K
kenrayc
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ABC 30 Fresno has Jeopardy at 7PM and Wheel at 7:30, and it's been that way for over 20 years.
Pacific stations tend to run "Wheel" and "Jeopardy!"
in the 7-8 PM slot. What the original poster wanted
to know is if any stations in the Central time zone have
ever run "Jeopardy!" at 6:30. It's pretty easy to find
"Wheel" at 6:30 (CT), but few stations have ever tried
programming "Jeopardy!" against it in that time zone.
in the 7-8 PM slot. What the original poster wanted
to know is if any stations in the Central time zone have
ever run "Jeopardy!" at 6:30. It's pretty easy to find
"Wheel" at 6:30 (CT), but few stations have ever tried
programming "Jeopardy!" against it in that time zone.
In Asheville, NC (WLOS), Greensboro, NC (WFMY) and Florence, SC (WBTW), "Jeopardy" airs at that time. We of course consider that to be 7:30.
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