On Oct 16, 2012, at 10:13 PM, Wesley (in Texas) wrote: > These presidential debates start at 9pm eastern. What do the networks do on > the West Coast. I know the news nets air it live and then rebroadcast it. > (Fox and CNN close to 9pm PT, I presume.) How do the broadcast networks > handle it? Do they air it live? Delay it to prime-time? Both?
I see Ben and PGage have already weighed in, but just for the record, here's what the schedules were in L.A. tonight. First of all, KABC, KCBS, and KNBC all aired their respective network news at 5:30 instead of the usual 6:30. Then all four channels had the network debate coverage at 6:00. At 8:00 was the same hour of network programming that had aired at 8:00 Eastern. And then... KCBS: 9:00 -- Entertainment Tonight (normally airs at 7:00) 9:30 -- The Insider (normally airs at 7:30) 10:00 -- NCIS: LA repeat (mentioned by Ben) KNBC: 9:00 -- local news 9:30 -- Access Hollywood (normally airs at 7:30) 10:00 -- Dateline: NBC repeat KTTV (Fox): 9:00 -- TMZ (normally airs at 6:00) 9:30 -- The Big Bang Theory (normally airs at 7:00) KABC: 9:00 -- local news 10:00 -- Wheel of Fortune (normally airs at 7:30) 10:30 -- Jeopardy! (normally airs at 7:00) Why does KABC swap the running order of the game shows? To be consistent with how they do it when delaying them after a sporting event. So why do they swap them after a sporting event? To make it less likely that "Jeopardy!" will be pre-empted if the event runs long. Why is that important? "Wheel" episodes are standalone, but "Jeopardy!" is a continuing series. -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
