Your NBC Station's Late News Starts Early This Thursday Night

Posted: 11/30/2015 03:16:57 PM
Air Date: 12/03/2015 Thursday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:45:00
Type: Time Change
Message: TIME CHANGE: NBC SPECIALS: THE WIZ LIVE! will now air 8:00-10:45pm ET. Please see updated format tab (note: the :40 Local News Update has been deleted this night). ALL STNS NOTE: Local time will now be 10:45pm-11:34:30pm ET. Contingencies and operating conditions will be updated shortly.

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Ok, I'm surprised by this.  Let's hope News Directors who rise to this challenge don't get caught by more changes later this week. 

After Midnight "Making of The Wiz Live!"

Posted: 11/23/2015 03:34:06 PM
Air Date: 11/28/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 01:03:00 AM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPECIALS: THE MAKING OF THE WIZ LIVE! is now booked. Clearances assumed based upon previously advised clearances for this time period unless otherwise notified.

Clients have had this program in inventory for months, based on the PAV from Making of Pan in November 2014, so I'm not sure what NBC is announcing here other than a minuscule tweak of start time.  But if I didn't mention it, you might think I missed it.   Nope!

Not Much Change Here

Posted: 11/17/2015 05:09:38 PM
Air Date: 12/07/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: TELENOVELA
Duration: 00:29:30
Type: New Booking
Message: TELENOVELA is now booked.

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Posted: 11/17/2015 05:08:40 PM
Air Date: 12/07/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: TELENOVELA
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: TELENOVELA is now booked.

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Posted: 11/17/2015 05:07:48 PM
Air Date: 11/30/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SUPERSTORE
Duration: 00:29:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SUPERSTORE is now booked.

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Posted: 11/17/2015 05:06:41 PM
Air Date: 11/30/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SUPERSTORE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SUPERSTORE is now booked.

These half hours were previously booked as hours.  Same Program, Time Period, etc.  Guess they want to break up the PAVs.

12 Announced NBC Prime Changes to December

Posted: 11/12/2015 04:44:53 PM
Air Date: 12/21/2015 Monday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: TELENOVELA
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: TELENOVELA is booked 12/21 and 12/28.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:43:55 PM
Air Date: 12/21/2015 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SUPERSTORE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SUPERSTORE is booked 12/21 and 12/28.

 Posted: 11/12/2015 04:52:15 PM
Air Date: 12/09/2015 Wednesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: MAT FRANCO'S GOT MAGIC is now booked.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:51:15 PM
Air Date: 12/22/2015 Tuesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CHICAGO MED
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CHICAGO MED is booked 12/22 and 12/29.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:49:54 PM
Air Date: 12/22/2015 Tuesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CHICAGO PD
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CHICAGO PD is booked 12/22 and 12/29.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:48:06 PM
Air Date: 12/28/2015 Monday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: BLINDSPOT
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BLINDSPOT is now booked.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:46:16 PM
Air Date: 12/21/2015 Monday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: A SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CHRISTMAS is now booked.
 Posted: 11/12/2015 05:04:29 PM
Air Date: 12/18/2015 Friday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message:
DATELINE NBC is booked 12/18 through 1/15.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 05:02:47 PM
Air Date: 12/18/2015 Friday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH NICK CANNON
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CAUGHT ON CAMERA WITH NICK CANNON is booked.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 05:01:37 PM
Air Date: 12/17/2015 Thursday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: HOW MURRAY SAVED CHRISTMAS is now booked.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:59:44 PM
Air Date: 12/30/2015 Wednesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: LAW & ORDER: SVU is booked.

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Posted: 11/12/2015 04:58:57 PM
Air Date: 12/23/2015 Wednesday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: MICHAEL BUBLE'S CHRISTMAS IN HOLLYWOOD is booked.

This announcement means every NBC TV station in America has to move or sell again the commercials sold in programming which previously existed in the above time slots. 

My clients trust me to keep their computerized advertising inventory systems up to date, along with precise audience estimates for each program. 

All of the changes above were published on client servers less than two hours after APT posting.

First Quarter Tuesdays

Posted: 11/10/2015 05:50:44 PM
Air Date: 03/22/2016 Tuesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message:
THE VOICE is booked on Tuesday 3/22 through 5/24.

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Posted: 11/10/2015 05:49:46 PM
Air Date: 03/01/2016 Tuesday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked on Tuesday 3/1 through 3/15.

Both Monday and Tuesdays have been updated in inventory and estimates.

Mondays Fill Out on APT

 Posted: 11/10/2015 05:48:44 PM
Air Date: 02/29/2016 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: BLINDSPOT
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: BLINDSPOT is booked on Monday 2/29 through 5/23.

Posted: 11/10/2015 05:47:48 PM
Air Date: 02/29/2016 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is booked on Monday 2/29 through 5/23.

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Posted: 11/10/2015 05:46:31 PM
Air Date: 01/04/2016 Monday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE BIGGEST LOSER 17
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: THE BIGGEST LOSER is booked on Monday 1/4 through 2/22.

POTUS Meets Bear on December 17th

Posted: 11/09/2015 05:18:02 PM
Air Date: 12/17/2015 Thursday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS is now booked.

 So, NBC features Donald Trump on SNL, and now the President spent a day with Bear Grylls in Alaska, dining on scraps of salmon left over by a wild grizzly. 

Having absorbed the Air Force Survival Handbook in my teens, I already know most of the tricks to living in the sub-arctic, but it will be interesting to see how this goes. 

Olympic Zone in August and Thursday Nights in January

Posted: 11/06/2015 06:58:20 PM
Air Date: 01/14/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE BLACKLIST
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE BLACKLIST is booked.

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Posted: 11/06/2015 06:57:33 PM
Air Date: 01/07/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SHADES OF BLUE
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SHADES OF BLUE is booked on Thursday 1/7 and 1/14.

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Posted: 11/06/2015 06:55:57 PM
Air Date: 01/07/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: HEROES REBORN
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: HEROES REBORN are booked on Thursday 1/7 through 1/21.

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 Please note that the two hour Shades Of Blue premiere scheduled for 1/14 has been turned into two hours, beginning one week earlier than announced.  Hence, The Blacklist returns to 1/14 at 10pm.

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Posted: 11/06/2015 04:45:50 PM
Type: New Booking
Message:

We are happy to announce that The Olympic Zone, the prime access TV magazine show, will once again be offered to all NBC Affiliates for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Please go to NBCAffiliateMarketing.com and the Optional Feeds tab in APT for more details. Please also advise clearance of this Optional Program to your Affiliate Relations team.

Most of First & Second Quarter NBC Prime Posted

Sorta makes you wonder why they didn't do this a LOT sooner, doesn't it?

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:37:52 PM
Air Date: 01/09/2016 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 Saturdays 1/9 through 5/21.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:36:32 PM
Air Date: 01/09/2016 Saturday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE SATURDAY NIGHT MYSTERY
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE SATURDAY NIGHT MYSTERY is booked Saturdays 1/9 through 5/21.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:34:10 PM
Air Date: 01/08/2016 Friday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: DATELINE NBC
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: DATELINE NBC is booked Fridays 1/8 through 2/19 and 3/4 through 5/20.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:32:33 PM
Air Date: 01/08/2016 Friday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: GRIMM
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: GRIMM is booked Fridays 1/8 through 2/19 and 3/4 through 5/20.

Posted: 11/05/2015 05:30:58 PM
Air Date: 01/07/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE BLACKLIST
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: THE BLACKLIST is booked Thursdays 1/7, and 1/21 through 5/19.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:25:00 PM
Air Date: 01/06/2016 Wednesday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CHICAGO PD
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: CHICAGO PD is booked Wednesdays 1/6 through 5/25.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:23:41 PM
Air Date: 01/06/2016 Wednesday
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 booked Wednesdays 1/6 through 5/25.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:21:39 PM
Air Date: 01/05/2016 Tuesday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CHICAGO FIRE
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: CHICAGO FIRE is booked Tuesdays 1/5 through 5/24.

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Posted: 11/05/2015 05:20:27 PM
Air Date: 01/05/2016 Tuesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: CHICAGO MED
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: CHICAGO MED is booked Tuesdays 1/5 through 5/24. 

Red Nose Day on May 26, 2016

Posted: 11/03/2015 03:46:54 PM
Air Date: 05/26/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPECIALS: RED NOSE DAY is now booked.

Now, if we just knew what Monday and Tuesday night prime looks like in January...

Monday Night Prime for 2016 Emerges

Posted: 11/02/2015 02:53:21 PM
Air Date: 01/04/2016 Monday
Start Time: 08:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: TELENOVELA
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: TELENOVELA is now booked effective 1/4 through 2/22.

Posted: 11/02/2015 02:52:04 PM
Air Date: 01/04/2016 Monday
Start Time: 08:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SUPERSTORE
Duration: 00:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message:
SUPERSTORE is now booked effective 1/4 through 2/22.

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Posted: 11/02/2015 02:50:03 PM
Air Date: 12/07/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: TELENOVELA
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: TELENOVELA is now booked.

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Posted: 11/02/2015 02:48:47 PM
Air Date: 11/30/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SUPERSTORE
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SUPERSTORE is now booked.

They will be introduced with The Voice lead-in audiences on 11/30 and 12/7.

Client inventories have just been updated, with TBA entries for Mondays at 9pm and Tuesdays at 8pm in January and February 2016.  Yes, it is less than 8 weeks away.  No, this is not unusual for NBC.

On-Site Meetings with WRCB

About a month ago, I was able to drive east to visit my most senior clients at WRCB-TV.

The above is what I looked like after driving 2000 miles in three days, just before my meetings began with the entire sales department.  After working with them remotely for more than six years, it was the first time we all met face to face.

What I heard was more than encouraging.  You'll be seeing more here as a result.

Adele Special on December 14th at 10pm

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/nbc-lines-adele-marquee-shows-late-november/145421

NBC will air a concert special featuring the English neo-soul singer Adele Dec. 14 at 10 p.m. The 60-minute event will be a recording of Adele performing at Radio City Music Hall Nov. 17.

And then APT lets us know:

 Posted: 10/30/2015 12:50:54 PM
Air Date: 12/14/2015 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: ADELE LIVE FROM NEW YORK is now booked.

Halloween Special Announced for Saturday Night

Posted: 10/29/2015 04:36:55 PM
Air Date: 10/31/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPECIALS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SNL HALLOWEEN is now booked.

This in the Saturday at 10pm SNL Classic slot, so it's not much different.  Good thing, as sales and traffic don't have enough time to respond to changes done so close to air time.

270 Minutes of British Soccer on Boxing Day

Now that NBC has removed boxing from Boxing Day, they've replaced it with more BPL soccer.

So, from going to combat sports on the day after Christmas to 4.5 hours of hipster soccer.  Not exactly the most friendly to rural female demos on a huge shopping weekend, but I'm sure NBC got paid nicely for this.

Posted: 10/29/2015 11:09:59 AM
Air Date: 12/26/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 12:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SOCCER
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: Format
Message: BARCLAY'S PREMIER LEAGUE: NEWCASTLE V. EVERTON: Format has been updated. Please see format tab for details.

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Posted: 10/29/2015 11:07:57 AM
Air Date: 12/26/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SOCCER
Duration: 02:30:00
Type: New Booking
Message: BARCLAY'S PREMIER LEAGUE: SOUTHAMPTON V. ARSENAL is now booked. Please advise clearance.

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Posted: 10/29/2015 11:05:11 AM
Air Date: 12/26/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SOCCER
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE is deleted.

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Posted: 10/29/2015 10:58:13 AM
Type: Announcements
Message: BARCLAY'S PREMIER LEAGUE: Teams announced for 11/7, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, and 12/26. Please see contingencies for details.

Shades Of Blue Takes Over Thursdays at 10pm in January

Posted: 10/28/2015 04:43:37 PM
Air Date: 01/21/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SHADES OF BLUE
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SHADES OF BLUE is booked 1/21 through 3/31.

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Posted: 10/28/2015 04:41:20 PM
Air Date: 01/14/2016 Thursday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: SHADES OF BLUE
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: SHADES OF BLUE is now booked.

Miss Universe Moves To Fox

 From none other than Robin Leach,

After a three-year absence, the Miss Universe Pageant is returning to the Las Vegas Strip — but without its most-recognized former owner, real-estate tycoon and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Fox made it official today that the pageant with more than 80 contestants from around the world will be televised live Sunday, Dec. 20.

And I can confirm that Miss Universe will be broadcast from Planet Hollywood, where the last Las Vegas-hosted Miss Universe took place in 2012 and was won by Miss USA Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island, who most recently dated singer-songwriter and Las Vegas regular Nick Jonas.

At this moment, there is no word as to whether the other component of The Donald’s one-time beauty pageant empire, the Miss USA Pageant, will return to Las Vegas and air on Fox.

http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/oct/28/miss-universe-return-vegas-without-donald-trump-/

 

December Sports Specials Move Yet Again

Posted: 10/28/2015 11:31:25 AM
Air Date: 12/27/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Change
Message:

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING is now booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

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Posted: 10/28/2015 11:29:43 AM
Air Date: 12/26/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: Program Deletion: WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING is deleted.

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Posted: 10/28/2015 11:28:33 AM
Air Date: 12/20/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: Program deletion: NBC SPORTS SPECIAL (TBD) is deleted.

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Posted: 10/28/2015 11:26:04 AM
Air Date: 12/20/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 02:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:30:00
Type: Time Change
Message: Time Change: DEW TOUR: BEST OF BRECKENRIDGE now airs 2:30-4:00pm ET (prev. sked 1:30-3:00pm ET).  Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

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Posted: 10/28/2015 11:24:07 AM
Air Date: 12/20/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 01:30:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Change
Message: WORLD OF ADVENTURE #8 is now booked.  Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified. 

 Posted: 10/28/2015 11:20:56 AM
Air Date: 12/27/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 02:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ACTION SPORTS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: Program Deletion: WORLD OF ADVENTURE #8 is deleted.

Voice on 12/15 & Debates Posted

Posted: 10/20/2015 06:03:28 PM
Air Date: 02/26/2016 Friday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message:
NBC NEWS SPECIAL: REPUBLICAN DEBATE is now booked. Impact to other dayparts to be announced.

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Posted: 10/20/2015 06:01:26 PM
Air Date: 01/17/2016 Sunday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC NEWS SPECIAL
Duration: 02:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC NEWS SPECIAL: DEMOCRATIC DEBATE is now booked. Impact to other dayparts to be announced.

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Posted: 10/20/2015 04:36:27 PM
Air Date: 12/15/2015 Tuesday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: THE VOICE
Duration: 01:59:30
Type: New Booking
Message: THE VOICE is now booked.

Update:  Maybe not the Republican Debate.  They are taking their candidates back home and don't want to play on NBC-related turf.

Republicans Suspend Cooperation With NBC in Furor Over Debate

  http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/30/republicans-suspend-cooperation-with-nbc-in-furor-over-debate/

December Sports Specials Moved

Posted: 10/06/2015 02:50:24 PM
Air Date: 12/26/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 05:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: SPARTAN RACE (SQUAW, CA) is now booked. Please advise clearance.

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Posted: 10/06/2015 02:49:08 PM
Air Date: 12/26/2015 Saturday
Start Time: 04:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Time Change
Message: WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING now airs this time (prev. sked 4-6pm ET). Please see updated format tab. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clerances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

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Posted: 10/06/2015 02:46:34 PM
Air Date: 12/20/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: New Booking
Message: NBC SPORTS SPECIAL is now  booked. Clearances assumed based on previously advised clearances for this time period, unless otherwise notified.

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Posted: 10/06/2015 02:44:22 PM
Air Date: 12/20/2015 Sunday
Start Time: 03:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: NBC SPORTS SPECIALS
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Program Deletion
Message: SPARTAN RACE (KILLINGTON, VT) is deleted.