I stand by my prediction of 10 days ago: Rather will be gone before October.
You may well be right.
Later this morning, the phones will be screaming between the affiliates and net. Even the O&Os (Owned and operated stations in major markets such as WCBS in NY; WLS,Chicago; KABC,LA) will chime in, saying advertisers are screaming.
Imagine you are the GM of the CBS affiliate in Dallas. How loud do you yell?