Yep, it's the best show on TV by far, And I smell a hit. I was wondering what are they're showing on KSL at the same time the rest of America is showing "The Playboy Club". You guessed it, They're showing back to back reruns of The NBC sitcom, "30 Rock". There's nothing dirty about "The Playboy Club".
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KSL-5 in Salt Lake is missing out on "The Playboy Club".
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searadiofreak
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No you are wrong, I am in the market, and they are airing a local program called, "We Are Utah". Local issues, local news, local whatever...(fluff, mostly, but I digress)
The Playboy show can be seen on another channel in SLC.
KSL is owned by the Mormon Church. I believe they have every right to edit network programming. I also believe NBC values their association with KSL, and will allow this lee-way.
Again, the fact that this show can be seen in SLC on another channel makes this a moot point.
The Playboy show can be seen on another channel in SLC.
KSL is owned by the Mormon Church. I believe they have every right to edit network programming. I also believe NBC values their association with KSL, and will allow this lee-way.
Again, the fact that this show can be seen in SLC on another channel makes this a moot point.
For years I have wondered why NBC chooses to keep KSL-TV as an affiliate since they usually don't air network programming not up to par with The Mormon Church.
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searadiofreak
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It's a fair question. But KSL provides NBC with some decent ratings, (although somewhat sliding in the past year or so).
Not sure how to answer your question beyond that. KSL remains a strong affiliate, with local news ratings that are competitive, though sliding in the past year. I think that KSL will need to improve on the local news ratings, and continue to the do well daytime to convince NBC/Comcast that they are a strong affiliate. I have every belief they will, as this organization is backed by strong ownership and they don't lose often.
Not sure how to answer your question beyond that. KSL remains a strong affiliate, with local news ratings that are competitive, though sliding in the past year. I think that KSL will need to improve on the local news ratings, and continue to the do well daytime to convince NBC/Comcast that they are a strong affiliate. I have every belief they will, as this organization is backed by strong ownership and they don't lose often.
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desertv
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Where else would they go? There are very few VHFs in Utah and they have the statewide translator systems.emailfailed said:
Don't forget KSL was originally CBS
The Playboy Club either isn't, won 't, or can't be authentic or believable for a number of reasons.
If it were authentic, it would bother a lot more than our LDS friends.
Femininsts would really howl if those times were accurately portrayed.
Is the other channel this available on OTA, or on a subscription system?
If it were authentic, it would bother a lot more than our LDS friends.
Femininsts would really howl if those times were accurately portrayed.
Is the other channel this available on OTA, or on a subscription system?
If KSL plans to continue to pull some NBC shows, like "The Playboy Club", & "SNL", They might end up becoming a Strong Independent, like KTVK in Phoenix, WJXT in Jacksonville, Fla, and even KRON-TV in San Francisco. NBC might end up looking for another station in SLC, since KSL in owned by The Mormons.
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kenglish
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There are few "VHF" stations in Utah any more...just a couple of low-power Digitals and Daystar.
Everybody else, and their translators are on UHF. Most towns/counties have translator access to the major channels, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, BYU, and KJZZ. There is also an SDTV version of CW on the ABC mux.
Playboy Club is on the KUTV/CBS mux, on channel 2-2, which primarily is a MyNet affiliate with local programming and local sports, and is also a full-power station (KMYU) in St, George.
Here's a link to the new KSL show (with video packages), which seems to shoot for a vastly different audience than Playboy Club:
http://weareutah.ksl.com/
Everybody else, and their translators are on UHF. Most towns/counties have translator access to the major channels, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, BYU, and KJZZ. There is also an SDTV version of CW on the ABC mux.
Playboy Club is on the KUTV/CBS mux, on channel 2-2, which primarily is a MyNet affiliate with local programming and local sports, and is also a full-power station (KMYU) in St, George.
Here's a link to the new KSL show (with video packages), which seems to shoot for a vastly different audience than Playboy Club:
http://weareutah.ksl.com/
KSL pre-empted CBS programs not considered to be in line
with Mormon beliefs; it was also not one of CBS's strongest
affiliates. But Bill Paley understood the station's position.
Perhaps NBC does as well. And if the overnights are any
indication ("The Playboy Club" finished last in its timeslot
with a 5.0 rating--note, the timeslot winner was "Hawaii
Five-O"
) KSL may soon be back carrying the network show
at 9 PM (MT) on Mondays.
with Mormon beliefs; it was also not one of CBS's strongest
affiliates. But Bill Paley understood the station's position.
Perhaps NBC does as well. And if the overnights are any
indication ("The Playboy Club" finished last in its timeslot
with a 5.0 rating--note, the timeslot winner was "Hawaii
Five-O"
) KSL may soon be back carrying the network showat 9 PM (MT) on Mondays.
I knew there's something fishy. I think NBC might move "The Playboy Club" over to USA; My prognosis it would have done better on cable than OTA Television. "SouthLAnd" did much better on TNT, just after it started off shaky on NBC. "The Playboy Club" may be heading on over to FX, whose sister company, FOX Television Studios co-produces it with Alta Loma Productions, Which happens to be a subsibidary of Playboy.
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kenglish
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There was mention a while back about contracts for Playboy Club actors/actresses to include some nudity....I suspect this may be in line with a future move of the show to Cable, and a more mature theme.
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Laurence Glavin
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I recorded Craig Ferguson's show last night because Keith Olbermann was a guest (he's been off "Countdown" for week...come back Keith!) and Craig had a great line: "NBC just had the premier of their show "The Playboy Club". They were once very popular. No, not Playboy Clubs...NBC!".
Maybe its a good thing KSL did miss out. "The Playboy Club" came in last in the 10PM/9PM slot. An indication that we could see this one being put in the category of new shows that are in trouble along with "Free Agents."
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searadiofreak
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The season premiere ratings will probably make this thread irrelevant. And KSL will have to figure out what to do with "We Are Utah". Or perhaps they already realized this was just fill.
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