Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Never On Sunday; Rose Parade Booked on January 2nd

Posted: 09/28/2016 02:43:26 PM
Air Date: 01/02/2017 Monday
Start Time: 11:00:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: OPTIONAL NETWORK OFFERING
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE 128TH TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE is offered to stations 11:00-11:30am ET, LIVE ACROSS. Please see contingencies on this day for details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 09/28/2016 02:41:14 PM
Air Date: 01/02/2017 Monday
Start Time: 11:30:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE 128TH TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE is booked. Please see contingencies on this day for details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

Pope Francis Bumps SNL on Saturday, December 24th


Posted: 09/28/2016 11:44:40 AM
Air Date: 12/24/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 11:34:30 PM [ET]
Show Name: CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
Duration: 01:25:30
Type: New Booking
Message: CHRISTMAS EVE MASS is now booked. Please see contingencies on this day for further details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.


While it doesn't say it here, most years this has been a taped delay of the Midnight Mass delivered by the Pope from the Sistine Chapel.


Tuesday, September 27, 2016

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Holidays @ NBC

Posted: 09/27/2016 06:34:12 PM
Air Date: 11/24/2016 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: THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA is booked. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 09/27/2016 06:32:21 PM
Air Date: 11/24/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
Duration: 03:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (ENCORE) is now booked. Please advise clearance.

 Posted: 09/27/2016 06:31:23 PM
Air Date: 11/24/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
Duration: 03:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE is now booked. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 09/27/2016 05:25:52 PM
Air Date: 12/14/2016 Wednesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SNL CHRISTMAS is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:24:52 PM
Air Date: 12/14/2016 Wednesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: PENTATONIX SPECIAL is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:24:01 PM
Air Date: 11/30/2016 Wednesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:23:05 PM
Air Date: 11/23/2016 Wednesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SNL THANKSGIVING is booked.

 Posted: 09/27/2016 05:22:02 PM 

Air Date: 11/23/2016 Wednesday 
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]  
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS 
Duration: 01:00:00 
Type: New Booking 
Message: MACY'S 90TH THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE SPECIAL is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:13:51 PM
Air Date: 12/24/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 02:03:30 AM [ET]
Show Name: OPEN HOUSE NYC
Duration: 00:26:30
Type: New Booking
Message: OPEN HOUSE NYC is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:12:15 PM
Air Date: 12/31/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 12:30:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Duration: 01:33:30
Type: Time Change
Message: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:07:26 PM
Air Date: 12/31/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 11:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL PART 2 is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 05:05:20 PM
Air Date: 12/31/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:58:30
Type: New Booking
Message: NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL PART 1 is booked.

 Posted: 09/27/2016 05:03:27 PM 

Air Date: 12/31/2016 Saturday 
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]  
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL 
Duration: 02:00:00 
Type: New Booking 
Message: A TOAST TO 2016! is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:59:16 PM
Air Date: 12/03/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Duration: 02:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is booked on Saturday 12/3 and 12/24.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:57:21 PM
Air Date: 11/26/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:56:15 PM
Air Date: 11/19/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: FREE BIRDS is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:54:45 PM
Air Date: 12/26/2016 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: HAIRSPRAY LIVE! is booked.


 Posted: 09/27/2016 04:53:36 PM
Air Date: 12/19/2016 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL is booked.

Posted: 09/27/2016 04:52:34 PM
Air Date: 11/07/2016 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SNL ELECTION SPECIAL is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:48:47 PM
Air Date: 12/23/2016 Friday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: HOW MURRAY SAVED CHRISTMAS is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:47:30 PM
Air Date: 12/23/2016 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS is booked.
Posted: 09/27/2016 04:46:26 PM
Air Date: 11/25/2016 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS is booked.



 Thank you, 30 Rock!  This is the most complete and forthcoming holiday special announcement I can recall in more than a decade.



Friday, September 23, 2016

TGI F1 Racing Tweaks

Posted: 09/23/2016 05:09:37 PM
Type: Contingencies and OpCons
Message:
Updated Operating Conditions for tomorrow, Saturday 9/24 are now available. Term Promo hit times in the overrun conditions have been adjusted.  


Posted: 09/23/2016 03:21:49 PM
Air Date: 10/30/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MOTOR SPORTS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: F1 PRE RACE is booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period unless otherwise notified.
Posted: 09/23/2016 03:20:16 PM
Air Date: 10/30/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MOTOR SPORTS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: F1 RACING - MEXICO now airs 3-5pm ET (previously scheduled 2:30-5pm ET). Please see updated feed tab. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period unless otherwise notified.
Posted: 09/23/2016 03:19:02 PM
Air Date: 10/23/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 05:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MOTOR SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: F1 POST RACE is booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period unless otherwise notified.
Posted: 09/23/2016 03:18:09 PM
Air Date: 10/23/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MOTOR SPORTS
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: F1 PRE RACE is booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period unless otherwise notified.

Posted: 09/23/2016 03:16:54 PM
Air Date: 10/23/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MOTOR SPORTS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: F1 RACING - AUSTIN now airs 3-5pm ET (previously scheduled 2:30-6pm ET). Please see updated feed tab. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period unless otherwise notified.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Next Friday & Saturday Night Prime Change

Posted: 09/22/2016 06:07:45 PM
Air Date: 10/01/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 09:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE GOOD PLACE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE GOOD PLACE is booked.

Posted: 09/22/2016 06:07:03 PM
Air Date: 10/01/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE GOOD PLACE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE GOOD PLACE is booked.
Posted: 09/22/2016 06:06:27 PM
Air Date: 10/01/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE GOOD PLACE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE GOOD PLACE is booked.
Posted: 09/22/2016 06:05:31 PM
Air Date: 10/01/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE GOOD PLACE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE GOOD PLACE is booked.
Posted: 09/22/2016 06:04:49 PM
Air Date: 09/30/2016 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THIS IS US
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THIS IS US is booked.

Saturday, November 5th Prime on NBC

Posted: 09/22/2016 02:18:48 PM
Air Date: 11/05/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: HORSE RACING
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: 2016 BREEDERS' CUP is booked. Please see contingencies on this day for further details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 09/22/2016 02:17:00 PM
Air Date: 11/05/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE SATURDAY NIGHT MYSTERY
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE SATURDAY NIGHT MYSTERY is booked.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

More First Quarter Sports Trickle Out of 30 Rock

Posted: 09/20/2016 05:23:17 PM
Type: New Booking
Message:

The 2016 1ST QUARTER SKI & SNOWBOARDING (USSA) PACKAGE is booked on the following dates: 1/14, 1/15, 1/22, 1/28, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/12, 2/18 and 3/18. Please see contingencies on these dates for complete details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

Posted: 09/20/2016 12:37:12 PM
Air Date: 01/07/2017 Saturday
Start Time: 01:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Duration: 03:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL (HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL) is now booked. Please see contingencies for complete details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance. 


Posted: 09/19/2016 07:55:05 PM
Type: New Booking
Message: The 2017 1ST QUARTER SOCCER PACKAGE is booked on the following dates: 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/11 and 3/19. Please see contingencies on these dates for complete details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

In general, most of the above mentioned sports events were already listed in the customized inventory I've provided to my paying clients; for all the delays and drama of lunch or happy-hour postings like these, after watching this happen for nearly 18 years, I've got a pretty good guess what is coming.

Monday, September 19, 2016

First Quarter Sports Specials Booked

Posted: 09/19/2016 06:07:49 PM
Type: New Booking
Message:
The 1st QUARTER 2017 NBC SPORTS SPECIALS PACKAGE is booked on the following dates: 1/29, 2/4, 2/5, 2/12, 2/18 and 3/4. Please see contingencies on these dates for complete details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.


Posted: 09/19/2016 06:03:30 PM
Air Date: 12/11/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPORTS SPECIAL is booked. Please advise clearance.
Posted: 09/19/2016 05:56:40 PM
Air Date: 11/27/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 01:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: RED BULL SERIES now airs 1-3pm ET (previously scheduled 1:30-3pm ET). Please see updated format tab. Please re-advise clearance.
Posted: 09/19/2016 05:54:33 PM
Air Date: 11/12/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: Time Change
Message: RED BULL SERIES now airs 2-3:30pm ET (previously scheduled 1:30-3:30pm ET). Please see updated format tab. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Thanksgiving Weekend Skating Posted

Posted: 09/19/2016 05:51:17 PM
Air Date: 11/26/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 05:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: FIGURE SKATING
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING - FRANCE RECAP is booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Posted: 09/19/2016 05:50:09 PM
Air Date: 11/26/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: FIGURE SKATING
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING - RUSSIA RECAP is booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Why Selling Pre-Game Programs on NBC is Difficult

Posted: 09/14/2016 05:56:16 PM
Air Date: 09/17/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NASCAR
Duration: 03:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message:
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: CHICAGOLAND now airs 3-6pm ET (previously scheduled 3:30-6pm ET). Please see updated format tab and contingencies on Saturday 9/17. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.


Posted: 09/14/2016 05:55:11 PM
Air Date: 09/17/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NASCAR
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message:
COUNTDOWN TO GREEN is deleted.

If there is a "bible" on how NBC will actually include pre-show programming in sports events, I've never heard of it in my nearly 20 years of working daily with NBC schedules.  There seems to be no rationale for this, perhaps because many are driven by 3rd party producers who buy time from NBC.


Friday, September 9, 2016

Golf Will Be Updated Any Moment



 Posted: 09/12/2016 12:20:38 PM
Type: New Booking
Message: THE 2017 1ST QUARTER GOLF PACKAGE is booked on the following dates: *1/8, 2/25, 2/26, 3/4, 3/5, 3/11, 3/12, 3/18, 3/19, 3/25, and 3/26. Please see contingencies on these dates for complete details and impact to other dayparts. *See contingencies on 1/7 and 1/8 for further impacts due to NFL Wildcard Playoffs booking. Please advise clearance.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

On The Way To The Elevator, Identity Thief, Then Skating

Posted: 09/07/2016 04:58:45 PM
Air Date: 10/22/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Duration: 02:29:30
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK: IDENTITY THIEF is booked.




Posted: 09/07/2016 05:30:44 PM
Type: New Booking
Message: 2017 1ST QUARTER & 2ND QUARTER FIGURE SKATING is booked on the following dates: 1/21, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/18, and 4/9. Please see contingencies on each date for complete details. Please advise clearance.

NBC Announces NHL Schedule for Broadcast TV

Posted: 09/07/2016 02:38:31 PM
Air Date: 01/02/2017 Monday
Start Time: 01:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Feed
Message: FEED PRE-EMPT/ADJUSTMEMT: All feeds of DAYS OF OUR LIVES are pre-empted this day.

Posted: 09/07/2016 02:37:24 PM
Air Date: 11/25/2016 Friday
Start Time: 01:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Feed
Message: FEED PRE-EMPT/ADJUSTMEMT: All feeds of DAYS OF OUR LIVES are pre-empted this day.

Posted: 09/07/2016 02:35:41 PM
Type: New Booking
Message: THE 2016-2017 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON PACKAGE is booked on the following dates: 11/25, 1/1, 1/2, 1/22, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/2, and 4/8. Please see contingencies on each date for complete details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Presidential Debates Booked on NBC

Posted: 09/01/2016 02:37:04 PM
Air Date: 10/19/2016 Wednesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message:

2016 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE #2 is booked. Please see contingencies on this date for impact to other programs/dayparts.

Posted: 09/01/2016 02:35:38 PM
Air Date: 10/04/2016 Tuesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: 2016 VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE is booked. Please see contingencies on this date for impact to other programs/dayparts. 


Posted: 09/01/2016 02:34:18 PM
Air Date: 09/26/2016 Monday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: 2016 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE #1 is booked. Please see contingencies on this date for impact to other programs/dayparts.