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I was reading yesterday that the gold trimming around the puzzle board is supposed to be a nod to the puzzle board from the 80’s to the 90’s.

Overkill on the wheel motif. The wheel itself should be the focal wheel on the set. Has those creepy vibes of the overuse of the eye on CBS sets.

Feels very empty and vacant...not something that makes a good first impression when all the prizes aren't on-set and break up the blank clutter.

Man, my initial screenshots sure are making the rounds. I've seen other clips and leaks from some theme/holiday weeks, and some added props and pieces definitely balance out the space better. This should look fantastic for CWOF.

WPIX's reach alone is probably about 6 percent. That's bigger than a lot of the smaller groups total reach. And it's full value since they're on VHF.

Just saw pics of the new Wheel of Fortune set on my Twitter feed... I get with having your first new host in decades, you usually want to go with a redesign, but this just feels devoid, cold, and cheap.

ABC tends to be #1 among the broadcast (and some cable news) networks when it comes to political news coverage (State of the Union, etc...). It's safe to assume that they don't want to miss out on the ratings bonanza this debate could produce despite them producing/simulcasting it.

I don't think WTVG was ready for that since they were brand new under Gray ownership back then.

Haha. That's my all-time fav Seinfeld ep!! "Scandals and animals!!" ... LMAO -- Matt

Merv Griffin must be "spinning" the wheel right now. Perhaps Kramer will find the set in the dumpster and host the show in his apartment!

This isn’t good. And it is truly saddening. I was stationed near Dayton, Ohio for 6 NFL seasons and if I was in my car during the 1pm games I would listen to Browns games with Jim Donovan on WHIO radio over the Bengals broadcasts on WTUE because I loved Jim’s enthusiasm even if the Browns were a loser most of the seasons between 2014-2019. Prayers for him and his family.

It gives me hardcore sailor vibes with those giant wheels

Dallas-Fort Worth KDFW: Replacing a run of Person, Place or Thing at 2pm with People Puzzler. Expanding their weekend late-night panel show Last Call to weeknights at 11pm, sliding Battleground to 11:30pm and TMZ and Extra to midnight and 12:30am, respectively. They are also airing True Crime News at 1am. KXAS: No change WFAA: Replacing Daily Blast Live with an Entertainment Tonight repeat at 3pm and Inside Edition at 3:30. KTVT: Other than the aforementioned full hour of Barrymore, no other changes. KTXA: Other than picking up Tamron Hall from KDAF, they’re replacing Dr. Phil at 9am with Hot Bench (Phil moves to 4am). Top Secret Files: Declassified and Court Cam is being replaced with a block of Cutlers Court (Court Cam moves to 1:30pm, the former moves to 12:30am). Justice for the People and Mathis Court move up an hour to 2pm and 3pm, respectively. Another double-run of Hot Bench at 4pm, a double-run of Flip Side at 5pm and The Conners at 6pm. Law & Order: SVU at 9pm is replaced with a double-run of The Conners (SVU moves to 1am). The First 48 was already moved to the graveyard slot because of the new KTVT 7am newscast. KDFI: Who The Bleep is That is replaced by People Puzzler and Divorce Court is replaced by a first-run Person, Place or Thing at 12:30pm. Picking up GMFB Overtime at 8pm. Replacing an hour of Family Feud at 4pm with Judge Judy. Replacing an hour of Judy at 1pm with Pictionary and slotting an hour of 25 Words or Less at 2pm. Replacing three runs of Chicago Fire from 9pm-midnight with Dumb Zone Sports and Last Call at 9pm, Dish Nation and True Crime News at 10pm and Law & Order: SVU at 11pm. KDAF: Replacing The People’s Court with Inside DFW at 8am. A run of Steve Wilkos at 9am replaces Inside DFW. Jerry Springer at 3pm is replaced with Fun on the Run and Bob Hearts Abishola. Judy Justice replaces Fun on the Run and Mom at 4pm. iCrime with Elizabeth Vargas replaces a run of Steve Wilkos at 3am.

In other news, the "new format" of America's Weather Center with Bob Van Dillen that rolled out on July 29th did not even survive the end of that very week. Once coverage of what would become Hurricane Debby started on Friday, August 2nd, the format and studio of the show went back to the old setup, and it's been that way ever since. Since Fox Weather's inception, special weather event coverage seems to always upend their schedule permanently. We're talking dating back to the December 2021 tornado outbreak that resulted in the first cancellation of America's Weather Tonight, and several weather events since then. They always seem to exit each special weather event with something permanently different with the schedule or show formatting.

Agreed... And I'm surprised Amy has stayed as quiet as she has

That statement is so painful to read, knowing that it likely has nothing to do with what actually happened behind the scenes.

I know Ravi was probably having flashbacks to another incident that happened live on-air years ago at the State Street Studio.

Philadelphia: KYW: No changes, although back in July they expanded their 9:00 AM newscast to an hour and moved Drew Barrymore to 3:00 PM (previously filled by Family Feud, which still airs on WPSG). WPVI: No changes. WCAU: No changes. WPHL: GMFB: Overtime replaces Jerry Springer in the 10:00 AM hour starting September 2. Jerry's final week airs at 11:00 AM before the show leaves syndication on September 9. Later in the day, Judy Justice takes over the 5:00 PM hour starting September 9. Young Sheldon and one run of The Big Bang Theory currently air in the slot. YS moves to 1:30 AM (replacing Two and a Half Men, which moves to 2:30 AM), while the third run of TBBT moves to 11:00 PM (replacing Modern Family, which moves to 7:30 PM, replacing The Goldbergs, which reduces to one run). As Mom is leaving syndication, it's replaced in the 2:00 AM hour by Bob Hearts Abishola and Two and a Half Men. WTXF: The 2:00 PM repeat of the Good Day After Show is replaced by two shows from FOX Local: Good Day Uncut and FOX 29 Live. WPSG: Quite a few changes here. The Conners replaces The King of Queens in the 12:00 AM hour. 48 Hours moves from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM, replacing encores of Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight Family Guy in the 4:00 AM hour is replaced by Funny You Should Ask and The Liquidator, while Bob's Burgers in the 5:00 AM hour is replaced by Forensic Justice and Top Secret Files: Declassified. IE and ET move to 6:00 AM. The Liquidator at 8:30 AM is replaced with an infomercial. People Puzzler moves to 9:30 AM from 6:30 PM. Flip Side takes over the 6:00 PM hour, replacing People Puzzler and Family Feud. True Crime News takes over the 9:00 PM hour (the 9:30 PM run is replaced with Crime Expose with Nancy O'Dell when that show debuts on September 23). Family Feud moves to the 10:00 PM hour, replacing Law & Order: SVU (which is leaving the station). WFMZ: Judy Justice and Judge Judy replace paid programming at 12:00 AM. Flip Side replaces an encore of 69 News: Berks Edition at 1:30 AM. An encore of iCRIME with Elizabeth Vargas replaces Who the Bleep is That? at 3:30 AM. Judge Judy replaces Court Cam (which is leaving the station) at 4:30 AM. The 7:30 PM run of Judge Judy is replaced by Judy Justice.

Here is Jason Frazier's official statement/post via FTVLive

Here's how Houston's syndicated offerings will look like starting September 9: KPRC (NBC): Other than the station recently picking up "The Drew Barrymore Show" at 10am in the daytime and 2am in the overnight, no further changes. KHOU (CBS): "Dateline" replaces "Daily Blast Live" at 3pm, with more paid programming replacing one of DBL's half-hour repeats following "After Midnight". KTRK (ABC): No changes KTXH (MNTV): This is where "GMFB: Overtime" will be airing on, at 11am in the midday hours. "48 Hours" moves up an hour later, at 12pm. "Mathis Court" is added to the station's court show block, at 3pm, followed by "True Crime News" at 3:30pm. Channel 20's game show block gets even larger with the station picking up "Person, Place or Thing" in between two airings of "People Puzzler", followed by "25 Words or Less" at 5:30pm, "Pictionary" at 6pm, and the new game show "Flip Side" at 6:30pm. As compensation, the airings of Steve Harvey's "Family Feud" are cut down to 2 hours, from 7-9pm. Strangely, "Dateline" remains on 20, even with Channel 11 picking it up as well, moving to 9pm. "Extra", "Dish Nation", "TMZ", and "Access Hollywood" will make up the station's night-time newsmagazine block from 10pm-12am. More runs of 25WOL and "Divorce Court" replace the Fox Soul show "Portia" at 2am and 2:30am respectively, while a repeat of "True Crime News" will air at 3am, replacing "People Puzzler". KRIV (Fox): A new local talk show entitled "Chattin' with Chelsea", hosted by Chelsea Edwards, has already debuted on Fox 26, replacing "Extra" in the 12:30pm timeslot. The Xploration E/I shows start airing at 1pm on September 9, although I'm not sure if this move is permanent or temporary. A political debate show called "Battleground" has been airing after the station's 6pm news as of this writing, I'll give you information on what will replace it once the election passes by. In the 12am timeslot is a "Chattin' with Chelsea" rerun and "Fox Soul Faceoff", while a rerun of "The Jennifer Hudson Show" has already moved up to 1am as of this writing, and "Family Feud" and "Person, Place or Thing" make up the 2am overnight timeslot. KIAH (The CW): Other than the station moving their daytime talk show block 2 hours earlier (which I already mentioned in this thread), there are many other changes. "The People's Court" reruns move to 1pm, followed by a double-run of "Hot Bench" at 2pm and a double-run of "Judy Justice" at 3pm. "Bob Hearts Abishola" will air at 5pm in the station's late-afternoon sitcom block, alongside "The Neighborhood", "Young Sheldon", and "The Big Bang Theory". "Modern Family", which had aired on both of the Fox-owned stations in the Space City ever since the show was first sold to local syndication in 2013, moves to 39, airing a double-run at 11:00pm. "The Connors" replaces one of "The Goldbergs" reruns at 2:30am, followed by another run of "Young Sheldon" at 3am and "Friends" at 3:30am.

The remaining customer base of DirecTV, being a satellite company, is overwhelmingly rural and more likely to be without viable broadband service. Those streamers wouldn't do that much for them.

At least unlike last year, DIRECTV & Disney deadline is set for Sunday so it won't affect fans wanting to see the first full Saturday of College Football, although if it does end up being like Spectrum & they do get dropped, I'd expect a deal to be done before the first MNF game Jets/49ers on September 9th. Nothing motivates a dispute to be taken care of more quickly than the NFL.

It wouldn't shock me if a new agreement ends up being similar to the one Disney currently has with Spectrum--Disney Junior and XD, FXM and FXX, Freeform, and Nat Geo Wild all dropped, and subscribers on the higher tiers (Choice, Ultimate, Premier) get Disney+ and ESPN+ for free.

Would they really do a third 'switch' in so many years though? They have a pretty cushy deal now where GBH does all their engineering and it really isn't worth all that effort and cost just for a channel number, and they and WNEU are on the same tower already, while WSBK has a weaker ERP. If anything the better deal here would be for PG to get a tax deduction to donate the WSBK license to GBH for $1, WGBX moves there, GBH sells 44 to NBC, they can finally pack the NBC/Telemundo suite of channels on there...which would leave WNEU the odd one out here. Weigel is a more realistic possibility especially with PG trying to get out of Start TV, so it could be a trade to get full-channel coverage of the Weigel nets. Anything but HC2 (Scripps, WRNN and Univision are also duoped and maxed out).

Meanwhile, I suppose the obvious buyer for WSBK in Boston would be NBC Universal as that would give WBTS/NBC 10 Boston a full-power home. I don't see Cox being interested in acquiring it for a duopoly with WFXT, Sunbeam already has a duopoly in WHDH and WLVI, and Hearst's WCVB is already partnered with WMUR.

Same here, that was surprising. I figured the low hanging fruit would be the ones where CBS was on a separate affiliate (and they are worthless to Paramount). However, I thought the next ones to sell would be the smaller O&O's (i.e., outside the top 10 markets).

It's unclear how relevant this would be to this board because it doesn't involve any news-producing stations, but Xfinity and the Big Ten Network are in a mini-dispute involving the regions of 4 programs that the B10 raided from the Pac-12: https://www.nexttv.com/news/comcast-customers-lose-big-ten-network-access-to-pac-12-refugees

The Disney channels are officially off DirecTV:

Nearly anything would be an improvement over the pimping out of the set and the tacky theme week gimmicks.

CBS's "updated" graphics looks like it belongs on a random NFL game in Week 2

In this video originally posted by @SoFloTVClassics notice how Bryant Gumbel speaks for almost the entire introductory portion of the program. Couric doesnt speak until 11 minutes in. I noticed the same when Deborah Norville was anchoring with Bryant during Gulf War coverage. According to Couric's book, Bryant had it in his contract to open the show and toss to Willard. Eventually, NBC News President Andy Lack wanted Katie and Bryant to be equal partners so Bryant refused and left. Gumbel is an undeniable talent and my favorite host of the program, but his type A personality clouds his image. At least in his Sunday Morning interview with Jane Pauley he says he's mellowed with age.

So what's the likely technical reason why this would happened? Could this be a flashcam studio that's shared by multiple networks, and the crew is responsible with changing the background between live hits? Or could this be a setup in Vance's home / hotel room where he himself would have been responsible for changing the background between live hits?