jtgh922 18 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Isn't sweeps over? Why are the primary anchors working 6 days a week in the number 1 news market? What is Mary Calvi on staff at CBS 2 if they're going to have Dana & Jim anchor weekends too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think sweeps end on the 23rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 And what does this say to the viewers about the regular weekend people? They are not good enough to anchor so we had to bring in the weekday team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think sweeps end on the 23rd. More likely the 26th, the last day of the last full week of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Sweeps always begins on a Thursday and runs for four weeks, ending on a Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCann3 0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 It's becoming more and more a common practice to have your weeknight "A" team anchor the Sunday late news after prime time during sweeps month. New York is, if anything, late to pick up this trend. With audience levels being much higher Sundays than Fridays, it's a no-brainer to shift all or part of your weekday crew to a Sunday-Thursday schedule to take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2idiots 21 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I remember sometime ago it was the last day of sweeps and channel 11 shifted the morning team to the evening and the evening team to the morning. WCBS should try that on the last day of sweeps shifting Dana and Jim on CBS2 the morning and at noon, Kristine and Chris at 6 and Maurice and Kate at 5 and 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtgh922 18 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 It's becoming more and more a common practice to have your weeknight "A" team anchor the Sunday late news after prime time during sweeps month. New York is, if anything, late to pick up this trend. With audience levels being much higher Sundays than Fridays, it's a no-brainer to shift all or part of your weekday crew to a Sunday-Thursday schedule to take advantage. Then why not have Jim & Dana moved permanently to Sunday-Thursday and have Mary Calvi do Friday-Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username23 1 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Yes, I've seen the growing trend at some national networks to have the "A" production team work Sunday-Thursday, but it occasionally leads to resentment among the staff members whose days are changed since it is a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieboy247 42 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 For some reason I think the screwy stuff that WCBS is doing is kinda paying off, I guess. BTW....I first noticed it when I was checking out the video section of their website. because I was checking out the weather vid when the time displayed on it was around Six-Fifty something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkwdcj562 0 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Here a LA, This has been a way of life at KCBS since the Early 90's When Bree Walker and former husband/Co anchor Jim Lampley anchored Action News Sunday night sweeps newscast. I am surpirsed this is new in New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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