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The Wall Street Journal says it's official:

KCOP is now billing themselves as FOX 11 Plus.

There is discussion over moving production of The Kelly Clarkson Show to the NYC area: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-kelly-clarkson-show-production-east-coast-1235489006/ Can't help but think that NBCU's Connecticut facility is an option.

In the case of Sherri, it also got renewed for a third season.

Yeah. They should also consider bringing back the 2-3:30 news block that they used to have. Or at least reenter 3pm.

Pat Collins, whom I suppose is the only NBC DC buyout, signed off tonight:

Less than an hour to go:

KRON News Center 4 Midday from July 12, 1993:

I'd like to think Turner's presence in Atlanta started the path to Georgia becoming a filming hotbed. Meanwhile, Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr is leaving: https://deadline.com/2022/12/barbara-starr-to-depart-cnn-pentagon-1235194652/

Another WRC-TV retirement: Would be appropriate if it snowed on his last day.

I know there's been some sort of rumor of turning TNT or TBS into something sports-oriented. At least NBC Universal knows how to fold channels. For example, they knew that NBCSN wouldn't have much of a point without the NHL.

The DirecTV-Fox dispute is over:

Another known name gone:

I'd assume it would be Shawn getting promoted, yeah. Tonight was Doreen's last newscast. Here's the final 30 minutes of tonight's 6PM, which was entirely dedicated to her:

WNYW Fox 5 News at 7 from June 5, 1991. When they had a 7PM newscast in the first few years after Rupert took over:

Most of WPVI Action News from May 1, 1999: WDIV Nightbeat from February 5, 1996:

According to NBC, MSNBC got more total viewers than CNN last night:

And it is a runoff indeed. Titan TV is showing that the WSB 3pm newscast is sticking around for now.

KSCH Prime Time News from November 7, 1994:

It's been cancelled: