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It sucks how WNBC has fallen aestetically because studios 6B and 3C were gorgeous. 3K, especially since they changed desks and moved to standing, is awful. But ABC 7 --the #1 local news station in the country -- looks pretty bad. Their set and HD quality looks cheap. At least WNBC has decent graphics. Overall for the number one market, NY is really lacking in terms of set design. Agreed that this is WPIX's best studio design since the WB 11 main set and morning kitchen set era.

Nope. I'd give it maybe 4th place so far. WCBS is still the best. Subtle, clean and sleek. Lighting isn't to harsh, so the anchors look smooth not washed out. The video walls don't look washed out by the HD either. The main desk video wall has a nice window pane set up similar to their mid 90s set. Their couch area has some decent physical detailing. If I had to rank the market sets: WCBS > WNYW > WNJU > new WPIX (based off shots) > WNBC> WABC.

After some consistent watching, the CBS 46 format was better IMO. It felt like a struggling station had finally found a format that flowed well with some decent talent like Shon Gables, Rick Folbaum and Thomas Roberts when he was there. If the ANF branding was in preparation for a supposed affiliation drop, then the name change was understandable. If not, the modern CBS 46 format and brand was fine. Aesthetically, the graphics and studio aren't than great in comparison to WSB and WXIA. Maybe its me, but ANF anchors really appear to use hand gestures alot when speaking. Perhaps its a technique that came with the rebrand.

I wish. But the cost is why they wont do it. Any soap reboot would need to be 30 mins with a slimmed cast to be cheaper to produce. It's crazy how unstable the timeslot has been since.

Appointment television was the best. The most recent instances I can recall were Empire on Fox, Shonda's TGIT on ABC and now the Dick Wolf blocks on NBC. Maybe this becomes the new trend: show creators taking over a single night on a network. We've probably discussed his before but the scripted cable series bubble has largely burst. There was a time AMC, MTV, VH1, Lifetime, USA E! and others were clammoring to put out original dramas and comedies. Now aisde from HBO, Hallmark, BET, and maybe TBS, non children aimed cable channels have largely stuck to reruns, live sports reality shows and movies. (Not counting Lifeime movies as a continuning series). TV networks probably thought that prestige programming might bring them noteriety or an audience, but I know alot of people who've heard of Schitt's Creek --from streaming -- but couldn't tell me it originated from the Pop! Network. Will *new episode* streaming sydication ever become a thing? A studio makes a show (that doesnt have a home network) avalible on multiple streaming platforms owned by different companies.

I like that WSVN repeats their 11pm at 4:30am. WNBC might as well do that at 4am. I hardly saw any live field reports until about 4:30am. I question if there is enough of an audience up at that 4am hour to justify a live newscast. As someone who used to dread going to work at that hour, I also wonder about the crew and talent having to wake up that early every day. Just like the scripted cable series, soap opera and talk show bubbles, news overload is going to burst eventually.

They could simply do a non talent open on days when those anchors are off.

On top of all of this, cable companies have the nerve to charge into the hundreds for basic cable --while providing poor and slow customer service -- yet act puzzled as to why cord cutting is the new norm. Loved South Park's take on this:

In all fairness all newscasts sensatonalize to a degree, especially in the mornings. Today is just as bad but their news product is slightly better. CBS Mornings but moreso CBS This Morning had more news value, and even their fluff pieces were more informative. You'd get real sit down conversations with authors, athletes, creators and experts. CBS Mornings and the old CTM feels less dumbed down than GMA and less rushed than Today.

I was literally going to add that I'm surprised Dr. Phil is still on the air in my earlier post about Rachael Ray, then I saw this today. Haven't watched it in years but thats another major player gone from daytime. Judge Mathis, Judge Millian, Pat Sajack & Vana White continue to hold on.

Its unfortunate in my opinion that GMA's excessively tabloid brand of "shocking breaking video" journalism remains at the top of the AM ratings, which means the show will stay the way it is for the forseeable future. Michael brings a good energy but he might be better suited as a sports/feature anchor than a main co-anchor. Part of that however would fall into Lara's role.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Popularity in one place doesn't always translate to another. Michael Strahan is lucky his popularity with Kelly is working out on GMA. I wonder what prompted them to add him as a main anchor assuming that the show was still beating Today at the time? NBC poaching Josh Elliott was probably intended to deal a blow to GMA, but --unfortunately-- it's still the number one morning show.

Lara's role has been really undefined and sporatic since Josh left and especially since Michael joined.

I sometimes forget that Rachael is still on the air, and have seen almost no promo or buzz surrounding her show lately. She's lasted really long though. I remember her taking over Tony Danza's old talk show slot in my market. I'm actually surpised by this. Drew seems nice enough but she really oversells her exuberance and cheeryness. Her set is beautiful though and NYC local stations ---even Today or GMA-- should take notes. Especially her "Drew's News" set. Its the best set of any talk show on the air right now next to Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson. Craig needs to return to the Late Late Show since Corden is leaving.

Not sure where to post this...Why exactly are CBS O&Os less successful than than Fox, ABC and NBC stations? Does the 1994 realignment where CBS lost NFL rights --and subsequently affiliates--to Fox tie into this? I've also heard Westinghouse ownership cited as a reasoning. It's an interesting contrast as CBS has been king of daytime and primetime for several years now.

Will WCBS eventually drop the "2" from its branding?

Jimmy Kimmel throws back to his first monolouge from 2003. Cool to see Ted Koppel introduce him; ironic as JLK pushed Nightline back a half hour years later.

My take is this. You dont have to include channel numbers in station branding. "CBS Miami" is more unique than the multitude of CBS 4s. However, channel number should be referenced, in some way, assuming tv is still the dominant medium for news consumption. One way to do that: Example: CBS News Detroit Logo WWJ-TV | Channel 62 This might be especially useful for higher channels like WWJ in Detroit. Someone without cable may not know what dial CBS is and might not take the time to flip as far up as 62 on their OTA television. With location based branding, indicating call letters becomes less important for distinguishing purposes (there's only one CBS Detroit) than the actual tv channel on which to find the station.

At this point KTLA might as well become an all day local news channel like NY1 minus the CW's two hour pimetime block. The only difference is NY1 and News 12 are live for about 30 minutes per daypart, then rerun that show until the next live newscast. Stations like KTLA are repeating the same news over and over again, but live. I know stations want to collect the ad revenue but this is extreme. I question how newsrooms --especially field reporters-- feel about having to fill the excess airtime. The new local station trend is apparently being on at ANYtime someone wakes up, and just continue into the noon newscast. Basically 4am-1pm. Who knows, 3:30 am might be the next frontier. WPLG Miami is the most extreeme I've seen with a 1am newscast. I wonder if it's shot live or pre-recorded?

What a shame. I wonder if they will be able to come back from this. I really think Amy would have been a solid successor to Ann Curry had she reamined at NBC.

Starting at (10:04) BET, MTV, VH 1 Coverage of 9/11 via CBS BET Tonight (non CBS) coverage of 9/11 NBC News OJ Verdit Coverage featuring Tom Brokaw in Studio 1A. Looks like they had an alterante backdrop with the blue background saying "NBC News" instead of "Today".

https://amp.tmz.com/2023/01/13/tj-holmes-amy-robach-lawyer-up-abc-investigation-relationship-gma/ I'm surprised this angle hasn't been analyzed here yet, but TMZ is reporting that TJ Holmes' lawyers could launch a racism lawsuit if he or Amy is terminated. I was surprised it took this long for the black man in trouble for sleeping with white woman optics to come in to play in this case.

I know that the point is to de-emphasize channel numbers because people are watching on multiple platforms. Is it safe to assume however, that television is still the dominant way people consume local news? If so, there should be at least some reference to channel numbers so people know where to find the station. One way might be to include the station's channel number along with the call letters that are usually placed below the station's logo. Example: CBS News Los Angeles KCBS-TV | Channel 2 This might be especially useful for higher up double digit channel numbers like WWJ 62 in Detroit. Someone without cable may not know what dial CBS is and might not take the time to flip as far up as 62 on their OTA television.

Don't know if this was reported already but Mark Traub the male voice heard laughing in the background on "Today" died last month. RIP, been hearing that voice for years and never thought to look up who it could be.

Today in History: Jan 22 1973: Roe v Wade Passed & President LBJ Dies. Cronkite's team put that filmed obituary versy fast assuming it wasnt publicly known that Johnson was on his last days. Historic Moments in color!