Thursday, May 30, 2013

Betty White's Rocker Fills Tuesday 8pm Hour This Summer

And a bunch of other OTO broadcasts..

 Posted: 05/30/2013 04:02:57 PM
Air Date: 07/13/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPECIALS: AMERICAN GIRL MOVIE is booked.

Posted: 05/30/2013 04:02:10 PM
Air Date: 06/29/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CROSSING LINES
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CROSSING LINES is booked.

Posted: 05/30/2013 04:01:18 PM
Air Date: 07/11/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE WINNER IS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE WINNER IS is booked.

Posted: 05/30/2013 04:00:11 PM
Air Date: 06/25/2013 Tuesday
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 Tuesday 6/25 thru 7/9.

Posted: 05/30/2013 03:59:39 PM
Air Date: 06/25/2013 Tuesday
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 Tuesday 6/25 thru 7/9.



Posted: 05/30/2013 03:58:33 PM
Air Date: 06/10/2013 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 02:01:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked on Monday 6/10 and 6/17.

Posted: 05/30/2013 03:57:32 PM
Air Date: 06/23/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 07:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT is booked.

Posted: 05/30/2013 03:56:50 PM
Air Date: 06/16/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 07:30:00 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.

Posted: 05/30/2013 03:55:51 PM
Air Date: 06/09/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 07:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked.

Current RatingBook.com clients have been updated, with new inventory lines and audience estimates published, ready for use when they come in to work on Friday morning... or if they are still hard at work tonight.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Minor NBC Sports Changes...

A couple of airings of Dew Tour Specials on 8/31 and 9/29, plus a lot of re-titling of Action Sports to Red Bull: _________fill in the blank________ names throughout the summer. 

NBC has not used Red Bull in the name it submits to Nielsen for PAV use in the past.

Oh, and a pre-game show has been added to the Notre Dame game on August 31st..  get 'em while they are hot!

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Gets Entire Night!

Posted: 05/28/2013 02:15:29 PM
Air Date: 07/04/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR (ENCORE) is now booked.

Posted: 05/28/2013 02:13:52 PM
Air Date: 07/04/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR (Live to ET/CT stations) is now booked.

From just one hour in previous years, then rerun the last year or two, and now expanded to a total of three hours, two original and one "best of" hour.  A previously scheduled hour of Parks & Recreation has now been preempted at 8pm.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Next Wednesday 9p Preempted for OK Disaster Relief

Posted: 05/24/2013 03:14:22 PM
Air Date: 05/29/2013 Wednesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: HEALING IN THE HEARTLAND: RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT is booked. Operating Conditions for Wednesday 5/29 are now available.


OKLAHOMA CITY - May 24, 2013 - Blake Shelton has organized and will headline the telethon "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert" on May 29, to take place at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
Grammy Award-winning artists Miranda Lambert, Reba and Vince Gill will also perform. Additional guests for the concert will be announced shortly.
The concert will be televised live at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. It will also air on cable networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT on either a live or delayed basis.
"Everyone has their way to help, and mine as an entertainer is to perform to help raise money and awareness for this tragedy," Shelton said. "This is why I want to do this special and especially hold it in Oklahoma City, which is near ground zero."

The event will raise funds for the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund. Working with their local community partners, United Way of Central Oklahoma will use the Fund for immediate, intermediate and long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts in Oklahoma following the tornadoes that devastated Moore earlier this week.

Born and raised in Oklahoma and currently residing in the city of Tishomingo, the recent tragedy that struck the state this week hit close to home for Shelton. The one way the country singer knew he could help immediately would be through the "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert" aiding the United Way of Central Oklahoma.
This isn't the first time Shelton has reached out to those in the wake of tragedy in Oklahoma.
In 2011, Shelton and long-time friend Reba went back home to Oklahoma to host the "Tornado Relief Concerts" for victims affected by the Atoka County tornadoes. The two-sold out concerts, which featured special guests and over two hours of entertainment, raised $500,000 for the Oklahoma victims.

This replaces an episode of SVU, and will likely contain no local spots.
But I've placed audience estimates for it in client systems, published for use.



Monday, May 20, 2013

Tomorrow @ 8pm Gets OK Twister Coverage

How sad..  Mother Nature is very powerful.

Posted: 05/20/2013 09:50:26 PM
Air Date: 05/21/2013 Tuesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message:
NBC NEWS SPECIAL : DEVASTATION IN OKLAHOMA is now booked for Tuesday, 5/21. Please see schedule for this update.

This replaces an encore hour of Voice.

Siberia Fills Mondays @ 10p Starting in July

Posted: 05/20/2013 02:24:56 PM
Air Date: 07/01/2013 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SIBERIA
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SIBERIA is booked on Monday 7/1 thru 9/2.

Posted: 05/20/2013 02:23:38 PM
Air Date: 06/02/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE WOMEN'S CONCERT FOR CHANGE: LIVE FROM LONDON is booked.

Posted: 05/20/2013 02:22:27 PM
Air Date: 06/02/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 07:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked.

Posted: 05/20/2013 02:21:53 PM
Air Date: 05/28/2013 Tuesday
Start Time: 10:01:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE OFFICE
Duration: 00:58:30
Type: New Booking
Message: THE OFFICE is booked.

But we're still wondering what NBC will use to fill Tuesdays @ 8pm.  Another hour of AGT encores would be inexpensive and low-rated.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Office Encores Extend Thru June

Posted: 05/17/2013 04:25:57 PM
Air Date: 06/20/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE OFFICE
Duration: 01:01:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE OFFICE is now booked on Thursday 6/20 and 6/27.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

CBS, Too...

Clients now have CBS Competitive Master Planners.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

New ABC and FOX Competitive Inventories & Estimates Published

Because no TV station operates in a vacuum, experienced sales management ideally maintains an updated competitive inventory for use by sales people and for pricing analysis.

RatingBook.com clients get Quarterly Selling Book estimates for their major network competition;
NothingButChange clients have already been emailed Master Planners for ABC and FOX prime.

Wonder what Once Upon A Time: Wonderland will do in your market?  Our clients already know.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

NBC Fall and Midseason Announced


Sunday Night Update:

All RatingBook.com clients have updated inventory and selling book estimates published to their MediaOffice servers.  Client GSMs have been mailed NBC Master Planners through May 2014.

If your station would like to be updated, please contact us immediately.




NBC FALL 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)

MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”

TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser” (New Day and Time)
9-10 p.m. – “The Voice” (New time)
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire” (New Day and Time)

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution” (New Day and Time)
9-10 p.m. – ”Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”

THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation” (New time)
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (New Day and Time)

FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “DRACULA”

SATURDAY
Encore programming

SUNDAY
7:00-8:15 p.m. – “Football Night in America”
8:15-11:30 p.m. – “NBC Sunday Night Football”

NBC MIDSEASON 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)

MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”

TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Voice”
9-9:30 p.m. – “ABOUT A BOY”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE FAMILY GUIDE”
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire”

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution”
9-10 p.m. – ”Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”

THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”

FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “CROSSBONES”

SATURDAY
8-10 p.m. – Encore and specials programming
10-11 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live” (Encore)

SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. – “AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
9-10 p.m. – “BELIEVE”
10-11 p.m. – “CRISIS”

Friday, May 10, 2013

Next Saturday Night Prime Changes

Posted: 05/10/2013 04:21:24 PM
Air Date: 05/18/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: LAW & ORDER: SVU is now booked.

This time period's programming previously had been a repeat of the Office series finale...   but that's now been extended to 75 minutes, and likely included in a DVD down the road.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

NBC Getting Bad Press From NYC Newspapers



Perhaps some @ 30 Rock should learn not to take everything personally.  Otherwise, stories like this and those in the NY Times will continue.


Hotheaded NBC chief Bob Greenblatt has threatened to fire anyone he catches leaking the network’s new fall schedule to the media before he announces it at his presentation to advertisers on Monday, sources tell Confidenti@l.

“He’s on a tear,” a network snitch said. “It’s gotten insane.”

Greenblatt, who took over NBC in 2011 after the network’s former golden boy Jeff Zucker left, has been fingered by insiders as the man who finally pushed Jay Leno off the “Tonight” show.

Greenblatt also allegedly was plotting behind the scenes with former “Today” executive producer Jim Bell to oust Ann Curry from her plum job as Matt Lauer’s co-host on the once-top-rated morning show.

“It’s a culture of fear now,” our source — a longtime network veteran — said of the mood at NBC under Greenblatt. “We’ve been through a lot, but it’s never been like this. He’s also a control freak.”
Greenblatt has been deeply involved in minor details that usually would be handled by underlings, leaving his staff confused and frightened.

“He has desperately been trying to undo the damage left behind by Zucker, whose focus was on making money for the network rather than generating big ratings,” the source said. “Jeff left no foundation behind for Bob to build upon.”



Thursday afternoon update:  http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/nbc-orders-about-a-boy-crisis-and-j-j-abrams-believe-to-series-1200478462/

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Office Finale Stretches; Hannibal Spots Snipped

 Already updated on client servers.  This answers the Monday @ 10p question for June, but not the rest of the summer.

Posted: 05/07/2013 02:22:01 PM
Air Date: 06/10/2013 Monday
Start Time: 10:01:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE WINNER IS...
Duration: 00:58:30
Type: New Booking
Message: THE WINNER IS... is booked on Monday 6/10 and 6/17.

Posted: 05/07/2013 02:20:52 PM
Air Date: 05/26/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SMASH
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SMASH is booked.

This simply changes the two hours into one finale. 

Posted: 05/07/2013 02:20:01 PM
Air Date: 05/16/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 10:15:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: HANNIBAL
Duration: 00:44:30
Type: New Booking
Message: HANNIBAL is booked.

And if the content or limited commercial runs (betcha it's network only) don't scare away the lead-in it got from The Office finale, this program will end on time, thus not borking late news ratings.
   

Posted: 05/07/2013 02:19:09 PM
Air Date: 05/16/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE OFFICE
Duration: 01:15:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE OFFICE is booked.

The Grand Finale of The Office now goes till 10:15pm.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

NBC Posts More 3rd & 4th Qtr. Sports Changes

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:40:14 PM
Air Date: 07/06/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: CYCLING
Duration: 03:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: TIME/DURATION CHANGE: TOUR DE FRANCE now airs 8:00-11:00am ET (prev. sked 8a-12n ET). Please see revised contingencies for format change as well as impact to other dayparts. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:23:30 PM
Air Date: 12/29/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 01:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: USSA: ALL ACCESS is booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:22:07 PM
Air Date: 12/01/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: Time Change
Message: USSA: WOMEN'S ALPINE moves to 2:30pm ET (previously at 3pm ET) and is now 90 min in duration (previously 1 hr). Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:20:09 PM
Air Date: 09/29/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: FLW FORREST WOOD CUP (TENT) is booked. Please advise clearance.

oh (good ol') boy... it's NBC's answer to the Ultimate Hooker, set in Shreveport, LA.   

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:18:47 PM
Air Date: 08/31/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPORTS SPECIAL is booked. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:15:14 PM
Air Date: 08/11/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPORTS SPECIAL is booked. Please advise clearance.


Posted: 05/01/2013 02:14:06 PM
Air Date: 12/01/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 01:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DEW TOUR: BRECKENRIDGE PREVIEW is booked. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:12:50 PM
Air Date: 12/01/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 12:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: WORLD OF ADVENTURE #4 moves to 12:30pm ET (previously at 2pm ET). Please advise clearance.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:11:14 PM
Air Date: 10/26/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DEW TOUR: SAN FRAN RECAP is booked. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:10:04 PM
Air Date: 07/21/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DEW TOUR: OCEAN CITY RECAP is booked. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 05/01/2013 02:08:14 PM
Air Date: 12/29/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 01:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: OLYMPIC TRIALS
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: Time Change
Message: WINTER OLYMPIC TRIALS: SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED moves to 1:30pm ET (previously 1pm ET) and is now 90 min in duration (previously 2 hrs). Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified. 


See?  Told you there would be more.... :) 

Update @ 12:38pm PDT:  All sports changes listed above have been made in both inventory and audience estimates, with new rationale for each, on our client's server, and the GSM has been notified.  All within an hour of NBC posting.