[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-29 Thread JoshG
On Apr 28, 12:22 pm, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: Which makes me wonder if there are still a significant number of Fox affiliates that are still programming reruns at 10 p.m./9 p.m. instead of local newscasts.  Shouldn't Seacrest be saying stay tuned for your local news or 'That

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-28 Thread Joe Hass
I'd believe that if the previous Obama pressers ran extremely long. IIRC, most have gone to two or three minutes past the hour, which would hardly put a dent in the results show. On Apr 27, 9:59 pm, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't the buried lead here that FOX doesn't want to

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-28 Thread Mark J.
On Apr 28, 9:16 am, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: I'd believe that if the previous Obama pressers ran extremely long. IIRC, most have gone to two or three minutes past the hour, which would hardly put a dent in the results show. Or, more importantly to the affiliates, as Seacrest

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark J., to Joe Hass, in part: Which makes me wonder if there are still a significant number of Fox affiliates that are still programming reruns at 10 p.m./9 p.m. instead of local newscasts. Shouldn't Seacrest be saying stay tuned for your local news or 'That 70s Show' reruns? I had a

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-28 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Apr 28, 2009, at 7:39 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: Just hunting and pecking, I did find that Wichita Falls, TX and Yuma, AZ don't do news post-PT. Ditto for Tallahassee, Florida, where I was this past weekend -- neither the Fox nor NBC affiliates there have local news. -- Jim Ellwanger

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-27 Thread M-D November
Isn't the buried lead here that FOX doesn't want to take the chance of the newser running over into the Coca-Cola Smiletime No-Content Revenue Hour (brought to you by Ford)? On Apr 27, 5:23 pm, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: The Wednesday presser will be on ABC, CBS, and NBC, but FOX will

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX: No thanks, Obama

2009-04-27 Thread Thomas Heald, Esquire
The Wednesday presser will be on ABC, CBS, and NBC, but FOX will show a new episode of Lie To Me instead with a graphic at the top of the hour pointing viewers to Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. So ... all four channels are essentially running a version of Lie to Me? (Insert boos