cbs2news 0 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 According to the New York Observer, Sue Simmons and David Ushery will not be the anchors of the new 5 PM show starting September 14th. http://www.tvnewsinsider.com/link.php?goto=4272&utm_source=TV+News+Insider&utm_campaign=d810fd0365-TV_News_Insider_Daily_8_13_098_13_2009&utm_medium=email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 That was known from the start. The show looks absolutely awful, I'm sure it'll get even worse ratings than the current newscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 What in the world makes WNBC think this new show will help ratings. They have messed with the 5PM hour enough. First, with the show "News 4 You". They cancelled that show after a few months. Then they started airing Extra at 5 (and later at 5:30) so they could make room for New York Nightly News. They ultimatley moved that to NY Nonstop because it couldn't compete with Jeopardy on Channel 7 and The Insider on Channel 2. Finally, when they moved things back to normal, management goes and makes more changes! When will management realize that change takes time and WABC and WCBS didn't get to their current position in the ratings overnight. Also, I noticed that starting Monday, Deal or No Deal is moving to 3PM and Ellen is moving to 4PM. With all of the changes at 30 Rock, why even bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 You know, I honestly believe that the leaders of WNBC are confused, which is why I stopped watching them a long time ago, their confusion will bring about confusion to their viewers, which in turn will yield an unhappy viewer, which will look elsewhere for the news, which is what is happening to them right now, they are only making it worse for themselves, I don't know when they'll realize this, but I'm afraid it'll be too late when they do. Sure they're making changes and taking chances, but sometimes, things take time and careful planning, they are just doing what WCBS did back in the mid 2000s, when they kept shuffling anchors and musical chairs and whatever... Anyway it doesn't happen overnight, they need to realize that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I find Sara Gore annoying, just like the sales agent from the Progressive car insurance commercials. The two other fools are equally non impressive. The new show will be a flop, just like everything else on NBC is. If you watch the shows by LX.TV you'll notice that they cater to viewers with higher incomes and I think that is out of touch with the majority of viewers in NYC. I still think this is only a hiatus for news at 5pm on WNBC. Hopefully, NBC and WNBC will get new management with some common sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I find Sara Gore annoying, just like the sales agent from the Progressive car insurance commercials. The two other fools are equally non impressive. The new show will be a flop, just like everything else on NBC is. If you watch the shows by LX.TV you'll notice that they cater to viewers with higher incomes and I think that is out of touch with the majority of viewers in NYC. I still think this is only a hiatus for news at 5pm on WNBC. Hopefully, NBC and WNBC will get new management with some common sense! I agree with you about the woman from the Progressive commercials! My relatives and I were talking about LX.TV a while ago and how it primarily focuses on people of higher incomes. They make it sound like just anybody is going to go out and by a luxury apartment on the Upper West Side for $4 million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I know right! Shows produce by LX.TV would be a better fit for the likes of the Fine Living Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 730 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 You know, I honestly believe that the leaders of WNBC are confused, which is why I stopped watching them a long time ago, their confusion will bring about confusion to their viewers, which in turn will yield an unhappy viewer, which will look elsewhere for the news, which is what is happening to them right now, they are only making it worse for themselves, I don't know when they'll realize this, but I'm afraid it'll be too late when they do. Sure they're making changes and taking chances, but sometimes, things take time and careful planning, they are just doing what WCBS did back in the mid 2000s, when they kept shuffling anchors and musical chairs and whatever... Anyway it doesn't happen overnight, they need to realize that... Wow, some of your posts before have been bad. However, I think this one takes the record for longest run-on sentence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsguy 66 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 i give this show 6 months.... then back to "news 4 new york at 5".... I've heard grumblings around town that David Ushery moves to 5am with Darlene Rodriguez, and Michael Gargiulo moves to weekend evenings with Erika Tarantal. As for DeMarco Morgan? I have no idea... possibly sat/sun mornings with Pat Battle? Or just a general assignment reporter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsjunkie 13 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 David Ushery is the number 2 male anchor at WNBC. I hope he continues with the station because he really is a true professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 David Ushery is the number 2 male anchor at WNBC. I hope he continues with the station because he really is a true professional. I agree. David is great and will probably get Chuck Scarborough's anchor spot when he retires. As for Michael and Erika possibly anchoring weekend evenings, I think it would be a good move. I like both Michael and Erika and they make a great team. I would like to see them as a permenant team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TellyGenic 32 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 How DeMarco Morgan got to be an anchorman mystifies me. He still says "axe" instead of "ask" !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Wow, some of your posts before have been bad. However, I think this one takes the record for longest run-on sentence! Haha, well in that case, it seems you're willing to offer me and a few others proper grammar and English lessons? Perhaps you ought to teach English 101 to some of us here. And I agree that David Ushery, should be considered a prime choice to replace Chuck, when he retires. He definitely deserves that title of lead anchor since he's been with WNBC for several years, and was very successful at WABC as a morning anchor with Nancy Loo, for several years before joining WNBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Well, LX New York had a weird "preview" on last week Tuesday (Sept 1st,) look at the :43 mark and pause it for the really weird part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 223 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 The ads for NBCNewYork.com are strange and creepy just like the font they use for the New York banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 730 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 The noon hour at WNBC appears will still be occupied by Paid Programming and a repeat of Access Hollywood. Seems to me like they could make better use of that hour like perhaps shuffle other things around and keep the 5pm news (or at the very least move it to 4pm). Could look something like this: 5am-7am: Today in New York 7am-11am: Today 11am-12noon: Martha 12noon-12:30pm: News 4 NY at Midday (or Deal or No Deal) 12:30pm-1pm: Deal or No Deal 1pm-2pm: Days of Our Lives 2pm-3pm: Bonnie Hunt 3pm-4pm: Ellen 4pm-5pm: News 4 NY at 4pm (or LX New York) 5pm-6pm: News 4 NY at 5pm (or LX New York) 6pm-6:30pm: News 4 NY at 6pm 6:30pm-7pm: NBC Nightly News 7pm-7:30pm: Extra 7:30pm-8pm: Access Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 223 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 LX New York been canceled yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 My god, it's awful! Not everybody lives on the Upper East Side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I'm amazed at how bad this show is... and how annoying the hosts are. Do the people who produce this work side-by-side the journalists in the newsroom -- err, content center? I wonder what that atmosphere is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The hosts are all whiny rich kids with 2 million dollar apartments in SoHo. I don't know why WNBC thought this would be relevant to normal viewers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 It won't last... These shows hardly ever do, lol. Sooner or later WNBC will go back to their roots, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The hosts are all whiny rich kids with 2 million dollar apartments in SoHo. I don't know why WNBC thought this would be relevant to normal viewers... It sounds awful and is only a matter of time before it is cancelled. As I mentioned previously, my family members and I were talking about how LX New York thinks everybody is going to run out and buy a $4 million apartment on the Upper East Side overlooking Central Park! Even though it sounds awful, I would like to see just how bad it is. Can somebody post a video of a minute or two of the show? What's that I hear: Eyewitness News and CBS 2 gaining more viewers as we speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2idiots 21 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The show totally sucks. I blame the idiot who decided to cancel the 5pm newscast for this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 223 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 There's only one reason I'd watch this show and it's not the guy on the right, Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolitan 0 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 NBC studios have floor numbers and letters (3A,6B,7E,8H). A graphic on the Lifestyle show reads "Studio 51" with name of talent. Where is 51 at 30 Rock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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