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Yong Fang · 03-22-2013, 06:02 AM

I was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee in the Central Time Zone. Primetime began more or less at 7pm to 10pm (except for Sunday when primetime was really 6pm with 60 Minutes and Disney back in the day) 10 PM was the news, Johnny Carson or SNL came on at 10:30 and ended at 11:30/12:00.

I lived in Las Vegas, where primetime was 8PM to 11PM. I really disliked that, simply because 11 PM was too late if someone had a 9-5 job. The Tonight Show would not start until 11:30 PM on the west coast, while it was at 10:30 back home. I would think that Johnny Carson, and later Letterman and Leno would have had better ratings at 10:30. Of course, this meant that even the later shows (like the Late Show with Letterman/O'Brien/Fallon) would come on the west coast at 12:30, while back home it came on the same time as the parent Tonight Show.

One thing I did love about being on the West Coast, Monday Night football started at 6 PM instead of 8PM as in Memphis (Central Time Zone). The game would be played and then over and then the network still had another hour of programming before 11 PM. Games back in Central Time would last sometimes to 11:00, with most people having to go to work in the morning.

I grew up on 7 PM and prefer it more to 8 PM. Has anyone ever went from where primetime started at 8PM and then go to a place that started at 7PM and did not like it?

Regulus · 03-22-2013, 06:24 AM

When it came to Sports, I despised those who lived in the west. Back in the day, those of us unfortunate to live in the Eastern and Central time Zones who liked to watch The Wonderful World of Disney or 60 minutes often got short-changed because the Football Games overran their schedules, and CBS and NBC would rather "Join them in Progress" than delay the schedule. (There was one Two-Parter episode of The Wonderful World of Disney where us east coasters got to see 15 minutes of part one and ten minutes of part 2 because both games went into overtime, only recently was I able to see that episode in its entirity, thanks to a bootleg DVD). Today I see Championship Games start at 9:00 PM on the Eastern Time, the Networks that show these games say "We want those who live in the western zones to be home from work before we start the games". Unfortunately, this happens at the expense of us easterners, who have to stay up to the wee hours of the morning to see how the games play out. I can't help but wonder how many people who live in the eastern half of the US call themselves and/or their children in "sick" from school and/or work because they are too tired to show up after watching a championship game.

Ant-Lox · 03-24-2013, 05:13 PM

Wow, living on the East Coast, I never payed any mind to the other time zones, 6PM for Monday Night Football sounds cool.

As a kid, Monday Night Football led me to become an insomniac. I had to Watch football, then the news, then the Dukes of Hazzard, then a boring movie, then when the TV station went to sleep for the night, I would too.

robyrob · 03-24-2013, 07:47 PM

i've always been used to 8 to 11, but then i don't get much sleep anyways and usually watch Craig Ferguson and still wake up early enough to watch the 5am news

icecream · 03-25-2013, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i've always been used to 8 to 11, but then i don't get much sleep anyways and usually watch Craig Ferguson and still wake up early enough to watch the 5am news

You only get three and a half hours of sleep a night?

Sheesh, I could never survive on that.

Schmoopie · 03-26-2013, 02:04 AM

I grew up in Dallas and there the prime time shows came on from 7-10 and the news came on at 10. But in Seattle the prime time shows come on at 8 and run until 11 when the news comes on at 11. The thing I still can't get used to living here after so many years is that Monday Night Football starts at 6, depending on where they are playing. I'm used to the games starting at 8. And once the Seahawks were playing the Bears in Chicago and the game came on at 10! I watched it while I was eating breakfast!

Sorry for the change of subject, but I thought it was funny!

AMackII · 08-06-2019, 09:35 AM

7pm to 10pm

TSMIV · 08-06-2019, 05:33 PM

7pm-10pm in the Central for me. When I was a kid back before DVRs, I always wondered how people on the east coast could stay up to watch the 10pm dramas? Now I don't know how any of them ever see the end of a primetime sporting event. There are advantages to living in flyover country. LOL!

03-22-2013, 06:02 AM	#1
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Primetime... 7PM-10PM or 8PM-11PM? I was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee in the Central Time Zone. Primetime began more or less at 7pm to 10pm (except for Sunday when primetime was really 6pm with 60 Minutes and Disney back in the day) 10 PM was the news, Johnny Carson or SNL came on at 10:30 and ended at 11:30/12:00. I lived in Las Vegas, where primetime was 8PM to 11PM. I really disliked that, simply because 11 PM was too late if someone had a 9-5 job. The Tonight Show would not start until 11:30 PM on the west coast, while it was at 10:30 back home. I would think that Johnny Carson, and later Letterman and Leno would have had better ratings at 10:30. Of course, this meant that even the later shows (like the Late Show with Letterman/O'Brien/Fallon) would come on the west coast at 12:30, while back home it came on the same time as the parent Tonight Show. One thing I did love about being on the West Coast, Monday Night football started at 6 PM instead of 8PM as in Memphis (Central Time Zone). The game would be played and then over and then the network still had another hour of programming before 11 PM. Games back in Central Time would last sometimes to 11:00, with most people having to go to work in the morning. I grew up on 7 PM and prefer it more to 8 PM. Has anyone ever went from where primetime started at 8PM and then go to a place that started at 7PM and did not like it?

03-22-2013, 06:24 AM	#2
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	When it came to Sports, I despised those who lived in the west. Back in the day, those of us unfortunate to live in the Eastern and Central time Zones who liked to watch The Wonderful World of Disney or 60 minutes often got short-changed because the Football Games overran their schedules, and CBS and NBC would rather "Join them in Progress" than delay the schedule. (There was one Two-Parter episode of The Wonderful World of Disney where us east coasters got to see 15 minutes of part one and ten minutes of part 2 because both games went into overtime, only recently was I able to see that episode in its entirity, thanks to a bootleg DVD). Today I see Championship Games start at 9:00 PM on the Eastern Time, the Networks that show these games say "We want those who live in the western zones to be home from work before we start the games". Unfortunately, this happens at the expense of us easterners, who have to stay up to the wee hours of the morning to see how the games play out. I can't help but wonder how many people who live in the eastern half of the US call themselves and/or their children in "sick" from school and/or work because they are too tired to show up after watching a championship game.
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03-26-2013, 02:04 AM	#6
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I grew up in Dallas and there the prime time shows came on from 7-10 and the news came on at 10. But in Seattle the prime time shows come on at 8 and run until 11 when the news comes on at 11. The thing I still can't get used to living here after so many years is that Monday Night Football starts at 6, depending on where they are playing. I'm used to the games starting at 8. And once the Seahawks were playing the Bears in Chicago and the game came on at 10! I watched it while I was eating breakfast! Sorry for the change of subject, but I thought it was funny!
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08-06-2019, 09:35 AM	#7
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08-06-2019, 05:33 PM	#8
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 696	7pm-10pm in the Central for me. When I was a kid back before DVRs, I always wondered how people on the east coast could stay up to watch the 10pm dramas? Now I don't know how any of them ever see the end of a primetime sporting event. There are advantages to living in flyover country. LOL!