[TV orNotTV] Re: Why did FOX switch to The Orville before the game ended?

2017-12-27 Thread daniel anderson
I don't think the doubleheader network is required to stop "bonus coverage" of an ongoing game at 4:25, because earlier this year, CBS stuck with the Pittsburgh at Chicago game into the start of the Cincinnati at Green Bay game. Fox likely did the same thing last week, sticking with the Rams-Ti

[TV orNotTV] Re: Why did FOX switch to The Orville before the game ended?

2017-09-18 Thread daniel anderson
I know that they do require that the home team's game has to be shown in it's entirety, because that's happened to me a few times. CBS once broke that rule years ago when they stuck with an Raiders-Chiefs game, even in Miami, and Dolphins fans gave CBS an earful about that one. On Sunday, Septe

[TV orNotTV] Re: Why did FOX switch to The Orville before the game ended?

2017-09-18 Thread JW
As I understand it, the rules are: The primary game, which is the one that the506 has on the map, will be shown to its conclusion.* If it's a lopsided enough game (there are official criteria), the network can switch to another, more competitive, game, which they'll show to its conclusion. If the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Why did FOX switch to The Orville before the game ended?

2017-09-17 Thread daniel anderson
Didn't happen to me, so maybe it was an error. On Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 8:42:05 PM UTC-4, Steve Timko wrote: > > Here in Reno, there's still a minute or so to go in the game between the > Broncos and the Cowboys, which was delayed by lightning. It's 5:40 p.m. and > they're showing "The O