10Viewer 334 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I should have asked this question a long time ago, since I have always wondered, but: Are the network evening newscasts (ABC, CBS, NBC) done LIVE at 6:30 on the east coast? I mean, is Brian Williams actually sitting there at 6:30 delivering the news while we watch? Or, is the newscast recorded earlier and then played back at 6:30 with some parts done live and others recorded? I guess I've always assumed that its been done live at 6:30 on the east coast and then recorded for the other time zones. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYosua 0 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Usually, the headlines are pre-recorded, but most everything else is live. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goinglive 1 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The networks do two feeds of the evening news each night. One is at 6:30 p.m. ET and the other is at 7:00 p.m. ET. Sometimes the second feed is completely live if there is breaking news or new developments. And sometimes the second feed will run off tape for most of the time with live inserts being done to correct any slip-ups or insert new information as warranted. There are some days (such as before a holiday) where the second feed isn't produced; the tape of the first broadcast is used. Likewise, on rare occasions when there is a big breaking news story, the networks may continue updating the broadcasts live throughout the night, making them available to affiliates who need them. Most east coast affiliates use the 6:30 p.m. feed (with some exceptions such as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh which uses the 7 p.m. feed). The central time zone affiliates may use this (depending on when they air the network news) or the second feed. The mountain and west coast stations will usually tape the second feed (since it's most up-to-date) and use it at the appropriate time. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1519 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Doesn't ABC have a separate 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT feed for the west coast? Or did they drop that idea? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
first on fox 18 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Doesn't ABC have a separate 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT feed for the west coast? Or did they drop that idea? That's been dropped awhile ago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The networks do two feeds of the evening news each night. One is at 6:30 p.m. ET and the other is at 7:00 p.m. ET. Sometimes the second feed is completely live if there is breaking news or new developments. And sometimes the second feed will run off tape for most of the time with live inserts being done to correct any slip-ups or insert new information as warranted. There are some days (such as before a holiday) where the second feed isn't produced; the tape of the first broadcast is used. Likewise, on rare occasions when there is a big breaking news story, the networks may continue updating the broadcasts live throughout the night, making them available to affiliates who need them. Most east coast affiliates use the 6:30 p.m. feed (with some exceptions such as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh which uses the 7 p.m. feed). The central time zone affiliates may use this (depending on when they air the network news) or the second feed. The mountain and west coast stations will usually tape the second feed (since it's most up-to-date) and use it at the appropriate time. I know most Central Time Zone stations air the Live Eastern feed of the network evening news at 5:30pm. It's kind of rare for stations in the Central Time Zone to air the network news at either 6pm because most of them have their local news at that time or even 6:30 in that matter because of syndie programming. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1519 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Doesn't ABC have a separate 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT feed for the west coast? Or did they drop that idea? That's been dropped awhile ago. Oh. So much for that experiment. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario500 3 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I know most Central Time Zone stations air the Live Eastern feed of the network evening news at 5:30pm. It's kind of rare for stations in the Central Time Zone to air the network news at either 6pm because most of them have their local news at that time or even 6:30 in that matter because of syndie programming. WKRG once aired the Saturday edition of the "CBS Evening News" at 6:30 PM a few years ago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
genius 1 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I know most Central Time Zone stations air the Live Eastern feed of the network evening news at 5:30pm. It's kind of rare for stations in the Central Time Zone to air the network news at either 6pm because most of them have their local news at that time or even 6:30 in that matter because of syndie programming. When I worked at KCNC in Denver(which was NBC O&O at the time) we aired an hour-long news cast at 5, NBC Nightly News at 6, and then a 6:30 newscast. That sort of carried over when KCNC went CBS, but they eventually moved CBS Evening News to 5:30. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXmanTim 88 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 *Edit added below* Originally, the network's aired the nightly newscasts at 7:00pm ET/6:00 CT. I believe this practice lasted until the 70s (it's my understanding that WABC aired the "Eyewitness Newshour" from 6:00 - 7:00 ET in the 60s and early 70s followed by the ABC Evening News). The newscasts were moved back to the 6:30ET/5:30CT sometime in the 70s because the affiliates (notably the CT stations) wanted the 6:00 half-hour for local news leading into the "Prime Access" (7:30ET/6:30CT) slot. I believe its at this point that there were two feeds produced to allow stations (mostly ET affiliates) to choose which and when they wanted to air the newscast. Some CT stations, however, continued to air the 7:00ET/6:00CT feed up until the mid-80s...WEHT-Evansville aired a 5:30pm newscast followed by the CBS Evening News at 6:00pm until 1983 or 1984. KHOU-Houston aired the CBS EN at 6:00 followed by a 6:30 newscast, before getting the Wheel Of Fortune contract (there was a promo for this on Youtube at one point). WMC-Memphis aired an hour-long 5:00pm newscast followed by NBC Nightly News at 6:00 up until the mid-90s before going to the traditional 5-local 5:30-network 6-local set-up. I'm sure there are other stations that programmed similarly. *Edit: Forgot to mention: at one point in the late-60s and early-70s the networks wanted to expand the newscasts to one-hour, but I think the FCC's "Prime Access" rule (which opened up the 7:30/6:30 slot to affiliates in the early-70s) and the CT affiliates wanting the 6:00pm slot for themselves led the networks to abandon this idea. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-20740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newshawk 2 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 As previously stated, the re-feed of the nightly news is usually on tape unless mistakes need to be fixed. When I worked at a NBC station running Master Control, I noticed that on days when they had to edit the newscast and perhaps ran shorter than the original broadcast that they would close on a high shot of the news studio as always, but instead of being able to see Tom Brokaw behind the news desk (yes, it was that long ago!) the director would park the robotic cameras so that you couldn't see the desk, but in a way that still looked natural. I'd bet they still use that dodge today. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-21686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tremayne 2 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Usually, the headlines are pre-recorded, but most everything else is live. Why do they even bother with the headlines? Knocking out commercials, it's a 19-minute show these days. The headlines eat up the better part of a minute. Why can't they just play the theme, do the intro and start the show? Better yet, go back to what they did on CBS in the mid-1980s. Dan Rather introduced himself and the broadcast and by about 6:30:03pm, they were off and running. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/2140-is-network-evening-news-done-live/#findComment-22153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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