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icecream · 01-22-2025, 05:51 PM

I do not see Doctor Odyssey being renewed. Does ABC regret moving Grey's Anatomy to 10:00?

James28 · 01-28-2025, 02:51 PM

BREAKING NEWS: The seventh and final season of The Conners is slated to premiere on Wednesday, March 26.

https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-con...er-1236270732/

icecream · 01-28-2025, 04:00 PM

Shifting Gears only had a 10 episode order. I would have thought it got an extension with how strong it has been, but I also assumed the initial order was for the standard 13 episodes not just 10. The Conners will lead off the night then at 8:00/7:00, with Shifting Gears season finale the week before.

https://tvline.com/lists/the-conners...-episodes-abc/

James28 · 02-08-2025, 03:27 AM

BREAKING NEWS: The Bachelorette is Paused for Summer 2025; The ABC Dating Series Will Skip This Cycle

https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-bac...bc-1236282465/

icecream · 02-18-2025, 01:33 AM

The Oscars used to be feared by rivals with only The Amazing Race airing new episodes when it was still on Sundays. Apparently not anymore: CBS, NBC, and FOX are all new with their whole lineups.

James28 · 02-19-2025, 06:06 PM

Why is this year's Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament skipping a week? The next quarterfinal game won't air until February 26. All the other networks are all new with their entire lineups tonight, but the only thing new ABC has is What Would You Do?, preceded by repeats of Shifting Gears and the second Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal (aired January 15).

icecream · 02-19-2025, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James28

Why is this year's Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament skipping a week? The next quarterfinal game won't air until February 26. All the other networks are all new with their entire lineups tonight, but the only thing new ABC has is What Would You Do?, preceded by repeats of Shifting Gears and the second Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal (aired January 15).

ABC must want new episodes of their hit comedy hour leading into the new CJs, ratings would go down with a repeat lead-in and last year it led off the night. But I have wondered if Celebrity Jeopardy is even returning next year. It hasn't been advertised at all during Shifting Gears lately, the last few episodes I have seen on demand with local coverups removed.

James28 · 02-20-2025, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icecream

ABC must want new episodes of their hit comedy hour leading into the new CJs, ratings would go down with a repeat lead-in and last year it led off the night.

I could have also asked the same thing about Shifting Gears. I think either Shifting Gears of Celebrity Jeopardy! skipping a week on (February 19) is pointless. I should have had both program's seasons run uninterrupted (normally I would feel that way only for Celebrity Jeopardy!). I don't really care for repeats on the broadcast networks.

Also, will the sixth episode of The Conners's final season be an hour long (pre-empting Abbott Elementary), or will all six of that season's installments each be 30 minutes?

icecream · 02-25-2025, 03:15 PM

ABC sure is taking their time to announce when Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak still hosting is coming back. It deserved the post American Idol slot more than $100,000 Pyramid, or would have been more compatible with Celebrity Jeopardy! than What Would You Do? and random fillers.

icecream · 02-27-2025, 02:54 PM

I was attempting to watch last night's Shifting Gears on demand which isn't usually a problem. But someone screwed up, shortly into the 2nd segment the recording abruptly stopped. I tried one more attempt and it did the same thing. Yet last night's Celebrity Jeopardy from the same network, which I watched earlier today, was put on correctly with the whole thing.

icecream · 03-03-2025, 12:19 AM

After the first three days was over I tried watching Wednesday's Shifting Gears again when they redo the commercials. Whoever put this on is an incompetent moron, same problem with abrupt cutoff happened.

icecream · 03-13-2025, 07:17 PM

This crap could have waited for summer. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak hosting STILL remains unscheduled.

http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2025/...20250313abc01/

James28 · 03-21-2025, 06:09 PM

MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (Not related to ABC programming, but still...): ABC is losing its affiliate in Miami (WPLG) after the end of the current broadcast season. It had been the only broadcast station in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market that has not switched networks (or even channel numbers). After August 4, 2025, WPLG will become an independent station with an expanded local news schedule, and the ABC affiliation will move to FOX affiliate WSVN's 7.2 subchannel. This will make Miami–Fort Lauderdale the largest American television market, and the first top-30 television market, with a subchannel-only Big Four (or original Big Three) network affiliate.

Sources: WPLG itself and The Hollywood Reporter.

icecream · 03-21-2025, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James28

MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (Not related to ABC programming, but still...): ABC is losing its affiliate in Miami (WPLG) after the end of the current broadcast season. It had been the only broadcast station in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market that has not switched networks (or even channel numbers). After August 4, 2025, WPLG will become an independent station with an expanded local news schedule, and the ABC affiliation will move to FOX affiliate WSVN's 7.2 subchannel. This will make Miami–Fort Lauderdale the largest American television market, and the first top-30 television market, with a subchannel-only Big Four (or original Big Three) network affiliate.

Sources: WPLG itself and The Hollywood Reporter.

Fort Wayne isn't nearly as large. But my NBC and CW stations owned by the same company changed over the air digital numbers maybe a decade ago. NBC moved down to a .2 station on 21.2, and the CW moved to its 33.1 number.

Marcus2026 · 03-27-2025, 09:31 PM

After over 5 months of waiting, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak has finally set a premiere date, alongside Jeopardy! Masters.
Both will debut on April 30th, with Celebrity Wheel at 8pm ET and Masters at 9pm ET, respectively:
https://deadline.com/2025/03/pat-saj...te-1236352248/

01-22-2025, 05:51 PM	#16
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01-28-2025, 02:51 PM	#17
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01-28-2025, 04:00 PM	#18
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	Shifting Gears only had a 10 episode order. I would have thought it got an extension with how strong it has been, but I also assumed the initial order was for the standard 13 episodes not just 10. The Conners will lead off the night then at 8:00/7:00, with Shifting Gears season finale the week before. https://tvline.com/lists/the-conners...-episodes-abc/

02-08-2025, 03:27 AM	#19
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	*BREAKING NEWS: The Bachelorette* is Paused for Summer 2025; The ABC Dating Series Will Skip This Cycle** https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-bac...bc-1236282465/

02-18-2025, 01:33 AM	#20
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	The Oscars used to be feared by rivals with only The Amazing Race airing new episodes when it was still on Sundays. Apparently not anymore: CBS, NBC, and FOX are all new with their whole lineups.

02-19-2025, 06:06 PM	#21
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	Why is this year's Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament skipping a week? The next quarterfinal game won't air until February 26. All the other networks are all new with their entire lineups tonight, but the only thing new ABC has is What Would You Do?, preceded by repeats of Shifting Gears and the second Celebrity Jeopardy! quarterfinal (aired January 15).

02-25-2025, 03:15 PM	#24
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	ABC sure is taking their time to announce when Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak still hosting is coming back. It deserved the post American Idol slot more than $100,000 Pyramid, or would have been more compatible with Celebrity Jeopardy! than What Would You Do? and random fillers.

02-27-2025, 02:54 PM	#25
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	I was attempting to watch last night's Shifting Gears on demand which isn't usually a problem. But someone screwed up, shortly into the 2nd segment the recording abruptly stopped. I tried one more attempt and it did the same thing. Yet last night's Celebrity Jeopardy from the same network, which I watched earlier today, was put on correctly with the whole thing.

03-03-2025, 12:19 AM	#26
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	After the first three days was over I tried watching Wednesday's Shifting Gears again when they redo the commercials. Whoever put this on is an incompetent moron, same problem with abrupt cutoff happened.

03-13-2025, 07:17 PM	#27
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,606	This crap could have waited for summer. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak hosting STILL remains unscheduled. http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2025/...20250313abc01/

03-21-2025, 06:09 PM	#28
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (Not related to ABC programming, but still...): ABC is losing its affiliate in Miami (WPLG) after the end of the current broadcast season. It had been the only broadcast station in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market that has not switched networks (or even channel numbers). After August 4, 2025, WPLG will become an independent station with an expanded local news schedule, and the ABC affiliation will move to FOX affiliate WSVN's 7.2 subchannel. This will make Miami–Fort Lauderdale the largest American television market, and the first top-30 television market, with a subchannel-only Big Four (or original Big Three) network affiliate. Sources: WPLG itself and The Hollywood Reporter.

03-27-2025, 09:31 PM	#30
Marcus2026 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 27, 2023 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 842	After over 5 months of waiting, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak has finally set a premiere date, alongside Jeopardy! Masters. Both will debut on April 30th, with Celebrity Wheel at 8pm ET and Masters at 9pm ET, respectively: https://deadline.com/2025/03/pat-saj...te-1236352248/