Stupid Question

[revdoug1@myfairpoint.net]

As I've oft stated before, I'm not a professional broadcaster and 
certainly have no expertise or even experience in network programming, 
but what you've suggested is something I've wondered about ever since 
the onset of the Leno-at-10 debacle.  Would it be too risky for NBC to 
offer the 10- to 10:30 (ET) time slot to its affiliates for local news, 
then put Leno on from 10:30 to 11:30 and allow Conan to retain his 
current slot?  Would moving the news ahead from 11 to 10 lose viewers 
or attract viewers?  I know a lot of older folks who like to go to bed 
between 10 and 11; they'd probably be delighted to have the news on 
earlier.  There are a lot of indie, Fox and CW affiliates that are 
already doing it, with modest success.    -Doug


Quoting Bob DeMattia <bob.bosra@demattia.net>:
> What?  Move the affiiate news up an hour, then program Leno at 10:30 instead
> of 11?
>
> Then I'll be feelin' like I'm living in Mountain time zone again. 
>
>
> -Bob
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Garrett Wollman 
> <wollman@bimajority.org>wrote:
>
> > <<On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:19:55 EST, cdsull502@aol.com said:
> >
> > > Has NBC announced what they are going to program at 10 PM instead  of
> > Leno?
> > > Won't they need more than a month to come up with programs for that  time
> > > slot? Have they been preparing programs on the sly?
> >
> > Well, they have two months: the Olympics will take up pretty much all
> > of February, so they don't have to program anything until March. 
> >
> > If they're smart, they may just invite the affils to move their news
> > up an hour. 
> >
> > -GAWollman
> >
> >
>