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NBC Owned Stations Expand Local Newscasts

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https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/246042/nbc-owned-stations-expand-local-newscasts/

On Monday, March 16, NBC owned stations in New York (WNBC), Los Angeles (KNBC), San Francisco-Bay Area (KNTV), Miami-Fort Lauderdale (WTVJ), and Hartford, CT (WVIT) began airing a new, half-hour weekday local newscast in their markets at 7 p.m. ET / PT, while WRC-TV airs the new half-hour of news at 7:30 p.m. ET, and NBC owned stations in Chicago (WMAQ) and Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) kicked off a new half-hour newscast at 6:30 p.m. CT.

NBC owned stations in Philadelphia (WCAU) and Boston (WBTS) already air local news at 7 p.m. KNSD San Diego will continue to air regular programming.

In addition, NBC owned stations in eight markets started airing a new weekday newscast at 11:30 p.m. ET / PT on March 16, delivering their communities a full hour of late, local news Monday to Friday.
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KNTV San Jose, KNBC, WNBC, WTVJ, WRC-TV, WMAQ, and KXAS all expanded their newscasts.
 
I wonder if this was aways a plan to extend or is this a "we need more news" temporary thing to help further relay news during the Covid19 Pandemic crisis.
 
Will_H_69_9 said:
I wonder if this was aways a plan to extend or is this a "we need more news" temporary thing to help further relay news during the Covid19 Pandemic crisis.
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Part of it may be because Jimmie Fallon has suspended new shows, so they delay his repeats by a half hour with expanded local news.
 
With NBC O&Os expanding newscasts, how long before NBC itself offers a late night 'NBC Nightly News' at 11:35 to all affiliates? We are in a national crisis of course.
 
crainbebo said:
With NBC O&Os expanding newscasts, how long before NBC itself offers a late night 'NBC Nightly News' at 11:35 to all affiliates? We are in a national crisis of course.
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ABC has moved Nightline back to its earlier time period, so the other nets could see how the public responds to such a national show.

NBC News already does a late night news show anchored by Brian Williams on MSNBC. They could simply re-run it at midnight on NBC O&Os. That would mark a return of BW to the main network.
 
However, ABC is still airing JKL in reruns and yet, CBS is airing The Late Show as NEW episodes, just the crew all separated of course out of precaution. Plus, its still airing The Late Late Show too.

So taking NBC's Tonight Show off-air temporarily (because its in reruns) for Brian Williams' MSNBC program wouldn't do any justice, especially if Late Night and A Little Late would still be aired.

Just keep it as is. NBC had that opportunity and wasted it. Now, affiliates have really taken advantage of it and they're winning as a result, especially the non-O&Os who've taken advantage of it (and there are plenty out there who have).
 
Does it mean NBC will lose more ratings in the Late Night TV wars until they cancel all their late night talk shows?
 
itsRoly4266 said:
Just keep it as is. NBC had that opportunity and wasted it. Now, affiliates have really taken advantage of it and they're winning as a result, especially the non-O&Os who've taken advantage of it (and there are plenty out there who have).
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NBC is running its Lester Holt 10PM special on both NBC Network and MSNBC
 
TheBigA said:
NBC is running its Lester Holt 10PM special on both NBC Network and MSNBC
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I meant every night, not just a weekly special.
 
RadioPatrol said:
KNTV San Jose, KNBC, WNBC, WTVJ, WRC-TV, WMAQ, and KXAS all expanded their newscasts.
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Affiliate KPRC has followed their lead, while KHOU (CBS) and KTRK (ABC O&O) go straight to late night re-runs. They have been emphasizing the fact that they are Houston's "only 1 hour newscast at 10PM" this week. Any other NBC affiliates following the O&Os?

TheBigA said:
Part of it may be because Jimmie Fallon has suspended new shows, so they delay his repeats by a half hour with expanded local news.
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Fallon has been taping his "makeshift" show from home. Probably drawing from his improv background to pull it off. It's a little weird and poor production value, except for the pandemic forcing creative solutions.

From what I've seen on KPRC, the anchors are more relaxed with a one-hour show instead of the rushed typical 30-minute newscast. Maybe this will be permanent?

TheBigA said:
ABC has moved Nightline back to its earlier time period, so the other nets could see how the public responds to such a national show.

NBC News already does a late night news show anchored by Brian Williams on MSNBC. They could simply re-run it at midnight on NBC O&Os. That would mark a return of BW to the main network.
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The CBC has The National. Canadians remark that the network evening newscasts are too early that most working people don't arrive home in time to watch--a relic of the post-war period with an easy suburban freeway commute home from downtown offices.

Brian Williams should do the weekend editions of the Nightly News instead of the separate anchors on Saturday and Sunday. He still has name recognition and that position is enough of a demotion after that incident.
 
KTN Corp said:
Affiliate KPRC has followed their lead, while KHOU (CBS) and KTRK (ABC O&O) go straight to late night re-runs. They have been emphasizing the fact that they are Houston's "only 1 hour newscast at 10PM" this week. Any other NBC affiliates following the O&Os?
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I have a very long and exhaustive, but extensive list that showcases the affiliates doing this. There are also two FOX, one ABC and one CBS affiliate(s) that I've noticed that have also added newscasts in the interim as a result of the outbreak.

Would you like to see the list? I've been compiling it myself.
 
NBC has not aired MSNBC programs. It doesn't even have MSNBC hosts appear on NBC news shows, other than Chuck Todd, Craig Melvin and Andrea Mitchell, who began on NBC News well before they got hour-long shows on MSNBC. So you never see Rachel Maddow, Charles O'Donnell or Chris Hayes on NBC News shows. I think affiliates wanted to be sure MSNBC would not compete with NBC broadcast news programs.

Even when the network is covering some big event such as an election, NBC and MSNBC do not simulcast. Meet The Press only gets one 6pm Sunday run on MSNBC. It used to run again overnight but no longer.
 
NBC HAS used MSNBC talent before for special reports and whatnot. It was Steve Kornacki that went over the network to announce the death of H.W. Bush.
 
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