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NBC considers cutting back programming hours in prime time
Fox Business ^ | August 26, 2022 | Joe Flint

Posted on 08/30/2022 8:46:40 AM PDT by Twotone

NBC is considering reducing the number of hours it programs in prime time, people familiar with the matter said, a cost-cutting move that would reflect broadcast television’s diminishing popularity.

Under the scenario being discussed, NBC would stop programming the 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. hour and give those seven hours per week to local TV stations to program, the people said.

The talks are preliminary and it is possible that NBC will decide to continue to program the 10 p.m. hour, one of the people said. NBC hasn’t officially discussed the matter with its affiliate board, a group that represents station partners, two people close to that organization said. The earliest such a shift could take place would be the fall of 2023.

If NBC did drop the hour, it would have to decide which shows in its lineup would get cut. The network currently airs mostly scripted dramas in the 10 p.m. hour. Those could be moved to earlier in the evening to replace other content.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: broadcasting; nbc; primetime; programming
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To: Drew68

What did you think of Raised by Wolves? I thought it was good, but not fantastic.


41 posted on 08/30/2022 12:21:55 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Twotone

From what I’ve seen lately they’ve already gone black.


42 posted on 08/30/2022 1:58:39 PM PDT by lewislynn (Trump accomplished more in one term than any other President in your lifetime.)
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Once you go black, you never come back.


43 posted on 08/30/2022 1:59:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Twotone
NBC considers cutting back programming hours in prime time
Too bad it won't happen just in time for Biden's bumbling prime time, cut, paste, and edit (aka redacted) speech on democracy...
44 posted on 08/30/2022 2:05:27 PM PDT by lewislynn (Trump accomplished more in one term than any other President in your lifetime.)
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NBC considers cutting back programming hours in prime time
Too bad it won't happen just in time for Biden's bumbling prime time, cut, paste, and edit (aka redacted) speech on democracy...
45 posted on 08/30/2022 2:06:02 PM PDT by lewislynn (Trump accomplished more in one term than any other President in your lifetime.)
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To: Twotone

46 posted on 08/30/2022 2:14:03 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: dfwgator

They paid so much for football, they don’t have much money left over.


47 posted on 08/30/2022 5:54:42 PM PDT by 1ScrappyArmyMom
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