I'm sure there's less than zero chance that the affiliates would accept a 7:30 prime-time start (especially if they have long-term contracts for the syndicated programming they're running at that time - even if it's not "Wheel" or "Jeopardy!").
But NBC doesn't seem to be in the business of broadcasting half-hour shows anymore (there are only two on the 2022 fall schedule)... and I don't think anyone currently working there knows their history well enough to realize that a 7:30 prime-time start used to be a thing. > On Aug 27, 2022, at 6:54 AM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > > If there are affiliates running "Wheel of Fortune" at 7:30, they may complain > that it's not a 10 p.m. show (and that's still a thing, although its > stablemate "Jeopardy!" seems to have taken over its ratings position). > However, "Password" is doing surprisingly well at 10 p.m., although that > could be more its "AGT" lead-in (or, as much as many of us may not to admit, > the presence of Fallon). > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 8:58 PM PGage <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > This is certainly a much less bad idea than making 10:00 the Leno hour, which > cratered the value of three separate time slots (10:00 pm Primetime, > affiliate 11:00 pm news, and 11:35 talk show). > > As of 2017 (last period I could find data for, see > https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-7/television-capturing-americas-attention.htm > > <https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-7/television-capturing-americas-attention.htm>), > viewership at 10:00 was 63% less than what it was at 8:00 (9:00 pm hour is > 95% of 8:00 pm hour). > > I would guess costs for programming the 10:00 hour are not 63% less, so they > save money there, while moving the Tonight Show to 11:00 probably increases > its ratings and makes it more valuable. > > I wonder if they might consider going back to starting Primetime at 7:30, > while giving affiliates the hour at 10:00? That would seem to maximize > network value, while affiliates would double their local news or syndicated > show opportunities. > > On Fri, 26 Aug 2022 at 12:28 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > If it happens, it would not be until next fall, and it seems like they would > want the affils to do an hour of local news at 10 p.m., since they are > considering moving up Fallon and Meyers 35 minutes to start at 11 p.m. (but > would Lorne allow "SNL" to be moved up to 11?): > > https://www.thewrap.com/nbc-preliminary-talks-dropping-primetime-hour/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_5864925 > > <https://www.thewrap.com/nbc-preliminary-talks-dropping-primetime-hour/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_5864925> > > Of course, we all know what happened the last time NBC tried to make a major > programming change at 10 p.m. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/99bf5fd9-0e29-4aaf-b9d5-629f61f84eefn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/99bf5fd9-0e29-4aaf-b9d5-629f61f84eefn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJ%2B%2BJ%2BuP%2BWjwwCECZYop%2BeCNxBGVHqP1PDvRz5vjTYX-g%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJ%2B%2BJ%2BuP%2BWjwwCECZYop%2BeCNxBGVHqP1PDvRz5vjTYX-g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_AfBqMGjY9Ta6JLV%2BdB5%2BXZgpNBMt92GsXi2tbxmpu7w%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_AfBqMGjY9Ta6JLV%2BdB5%2BXZgpNBMt92GsXi2tbxmpu7w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9DEBB896-015B-4D14-B39C-55F63A04ADD3%40ellwanger.tv.
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