I feel like there's no way the networks would give the late-night time slots back to their affiliates without some sort of major compensation, along the lines of "we'll give you back everything after 11:00 P.M., but we're taking the 7:00-8:00 slot Monday-Saturday." (The Prime Time Access Rule was repealed back in 1996, but the networks haven't really done anything about it.) I realize that specific example may not be plausible due to syndication contracts that require the shows to air in the 7:00 hour.
> On Feb 15, 2021, at 7:47 AM, Brad Beam <b.b...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > > From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com <mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com <mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com>] On > Behalf Of Kevin M. > > >I’d like to believe that after Conan, they’d retire the concept of late > >night TV as some sort of separate genre. We’ve all seen the ratings. There’s > >nothing keeping The Tonight Show on the air except network execs feeling > >beholden to Lorne Michaels. Put it out of NBC’s (and our) misery. > > What would the networks then show after the late news? With DVRs, there’s no > need to rerun the primetime schedule. > > It could be syndicated filler at the local level. Or maybe CBS could air > imports from co-owned Channels 5 (UK) and Ten (Aus). ABC could simulcast > “Good Morning Britain,” leading into the locals’ early-early news. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/009e01d703b1%24ebce0080%24c36a0180%24%40suddenlink.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/009e01d703b1%24ebce0080%24c36a0180%24%40suddenlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/EBF44F1B-E7F5-4809-8011-2D544205AB9F%40ellwanger.tv.
