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Network O&Os that pre-empted or delayed network programming (or still do)
- Thread starter nomadcowatbk
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For years, even after they became an O&O, KTRK-Houston would pre-empt the first hour-hour of "Good Morning America" for a local newscast (which hey had been running in the slot since the late 60s). I think the practice lasted until the early/mid 90s.
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Marckd
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Channel 10 WCAU TV was notorious for time shifting Saturday Morning Cartoons and then began preempting some of them from 1976 to 1980. Till 1976, WCAU TV would run the 8:30 ti 9:30 CBS hour of cartoons (and if the 8 AM show ended at 9 it was the 9 AM-10 AM hour) at 7 AM and a week behind. Then in the hour CBS ran cartoons normally, Channel 10 would run Gene London, a local children's program. Sunday mornings they ran the hour of reruns 7:30 to 8:30 followed by Gene London's Sunday Show. Then in the Fall of 1976, WCAU TV preempted the second half hour of Sunday Morning kid show reruns and only ran the first (at that time the offering was Far Out Space Nuts that was preempted and they ren Hudson Brothers and then Way Out games.)
In the Fall of 1977, Channel 10 began preempting Sunday Morning Cartoons and simply ran Syndicated show Marlo in the slot. Gene remained Saturday at 8 AM and the 8 AM hour of cartoons ran at 7 and a week behind. In the Fall of 1978, Channel 10 began running a local religious show Saturday morning called Credo at 7, Marlo at 8, and no kids' shows Sunday Morning now preempting 2 hours of Saturday and Sunday cartoons. In February 1979, Channel 10 began running the hour of Sunday Cartoons on Saturdays at 8 AM preempting the Saturday 8 AM hour. Marlo moved to Sunday Mornings which became a 30 minute show. In the fall of 1979, Channel 10 began running Candy Apple News Sundays and inserted was one of the Sunday Cartoons. The Saturday Morning 8 AM hour returned that Fall as well as Credo remained at 7 AM. In the Fall of 1980, WCAU began running both Saturday and Sunday Morning Kids lineups in their entirity again. My guess why they preempted it was for Piublic Service committments and the fact Channel 2 WCBS TV was on most Cable Systems and Channel 22 Scranton was on those Northwest of the city. Those South of Philly had WMAR which was then the CBS affiliate and while they were preemption happy they ran the entire Satruday morning lineup and the Sunday morning hour.
Also once Channel 6 WPVI TV became an O & O, they continued preempting the 11 AM hour of ABC shows. They also preempted 30 minutes of the Saturday Morning Cartoons as well. The reason? My guess was WJZ TV preempted very little (which was ironic for a Westinghouse station - they were their only ABC afiliate though and Group W handled ABC better than NBC I guess) and WABC TV ran everything as well. Also ABC did not buy Channel 6 but Channel 6's owners bought ABC. Since they were preempting programs already they just continued doing so. Channel 29 ran the 11 AM hour at most points in the late 80's.
Channel 4 Miami WTVJ upon becoming an NBC affiliated O & O (NBC bought them a year before they ran NBC shows full time - They were a CBS affiliate under previous owners and under NBC for a year) continued preempting the 12 Noon offering from NBC from when they were able to air NBC programming until that slot was given back to affiliates anyway.
KOVR as a CBS afiliate under several owners preempted Guiding Light. When CBS bought the station they shockingly continued doing so. They felt that people would not be interested in a soap that had not aired in over 14 years. Their research indicated Guiding Light would not do well on the station so the network did not compel KOVR to run it. Plus CBS knew they were canceling Guiding Light in a couple years as well. So logic was why put a show in danger of being canceled that has not aired in a long time on. And Guiding Light was canceled 3 and a half years after KOVR became an O & O. I was surprised they did not even run it overnights. If I ran KOVR that would have been where I put that show. Also they owned the UPN and later CW station 31 KMAX and did not even put the show there. I would have considered putting Guiding Light there as well. But its now a moot point. Guiding Light is gone anyway and now KOVR runs the entire CBS lineup.
They do run the prime time lineup an hour early though. They have done this for 15 years at least. Some thought CBS would have made KOVR reinstate 8 PM prime time but they did not. Even if they did, Guiding Light would not have been run. KOVR went out of their way to NOT run it.
In the Fall of 1977, Channel 10 began preempting Sunday Morning Cartoons and simply ran Syndicated show Marlo in the slot. Gene remained Saturday at 8 AM and the 8 AM hour of cartoons ran at 7 and a week behind. In the Fall of 1978, Channel 10 began running a local religious show Saturday morning called Credo at 7, Marlo at 8, and no kids' shows Sunday Morning now preempting 2 hours of Saturday and Sunday cartoons. In February 1979, Channel 10 began running the hour of Sunday Cartoons on Saturdays at 8 AM preempting the Saturday 8 AM hour. Marlo moved to Sunday Mornings which became a 30 minute show. In the fall of 1979, Channel 10 began running Candy Apple News Sundays and inserted was one of the Sunday Cartoons. The Saturday Morning 8 AM hour returned that Fall as well as Credo remained at 7 AM. In the Fall of 1980, WCAU began running both Saturday and Sunday Morning Kids lineups in their entirity again. My guess why they preempted it was for Piublic Service committments and the fact Channel 2 WCBS TV was on most Cable Systems and Channel 22 Scranton was on those Northwest of the city. Those South of Philly had WMAR which was then the CBS affiliate and while they were preemption happy they ran the entire Satruday morning lineup and the Sunday morning hour.
Also once Channel 6 WPVI TV became an O & O, they continued preempting the 11 AM hour of ABC shows. They also preempted 30 minutes of the Saturday Morning Cartoons as well. The reason? My guess was WJZ TV preempted very little (which was ironic for a Westinghouse station - they were their only ABC afiliate though and Group W handled ABC better than NBC I guess) and WABC TV ran everything as well. Also ABC did not buy Channel 6 but Channel 6's owners bought ABC. Since they were preempting programs already they just continued doing so. Channel 29 ran the 11 AM hour at most points in the late 80's.
Channel 4 Miami WTVJ upon becoming an NBC affiliated O & O (NBC bought them a year before they ran NBC shows full time - They were a CBS affiliate under previous owners and under NBC for a year) continued preempting the 12 Noon offering from NBC from when they were able to air NBC programming until that slot was given back to affiliates anyway.
KOVR as a CBS afiliate under several owners preempted Guiding Light. When CBS bought the station they shockingly continued doing so. They felt that people would not be interested in a soap that had not aired in over 14 years. Their research indicated Guiding Light would not do well on the station so the network did not compel KOVR to run it. Plus CBS knew they were canceling Guiding Light in a couple years as well. So logic was why put a show in danger of being canceled that has not aired in a long time on. And Guiding Light was canceled 3 and a half years after KOVR became an O & O. I was surprised they did not even run it overnights. If I ran KOVR that would have been where I put that show. Also they owned the UPN and later CW station 31 KMAX and did not even put the show there. I would have considered putting Guiding Light there as well. But its now a moot point. Guiding Light is gone anyway and now KOVR runs the entire CBS lineup.
They do run the prime time lineup an hour early though. They have done this for 15 years at least. Some thought CBS would have made KOVR reinstate 8 PM prime time but they did not. Even if they did, Guiding Light would not have been run. KOVR went out of their way to NOT run it.
EJM said:Both then-KNXT (now KCBS) and WBBM (in different eras) delayed The Price Is Right until after the rest of the CBS daytime lineup: KNXT did it in the mid-'70s (but after the show expanded to an hour; see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRFVgjF5wmE), while I remember print ads for WBBM doing so in the mid-'80s.
KCBS did it again in the late 90s, when they carried the Joy Browne Show at 10am, bumping The Price is Right to 3pm. After viewer complaints and low ratings, TPIR was back at its old slot, and has stayed there ever since.
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chris12
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From January 1982 to June 1986 WBBM 2 Chicago had Donahue at 9am bumping the 9-10 am shows up an hour to the 10-11 CT hour and then bumping Price Is Right to 3:00.
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