NBC Gives Stations 2 More Olympic Spots Per Night

NBC is pleased to advise that you will receive 2 additional units in every London Prime Olympic night effective tomorrow, Tuesday, 7/31. Positions will be sent later today.

With incredibly healthy ratings for the opening weekend, this is great news for local stations.

September Sports Specials Change

Posted: 07/26/2012 02:54:08 PM
Air Date: 09/01/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Duration: 02:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: US SOCCER FRIENDLY: USAWNT VS COSTA RICA is booked. Please advise clearance. 

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Posted: 07/26/2012 02:51:57 PM
Air Date: 09/01/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 01:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: DIAMOND LEAGUE (ZURICH) moves to 1:30pm ET (previously scheduled at 4pm ET). Please advise clearance. 

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Posted: 07/26/2012 02:49:55 PM
Air Date: 09/02/2012 Sunday
Start Time: 01:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CAUGHT LOOKING booked (moved from previously scheduled on 9/1 at 3pm). Please advise clearance

Already published to RatingBook.com clients.

Grimm's Post-Olympic Monday 10p Run Extended

Posted: 07/25/2012 02:06:38 PM
Air Date: 09/10/2012 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GRIMM
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: GRIMM is booked.

SNL Presidential Specials Scheduled in September

http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/07/24/nbc-at-tca-greenblatt-announces-snl-election-specials-pilot-sampling-613211/9884/

Both specials have been added to NBC Specials inventory, using 2008 SNL Presidential Specials as PAV guidance for estimates.

RatingBook.com clients will find these already in their MediaOffice systems.

ABC/CBS To Cover Shooting Tonight @ 10pm

A two hour Dateline was already scheduled, but at this time, there's nothing new on APT or visible via press releases about NBC's plans to cover the shooting in Colorado tonight.  I'm sure it's coming.

Both CBS and ABC have preempted the last hour of prime tonight to air updates from Colorado.

Late Night Weekend Olympic Tweak

Posted: 07/19/2012 12:29:31 PM
Air Date: 08/12/2012 Sunday
Start Time: 11:35:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: 2012 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: Format
Message: LONDON ENCORE: Format has been added. Please see format tab for complete details.

This half hour program cuts into the time previously allocated for the late night segment.  Audience comp is unknown at this time, so I'll use typical late night weekend Olympic numbers for estimates.

Thanksgiving Regulars Appear in APT

Posted: 07/18/2012 01:02:47 PM
Air Date: 11/22/2012 Thursday
Start Time: 12:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: 2012 NATIONAL DOG SHOW presented by Purina is now booked. Please see contingencies on this day for further details and impact to other dayparts. 

This and the other usual suspects were announced.  RatingBook.com clients have had all of these programs in inventory since last December.

Fallon Music Clips Fill Next Wednesday @ 10pm

Posted: 07/17/2012 01:19:49 PM
Air Date: 07/25/2012 Wednesday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: JIMMY FALLON'S PRIMETIME MUSIC SPECIAL is booked.

RatingBook.com clients have already been updated.

More Sports Specials Changes?

Normally, announcements like this are not released by themselves, so keep an eye out for updates to 3rd and 4th Quarter NBC Sports Special scheduling.

Type :	New Booking
Posted :	July 17, 2012 11:52:06 AM
Show Name :	NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Air Date :	September 01, 2012 Saturday
Start Time :	03:00:00 PM
Duration :	01:00:00
Message :	CAUGHT LOOKING is now booked. Please advise clearance.

Ah, it's another in the line of NBC Sports Network programs getting promoted on local NBC stations.

4th Quarter Sports Specials Change

After a long hiatus from changes to programming, NBC has announced minor tweaking to less than a dozen of lightly-viewed specials in 4th Quarter.  Client stations have been updated.

Also, I note NBC's APT has been updated.  We'll see how that goes.

"Go On" Sneak Peak Timing Tweaked

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Posted: 07/03/2012 05:06:45 PM
Air Date: 08/12/2012 Sunday
Start Time: 10:38:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ANIMAL PRACTICE
Duration: 00:22:00
Type: Contingencies
Message: Please note, start time is now approximate. Please see updated contingencies/feed tab for further details.

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Posted: 07/03/2012 05:03:49 PM
Air Date: 08/08/2012 Wednesday
Start Time: 11:04:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GO ON
Duration: 00:26:00
Type: Duration Update
Message: START TIME/DURATION CHANGE: NETWORK PRIME = Please note revised apx start time and duration this night. Please see contingencies/feed tab for further details.

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Posted: 07/03/2012 05:01:03 PM
Air Date: 08/08/2012 Wednesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: 2012 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
Duration: 03:04:00
Type: Duration Update
Message: DURATION CHANGE: OLYMPICS PRIMETIME = Please note revised show duration this night. Please see contingencies/feed tab for further details.
 

Both sneak peak episodes are running spot-free, so these changes mean very little to my clients.