Betty White Special on Tuesday, Feb 5th @ 8p

Posted: 01/16/2013 01:43:18 PM
Air Date: 02/05/2013 Tuesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BETTY WHITE'S 2ND ANNUAL 90TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL is now booked.

February 5th is also the birthday of the kindest woman I know.

NBC Posts 2Q Sports Changes..

Posted: 01/15/2013 05:55:09 PM
Type: Clarification
Message: Please note: EQUESTRIAN CHAMPS (TENT) AND RED BULL #4:PLAYSTREETS, previously booked on Saturday 5/5: The time period (on 5/5) will be re-booked as part of the NHL playoff package. Time period DOES NOT revert to local.

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:51:13 PM
Air Date: 05/12/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 12:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: GIRO D'ITALIA is deleted from the schedule. Time period reverts to local.

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:49:27 PM
Air Date: 04/28/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 05:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Change
Message: RED BULL #4: PLAYSTREETS moves from Saturday 5/5, 2:00-3:00pm ET to Saturday 4/28, 5:00-6:00pm ET. Please advise clearance.

They mean Sunday, 4/28.  APT has it listed for Sunday.

NBC SPORTS SPECIALS: EQUESTRIAN CHAMPS (TENT) (4/28/13) (4pm - 5pm ET); NBC SPORTS SPECIALS: RED BULL #4: PLAYSTREETS (4/28/13) (5pm - 6pm ET)

Sunday, April 28, 2013

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:48:02 PM
Air Date: 04/28/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Change
Message: EQUESTRIAN CHAMPS (TENT) moves from Saturday 5/5, 1:00-2:00pm ET to Saturday 4/28, 4:00-5:00pm ET. Please advise clearance.


They mean Sunday, 4/28.  APT has it listed for Sunday. 

Sunday, April 28, 2013

NBC SPORTS SPECIALS: EQUESTRIAN CHAMPS (TENT) (4/28/13) (4pm - 5pm ET); NBC SPORTS SPECIALS: RED BULL #4: PLAYSTREETS (4/28/13) (5pm - 6pm ET)  January 17th Update:  Posted: 01/17/2013 11:09:47 AM Air Date: 04/28/2013 Sunday Start Time: 05:00:00 PM [ET] Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS Duration: 01:00:00 Type: Clarification Message: RED BULL #4: PLAYSTREETS moves from Sunday 5/5, 2:00-3:00pm ET to Sunday 4/28, 5:00-6:00pm ET. Please advise clearance. Posted: 01/17/2013 11:06:59 AM Air Date: 04/28/2013 Sunday Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET] Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS Duration: 01:00:00 Type: Clarification Message: EQUESTRIAN CHAMPS (TENT) moves from Sunday 5/5, 1:00-2:00pm ET to Sunday 4/28, 4:00-5:00pm ET. Please advise clearance.

 

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:44:27 PM
Air Date: 04/20/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: NATIONAL HEADS UP POKER CHAMPIONSHIP airs 4:00-6:00pm ET (prev. sked 1-3pm ET) and is no longer 'tentative'. Please advise clearance.

 Posted: 01/15/2013 05:42:22 PM
Air Date: 04/14/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message:
SUPER TRUCK SERIES - PHOENIX airs 4:00-5:00pm ET (prev. sked 5:00-6:00pm ET). Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:38:52 PM
Air Date: 04/14/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: DEW TOUR: DUBAI is deleted from the schedule. See separate WN message for replacement programming.

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:37:27 PM
Air Date: 04/14/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: LAUREUS AWARDS (TENT) airs 3:00-4:00pm ET (prev sked 2:00-3:00pm ET). Please advise clearance.

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Posted: 01/15/2013 05:31:14 PM
Air Date: 04/13/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: NATIONAL HEADS UP POKER CHAMPIONSHIP airs 2:30-4:30pm ET (prev. sked 1-3pm ET) and is no longer 'tentative'. Please advise clearance.

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Posted: 01/15/2013 03:56:55 PM
Air Date: 04/13/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 04:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: HORSE RACING
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY is now booked. Please advise clearance.

FYI, RatingBook.com clients had Road To The Kentucky Derby in inventory for the past year, but our tentative scheduling had this special on 4/6 up until this announcement.

Return of NHL re-juggles NBC TV Sports Schedule

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Posted: 01/14/2013 06:22:30 PM
Type: New Booking
Message:

-Team match-ups have been announced for the following dates: 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, and 4/7 (note: 1/19 and 1/20 were previously booked).

-The following games have been ADDED to the schedule: 4/14, 4/21, and 4/27.

-The following game has been DELETED from the schedule: 4/13.

Please see updated contingencies for these changes. Also note: The re-booking of the NHL Regular Season will result in additional Sports changes. These changes will be sent in a separate What's New message as soon as possible. 

Parenthood Bumped on Jan 29th by Dateline

More figure skating fills Saturday, January 26th and Parenthood gets bumped by Dateline on Tuesday, January 29th.   Hmmm.

Posted: 01/14/2013 01:34:04 PM
Air Date: 01/26/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS (LADIES SHORT PROGRAM) is now booked.

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Posted: 01/14/2013 01:32:38 PM
Air Date: 01/29/2013 Tuesday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE NBC is now booked.

Tuesday, Feb 12th Prime Impacted By State of the Union

Posted: 01/11/2013 12:41:49 PM
Type: Announcements
Message:

NBC News will provide live coverage of the State of the Union Address on Feb. 12. Complete operating details to follow.

American Ninja Takes Saturday 8pm Slot

Posted: 01/10/2013 04:44:32 PM
Air Date: 02/02/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR is now booked 2/2 through 3/23.

Published yesterday to clients, along with the 2 hours of Betty White against SuperBowl.

30 Rock Series Finale Scheduled for Jan 31

Posted: 01/10/2013 01:17:42 PM
Air Date: 01/31/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: 30 ROCK
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: 30 ROCK (Series Finale) is now booked.

The Real Oath of Office on Sunday, January 20th

Watch President Obama take the oath of office, officially, for the third out of a soon-to-be record four times.*  The constitution says he's gotta be re-upped on Sunday, but the big event for the public is the next day, making it a total of 4 times George Wallace will roll in his grave.

Posted: 01/09/2013 07:10:24 PM
Air Date: 01/20/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 11:55:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: OPTIONAL NETWORK OFFERING
Duration: 00:15:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC News will provide an optional NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: V.P & PRESIDENTIAL OATH. Stations in Non-Net service should switch locally to CH15 if you want to take this feed. Please see contingencies on Sunday 1/20 for further details.

*They had to do a re-do back in 2009, thanks to a slip up.

NHL Games Return to NBC on January 19th

Posted: 01/09/2013 04:51:14 PM
Air Date: 01/19/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Duration: 03:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: CHICAGO @ LOS ANGELES OR PITTSBURGH @ PHILADELPHIA is now booked (and moves previously scheduled NBC Sports Special to Sunday 1/20; see separate WN message). Please advise clearance.

NHL Strike Could Be Over By Jan 15th

From The New York Times:

The N.H.L board of governors was expected to meet in New York by Tuesday to vote on the deal ahead of a hoped-for start of training camps on Wednesday. Players are also expected to ratify the agreement. Under the quickest timetable, play could begin by Jan. 15. But ratifications, paperwork and the players’ desire to have one exhibition game could push that date back.

Biggest Loser Marathon on Jan 20

Posted: 01/04/2013 05:26:18 PM
Air Date: 01/20/2013 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE BIGGEST LOSER
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE BIGGEST LOSER is booked.

and another for the two hours before.

Second Quarter NBC Sports Posted

And for the folks from the former USSR who visit this blog each time it's mentioned, Heads Up Poker appears to be set for an April return to NBC.

Second Quarter NBC golf programming was posted late Friday evening.  It's a tradition at 30 Rock.

Figure Skating Booked for Sat Prime 1/26

Posted: 01/02/2013 02:19:00 PM
Air Date: 01/26/2013 Saturday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS is booked. Please advise clearance.

Published to clients.

NFL Playoff Teams Announced

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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...

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.

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) 

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

NBC: Thursday & Friday Nights Change in 1Q13

Posted: 11/30/2012 02:05:03 PM
Air Date: 02/08/2013 Friday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS is booked on Friday 2/8 thru 5/31.

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Posted: 11/30/2012 02:03:31 PM
Air Date: 02/08/2013 Friday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE NBC is booked on Friday 2/8 thru 3/1.

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Posted: 11/30/2012 02:02:33 PM
Air Date: 02/01/2013 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE 44TH ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS is booked. 

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Posted: 11/30/2012 02:01:03 PM
Air Date: 01/31/2013 Thursday
Start Time: 10:01:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DO NO HARM
Duration: 00:58:30
Type: New Booking
Message: DO NO HARM is booked on Thursday 1/31 thru 4/11

RIP, John & Jordan

http://www.lvrj.com/news/fredericks-might-rest-beside-jordan-180808611.html

I worked with John on a daily basis for 8 years, and I pray there really is a Rainbow Bridge for Jordan and John.

First Quarter Sports Specials Change

Mostly time period changes in this flock of announcements on APT..

Mostly slides on January 13th..  changed on client systems.

NBC Says They (Will) Win November Sweeps

WITH A CURRENT GAIN OF 17 PERCENT VERSUS THE YEAR-AGO SWEEP IN ADULTS 18-49, NBC MOVES FROM #4 IN NOVEMBER 2011 TO #1 IN 2012

NBC’S SCHEDULE INCLUDES THE SWEEP’S #1 SERIES IN 18-49, ‘SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’; THE #1 UNSCRIPTED SERIES, ‘THE VOICE’; THE #1 NEW DRAMA, ‘REVOLUTION’; AND THE #1 NEW COMEDY, ‘GO ON’

NBC’S 2.8 FOR THE SWEEP TO DATE IS A FOUR-YEAR HIGH AND THE CURRENT 17 PERCENT LEAD OVER SECOND PLACE MATCHES THE BIGGEST NOVEMBER MARGIN FOR ANY NET IN 10 YEARS

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – November 20, 2012 – For the first time since 2003, NBC’s primetime lineup has delivered #1 ratings in adults 18-49 for the November sweep, rising from a #4 ranking in the November period one year ago to a #1 finish this year, according to “live plus same day” viewership data from Nielsen Media Research.

With 25 of 28 nights counted in the November sweep, NBC is averaging a 2.8 rating, up 17 percent versus NBC’s 2.4 rating at the conclusion the November 2011 sweep. In averages through Sunday, Nov. 18, NBC leads sweep runner-up CBS by 0.4 of a point or 17 percent, with Monday through Wednesday results yet to be factored into sweep averages. If NBC finishes the sweep with that 17 percent margin, it will match the biggest advantage for any network in a November sweep since NBC won by 19 percent in 2002 (Fox also won by 17 percent in 2009).

 How many markets will be allowed to use November sweeps data due to Sandy?  Still no final word.

Flood of Changes to NBC Prime Hits APT

Every week between now and Feb sweeps has been changed.  A ton of specials which had been previously announced, scheduled and booked have been moved.

Client stations have been updated.  This marks the 7th significant scheduling revision of NBC's 4th and 1st Quarter prime in 3 weeks.

Notre Dame Special Added 12/22

Just in time for Christmas...  

Posted: 11/16/2012 04:08:39 PM
Air Date: 12/22/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NOTRE DAME YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL is now booked. Please advise clearance.

Clients have been updated.

If Since Notre Dame WILL goes for the BCS Championship, this show will have a very large audience.

November 30th Update:

On a personal note, my thoughts and prayers turn to Alabama, where the biggest Roll Tide fan I know will be resting up at home in front of a big fire and a plasma TV on Saturday before he takes a trip to Texas on Monday. 

Sorry, Rudy... I've got a different hero I'm rooting for this year.
 

Extra Tournament of Roses Parade Coverage on Jan 1?

This is the first year NBC has offered this early extension of the Rose Parade.

Posted: 11/15/2012 08:10:54 PM
Air Date: 01/01/2013 Tuesday
Start Time: 11:00:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: OPTIONAL NETWORK OFFERING
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: Optional coverage of THE 124TH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE is available to stations for air immediately preceding the scheduled telecast. Please see contingencies for format and operational details. Please advise clearance.

NYE Comes to APT

No surprises here whatsoever.

Posted: 11/15/2012 06:10:51 PM
Air Date: 12/31/2012 Monday
Start Time: 11:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC'S NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH CARSON DALY (LATENIGHT) is now booked.

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Posted: 11/15/2012 06:09:03 PM
Air Date: 12/31/2012 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:58:30
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC'S NEW YEARS WITH CARSON DALY (PRIMETIME) is now booked.

Today Show Gets A New Boss

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/nbc-moves-to-shake-up-today-leadership/

Alexandra Wallace, a senior vice president of NBC News, will be the new executive in charge of all four hours of the highly profitable “Today,” according to people at the network who described the plan on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced. She and a producer yet to be selected will succeed Jim Bell, who has been in charge of the show since 2005. Mr. Bell led the campaign for Ms. Curry’s removal from the show earlier this year and received much of the blame for the damage done by the transition.

Karma works.  Slowly.

Update:  http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/don-nash-to-be-named-executive-producer-of-today/

APT Fills Saturday 11/24 Prime

Here's an example of why NBC stations have to watch lots of sources of programming information.  Press releases mentioned this movie weeks ago, but it took until today to make it into APT:

Posted: 11/12/2012 12:14:23 PM
Air Date: 11/24/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Duration: 02:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL is booked.

RatingBook.com clients have had inventory and estimates for this since mid-October.
If this is news to your sales department, you might need our help.

More NBC Specials Announced

 Changes listed below have already been published to our client inventories and estimates.

 Posted: 11/09/2012 02:54:26 PM
Air Date: 12/18/2012 Tuesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked. 

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Posted: 11/09/2012 02:53:33 PM
Air Date: 12/18/2012 Tuesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Duration
Message: THE VOICE changes duration to 1:00:00 (previously 1:01:00). 

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Posted: 11/09/2012 02:50:32 PM
Air Date: 12/17/2012 Monday
Start Time: 09:31:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: 1600 PENN
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: 1600 PENN is booked. 

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Posted: 11/09/2012 02:43:37 PM
Air Date: 12/17/2012 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 01:31:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked.

 This replaces 1 hour of Take It All previously scheduled for this night.

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Posted: 11/09/2012 02:42:02 PM
Air Date: 11/28/2012 Wednesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: AN SNL CHRISTMAS is booked. 

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Posted: 11/09/2012 02:40:16 PM
Air Date: 11/23/2012 Friday
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.

 

MLS Soccer Rained Out; Saturday Sports Changes

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Posted: 11/08/2012 10:00:28 AM
Air Date: 11/10/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 05:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: ONWARD NOTRE DAME: SOUTH BEND TO SOLDIER FIELD (ENCORE) is booked. Clearance assumed based upon previously advised clearance for this timeperiod.

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Posted: 11/08/2012 09:58:48 AM
Air Date: 11/10/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 03:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (ENCORE) is booked. Clearance assumed based upon previously advised clearance for this timeperiod.

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Posted: 11/08/2012 09:56:24 AM
Air Date: 11/10/2012 Saturday
Start Time: 03:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Duration: 02:30:00
Type: Program Change
Message: Due to the Nor'easter Storm, the Major League Soccer schedule has changed, forcing a program change for our weekend sports schedule this weekend. Please see additional What's New messages for replacement programming and revised operating conditions and contingencies.Clearances for replacement programming is assumed based upon previously advised clearance for Major League Soccer timeperiod.

Client stations have been updated.

Finally, Political Spots Begin Death Rattle

For the first time in a month, I turned on live local TV news this morning.  I turned it off when the first spot break aired.

Watching Las Vegas television news lately has become a lot like a chef watching people eat dirt;  you can't understand why people would knowingly, eagerly consume filth with no nutritional value.

 “We have a joke around here,” said Lisa Howfield, the general manager of KSNV, the NBC station. “Pretty soon we’re going to have such long commercial breaks that people are going to tune in and all they’ll hear is: ‘Hello, welcome to News 3. And goodbye.’ ”

Maybe it's because I live in Las Vegas, where there's a huge disparity between the billionaires who support one candidate and their hourly workers who do not.

But I will be so glad to see the end of the hateful, lying, irresponsible ads which pollute our airwaves.


Update:  I voted.  For 60 seconds, I had as much power as the billionaires.

Final Update on November 8th: Actually, turns out I had more power than the billionaires for those 60 seconds.  Money can't buy you everything, Sheldon. The power of  honest peons like me, in mass, is what you fear. 

Yes, Another Change To Tonight's Prime

Posted: 11/02/2012 03:31:40 PM
Air Date: 11/02/2012 Friday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE NBC is re-instated tonight (Fri 11/2) at 10p ET& with continuing coverage in the aftermath of Sandy.
NOTE: Local inventory in Dateline will be the same as currently scheduled for this time period.

Guys and gals, you owe all traffic departments a big Christmas bonus.

Monday morning update: All APT postings regarding Friday night's scheduling have been removed, so let's just pretend that NBC knew what they were doing, and isn't ashamed of the chaos caused last week.

AP: NHL Winter Classic Cancelled Due To Strike

For the past several years, NBC has featured this event.  Looks like they won't in 2013.


http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/02/ap-nhl-cancels-2013-winter-classic/155925/

refers to...

http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/nhl-cancels-2013-winter-classic-detroit-michigan-red-wings-toronto-maple-leafs-110212



Update on November 6th:  APT notifies local stations of cancellations of NHL events on 11/23 and 1/1/13.   These have not been in client inventories for several weeks.

Tomorrow Night's Prime Changes Again...

NEW YORK -- November 1, 2012 -- In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal -- including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA – will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon, “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” on Friday, November 2 (8-9 pm ET).

Hosted by NBC “Today” anchor Matt Lauer, the telethon will be broadcast from the New York studios of NBC at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It will air live across the East Coast and tape-delayed on the West. Additional networks could join the broadcast of the telethon prior to airtime.

Money collected will be donated to the American Red Cross relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy.

The telethon also will be live-streamed on NBC.com.

This is the fourth program scheduled for this hour in the last 3 weeks, including this announcement just 36 hours ago, but the first one without any commercial (read political) spots inside.  With so little time left before election day, few local stations want to actually REFUND money for pre-paid political ads, so traffic departments have got to be insane right now.

This preempts an encore of Revolution.  Now that the sci-fi hit has been given a four month hiatus from December through March, keeping momentum up seems to be less of an issue for 30 Rock.

NBC hasn't stopped jumbling things...

Posted: 11/01/2012 10:32:00 AM 
Type: Format

Message: On Friday 11/2, due to the addition of "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" and Revolution moving to 10:00pm ET, Affiliate Political Inventory (API's) units have been rescheduled in GRIMM at 9:00pm ET REVOLUTION at 10:00pm ET;Please see updated format tabs for exact placement.

(Interesting comments by users at the Zap2It site linked above.)

This afternoon, NBC notified stations of a revised political spot schedule through Election Day.  I'm sure traffic departments and sales management are more than ready for the Polls to open.. and close.

And then, this happened.

But just three days later, all of the above posts vanished from the What's New log @ NBC.  Sigh.