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In case you didn't see it on the Discord server, here's the return of the legendary NewsTouch 25 from Brownwood TV Cable:

1 hour ago, RGSJenkins said:

ABC Alaska (KYUR) has dropped NewsNet for Waypoint's News Hub.

 

I assume KTWO has done the same? That's gonna be a huge blow to them, as the Costal/Vision Alaska deal was probably what was keeping the network on air with Newsy availiable as a wider reaching and more professional alternative......

41 minutes ago, Glimmer said:

https://www.nexttv.com/features/pieces-falling-into-place-for-2022-23-tv-season

 

One big scoop buried in this piece:

 

Coming back for season three is CBS Media Ventures’s Drew Barrymore, averaging a 0.6 in households in its sophomore season. 

 

Next year, the show will be split into two half-hours, which stations can run back to back or separately. CBS-owned stations will pair Drew with local news in top markets and air the second half-hour on its duopoly stations, sources said.

Didn't they try this format for Face The Truth? It only lasted one year.....

22 hours ago, NYTV said:

According to both the New York Post and FTVLive, Norah O'Donnell's Evening News tenure may end soon.

 

FTVLive, reporting on March 10 and citing an internal source that CBS may "downplay" her role at the network

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/3/10/norah-is-nowhere-to-be-seen-in-ukraine

And now on the 11th, the NY Post reports that her alleged attitude may not be helping the situation

https://nypost.com/2022/03/11/norah-odonnells-attitude-under-fire-at-cbs-evening-news/

 

 

 

 

As I said before, the fact that the newscast has not switched over to the new standard CBS font while the CBS Weekend News has was a sign that Norah's days were numbered.....

I don't believe we've seen this WEYI open before: 

On a side note, I can really imagine this cut of The NBC Collection being used for non-NBC stations if they removed the chimes from it!

3 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

WJZ is launching a 9am newscast March 7th. Maury moves to WUTB at 2pm.

Another sign he's about to hang it up in original episodes? If thats the case, they'll pull a Judge Judy and keep the slots going with reruns!

Some WLIO from 1990:

Channel 63 from Alamogordo, NM: 

On 1/13/2022 at 1:56 AM, Yankees4life said:

Huge blow to Newsnet as they lose the Top Market there and will have to scramble to find a new affiliate 

A station carried by few to no cable systems? Hardly a huge blow. As long as they've got their news producing deals for Coastal, NewsNet will somehow stay afloat, much to the delight of Amercian TV news fans in the Philippines. 

4 hours ago, GodfreyGR said:

More writing on the wall- that shiny new Studio 57 set can probably make for an easy move for CBSEN back to NYC

The fact that they have not changed over to the new standard CBS font (They're still using the slightly extended version from when Jeff Glor took over back in 2017) yet the CBS Weekend News already has, may also be a sign of Norahs days being numbered.....

On 12/29/2021 at 1:58 AM, Duc4TVNewsTalk said:

Here's an old WNYT newscast from November 7, 1997:

 

And a WTEN newscast from February 11, 1989:

 

For the sanity of other members, please don't flood this forum with your OCD speculation on stations getting new graphics themes etc like you do in the comments on YT!

Now here's a pair of classic Milwaukee newscasts, one of WITI from 1990:

And another of WTMJ as NewsChannel 4 from 1991:

On 12/9/2021 at 1:43 AM, H-Town TV Fan said:

And as far as I'm concerned, there are only four "Big Three" affiliates airing "Maury": KDNL (St. Louis, ABC), WNCF (Montgomery, ABC), WGBC-DT2 (Meridian, NBC), and the biggest surprise to me, WJZ (Baltimore, CBS).

There was a fifth, WTWC, that passed it over to its Fox subchannel in favor of Tamaron Hall just this September.

1 hour ago, jrogo said:

This could be interesting, Don Lemon may have played a role in altering Jussie Smollett he was going to be arrested. I know this is coming from the NYP and other more right wing outlets but this is serious grounds for termination if true. CNN needs to investigate and if these claims are found to be true ACNN needs to fire him. Who knows, maybe we’ll be getting 3 new hours of programing on CNN. 

 

https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/don-lemon-did-not-mention-own-role-in-jussie-smollett-trial/amp/

As I expected, the CNN that Trump helped build is quietly falling apart....

58 minutes ago, WAVY 10 Fan said:

 

And just barely over a week before the fire at WTVD that gutted their recently-introduced news set.

By October, the blue chroma key wall seen in the promo had been salvaged from the remains and transplanted over to the temporary conference room set while repairs were made on the burnt section of the building and a new set was being built:

Here's a gold mine, opens from most of Benedek Broadcasting's stations from 1997, including some never before ones! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkX-g829SLg

11 hours ago, jerseyfla said:

I remember when WTSP showed the MDA Labor Day telethon that year they were advertising CBS This Morning and The Price Is Right moving on September 12th. Only the network morning shows and morning daytime shows which was only TPIR and ABC’s Mike and Maty at that time switched channels prior to December 12th. 

The same type of situation happened in other New World markets, with the daytime shows moving to their new station 3 months before the full switch occurred. For example in Atlanta, Price is Right had moved to WVEU 69 in September of '94, which CBS was planning on buying before they struck an 11th hour deal with WGNX to affiliate with them.

Here's a news pieces from Independent Network News and WNEW's PM Magazine from 1981 focused on early home satellite owner John Flynn, and it was even uploaded by John himself!

Now at last, a full newscast from the NECN era of WFXT's news has been found:

9 hours ago, Sendir said:

I am so mad. I don’t understand why you have a network named NewsNation which brags about the newsrooms you have across the country and be showing syndicated programming during one of the worst storms to hit LA. They literally have more reporters on the ground versus any network. Use them. Do affiliate coverage. Jesus. It’s not hard.This doesn’t help your cause. 

Frankly, I think they're afraid to cut ties with the loyal viewers of Blue Bloods and Last Man Standing, as they get higher ratings and ad revenue than the news!

A compliation of 1990s news opens from all over the world.....made as a Yakko's World meme!  

Any word on stations replacing the now ended Judge Judy? Or are they all staying put and airing the reruns?

On 8/4/2021 at 3:56 PM, Adam MadMan said:

I was listening to Nexstar's earnings call while working, and at one point he mentioned that only 16% of people in the country recognized the NewsNation brand, even admitting that 84% of the US "has no earthly idea" what it is.

 

At least he's honest that nobody's watching...

That's because he wants much of the viewership to be from the always dwindling ammount of cable subscribers. Basically, he's acting like Randy Marsh in that South Park episode when he bought the town's Blockbuster store....

21 hours ago, CLETVFan said:

Dr. Ian Smith appears to be out at "The Doctors" as news of a lawsuit hits.

 

https://deadline.com/2021/07/drphil-viacomcbs-racism-cliams-the-doctors-ian-smith-george-cheeks-complaint-1234796316/#respond

If it doesn't get renewed even with this, I'll be surprised. It's the only first run syndie show not made by Entertainment Studios that gets a rating of less than 1!

A rare full newscast from KGO using an even rarer theme:

On 6/18/2021 at 12:47 PM, Sendir said:

How have the ratings been with the new lineup?

I'll just be the remaining "entertainment" shows outpace the news shows by a longshot....

@Samanthawill like this unique kid-centric version of the Arizona's News People promo:

Some rare graphics, commercials, and a closedown from the first station of Australia's Prime TV, RVN-AMV: