2012 Summer Olympics Booked in APT

Posted: 11/22/2011 07:07:07 PM
Air Date: 07/27/2012 Friday
Start Time: 07:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: 2012 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
Duration: 04:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE 2012 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES package is now booked Friday 7/27/12 through Sunday 8/12/12. Please advise your clearance status for the entire 2012 Summer Olympics program package as scheduled to the attention of your Clearance Representative in Broadcast Operations at NBC. Be advised that it is IMPERATIVE that you review each day’s contingency report for impact to other dayparts including feed pre-emptions, adjustments and non-standard durations.

Looks like I've got my work cut out for me in the next few days. RDRx Gold clients will find their inventories and estimates ready by Monday morning.

Prime Suspect To Be Replaced By Grimm on Dec 8th

Posted: 11/21/2011 07:58:54 PM
Type: Announcements
Message: GRIMM replaces PRIME SUSPECT on Thursday, December 8th at 10pm. Details to be loaded in APT tomorrow.

Already changed in RDRx client inventories.

NBC Encores Fill TBA Slots In December

Posted: 11/18/2011 04:44:46 PM
Air Date: 12/14/2011 Wednesday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: WHITNEY
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: WHITNEY is booked on Wednesday 12/14 and 12/28. This booking overrides all previously issued bookings, formats, and details. Please see individual airdate for updated information.

Air Date: 12/31/2011 Saturday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GRIMM
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: GRIMM is booked. This booking overrides all previously issued bookings, formats, and details. Please see individual airdate for updated information.

Air Date: 12/17/2011 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GRIMM
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: GRIMM is booked on Saturday 12/17 and 12/31. This booking overrides all previously issued bookings, formats, and details. Please see individual airdate for updated information.

Despite NBC waiting until the last minute for these significant changes, RDRx clients will have updated (fourth time this week) NBC Prime and Specials inventory and estimates when they come into work on Monday morning.

Prime Suspect Gets Post-Sweep Axe

Prime Suspect cancelled.

How quickly things change.
http://rdrx.blogspot.com/2011/10/prime-suspect-gets-pre-sweep-push.html

12 Days Of Sports Specials in 2Q Booked

11/15/2011
06:24:12 PM 04/07/12
Saturday 03:00:00 PM [ET] NBC SPORTS SPECIALS 01:30:00 New Booking THE 2012 2ND QUARTER NBC SPORTS SPECIAL PACKAGE is now booked on the following dates: 4/7, 4/29, 5/6, 5/20, 6/2, 6/3, 6/9, 6/10, 6/16, 6/23, 6/24, and 6/30. Please see contingencies on these dates for further details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

Almost missed this amidst the avalanche of time-delayed APT postings about yesterday's press release.

RDRx clients will be updated tomorrow, have been updated and published.

38 Changes To Prime Posted To APT Tonight

My usual technique is to reprint the non-password protected programming information summarized by What's New in APT, for those without the time or skills to get it themselves. But you'll have to get all of these yourselves this time.. it's a major overhaul of 1st Quarter Prime, which for many local stations will be hot for political and issue advertising. Buyers should care about program content when purchasing such ads, and we can help those who do.

Premium RDRx clients with next-day service got 40 pages worth of brand new 4th and 1st Quarter inventory and estimates last night, 20 hours before NBC updated APT to match.

If your NBC station would like to be kept current, please contact your OneDomain representative.

NBC Makes Huge Changes In January

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – November 14, 2011 – NBC today announced its new mid-season 2012 schedule which features the premieres of four new series in “Smash” (February 6), “The Firm” (two-hour premiere January 8, time slot premiere January 12), “Fashion Star” (March 13) and “Are You There, Chelsea?” (January 11). The new lineup also includes the return of “The Voice,” “30 Rock,” “The Celebrity Apprentice” and “Who Do You Think You Are?”

In addition, there are day and time period changes for “Whitney,” “Up All Night,” “Rock Center with Brian Williams” and “Harry’s Law.”

Following are night-by-night details:

Mondays:

Last spring’s hit vocal competition series “The Voice” returns even louder with an hour-long season debut following Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5 (10-11 p.m. ET, time approximate) and then resumes in its regular day and time on Monday, February 6 (8-10 p.m. ET). Following “The Voice” is the much-anticipated musical drama “Smash” which premieres Monday, February 6 (10-11 p.m. ET).

Tuesdays:

“Fashion Star” – the new reality competition series hosted and executive-produced by Elle Macpherson – will premiere with a two-hour episode on Tuesday, March 13 (9-11 p.m. ET) and resume on Tuesday, March 20 (10-11 p.m. ET). “The Biggest Loser” will open a new edition on Tuesday, January 3 (8-10 p.m. ET) followed by “Parenthood” (10-11 p.m. ET) which continues through its season finale on February 28.

Wednesdays:

The freshman comedy “Whitney” (8-8:30 p.m. ET) moves into a new day and time beginning January 11 followed by the series debut of the new comedy “Are You There, Chelsea?” (8:30-9 p.m. ET) on January 11. “Rock Center with Brian Williams” (9-10 p.m. ET) also joins the Wednesday lineup starting February 8. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” remains at 10-11 p.m. (ET).

Thursdays:

The new drama “The Firm” moves into the Thursday lineup (10-11 p.m. ET) beginning January 12 following its two-hour premiere the previous Sunday (January 8) from 9-11 p.m. ET. The first-season comedy “Up All Night” will also move to Thursday nights at 9:30 p.m. (ET) on January 12 which is also the night that multiple Emmy Award-winning “30 Rock” returns for its season debut (8-8:30 p.m. ET). “Parks and Recreation” (8:30-9 p.m. ET) and the Emmy-winning “The Office” (9-9:30 p.m. ET) remain in the same time periods.

Fridays:

The returning series “Who Do You Think You Are?” makes its season debut on February 3 (8-9 p.m. ET). “Chuck” will have its two-hour series finale on January 27th (8-10 p.m. ET). “Grimm” (9-10 p.m. ET) and “Dateline NBC” (10-11 p.m. ET) remain in the respective time periods.

Sundays:

“The Celebrity Apprentice” returns on Sunday, February 12 (9-11 p.m. ET). “Dateline NBC” begins on Sundays (7-9 p.m. ET), on January 8. “Harry’s Law” moves to the 8-9 p.m. (ET) time period on March 4 and “Dateline NBC” will return to 7-8 p.m. (ET) on March 4.

The premieres of the new January-March program schedule follow in a grid (all times ET); new series are capitalized.

MONDAYS

8-10 p.m. -- “The Voice” (season premiere Sunday, February 5; series resumes February 6)

10-11 p.m. – “SMASH” (beginning February 6)

TUESDAYS

8-10 p.m. -- “The Biggest Loser” (beginning January 3)

10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (through February 28)

10-11 p.m. – “FASHION STAR” (beginning Tuesday, March 13, 9-11 p.m. ET with two-hour premiere; one-hour broadcasts resume March 20)

WEDNESDAYS

8-8:30 p.m. – “Whitney” (beginning January 11)

8:30-9 p.m. – “ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA?” (beginning January 11)

9-10 p.m. – “Rock Center with Brian Williams” (beginning February 8)

10-11 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

THURSDAYS

8-8:30 p.m. – “30 Rock” (beginning January 12)

8:30-9 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”

9-9:30 p.m. – “The Office”

9:30-10 p.m. – “Up All Night” (beginning January 12)

10-11 p.m. – “THE FIRM” (two-hour premiere Sunday January 8; Thursday time period premiere January 12)

FRIDAYS

8-9 p.m. – “Who Do You Think You Are?” (beginning February 3)

9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”

10-11 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”

SATURDAYS

8-9 p.m. – “Harry’s Law” (encore broadcasts)

9-10 -- “THE FIRM” (encore broadcasts)

10-11 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (encore broadcasts)

SUNDAYS

7-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC” (beginning January 8)

8-9 p.m. – “Harry’s Law” (beginning March 4)

9-11 p.m. – “The Celebrity Apprentice” (beginning February 12)

For embeddable clips from the NBC shows please visit: http://www.nbc.com.

There are so many changes here, NBC stations will be working the remainder of the week on moving and rescheduling spots. I'll be creating new inventory and estimates for RDRx clients based on this re-scheduling of NBC prime tonight, but will not finish until sometime on Tuesday.

NBC Moves Sports Specials on December 18th & 1Q

Posted: 11/10/2011 11:14:52 AM
Air Date: 12/18/2011 Sunday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: SKATING SPECIAL: BRIAN BOITANO SKATING SPECTACULAR (orig. sked 2:00-4:00pm ET) moves to 4:00-6:00pm ET. Clearances assumed based upon previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Posted: 11/10/2011 11:13:02 AM
Air Date: 12/18/2011 Sunday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: WINTER DEW TOUR (orig. sked 4:00-6:00pm ET) moves to 2:00-4:00pm ET. Clearances assumed based upon previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Added an hour later: Changes continue; NBC is moving a lot of first quarter sports specials around. Clients are being updated now.

American Giving Awards Sat 12/10 on NBC

Air Date: 12/10/2011 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE AMERICAN GIVING AWARDS is booked. This booking overrides all previously issued bookings, formats, and details. Please see individual airdate for updated information.

Premium clients now have this item in inventory, with TP demos pending more info about this program.

2012 NHL Playoffs Scheduled

Looks like Comcast/NBC is doubling up on several NHL Playoff weekends, with doubleheader games on April 15th and 22nd.

Also, NBC has confirmed Dateline, Parenthood, L&O:SVU, Chuck and Grimm schedules for first quarter.. no surprises except for Grimm's return, in my opinion.

RDRx clients already have these changes in their MediaOffice inventory and estimates.

The Peacock's New Feathers

Here's a great article from The New York Times about how Comcast has managed NBC.

Even CBS can't resist picking on NBC lately.