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Is it me or did they switch out the monitor wall on the set for a rear projection screen? Edit: NVM, it looks like they put a duratran in front of the monitor wall.

The traffic ticker is part of the capital expenditures budget. No new traffic ticker for another 4 years. #itsthescrippsway #storiesthatmatter #givelightandthepeoplewillfindtheirway

They have the correct logo on the weather desk monitor. Go figure. And yup, you're correct on the hiring freeze. FTVLive mentioned something about that a few weeks ago. And this month marks a year since Preston left, and the position still hasn't been filled--Dont think it will since they took down the job opening and the weather anchor opening a few months ago.

And I think that some conveniently forget that the Chenbot was behind the firing of Leah Remini and Holly Robinson-Peete. And the reason why you have so much "stability" on The Talk is because Julie basically controls everything and the other hosts fall in line and don't over-shadow her-- That wasn't the case when Leah and Holly were on.

If you think that's bad, KGTV still has that same glossy ABC logo plastered on the front monitor of the anchor desk- 2 or 3 years after it was updated...

Why should they? ABC is still making boatloads of money from the show, and the ratings have gone up- mostly during the election, but then again The View's ratings gains have always been cyclical. And, FYI, this is exactly what the suits at ABC wanted. 8 co-hosts was too much, but in order to have that continuity/familiarity, they kept everyone around with the hopes that some of them would get other projects and leave on their own. Again, this was the plan all along... Now that Raven, and Candace are leaving and Paula down to 3-4 appearances per month, they're at 5 permanent co-hosts--and they actually work pretty well together. I'd also venture that they could keep the show going long after Whoopi leaves. Maybe they could entice Meredith to come back... A few million a year might peak her interest.

Paula has already been cut down to once a week- if that. Also, you can tell who's going to be at the desk the next day during the previous days promos. So, it looks like Sunny and Paula will be on tomorrow. Edit: I should add that now that Paula has had her appearances reduced, when she is on, she's made it a point to be extra annoying/contrarian. I keep hoping for Whoopi to cut her to shreds, but surprisingly, she's holding herself back.

KNSD weekend PM weather anchor Vanessa Herrera leaving the station and moving to Milwaukee. Met her in person in the summer while she was out showing off the Storm Ranger- She was very nice, and answered all my questions. No word if she's jumping to any particular station there, nor word on who's replacing her. Her last day is Dec. 11th. KNSD has an opening for her position, and interestingly enough, they're advertising for a meteorologist this time around, rather than a weather anchor (which they had done several times before). Kimi Evans has been doing some freelance work for the weekend AM newscasts. Presumably she'll be the fill in until Vanessa's replacement is hired.

The page six article says he signed a 2-year contract-perhaps longer. That's not a yearly contract. Plus, his last major contract was for 2 years and before that 4 years, I believe. And if they had little to no faith in him, they would have canned him long ago. Same goes with the money, if Comcast felt they were paying him too much, then they would have sent him packing. He's not a god, he's replaceable.

Why? He's not that old, and as long as Today keeps bringing in the cash by the boatloads to Comcast, I can see them keeping him around for the next 10 years or so. Hey, at $20 million bucks a year, I wouldn't care working the AM shift, nice vacations, and all them perks that come with the job...

Jeez. And the prop was needed, why?... I shudder to think what they will do if they have a story to cover involving sex or guns. Are they going to use props for those as well? And yet they wonder why they're in the toilet.

[MEDIA=twitter]795844207692824576[/MEDIA] I don't even know what to say, except more of the same stupid sh*t coming out of KGTV... Not sure why a reporter would need a bullet proof vest to do a live shot, but I digress...

I wonder if Whoopi will partake in the Election day special, or will she sit it out due to her contract allowing her a reduced schedule. This would actually be a good time to have all 8 panelists together- One last time, before Raven flies away and takes a little time to enjoy The View.

Goes to show you what a great person Cindy is when the Chenbot pays you a compliment.

No way in hell they bring Rosie back. Her problems at The View weren't just with Whoopi and Elisabeth, she had issues with staff members behind the scenes, and I doubt they'd want her back anyhow. Can you imagine Rosie on a panel with Candace and Jedediah? Nuclear war X1000. And I like Rosie, etc. But, her time on The View has come and gone. She's better off doing a solo show where she can be the only star and have full control over how to format it.

Spot on. If anyone caught Meredith's appearance yesterday, she looked at ease at the table, and meshed well with the ladies in the time she was on. I think it was no coincidence that she stayed on for After The View. I wouldn't be shocked if they wanted to bring Meredith back next season. They kind of almost need someone of her caliber to come on and keep the show afloat in some ways. Like or her or not, Whoopi brings that name/star power with her and even though she's a polarizing figure- to a certain extent, she does bring in a good chunk of viewers. Maybe they could offer Meredith the Barbara Walters role- journalist, a few appearances during the week, etc. That way, she gets flexibility to do other projects but still has a regular on-air gig, and Joy gets to moderate. I would argue that they should keep Candace, and let her keep her schedule/flexibility, add Meredith and it would make Whoopi's eventual departure easier to handle for the show.

There are a few articles out there that reported that Joy leaving was not her choice. I believe that even Barbara admitted as much when a publication interviewed her. Basically Barbara said that the head honchos at ABC felt that if Elisabeth had to leave, then so did Joy. IIRC, Joy was doing her comedy tour/show from various theaters during her hiatus, and she spoke about why she really left the show. Also, Joy already had her show on HLN while on The View. Those additional jobs did not interfere with her employment at ABC.

They should have the Kathy Lee and Hoda Wine Hour from 9-11am, and invite Regis to be a regular contributor to the program., They'd probably get more eyeballs to the program doing that, than what they're currently getting with Tamron, Billy and Al...

It's basically the same layout that WGN has. 4-6am, and 6-10am. Audiencial and Murphy are newbies to the AM news viewers, so why cannibalize their morning ratings by having Raoul and Shally not start until 7am? Plus, 6am is very competitive, and i'm guessing they're trying to get those viewers that have to leave for work at 7am. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if they start the AM News at 4am in the near future

Chris' bio is up on FOX5's website. He and Kristina will be anchoring the 4:30-6am newscasts. I'm guessing Raoul and Shally will do from 6-10am

Disappointing that they have not given Heather Lake a permanent spot on the desk. She's put in her dues all these years, and she keeps getting passed up. Not to take away anything from Kristina-whom does a good job at the desk, but I would have given Heather and even Abby Gibb a spot on the desk before her.

Anne Sweeney was her name. IIRC, she left way before Behar returned. The View was moved to the news division a few months before Joy came back.

She was let go, although it was made to look like it was on her on accord. The head of ABC Daytime at that time made the decision to get rid of Joy and Elizabeth. I forget that woman's name, but Joy has mentioned before what really led to her exit. Of course, that lady is no longer at the network...

At some point, the suits will have to look at the Mattere/Suppelsa pairing. Maybe they should try and poach Karen Jordan from 7, and have her replace Micah.

I must say that this years panel combo of Whoopi, Candace, Joy, Sara, and Jed has fantastic chemistry. I like that they will disagree during a segment, come back from break and are able to seemlessly move on. The after shows are really good, much more loose/relaxed overall.