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Usually there would be information about the station newscast on Wikipedia?  It appears there's no updated information on kcop wiki page about them showing news even though it's produced by kttv.  

Has there been information regarding the ratings of their newscasts?

They may not need sports related programming on both Saturdays & Sundays every weekend,  but I believe it's better to have that than infomercials after network sport's programming.  

KCBS doesn't have their sports central show consistently either.  They have it when they have no other programming & it's better than airing infomercials at that time.

Why hasn't the station try to create a local sports show on weekend afternoons regularly?  For example,  most sports programming from the network ends at 3pm local time.  The station usually have infomercials right after sports programming.  Instead of that, why not just air sports related programming locally between 3-4pm.  Then have their regular programming afterwards.   Or they should start their afternoon / evening news early then.

3 hours ago, carolinanews4 said:

 

Let's level set here for a minute. First, NBCU must proceed with business as usual until the day SpinCo becomes a separate business. So, to that end, they proceed as normal in public while numerous plans and backup plans are crafted behind the scenes. For example, their NBA deal most likely included contingencies for how they would proceed if the USA network no longer existed. Remember, this is an 11-year contract, and cable has been contracting for a while, so it is highly unlikely this contract would have been signed without the ability to adjust programming platforms.  It is probably happening sooner than anticipated, but cable will look much different 11 years from now, so both sides needed to carve out protection clauses in that contract. 

 

In addition, I don't think the NBA is hyper-focused on cable. It has been reported that the NBA was particularly attracted to the NBC broadcast network and its ability to create a "Basketball Night in America" franchise. The broadcast component was why, in the NBA's view, Turner could never truly match NBC's offer since Turner didn't have a broadcast network.

 

 

The rights are with NBC Sports, not individual channels. And since NBC Sports stays with NBCU, the rights remain with NBCU. There is flexibility on the platforms airing content. Take the Olympics, for example. Ten years ago, NBCU put the Olympics on MSNBC to boost ratings for its struggling news channel. They aired the Olympics in the morning because Imus and their MorningLine programs were also-rans in the ratings department. Enter Morning Joe, and they decided it was more important not to interrupt regular MSNBC programming. So the Olympics moved to a different channel, and they didn't have to wait for a rights renewal to make that change.

 

Having said that, NBC doesn't have carte blanche to do whatever it wants without input from the sports owner. The broadcaster has some latitude as long as any changes provide the sport with equal or greater exposure. For example, NBC couldn't take NBA games off the broadcast network and move them all to Bravo without consulting with the NBA. In that hypothetical case, the NBA probably has some veto authority.  

 

More information will be forthcoming regarding how this spin-off impacts NBC Sports. Perhaps SpinCo will sublicense content from NBC Sports, or perhaps NBC Sports will buy time on a SpinCo channel to air their content. Or maybe NBC decides to keep everything for themselves. Given how scripted content is going and the money they are spending on sports rights, they could put everything on the broadcast network and Peacock. Sports used to be exclusive to broadcast, so they might go back to the future regarding how they air sports. 

If they were going to put sports on cable,  why not put it on the cable network it owns or plans to keep like bravo, instead of continuing to make agreements to put it on USA.   Or like you suggested,  put everything on NBC & peacock.

NBC renewed rights with breeders cup. Additional coverage on USA. I don't understand why they would make additional sports deals & put it on USA when the network will be spun off later this year. 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nbc-breeders-cup-extend-partnership-142651145.html

NBC renewed rights with breeders cup.  Additional coverage on USA.   I don't understand why they would make additional sports deals & put it on USA when the network will be spun off later this year. 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nbc-breeders-cup-extend-partnership-142651145.html

KCBS is now airing the CBS Evening News at 4pm with Evening News Plus at 4:30pm.  This is what's other schedule on zap2it TV listings.

On 2/24/2025 at 6:01 PM, carolinanews4 said:

 

I appreciate your affinity for NBC and USA. While this is a creative take, it doesn't consider business realities. Cable channels have dual incomes: subscriber fees from cable operators and advertising. For a long time, they were the envy of the media world, but their revenue has shrunk with cord-cutting. (One can make a pretty compelling case that the cable channel programmers have made their ratings collapse a self-fulfilling prophecy, but that's a topic for another day.)  So, combining CNBC with MSNBC would eliminate a huge chunk of subscriber fees. Financially, they need to remain separate. Viewership-wise, they need to remain separate as their audiences are not similar.

 

USA and CNBC are two of the more widely available channels, and MSNBC has consistently been among the Top 5 cable channels in primetime viewership. That's why they are all part of SpinCo. The revenue from these three will drive the new company.  

 

Lastly, there's Peacock. As noted in the separation announcement, the cable channels being spun off account for very little of the content streamed on Peacock. Bravo content does well on Peacock, so it's staying put. NBCU is focusing on broadcast and streaming. They see a profitable future in Peacock and FAST channels like NBC News Now. But I did enjoy reading your creative ideas! 

The issue that I don't understand is with the sports programming.   What will happen with the sports programming that appear on USA,  CNBC, & E networks once they officially separate from NBCU?  Will NBC move the sports to bravo and / or Peacock?  When Comcast made the deal with NBA to show games, they included wnba games to be shown on USA.   What was the point of doing that when they were considering spinning off USA with the other networks?

Did anyone find out what the ratings are for the newscasts?

I don't know where to find information on that.

This is my opinion of what their anchor lineup should look like

Today in LA be the same

Midday Report & 3PM

Annabelle Sedano 

4 & 6pm

Carolyn Johnson & Robert Kovacik 

5 & 11pm

Colleen Williams & Michael Brownlee 

7pm

Robert Kovacik 

Weekend mornings & evenings remain the same

The station should add a new newscast on the weekends.   

A new sports show with Mario Solis & Olivia Garvey should be created and air after sports programming on weekends usually at 3pm local & should last about an hour.  

The station should also create a new subchannel called knbc + airing a combination of news & locally produced programs. 

The subchannel schedule on TV could be different than that online.  

In the future, the network will probably have more sporting events that it will air on the main ktla.  If there's a news event that needs to be covered during those events,  the subchannel would be a great way to do that.  At other times, the subchannel could air the locally produced programs like California Cooking, Frank Buckley interviews, LA Unscripted,  & etc.  They can produce more local programs or import local programs from other nextstar stations.  The station doesn't have to be all news like the online version.

KTLA + exist online.   Would the station consider creating a subchannel for ktla +?  If so, a couple of months ago,  when TBD channel left 5.4 to go to 11.3, that would have been good time to create ktla + as a subchannel. 

Since Comcast is spinning off most of their cable networks,  I am assuming any Olympic programming not on NBC will be on peacock.  I think they will probably start doing this with 2026 Olympics.

Colleen anchoring all of the afternoon/ evening newscasts is a bit much.  Why are they not rotating anchors between 4-6:30pm?  Will this be the permanent lineup or will it change as Carolyn Johnson health improves?  I hope this lineup is not permanent, especially for the evening & 11pm newscasts. 

What are the current anchor lineup at the station for all of their newscasts?  Its a bit confusing.  

I'm surprised.   Is he being forced to retire from Nightly News?  Reassigned to Dateline. 

Like Norah O Donnell?  She was reassigned to 60 minutes & other projects.  

I know that his would probably not happen, but in my opinion,  I think some of these suggestions would have been the better solution.

Comcast should keep USA & possibly Bravo.

Merge CNBC & MSNBC - then, change their lineup

- Call it NBC News Network  (NNN)

Program during M-F daytime NNN News Reports, with sub titles including NNN News  reports - power lunch segments, closing bell, & so forth

Prime time would be NNN News Reports - with Analysis from Rachael Maddow, Lawrence o Donnel,  & Chris Hayes, but also include their top conservative analysts as well.  Don't have the the analysts host the show, but have your network personalities do that, like Lestor Holt, Tom Llamas. & others.

Weekend air sports or other news programs. 

Use the name of their other channels as brands & stream it on peacock.  Scy Fy on Peacock,  Oxygen network on Peacock,  E on Peacock, & so on. Or take their most popular shows on each network & combine them to be on USA as well as stream them on peacock  Then, shut down the other channels jf the channels continue to not be successful,  just like they did with Universal Kids.  Move programs & events from the golf channel to USA network.

If they wanted to air more news, they could easily put it on their localish 7.2 sub channel or create abc7 plus subchannel, & add more news & local programs to that station.  It seems they're adding news online to stream at different times during the day.  Simulcast it to get more viewers.

Ktla should fo the same by adding a subchannel.  Kcal already has kcal plus, so if they wanted to, they can add more news to that station.  

5 hours ago, Spring Rubber said:

With the NBA Playoffs happening April through June and Sunday Night Football starting in September, I don't think NBC would be a great partner if MLB wants their games to be carried on the mothership.

NBC & Peacock could share the rights for Sunday night baseball.   

 Since kcop will now air news in primteime at least on weeknights, will they consider putting news on kcop on weekend mornings as well? It appears the stations want to expand their newscasts.

Will another network step in to get this part of the deal from ESPN?  NBC, perhaps?  Sunday Night Baseball, Football, & Basketball.  Sports programming year around.

5 hours ago, FiveNews said:

The anchor lineup is incorrect. I know its been a mess lately, but there are 6pm promos featuring Michael and Colleen. Robert Kovacik is one of their top street reporters.

11a and 3p- Annabelle

4, 5, 6- Colleen/Michael

7- Colleen

11- Carolyn. She may take on another show as her health improves. She has been filling in on earlier shows this week and last as Colleen is off.

 

Colleen is almost 70. She has anchored the 11pm since Kelly Lange stepped down from that show in the mid-late 90s. I think her getting off the 11pm is one step towards her eventual retirement.

I hope they don't remove Colleen permanently from the 11pm unless she chooses to step down from that newscast.   I think the anchor lineup that they're advertising is just temporary.  

Annabelle was hired to be on  the 3 & 5pm newscast last year.  Michael was supposed to anchor the 11am & 4pm newscast.   Then Carolyn got sick & the station changed their anchor lineup.   Robert is still with the station as a fill in anchor.

I think the new lineup will be 

11a & 3p - Annabelle 

4 & 6pm - Robert & Carolyn - when she's able to come back full time

5 & 11pm - Colleen & Michael

7pm - Colleen or rotating anchors

I wonder what's next for Ellen?  Others have found success fter leaving TV news.  Michelle Ruiz left knbc and started her own business. 

A few months ago, I mentioned that they might consider adding more news, if not on kttv, then kcop.  This is the new direction that local stations are taking.  If people are tired of watching reruns of old shows or whatever is on TV now,  news & sports are the alternatives.  Since sports are expensive,  local news is the only choice that the programmers and stations have to offer.