Monday, December 31, 2012

NFL Playoff Teams Announced


Posted: 12/31/2012 10:01:23 AM 
Air Date: 01/05/2013 Saturday 
Start Time: 04:30:00 PM [ET]  
Show Name: NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 
Duration: 03:00:00 
Type: Announcements 
Message: Team match-ups announced for Wildcard Playoff games: Game #1 = Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans; Game #2 = Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers. Contingencies have been updated to reflect this announcment.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Cowboys @ Redskins on SNF This Weekend

Posted: 12/26/2012 10:59:29 AM
Air Date: 12/30/2012 Sunday
Start Time: 08:20:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Duration: 03:10:00
Type: Announcements
Message: Team match-up for Sunday 12/30 will be Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas from RatingBook.com

On December 25th, we have a chance to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace.

Let's do so by helping each other, gently.

Merry Christmas.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Friday Night Changes Again

Posted: 12/18/2012 05:33:43 PM
Air Date: 12/21/2012 Friday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: MICHAEL BUBLE: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is booked.

Posted: 12/18/2012 05:32:51 PM
Air Date: 12/21/2012 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BLAKE SHELTON'S NOT SO FAMILY CHRISTMAS is booked.

This is becoming a Friday tradition.

Published to client inventories.

Do you know which program got pushed out of this swap?  I had to look it up, too.

Nielsen Buys Arbitron

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/nielsen-to-buy-arbitron-for-1-26-billion/

The foot soldiers of Arbitron might be wondering why they had to sacrifice years of their life for this outcome.  I'm sure no one who suffered from the competition between the two will get any part of the 1.26 billion.  (Full disclosure: I was part of Arbitron's TV & Cable business from 87 through its death in 1994, so I have been in their shoes.)

On the other hand, Nielsen does get working audio-driven, passive personal people-meters out of the deal..  Arbitron was working on them as a replacement for ScanAmerica's STB back in 91, so they've had some time to get it right.

Nielsen's not been the best at following through on announced technology roll-outs. (Remember mailable meters?) What they are good at, it seems, is spending money to buy out competition.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Leno Moves Up Start Time in 2013

Posted: 12/17/2012 03:49:09 PM
Air Date: 01/08/2013 Tuesday
Start Time: 11:34:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO
Duration: 01:02:00
Type: Time Change
Message:
Start time of THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO moves to 11:34:00pm ET on Tuesday 1/8 thru Fri 1/11. The duration will be 1:02:00 on these nights. Stations get additional :30 seconds of Local Avail time in Pod 2. Please see updated format and feed tabs on each day for details.

Let the late night battles begin anew.

Here's why.

RatingBook.com Clients Have November 12 Based Estimates

Does your NBC TV station's sales team have November 2012 PAV based audience estimates to use in selling the remainder of this year and the first two quarters of next?

If the answer is no, I can change that very quickly.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Chattanooga Data Arrives..

Ok, I've got coffee, holiday baked goods, a happy cat asleep next to me, Miles Davis from On The Corner in 7.1 sound..

It's a cold, cold weekend in Las Vegas.

It's November Sweeps data time...

Friday, December 14, 2012

Christmas Specials Swapped in Prime Tonight

Tonight at 8pm, NBC had Blake Shelton's holiday special scheduled.  Well, up until a few minutes ago, they did...

Posted: 12/14/2012 02:35:23 PM
Air Date: 12/14/2012 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message:
MICHAEL BUBLE: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS is booked for tonight.

Font change added due to incredibly late announcement of primetime changes on a  Friday afternoon.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Dec 22 and 25 Prime Change

Posted: 12/13/2012 05:47:24 PM
Air Date: 12/25/2012 Tuesday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: BLAKE SHELTON'S NOT SO FAMILY CHRISTMAS is booked. 

(This bumps an encore hour of Go On) 

Posted: 12/13/2012 05:46:12 PM
Air Date: 12/22/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is booked. 

(This bumps normal L&O:SVU in the timeslot, and follows two holiday specials)


 

Fashion Star Fills Fridays @ 8pm Starting March 8th

Posted: 12/13/2012 05:48:36 PM
Air Date: 03/08/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: FASHION STAR
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: FASHION STAR is booked on Friday 3/8 thru 5/10

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

NBC: First Quarter Friday and Sunday Prime Announced

Hope you like SNL and Betty White.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:44:51 PM
Air Date: 02/24/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:08:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN THE 2000s: TIME AND AGAIN is booked.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:43:40 PM
Air Date: 02/17/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN THE 90s: POP CULTURE is booked.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:42:38 PM
Air Date: 02/17/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS is booked on Sunday 2/17 thru 3/3.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:41:53 PM
Air Date: 02/17/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS is booked on Sunday 2/17 thru 3/3.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:40:52 PM
Air Date: 02/17/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 07:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE NBC is booked on Sunday 2/17 thru 3/3.
Posted: 12/11/2012 04:39:49 PM
Air Date: 02/10/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:08:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN THE 80s: LOST AND FOUND is booked.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:38:45 PM
Air Date: 02/03/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:08:00
Type: New Booking
Message: LIVE FROM NEW YORK: THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is booked.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:37:33 PM
Air Date: 02/08/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE NBC is booked on Friday 2/8 thru 3/1.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:36:34 PM
Air Date: 01/18/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS is booked on Friday 1/18 and 1/25.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:35:58 PM
Air Date: 01/18/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS is booked on Friday 1/18 and 1/25.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:34:43 PM
Air Date: 01/04/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GO ON
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: GO ON is booked.

Posted: 12/11/2012 04:33:30 PM
Air Date: 01/04/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GO ON
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: GO ON is booked.

All of these changes have been made in client inventories, with estimates created for all.  If you're new to this, please note the SNL specials will run against SuperBowl, Oscars and other huge draws.

Monday, December 10, 2012

December 23rd Flex Teams Announced

Posted: 12/10/2012 05:03:37 PM
Air Date: 12/23/2012 Sunday
Start Time: 08:20:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Duration: 03:10:00
Type: Announcements
Message: NFL Teams announced for Sunday 12/23: San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks. Please see updated contingencies/operating conditions for details.

NBC stations in the Pacific Northwest should be delighted with this news.  

NYTimes Examines Impact of "The Voice"

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/nbc-rides-the-voice-to-first-place.html?ref=media

Will Monday and Tuesday night be as strong in 1st Quarter as in 4th?

No.