Stupid Question

[Bob DeMattia]

If they do this, what happens in the central/mountain time zones where late
news is already at
10:00.  Do they start doing news at 9?

-Bob

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 6:13 PM, <revdoug1@myfairpoint.net> wrote:

> 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
>
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>
> 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
>>
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>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org
>> >wrote:
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>> > <<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
>> >
>> >
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