Weeknight Carson on one station, Weekend Carson on another?

[Ultimajock]

...we've discussed the examples where The Tonight Show would be carried by stations other than the market's primary NBC affiliate, or where Tomorrow with Tom Snyder and/or Saturday Night Live would appear on independent stations where the NBC affiliate wouldn't carry them. But the idea just struck me -- have there been any instances of where The Weekend Tonight Show reruns would appear on secondary NBC affiliates or independent stations when the primary NBC affiliate, which did air the weeknight editions, rejected it?...

 

[bpatrick]

Happened in Birmingham during that period in the late '60s
when WAPI (WVTM)/13 and WBMG (WIAT)/42 split CBS and
NBC. Carson aired on weeknights on 42 and on Saturday nights
on 13.

 

[Joseph_Gallant]

I believe that ever since it became the NBC affiliate for Salt Lake City some fifteen or so years ago, KSL-5 in Salt Lake City hasn't carried "Saturday Night Live".

It may be the only primary NBC affiliate not to do so.

Currently, it's seen there on CW affiliate KUCW-30.

 

[F.M.Hertz]

I believe that ever since it became the NBC affiliate for Salt Lake City some fifteen or so years ago, KSL-5 in Salt Lake City hasn't carried "Saturday Night Live".

It may be the only primary NBC affiliate not to do so.

Currently, it's seen there on CW affiliate KUCW-30.

Could the reason that KSL doesn't run SNL is that the station is owned by the Mormon Church?

 

[azumanga]

I believe that ever since it became the NBC affiliate for Salt Lake City some fifteen or so years ago, KSL-5 in Salt Lake City hasn't carried "Saturday Night Live".

It may be the only primary NBC affiliate not to do so.

Currently, it's seen there on CW affiliate KUCW-30.

Could the reason that KSL doesn't run SNL is that the station is owned by the Mormon Church?

Correct -- because of that, KSL passes on anything they find objectable to another station, usually KUCW.

I believe KIRO-TV in Seattle, when it was owned by the Mormon-owned Bonneville (the owners of KSL) also bumped shows that weren't compatible with the Mormon faith.