The Wrap reports that the telethon won't be on the other OTA networks basically because CBS and ABC didn't want to disrupt their season premieres tonight (NBC is pre-empting a "Revolution" rerun) and Fox wanted to run Chef Ramsay screaming instead:
http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/why-other-networks-passed-airing-nbcs-sandy-telethon-exclusive-63466 And speaking of Fox, this morning on "Fox and Friends," as part of Roger AIles' continuing revenge on NBC for killing America's Talking for MSNBC, Eric "Baby Glenn Beck" Bolling joined the morons to claim that the telethon is just a disguised rally for President Obama--"Where are the conservative celebrities?" Oh, screw me. On Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:51:59 PM UTC-5, Tom Wolper wrote: > > The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and will be shown on NBC > and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other > networks are invited to join in. > > “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together” will air at 8 p.m. EDT and will be > taped-delayed in the West. > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/springsteen-bon-jovi-billy-joel-to-perform-in-superstorm-sandy-concert/2012/11/01/ab7be6d2-241c-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html > -- 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
