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August 4, 2022

“Days Of Our Lives” ends NBC run and heads to Peacock

NBC’s longest-running entertainment program moves to streaming after 57 years. In a stunning move, NBC announced Wednesday long-running soap Days Of Our Lives would now air exclusively on its Peacock streaming service, effective September 12. The show currently airs on both. The shift means NBC becomes the first broadcast network to exit the daytime susder business; the network was the […]

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April 25, 2022

The Media Notepad: CNN Plus gets subtracted

  Also: Black Chicagoans (still) not happy with media outlets;  Syndicated ‘Dateline’ shifts to new local outlet; Rock 95.5 surges in ratings  After just four weeks, CNN Plus is getting… subtracted. The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned service announced Thursday it was closing April 30 after launching on March 28, debuting to poor reviews and a cumbersome price of $5.99 monthly or […]

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September 30, 2018

Friday night ratings roundup: “Last Man Standing” stands tall

Tim Allen’s move to Fox a successful one (Note: All ratings are adults 18-49, unless noted.) In 2017, ABC canceled Last Man Standing mainly due to financial issues as Twentieth Television produced the show for the Disney-owned network. In a vertical integration play, Fox (whose shares the same corporate parent with Twentieth) acquired the Tim Allen vehicle a year after […]

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July 10, 2018

Media Notepad: Brian Hanley’s role at The Score reduced

Plus… My Network TV announces new 2018-19 lineup; Chicago Reader under new ownership; Cubs games to be streamed on Facebook As first reported by Robert Feder last week, WSCR-AM co-host Brian Hanley is being removed from his post as Mike Mulligan’s co-host and his overall role at the station reduced. There is no word on who would replace Hanley in […]

0 3 min read
January 26, 2018

Media Notepad: NATPE news and more

Renewals, renewals, and more renewals; Laff changes stations in Chicago; Spike TV is finally spiked While the fate of several syndicated shows remains unsolved, there were a few of renewals announced at the NATPE gathering in Miami: Twentieth Television renewed Page Six TV for a second season; and Disney-ABC renewed Pickler & Ben for a second season. The latter has […]

0 5 min read
October 20, 2017

Syndicated “Dateline” leads true crime charge

Interest in genre explodes as off-net debut puts up strong numbers When the news was announced Dateline NBC reruns were being sold into broadcast syndication, the idea was…laughable. After all, since Cops broke the mold in 1992 and became the first reality show to be sold into off-network syndication, others came along and weren’t exactly successful (Rescue 911, Top Cops, […]

0 3 min read
September 18, 2017

The Media Notepad: “The Orville” slurps up viewers

Also: – Weigel buys stations in three markets – NFL ratings for first week are mixed – Fall syndication update – T Dog Media celebrates annual anniversary for the 11th time as we enter season 12  Ratings for The Orville are finally in and to no one’s surprise, the series generated ample sampling. According to Nielsen, the debut of Seth […]

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September 9, 2017

2017 Fall Syndication Preview

Rachael Ray returns to WGN; “Mom” gets the shaft in top markets (Editor’s Note: Hurricane Irma coverage may impact the debut of shows in some areas.)  The 2017-18 television season doesn’t begin until September 25, but outside of primetime, new programming and schedule changes are occurring as soon as Monday. The biggest news is the debut of Steve Harvey’s new […]

7 5 min read
April 13, 2017

Media Notepad: Blackhawks begin holy grail to the Stanley Cup

Also: WCIU has another prime-time stand up comedy special; Dateline NBC to enter syndication this fall (Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with new information.) The Chicago Blackhawks begin their quest for their seventh Stanley Cup Thursday night when they drop the puck against the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the popular […]

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August 23, 2016

Chris Hansen joins “CrimeWatch Daily”

In order to boost ratings for this upcoming season, former Dateline host Chris Hansen is joining Warner Bros.’ syndicated strip CrimeWatch Daily in the same capacity for the series’ second season. In addition, the show will now be known as CrimeWatch Daily with Chris Hansen. And as you’ve guessed, Hansen is contributing segments to the show as Hansen vs. Predator – […]

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September 30, 2012

Friday nights not much of a fight

What happens when you put a ton of first-run programming on and the only show even remotely interesting to watch is WTTW’s Chicago Tonight: The Week In Review and the hot chick hosting Check, Please? Welcome to Friday night television in 2012. In fact, if we were scoring this among winners and losers, the winners’ list would consist of a whole […]

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