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Well, keep in mind that all of the shows that are ending are syndicated, so not every NBC station would need to fill gaps. If they wanted to bring back DOOL, they would need to either replace NBC News Daily (which wouldn't solve the problem since there would still be two empty hours), take another hour from the affiliates, or syndicate DOOL/make it exclusive to the O&Os. None of those seem all that likely to me, but I guess anything is possible.

They may as well bring back sitcoms in the afternoons.

I don't see the other O&Os expanding to an hour at 11. The second half is their pay to play lifestyle show like NY Live. It is followed by NBC News whatever (the streaming feed) and a Deadline repeat. It does leave a 2 hour gap in the middle of the afternoon (AH live and Kelly Clarkson's hour) but I'm not sure another repackaged version of the news is the right move, especially if they end up with a full hour from 7-8 pm. We'll probably won't know the plans until late summer.

Well, looks like NBC O&Os (except KNSD, who has the Sony Fun Hour) will be launching hour-long 7pm/6pm newscasts this fall. And they need to figure out what's gonna replace Access Daily and Clarkson, too. Access Hollywood ending is a total stunner. It's like syndication finally flatlined this year.

This is a setback for Access Hollywood viewers. The show takes us back to the Pat O’Brien and Nancy O’Dell hosting era and it’s a huge loss for syndicated television and episodes will continue through September.

So does someone else pick up the production of some of these shows? Access Hollywood and Wilkos have to have some life left in them, don't they?

I have noticed that Dallas has had even more pep in his step, given some of the new weather presentations on their new set this week.

Ugh, , Damn. This is some difficult news to bear. I really revered him. Im honestly a little bit heartbroken. I seemed to believe he could live much longer because of how well he l had taken care of himself. Even though he was no longer on TV, it seemed like he was always available in someway. I mostly remember him on Fox 5. The face of that channel really at the time. I remember watching him leading in, after American Idol in the late 2000s and 2010s. He was so respected and well liked here on these forums, we always talked about him. Especially during the earlier days of this forum. Ernie Anastos was is on par with all of New York's great anchors we all know, Roger Grimsby, Bill Beutel, Chuck Scarborough, etc, he was the face of WABC in the 80s and then of course WNYW in through the 2000s. I miss his calm demeanor and his smile. Great wholesome man with a lot of integrity, valor and trust. He will be missed. May he rest in peace and may our memories of him keep his spirit alive.

I’ve heard similar talk about that auction becoming a major upheaval in the broadcast TV industry as a whole so I would imagine the time is coming. At this point broadcast TV isn’t a growth industry.

Its about time WFLX replaced their horrible fake FOX font logo after 18 years. A much better improvement for WFLX, IMO. Plus, finally using the actual FOX logo for the first time since 2008.

Nexstar & KTLA made a terrible decision not to give Mark Kriski a dignified send off from the station

Mark Kriski's wife and former KTLA reporter Jennifer Gould posted on her social media accounts today: "Thank you all for the amazing outpouring of love and support for my legendary hubby @MarkKriski KTLA wasn't a job, it was his passion. He lived, ate & breathed that station. But as you've seen w/health battles, he is a warrior! Like a phoenix he will rise & soar again! " Some of Kriski's now-former colleagues at KTLA voiced their support in the comment's section on her IG posting (a screenshot of her X post), as well. With a couple new meteorologists who were brought on board at KTLA -- Liana Brackett and Olga Ospina -- within the last couple of months, and who may working there on a per-diem basis, I wonder if those were possible cost-cutting previews to come, as far as this week's Nexstar layoffs are concerned.

WNYW does seem the least stable and inconsistent of the NY stations.

Tina hosted the 9am hour solo one day this week and did great.. I don’t understand them sometimes.. there’s days where 4:30-6 is solo.. then the second anchor (usually Dan) comes in 6-9 and the 9 is solo. Why not just have a reporter do 4:30-7 and then Dan do the whole show with Rosanna.

NBCUniversal getting out of first run syndication; Access Hollywood, Steve Wilkos, Karamo and Access Live to end after this season