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24 minutes ago, CoopInTheHouse said:

On the other hand, I’m excited to see what Adam Zucker can do hosting the Selection Show. Might be good hearing him.

Could be a preview for when Greg officially retires (which I don't expect to happen for at least a couple more years) and Adam takes over his spot. We shall see how he does, but I think he will do well.

Adam Zucker will host the Selection Show on Sunday.

10 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

No Greg Gumbel this year as he's tending to health issues within his family.

 

 

Well with Greg sitting out, I would think that Adam Zucker will host the Selection Show. He's already there, so it only makes sense to have him do it. 

Still hopefully everything is okay with Greg and his family. 

18 minutes ago, atlnews2 said:

was there ever any doubt? 

There wasn't any doubt from me. I knew it wasn't going anywhere. I was just curious how they were going to make the opens work with it. And it didn't turn out too bad. 

7 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

WPVI hasn’t debuted the new look in full yet, but they debuted their version of the open today. (h/t @24994J)

Well at least now we know how they'll make the open work with MCTYW lol. And it looks good.

On 3/2/2024 at 1:18 AM, CircleSeven said:

New deal. Cavs will air some of their games over the air. 

 

Five Cavaliers games will air on Gray-owned stations Cleveland's WUAB 43 & Cincinnati's WXIX 19. 

 

Gray has also struck a deal with Tegna, Nexstar & Cox Media Group to air some or all five games in nearby markets.

• In Columbus, Tegna's WBNS will air two games (4/6 & 4/7) on the main signal 10.1, while a third game (3/20) will air on MeTV subchannel 10.2. Nexstar's WCMH will air two games (3/8 & 3/29).
• In Dayton, Nexstar's WBDT will air three games (3/8, 3/20 & 3/29). CMG's WHIO will air two games (4/6 & 4/7). 
• Nexstar's WTRF Wheeling and WYTV Youngstown will air all five games on their respective MyNet .2 subchannels.  

And per TVPassport, it looks like at least tonight's Cavs game will also air in Pittsburgh on WPKD channel 19 (aka KDKA+).

58 minutes ago, Abraham J. Simpson said:

It’s amusing however, to see how bent out of shape people get about The Talk. 

I personally don't have a problem with The Talk. It's a fine show, and IMO, it's much better than its competitor The View. I don't see why there's so much hate for it. 

But in terms of CBS possibly launching a new soap opera, it's not a good idea. At least in my opinion. And if they are, they should take a page out of NBC's book and stream it on Paramount+. 

1 hour ago, atlnewsfan03 said:

Another thought could be CBS & the Bell family expanding B&B to 1 hour, and The Gates be a half-hour soap.  It'll be interesting to see what CBS might be planning.

That doesn't sound terrible. Let the affiliates keep their hour or two, axe The Talk and expand B&B to an hour. 

33 minutes ago, Georgie56 said:

I wonder if this will lead to a total rebrand of TruTV down the line.

That's certainly possible. I think this is a very good thing for truTV. It makes the network worth watching, instead of it being just the network of Impractical Jokers reruns (and new episodes once a week, and those are moving to TBS in April).

11 minutes ago, mrschimpf said:

This has Weigel, the CBS indies and the Fox Plus stations written all over it, along with Scripps just going by a raw eyeball of where it would air in NFL markets (Green Bay it'll likely be WACY for sure, likely KMCI for Kansas City, WCIU for Chicago and WMLW for Milwaukee).

If it airs on KDKA+, it'd have to air after the 2 hours of morning news from 7-9am because I'm not sure if they'd be willing to just push that aside for GMFB.

10 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

Between Chuck, Angela, and Sean (don't know much about Chelsea) that's going to be one good team...

Well it's already a good team (at least IMO) but it'll be made even better if Matt is joining.

8 minutes ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

I know they lost Kelly Greene not that long ago... And I'm wondering if Chuck Lofton might be stepping back/away??

I mean I know Chuck is up there in age, but it doesn't seem like he has any intention of slowing down or stepping away. I'm assuming it's a replacement for Kelly Greene. 

I remember Matt from his time at WKYC. He's a good meteorologist. If it is WTHR that he's going to, they're getting a good one. 

On 2/3/2024 at 3:38 AM, CircleSeven said:

CMG has blacked out its signals on DirecTV. 

So now both satellite providers do not have the Cox-owned stations on their systems. And I don't expect a quick resolution to this because the dispute with Dish has been happening for well over a year now. 

On 1/31/2024 at 3:51 PM, CircleSeven said:

IMS does this so they can "so-call" boost attendance. They want seats to be filled at IMS for the big race.

 

This "put the race on TV, no one will come to the stands" mantra is so backwards-thinking.  Why you want to hinder the local viewers from watching the race live on TV? NFL use to do this (if there's no sell-out 72 hrs before the game).

Oh I know why they do it. And I completely agree with you. This isn't the 1950s anymore. The race should be shown live in the Indianapolis market. There's absolutely no reason why it shouldn't be aired live. None whatsoever.

15 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Obviously, The CW wouldn't have the marquee race on Memorial Day weekend, but carrying the other races leading up to it and any other series would be a benefit for WISH.

Yeah The CW is definitely not getting the 500. NBC will do everything it can to keep that race. It's not going anywhere. 

What could happen if The CW gets part of the IndyCar rights is something similar to how the rights were split between ABC/NBCSN (Versus before that) before NBC completely took over. That's a possibility. 

15 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

Yep. They still do the local blackout. And that's a shame.

It really is a shame. It's ridiculous. Just plain stupid. There's no reason that the race should be blacked out in the home market. I've been against it for years. 

55 minutes ago, Superdude said:

I bet WPXI will try to air it at 3pm.  JJ used to always win its timeslot against 2 and 4.  Even beating Oprah, of course the Pittsburgh market is older and quirky.  GMA consistently beats Today and Guiding Light got consistently strong  ratings until the end.

Wouldn't shock me if it ends up airing at that time on WPXI. You are right that Judy did well in the timeslot before the evening news. But regardless of what time it airs, there will be schedule changes at PXI come September. 

19 hours ago, LOWERCASE GUY said:

I heard this from a colleague who works at an NBC Gray affiliate. It's not an NBC thing. It's a "Gray" thing. Eventually all stations will be removing their affliliation from their logos. The reasoning is to distance the stations from the affiliates and to separate itself from the fake news movement that the national media gets.

 

Basically it's so people trust the LOCAL news and to take on their own branding and identity. 

Well that makes sense, and I completely understand why. Everyone probably knows what network each station is affiliated with in their area, so that's not an issue. And if not, a quick Google search will solve that problem.

I just don't think it should be a group wide thing...

The set isn't bad. I think it's an upgrade from what they had before. But I'm not a fan of the colors though. And I do agree about the monitors being clunky. 

12 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

The writers strike will end this weekend.

 

 

While this is good, it doesn't really mean anything in terms of fall shows coming back anytime soon because of the SAG-AFTRA strike still going on. The late night shows will probably come back soon though. 

4 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

Poor Orlando. They haven’t had ABC for a while while now on Dish and now they don’t have NBC or CW. No WRDQ either but that’s no big loss. 

And Pittsburgh too. Dish customers now no longer have WTAE and WPXI because of retrans disputes. I'm not affected because I have an antenna, but my parents are. 

Pittsburgh looks like this (all changes take effect Monday).

KDKA: No changes.

WTAE: No changes.

WPXI: People Puzzler replaces Ring Nation at 1:30pm and Drew Barrymore moves from WPKD to replace Rachael Ray at 2pm. 

WPKD: Aside from the obvious changes (Family Feud and 48 Hours in primetime; new 8pm news in November), Dr. Phil moves to 2pm and another hour of Family Feud takes its place at 5pm. 

WPNT: Again, aside from the obvious changes (CW taking over primetime), Pictionary gets a second airing from sister WPGH at 7:30am, Mathis Court debuts at 4 & 4:30pm and MNT moves to late nights. 

WPGH: Person, Place or Thing airs at 11 & 11:30am and Justice for the People with Judge Milian airs at 1 & 1:30pm. 

On 8/28/2023 at 12:52 PM, Georgie56 said:

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

And now that network has a new name and logo starting in October: SportsNet Pittsburgh.

Now it says in that article that it'll be carried on every cable, satellite and streaming provider, but that's not true. It won't be on DISH because they haven't carried AT&TSN for over a year now, and they don't carry any RSNs, including NESN. 

15 minutes ago, bostonmediaguy said:

I don't know that there's anything we didn't already know, but here's a release detailing the transition: https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/releases/?view=108406-cbs-to-transition-eight-company-owned-stations-from-affiliates-of-the-cw-to-independents-on-friday-sept-1

Well it did confirm that they are launching an 8pm newscast on KDKA+, which I'm not so sure I agree with.

46 minutes ago, racefan_09 said:

New CFB graphics

Ok so I said this on the Discord, but these graphics remind me of the on screen graphics for NCAA Football 09 for the Wii, which I played a lot of growing up. Here are some pictures to compare. 

2 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

Something notable from CBS’ press release about 48 Hours entering syndication next month:

 

 

Yeah WPKD is definitely getting these. Just have a hunch. 

1 hour ago, NEOMatrix said:

I got money on WPKD (aka KDKA+) airing Talk Pittsburgh at 8, Nightly Sports Call at 9, and expanding the 10pm news to an hour.

That's very possible. They already re-air Talk Pittsburgh on their CBS News Pittsburgh stream at 9pm, so it would only make sense to have an OTA encore of the show. And moving the Nightly Sports Call to 9pm and making it a full hour also makes sense.