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No one’s gonna terminate their CBS affiliation because they chose to put an out-of-production Byron Allen show at 12:37 a.m. ET, BFFR. Considering the state of syndication these days, the current American network/affiliate programming model actually looks increasingly out of place, given that in most countries (as well as our Spanish-language networks and diginets), OTA broadcast networks handle most of their daily program output, fillling timeslots not occupied by first-run programs (e.g., dramas, sitcoms, reality series, lifestyle shows), news (local or national) and sports with acquired programming and repeats of current and past network shows. It kinda makes less sense now for networks here in the States to give lower-rated timeslots back to affiliates (the most recent occurrence being in 2021, when NBC gave up the 1:37 slot after A Little Late with Lilly Singh ended), given the downturn in the syndication market and stations’ tendency to just expand local news usually using an already stretched staff, rather than invest in other types of programming. Plus, CBS’s affiliates probably aren’t clamoring to take back the 12:37 a.m. slot. It’s too late for live news (outside of the occasional overrun during March Madness), and Big Three stations don’t run syndicated sitcoms and dramas in late night like they did through the 2000s (thanks largely to CBS and ABC making valiant challenges to NBC’s once-powerhouse late-night lineup with the Late Show, The Late Late Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!). If CBS had turned over the timeslot, it’d probably be filled by lower-rated first-run syndies (as was often the case until the 1990s), newsmagazines (either second runs of shows like Inside Edition and ET or lower-rated shows like Extra that the station might already air in a later slot), second runs of daytime talk shows (KOCO, for example, has done this since the early 2000s starting with Oprah and now Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson), or late news rebroadcasts. You’re likely not going to see the types of suited-for-late-night first-run syndies like Arsenio, Love Connection or Blind Date that did well in the past.

TV5 Philippines recently unveiled a new look for their newscasts, having unveiled a new set that debuted during the recent midterm elections: Of course, the music seems to still need some work. They're using the mixture of the previous stings from the 2020 Frontline theme with the 2017 arrangement of the even older Aksyon theme from 2010, which was revived back in March.

If they made new episodes, that's one thing. But after last night's chintzy American Music Awards (which didn't even give out half the awards because their producer was too cheap to pay for a third hour) and just how cheap they are now and how much Shari and everyone else just want to get the deal done so they can get their money and leave? Do we even see CBS try to fight to keep the NFL after 2029? Keeping an hour of late night just for repeats is a great way of flipping the bird at your affiliate base and making it easier for them to justify ending affiliations. At this point, their strategy seems to be spending as little as possible to justify remaining in the Big Three.

Comics Unleashed returns to the timeslot 9/22, for the season: https://deadline.com/2025/05/comics-unleashed-with-byron-allen-cbs-late-night-2-1236411297

I don't necessarily want to see this either, but with this current administration in DC, I see the Feds passing this merger through. If this goes through, I can also see some divestures of service territories, although it'll only really be one suitor--Xfinity. As I mentioned before, the Cox-Spectrum merger gives a nice cluster in the Southwest (SoCal [Bakersfield and Santa Barbara on south to the Mexican border], most of Arizona, and Southern Nevada), plus a good chunk of the central portion of this country (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, most of Oklahoma, parts of Texas [DFW, central, southern TX], and Louisiana). Most everywhere around the country, Xfinity is the dominant MVPD.

Hopefully this fixes the stations that cram entirely too many words into one super. These are the ones that have the constant L3 that switches from the story, to the person on camera, back to the story. With text sizing, these supers are downright unreadable. Wish a group would bring back a form of "Texta", this was the non-obtrusive lower graphic that summarized a story that was introduced by WKRC in Cincinnati. It lasted through Citicasters into Jacor, Clear Channel and Newport, and Newport rolled it out to many of their stations. Some Nexstar stations (post-Newport) even used it and it survived on several ex-Newport Sinclair stations until the respective Sinclair package was introduced.

Ed Weinstock is retiring from WGAL after nearly 40 years there and after nearly 50 years in the business. However, he's not waiting 3, 4, 5 or even 6 months to retire. Instead... he'll do so on Friday. https://www.wgal.com/article/news-8-reporter-ed-weinstock-announces-retirement/64884648

Damn... I wish this didn't go through but thats not gonna happen

When she is doing reporting, will she accidentally close her report “ABC7 Eyewitness News” out of habit?

This one hurts. This one really hurts. There won't be another like him again.

Stan Atkinson passed yesterday at 92. He dominiated the Sacramento market and spent time at KCRA and KOVR.

Wow. Spent 30 years at KRIV, the first face of the Satellite News Channel, now gone. One of the great Cuban journalists of our time, now gone.

He was the consummate professional .. a superstar in the market for sure!

Was that wmtv 15?

In what seems like a rather abrupt move, KMGH has replaced Nicole Brady with Dan Grossman on Denver 7 morning news: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/dan-grossman-experienced-co-journalist-and-former-scripps-news-correspondent-joins-denver7-a-morning-anchor

Earl we'd love to hear your stories - the inspiration behind and creation of the music to the facts of how it evolved. Coincidentally, RIP Stan Atkinson who passed this weekend. The music you made was of the highest caliber to match his style of broadcasting.

From Houston...José Griñán from FOX26 has passed at 72. https://www.fox26houston.com/news/former-fox-26-houston-anchor-jose-grinan-dead

BTW how do you know that much about these graphics you predicted walb and wilx?

One Week From Today.

It looks like KBTX will be switching to grayone later this week I found this on a zeam thumbnail for a kbtx newscast. Also a modified logo appears keeping the longtime 3 with a star logo

Glad your family missed the tornados.

Seems that KCTV under Gray is still a mess that no one can fix from the Meredith days maybe it has been that way for decades at KCTV.

Steve Wilkos wasn't aired for 2 & half years after FOX17 didn't renew it in fall of 2021 returned in Jan 2024 when CW7 changed things around after losing The CW which they didn't need make changes other than primetime in my opinion. Karamo wasn't added until March of 2023 on WXSP and now CW6.

Wow. Yes, that's my theme and 1 of many large orchestral arrangements. FYI: I was hired by VTS to VP a new West Coast office presence (Studio City, CA) in late 86 - til my 1990 departure. Best I recall, at the time, I did make available my copyrighted tracks for jingles and news themes, etc for resale in non-compete/crossover markets... all up and up, contractual protections. Still very proud of that theme and is near and dear to my music career.

Earl Grizzell, your KCRA theme made its way to KRDO ABC13 in my hometown of Colorado Springs. It was used from 1987 thru 1989. As you can see, its NEWS13 intro mimics that of the Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA - aerial footage, headshots and all