CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 TVSpy stated this afternoon that KCAL 9 is dumping its hourly 2pm & half-hourly 3pm newscasts before the new year. Judge Mathis & The People's Court will fill those timeslots. Some of the staff that work during the afternoon shows on KCAL 9, will be reassigned to the early evening shows on Channel 2. For a station that has been known to have news at uncoventional times, this is a complete surprise. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 TVSpy stated this afternoon that KCAL 9 is dumping its hourly 2pm & half-hourly 3pm newscasts before the new year. Judge Mathis & The People's Court will fill those timeslots. Some of the staff that work during the afternoon shows on KCAL 9, will be reassigned to the early evening shows on Channel 2. For a station that has been known to have news at uncoventional times, this is a complete surprise. I'm surprised as well. L.A. is a much busier market than N.Y.C. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseRM303 171 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 TVSpy stated this afternoon that KCAL 9 is dumping its hourly 2pm & half-hourly 3pm newscasts before the new year. Judge Mathis & The People's Court will fill those timeslots. Some of the staff that work during the afternoon shows on KCAL 9, will be reassigned to the early evening shows on Channel 2. For a station that has been known to have news at uncoventional times, this is a complete surprise. Sandra Mitchell currently anchors those shows in addition to the noon. Since they are axing those 2 newscasts, I wonder if they are gonna have her be a reporter/fill-in anchor on the morning shows, or a reporter/fill-in anchor on the early evening shows over on KCBS?. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 A little off-topic, but what's the anchor and weather roster looking like at KCAL these days? I remember they switched 2's morning team and 9's evening team like last year, and I know Kent Shocknek left not too long ago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseRM303 171 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 A little off-topic, but what's the anchor and weather roster looking like at KCAL these days? I remember they switched 2's morning team and 9's evening team like last year, and I know Kent Shocknek left not too long ago. Sandra Mitchell does the noon, 2 & 3 pm shows. Leyna Nguyen & Sylvia Lopez are on at 4 & 9 Suzie Suh & Juan Fernadez (haven't watched lately) are on at 8 & 10. Josh Rubenstein does the weather for the afternoon shows, while Rich Fields does the weather for the evening shows. Not to sure about the weekends. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalItalian2 163 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 KTLA is dying with "Celebrity Name Game" for an hour at 2 PM (shuffled from 7PM then to 5PM and now at 2PM in less than 2 months). This will make the perfect opportunity for them to expand their 1 PM news to 2 hours. Dumb move for KCAL. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieboy247 42 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I agree, KCAL made a big mistake that could cost them in the end. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of la tv 47 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 It is surprising since during the November sweeps viewers were up 45% at 2 p.m. and 15% at 3 p.m. on KCAL. However, CBS 2 experienced declines at 5 and 6 and are in a distant 3rd place. Maybe the thinking of throwing more resources at KCBS will help them. I don't think it will. Or maybe the folks at KCBS/KCAL were stretched too thin and the 2 and 3pm newscasts were probably the lowest rated and so they got bumped. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 1002 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 It is surprising since during the November sweeps viewers were up 45% at 2 p.m. and 15% at 3 p.m. on KCAL. However, CBS 2 experienced declines at 5 and 6 and are in a distant 3rd place. Maybe the thinking of throwing more resources at KCBS will help them. I don't think it will. Or maybe the folks at KCBS/KCAL were stretched too thin and the 2 and 3pm newscasts were probably the lowest rated and so they got bumped. It seems like management had been looking to cut the newscasts for a while now. They never filled the vacancy left by Dave Gonzalez, and Sandra Mitchell was really boring to watch. Can't say that i'm surprised by these moves. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-119609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey1986 26 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I just looked at the guide on my cable and it appears that starting tomorrow (12/26), KTLA will become your new place to turn to for news at unconventional times. They will have an hourlong 2 PM and an half-hour 3 PM on Fridays. Monday through Thursday will have three hours of afternoon news from 1 to 4 PM. I figured KTLA would fill the news void (for lack of a better word) that KCAL will create starting this Monday (12/29). Just thought I'd let you all know. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of la tv 47 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Also posted in the other thread about this topic. Looks like KTLA is establishing a permanent 1 hour 3 p.m. newscast. The 2 p.m. newscast is scheduled only 12/29 through 12/31. Coincidentally, 12/29 is the first date that KCAL's new schedule takes effect without its 2 and 3 p.m. newscasts. Maybe KTLA is airing those special newscasts at 2 p.m. those days for people looking to tune into KCAL's and will use the 2 p.m. newscasts to promote their new 3 p.m. Starting Friday 1/2, Celebrity Name Game is scheduled at 2 p.m. and is sandwiched between KTLA News at 1 and KTLA News at 3. Also, the 4 p.m. newscast on KCAL is being shortened to 30 minutes. I didnt see that in the official announcement that KCBS/KCAL made. Inside Edition will move to 4:30 p.m. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
News 9 Viewer 100 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Also posted in the other thread about this topic. Looks like KTLA is establishing a permanent 1 hour 3 p.m. newscast. The 2 p.m. newscast is scheduled only 12/29 through 12/31. Coincidentally, 12/29 is the first date that KCAL's new schedule takes effect without its 2 and 3 p.m. newscasts. Maybe KTLA is airing those special newscasts at 2 p.m. those days for people looking to tune into KCAL's and will use the 2 p.m. newscasts to promote their new 3 p.m. Starting Friday 1/2, Celebrity Name Game is scheduled at 2 p.m. and is sandwiched between KTLA News at 1 and KTLA News at 3. Also, the 4 p.m. newscast on KCAL is being shortened to 30 minutes. I didnt see that in the official announcement that KCBS/KCAL made. Inside Edition will move to 4:30 p.m. Considering how badly Celebrity Name Game has done for KTLA in the ratings (as previously mentioned in this thread, it has changed timeslots twice in two months), it won't be long until there is a 2 PM newscast on KTLA full time. I have a feeling that the 4 PM newscast on KCAL is not long for this world either. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 72 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I'm not interested on going to the very bad CBS Local site, but what is their morning lineup (if they have one?) Is this going to cause an aftershock to KCAL's ratings overall or just daypart? They still got more news during the day compared to WLNY. My question is what station will be the breaking news when its outside of news? Is it typically KCAL for chases and KCBS for a brief flash and tell the viewers to go to 9? I've wondered how that worked. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of la tv 47 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Sort of depends on what the breaking news is. If it is of major caliber, both stations will simulcast the same broadcast. But as you mentioned if it is a car chase outside of normal KCBS broadcasts it will be on KCAL. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 72 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Sort of depends on what the breaking news is. If it is of major caliber, both stations will simulcast the same broadcast. But as you mentioned if it is a car chase outside of normal KCBS broadcasts it will be on KCAL. that's just crazy, they should just break on KCBS then move CBS programming over to KCAL. Like I said before that's how my duopoly works. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalItalian2 163 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 As I posted in the other thread about filling the void of KCAL's cancellation, KTLA has scheduled a 3-hour news block from 1-4 PM this week, M-F, starting 1/5. Celebrity Name Game will now be in its 4th time period on KTLA since September, 7pm to 5pm to 2pm to 3am (7 PM was 1/2 hour, all others are an hour). News not on the schedule yet for the following week in the 2 PM hour. We'll see if that changes this week. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1281 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I would say this is over-kill, but KCAL had done it for years. And even if I said this as a joke/irony, people wouldn't find it so funny/ironic. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-120923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan of la tv 47 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Will the 2 p.m. newscast continue the week of 1/12? Advertisements on KTLA are now promoting Celebrity Name Game at 10 a.m. This will be the 5th timeslot. My uverse guide and zap2it listings still show it at 2 p.m. next week. Currently, Steve Wilkos airs at 10 a.m. Wonder will it go? Looks like Celebrity Name Game was renewed for Season 2. Tribune Stations have picked up the show for next season. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-121092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalItalian2 163 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 KTLA is airing news at 2 pm today (right now as I post). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-121261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalItalian2 163 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 On KTLA, Steve Wilkos moves to 5 PM from 10 AM...replacing repeat episodes of Maury (which still has first run episodes at noon). KTLA News at 2 is on the schedule again for this week so they will continue their new 3-hour block of news from 1-4 PM, at least this week. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-121282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Will the 2 p.m. newscast continue the week of 1/12? Advertisements on KTLA are now promoting Celebrity Name Game at 10 a.m. This will be the 5th timeslot. My uverse guide and zap2it listings still show it at 2 p.m. next week. Currently, Steve Wilkos airs at 10 a.m. Wonder will it go? Looks like Celebrity Name Game was renewed for Season 2. Tribune Stations have picked up the show for next season. KTLA no longer airs the news at 2:00 p.m. and does air CNG with @CraigyFerg at 10:00 a.m. - Maury has taken over at 2:00 p.m. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14068-kcal-9-is-axing-its-2-3pm-newscasts/#findComment-121709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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