NBC NN to become an hour?

[Bucc 4]

Not quite, there are rumors, which at the moment seem to be just that, mainly because of this article in the NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/business/media/09nbc.html?ref=media

 

It would be a good idea, I think; but then there is the question about NBC Stations that air the hour-long combo of Wheel/Jep.

 

Take the poll above...

[alaskanews 108]

It's not just Wheel of Fortune, in the Midwest and other timezones NN is aired at 5:30 with local news at 6:00, which would muck things up for the local stations more than just losing Wheel or Jeopardy

[nbc9houston 21]

This is not the first time NBC attempted to expand NN to one hour. It was proposed in 1981 (with an expansion date in September 1982) but it went nowhere.

 

[qunewsguy 376]

Hate to say it, but in this economy I can see plenty of markets springing for this. The network provides NN for free (or at least it's part of the affiliation payments). Syndicated shows cost stations additional money, as does local news. And in this climate, saving money anywhere would be bound to be something stations would jump on.

[l14dap 1]

I'd prefer another 30 minute newscast in primetime than a straight one-hour newscast (like the experiment with the CBS Evening News a little while ago). Just my two cents.

[WXmanTim 88]

I'd prefer another 30 minute newscast in primetime than a straight one-hour newscast (like the experiment with the CBS Evening News a little while ago). Just my two cents.

 

If Leno bombs at 9pm (CT, 10pm for you coasties), putting and expanded Nightly News in its place may very well be the back-up plan.

[SterlingNorth 33]

If NBC primetime continues to bomb, their contingency may very well be Nightly News and Leno.

[mdotto9 0]

If NBC primetime continues to bomb, their contingency may very well be Nightly News and Leno.

 

Well, Jay himself jokingly said that his new show will be on after the 10th hour of "The Today Show". Maybe that could really happen...I can see it now: "Today, Tonight", or, "Today in Primetime"!

 

Or they could always have "Law & Order:_________". I just hope NBC won't tank so bad that they will turn in to MNTV, and have the same primetime lineup, consisting of two shows, five nights a week.

 

I think Dateline in primetime is enough. NBC NN should stay where it is and at the length it is.

[clind 2]

Well, NBC could use that name, "Today Tonight," as kind of a cross over from their content partners in the down under.