Georgie56

For their new 9pm newscast on WBFS, WFOR ditched the channel number/calls box in the bug, just like KCNC.

Rick Folbaum is moving to mornings and noon.

Allen Devlin is replacing him full-time in evenings.

KPYX-specific bug on KPIX’s new primetime newscast.

The new WLNY 8pm newscast debuted tonight. Dick Brennan anchoring. As it was pre-NOW, it’s a half-hour and repeating right after it.

Also, in an interesting move, WLNY will also start simulcasting the 8am hour of CBS Mornings after the CBS News New York 7am streaming simulcast on the 12th.

WRDW is replacing Dr. Phil at 3pm with new local program Mix at 3 and InvestigateTV+.

WAGT is keeping Kelly Clarkson at 3pm.

Turns out WLNY and maybe a few of the existing independents are getting the new “City#” logo as well.

KOMO will take over the CW affiliation in Seattle (presumably on a subchannel).

KSTW’s new logo.

On 8/21/2023 at 10:06 PM, Georgie56 said:

KDAF is picking up the People’s Court rerun package from KTXA and The Big Bang Theory from KDFI September 4th. KTXA has also rejected the Judge Mathis reruns, so no word on where that is going yet (if it even gets rerun at all here).

14 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

In addition to J! moving to KTVT at 6pm, they’re also replacing Dr. Phil with a block of Funny You Should Ask and Daytime J! at 3p and 3:30p respectively, moving from KTXA.

 

KTXA is:

• Adding The First 48 at 7am and is double-running 48 Hours at 8am and 8pm.
• Replacing Rachael Ray at 9am with Dr. Phil reruns.
• Replacing FYSA with Top Secret Files: Declassified and Court Cam at 10am.
• Replacing The People’s Court with Equal Justice at 1pm and Justice for the People at 3pm
• Replacing Judge Mathis with Cutlers Court at 2pm and Mathis Court at 4pm
• Replacing J! with an additional double-run of Hot Bench at 6pm and The Neighborhood at 10pm
• Replacing Chicago P.D. with KTVT’s new 7pm newscast
• Moving Law & Order: SVU to 9pm, replacing the departing NOW News.

9 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

KDFW is replacing YBYL with a Person, Place or Thing double-run at 2pm and is switching up TMZ and Extra’s timeslots. TMZ at 6:30 (after years of airing in late night) and Extra at 11pm.

Rest of DFW: 

KXAS: no change 

WFAA: no change 

KDFI: Drops one airing of Divorce Court for Who The Bleep Is That? at noon. Chicago Fire double-run from 10am-noon is replaced with double-runs of Family Feud at 10am and People Puzzler at 11am. One hour of Family Feud at 3pm is replaced with a double-run of 25 Words or Less, with Feud now running from 4-7pm. Modern Family moves to 8:30 and Chicago Fire to 9pm. They’ll air Law & Order: SVU from 10pm-midnight, replacing Dateline and The Big Bang Theory. Dish Nation moves to midnight.

KDAF (continued): Friends moves to 9pm, which moves Last Man Standing to midnight.

KDFW is replacing YBYL with a Person, Place or Thing double-run at 2pm and is switching up TMZ and Extra’s timeslots. TMZ at 6:30 (after years of airing in late night) and Extra at 11pm.

In addition to J! moving to KTVT at 6pm, they’re also replacing Dr. Phil with a block of Funny You Should Ask and Daytime J! at 3p and 3:30p respectively, moving from KTXA.

KTXA is:

• Adding The First 48 at 7am and is double-running 48 Hours at 8am and 8pm.
• Replacing Rachael Ray at 9am with Dr. Phil reruns.
• Replacing FYSA with Top Secret Files: Declassified and Court Cam at 10am.
• Replacing The People’s Court with Equal Justice at 1pm and Justice for the People at 3pm
• Replacing Judge Mathis with Cutlers Court at 2pm and Mathis Court at 4pm
• Replacing J! with an additional double-run of Hot Bench at 6pm and The Neighborhood at 10pm
• Replacing Chicago P.D. with KTVT’s new 7pm newscast
• Moving Law & Order: SVU to 9pm, replacing the departing NOW News.

6 minutes ago, 24994J said:

Sure enough, Hughes debuted Saturday, and he, Karen & Greg are in for Ravi & Cheryls today at 5. Working on that team-building.

 

MEANWHILE, Jim Rose is the latest domino to fall, calling it a career. His last day is September 15th, which lines up with the end of his contract. Despite the steady stream of retirements, since 2016, I legitimately have no clue who's going to succeed him. Ryan had the announcement.

 

https://www.facebook.com/RyanChiaverini/posts/pfbid0zbHwKcQEXsRyhD2eYQnGcn3B9EP5Fo8KppyNJ1TxPuvym2ZKFFP8mZmirC4ZfCNdl

Well, this is a surprise. In all likelihood, it’ll probably be Dionne Miller.
 

WTOG will be Tampa Bay44. (h/t @ChocoMingo).

Confirmed: WBBM’s 9am newscast expands to an hour on TV September 11.

Fenway Sports Group is taking over AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh.

WUPA is keeping Atlanta NOW News, moving it to 8pm. I assume it’ll be a full Atlanta-focused newscast produced out of Dallas, as it was pre-NOW, since the hybrid local-national show is ending on Thursday.

Fox has tweaked the graphics a bit during the off-season, installing a new font.

Not TV news, but still important enough for this topic:

Bob Barker has passed away at 99 years old.

Former longtime KOIN anchor Mike Donahue has passed away.

Who The Bleep Is That? has very limited syndication.

13 minutes ago, 24994J said:

 

WBBM did that (early AM & 9, and 11 & 4), but they still added a solo anchor for their 7-9am stream. I don't know if KYW goes into the 7 o'clock hour, but adding in some solo anchor somewhere in the day might help with expansion.

KYW has a streaming/WPSG 7am with regular morning anchors Jim Donovan and Janelle Burrell.

And WPKD will be KDKA+.

Here’s WPSG’s new logo.

1 hour ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

In terms of viewership retention, it makes sense to put the J!/Wheel block on one station instead of making viewers switch between two. But one would hope they’d at least consider 6pm news on KTXA.

KTVT is adding a 7pm newscast to KTXA on the 12th.

KTVT is dropping their 6pm newscast for a block of J! and Wheel.