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noveel · 09-03-2007, 11:48 PM

They used to do this in Kansas City, they still do it sometimes during non-sweeps periods for Billy Graham specials

http://www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/kcit50/

treky · 09-04-2007, 12:18 AM

in the mid to late 70s; NBC had a show called BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP (later changed to BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON). Our local NBC station used to prempt it every week for a local show, and a UHF station used to show it on Sunday afternoons at 2, or something.
And in the early to mid 70s, NBC had a show called MOVIN' ON, but, also, our local NBC station used to preempt it for a local show. But, no other station in our area showed it.

Mikado · 09-04-2007, 12:19 AM

Sorry, couldnt finish reading it, the blue on black lettering is hard on the eyes, I was getting a headache....maybe ill try to read more later....reminds me of when Buffalo got UHF channel 29 around the same time, but their time slots were filled with old time shows, many like Burns and Allen and Ozzie and Harriet in B&W ( Not to mention shows I grew up with like Lost in Space and Gilligans Island ).....in fact, many of the shows I was introduced to on that station, I havent seen since 29 became a FOX affiliate, and went to the same format as any other network station.

catlover79 · 09-04-2007, 01:43 AM

In the Cleveland market, WEWS-5 (the ABC affiliate) would sometimes pre-empt Whose Line is it Anyway? to air local specials about the Cleveland Clinic. Then they'd air the WLIIA episode after midnight. I wasn't very happy when they'd do that, needless to say.

JulieSomoski · 09-04-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

In the Cleveland market, WEWS-5 (the ABC affiliate) would sometimes pre-empt Whose Line is it Anyway? to air local specials about the Cleveland Clinic. Then they'd air the WLIIA episode after midnight. I wasn't very happy when they'd do that, needless to say.

They used to preempt Whose Line? all the time here in Michigan. Then, they'd burn off the episodes in the summer time, usually at 7pm on Fridays or something like that.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-04-2007, 12:55 PM

Where I Live WGNO 26 Pre-Empted Who Lines is it Anyway because of Low Ratings and Replaced it with Reruns of Home Improvement at 8:00 pm and 8:30 pm CT Time on Friday Night's.

catlover79 · 09-04-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

They used to preempt Whose Line? all the time here in Michigan. Then, they'd burn off the episodes in the summer time, usually at 7pm on Fridays or something like that.

Another time, there was a local special that pre-empted Sister, Sister on a Friday night. They ended up showing the Sister, Sister episode the next day, on Saturday afternoon.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-04-2007, 01:37 PM

do you remember what time your ABC Station aired Sister Sister that next Afternoon

JulieSomoski · 09-04-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Another time, there was a local special that pre-empted Sister, Sister on a Friday night. They ended up showing the Sister, Sister episode the next day, on Saturday afternoon.

ABC definitely does a lot of preempting. Sister, Sister was never preepted on ABC where I live., although the whole TGIF block was preempted quite often back in like 1996, because of live news coverage in my area, or a miniseries special they aired a few times. I remember it was like the fourth episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and a fourth season episode of Boy meets World ended up airing Saturday at 6pm.

Then in 1999 I believe, there was almost a whole week of preemptions because of major shootings that were going on, which lead to a huge forest fire, and it seemed liked almost every night was preempted because of this.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-04-2007, 01:49 PM

when Sister Sister was on The WB Network WGN would Pre-Empt Sister Sister for Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox Baseball Games when they had night time Games

Heidi Dawn · 09-04-2007, 02:22 PM

Well, I watched a lot of American shows on Canadian affiliates. The Canadian channels, like Global, CTV, and CBC, very rarely, pre-empt anything.

factsoflife · 09-04-2007, 02:29 PM

Yes, back in the day NBC used to pre-empt "Brotherly Love" and "Minor Adjustments" very often for football and baseball...

i also recall "Punky Brewster" getting pre-empted regularly for sports...

in my local area the ABC soaps tend to get pre-empted very often for "breaking news reports", which tends to make me mad.

treky · 09-05-2007, 03:36 AM

when ABC started showing "FRIDAYS" my local ABC station used to preempt it every week for a movie; then show "FRIDAYS" after the movie was over, at around 1:30 or 2. They later stopped doing that, though. In the late 70s, before ABC started airing "FRIDAYS" they used to do this with whatever ABC was showing on friday night.
And they used to show their movies without showing the opening, then when it was over they'd show the closing THEN show the opening; for some reason

When NBC first started showing David Lettermans daytime show (back in 1980) after the first few months; when it started bombing in the ratings, our local NBC station started showing just the first half; then they'd show a local talk show instead. And later, when he started his nighttime show, they wouldn't show it at all, and instead show reruns of "HAWAII FIVE-O" then people complained, so they started showing it, but AFTER the NBC broadcast; at 1:30. Then people still complained that they weren't showing it when the rest of the country was seeing it; so they took off "HAWAII FIVE-O" and started showing him at it's usual time.

TJ · 01-29-2023, 07:14 PM

My Atlanta ABC affiliate (WSB) didn't start airing Jimmy Kimmel Live until July 10, 2007. I wasn't able to watch the first four years. They aired repeats of Entertainment Tonight and the news instead. I guess they made more money that way. Atlanta and Charlotte were the last ABC affiliates to air him.

https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk...NIJFSNX7I3QHM/

https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2007...atlanta-charl/

WSB will occasionally preempt some of ABC's regular primetime programming for specials. They show the scheduled episodes overnight.

stevea · 01-29-2023, 07:41 PM

WFIL/WPVI in Philadelphia has a long history of pre-empting ABC network programming. It's well-known--here's a brief rundown:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPVI-T..._and_deferrals

I can remember back in the 1960s they would preempt the network feed of a popular show such as The Dating Game, and sometimes would play it at some low-viewer time, but it would be a low-quality black and white kinescope.

09-03-2007, 11:48 PM	#1
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09-04-2007, 12:18 AM	#2
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	in the mid to late 70s; NBC had a show called BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP (later changed to BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON). Our local NBC station used to prempt it every week for a local show, and a UHF station used to show it on Sunday afternoons at 2, or something. And in the early to mid 70s, NBC had a show called MOVIN' ON, but, also, our local NBC station used to preempt it for a local show. But, no other station in our area showed it.
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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Sorry, couldnt finish reading it, the blue on black lettering is hard on the eyes, I was getting a headache....maybe ill try to read more later....reminds me of when Buffalo got UHF channel 29 around the same time, but their time slots were filled with old time shows, many like Burns and Allen and Ozzie and Harriet in B&W ( Not to mention shows I grew up with like Lost in Space and Gilligans Island ).....in fact, many of the shows I was introduced to on that station, I havent seen since 29 became a FOX affiliate, and went to the same format as any other network station.
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09-04-2007, 01:43 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	In the Cleveland market, WEWS-5 (the ABC affiliate) would sometimes pre-empt Whose Line is it Anyway? to air local specials about the Cleveland Clinic. Then they'd air the WLIIA episode after midnight. I wasn't very happy when they'd do that, needless to say.
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Where I Live WGNO 26 Pre-Empted Who Lines is it Anyway because of Low Ratings and Replaced it with Reruns of Home Improvement at 8:00 pm and 8:30 pm CT Time on Friday Night's.
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	do you remember what time your ABC Station aired Sister Sister that next Afternoon

09-04-2007, 01:49 PM	#10
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	when Sister Sister was on The WB Network WGN would Pre-Empt Sister Sister for Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox Baseball Games when they had night time Games

09-04-2007, 02:22 PM	#11
Heidi Dawn Muppets Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 01, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 883	Well, I watched a lot of American shows on Canadian affiliates. The Canadian channels, like Global, CTV, and CBC, very rarely, pre-empt anything.
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09-04-2007, 02:29 PM	#12
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	Yes, back in the day NBC used to pre-empt "Brotherly Love" and "Minor Adjustments" very often for football and baseball... i also recall "Punky Brewster" getting pre-empted regularly for sports... in my local area the ABC soaps tend to get pre-empted very often for "breaking news reports", which tends to make me mad.
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09-05-2007, 03:36 AM	#13
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	when ABC started showing "FRIDAYS" my local ABC station used to preempt it every week for a movie; then show "FRIDAYS" after the movie was over, at around 1:30 or 2. They later stopped doing that, though. In the late 70s, before ABC started airing "FRIDAYS" they used to do this with whatever ABC was showing on friday night. And they used to show their movies without showing the opening, then when it was over they'd show the closing THEN show the opening; for some reason When NBC first started showing David Lettermans daytime show (back in 1980) after the first few months; when it started bombing in the ratings, our local NBC station started showing just the first half; then they'd show a local talk show instead. And later, when he started his nighttime show, they wouldn't show it at all, and instead show reruns of "HAWAII FIVE-O" then people complained, so they started showing it, but AFTER the NBC broadcast; at 1:30. Then people still complained that they weren't showing it when the rest of the country was seeing it; so they took off "HAWAII FIVE-O" and started showing him at it's usual time.

01-29-2023, 07:14 PM	#14
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,728	My Atlanta ABC affiliate (WSB) didn't start airing Jimmy Kimmel Live until July 10, 2007. I wasn't able to watch the first four years. They aired repeats of Entertainment Tonight and the news instead. I guess they made more money that way. Atlanta and Charlotte were the last ABC affiliates to air him. https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk...NIJFSNX7I3QHM/ https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2007...atlanta-charl/ WSB will occasionally preempt some of ABC's regular primetime programming for specials. They show the scheduled episodes overnight.

01-29-2023, 07:41 PM	#15
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,015	WFIL/WPVI in Philadelphia has a long history of pre-empting ABC network programming. It's well-known--here's a brief rundown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPVI-T..._and_deferrals I can remember back in the 1960s they would preempt the network feed of a popular show such as The Dating Game, and sometimes would play it at some low-viewer time, but it would be a low-quality black and white kinescope.
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