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Lakeboy · 11-23-2014, 06:33 PM

This is just a random thought. Remember back to the 70s and 80s. If someone from ABC's Three's Company would be the celebrity on NBC's Password Plus, they would say "Three's Company air Tuesday Nights on another network." They weren't allowed to say ABC.

Over the summer, I was alone one day and Alyssa Milano from Mistresses guest starred on The Talk. During the commercials, CBS was doing constant ads for Under The Dome (Mistresses time slot competition).

Julie Chen said "Watch Mistresses Monday night at 10 on ABC". When did this rule change or is Julie able to get by with this because she is the bosses wife.

Just wondering

factsoflife · 11-24-2014, 03:36 AM

I'm not sure it was ever an official rule, probably just a policy they had back in the era when you only had a few channels to pick from. Now with so many channels it makes no sense not to say where a show would air.

11-23-2014, 06:33 PM	#1
Lakeboy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 05, 2009 Location: Sherrills Ford,NC Posts: 150	Guest Star On A Different Network This is just a random thought. Remember back to the 70s and 80s. If someone from ABC's Three's Company would be the celebrity on NBC's Password Plus, they would say "Three's Company air Tuesday Nights on another network." They weren't allowed to say ABC. Over the summer, I was alone one day and Alyssa Milano from Mistresses guest starred on The Talk. During the commercials, CBS was doing constant ads for Under The Dome (Mistresses time slot competition). Julie Chen said "Watch Mistresses Monday night at 10 on ABC". When did this rule change or is Julie able to get by with this because she is the bosses wife. Just wondering

11-24-2014, 03:36 AM	#2
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	I'm not sure it was ever an official rule, probably just a policy they had back in the era when you only had a few channels to pick from. Now with so many channels it makes no sense not to say where a show would air.
	__________________ "and to the fans. I was only supposed to be on every other Tuesday. But, thanks to you, I'm here, and I promise! I will try my best never to let you down. I am going back into that studio on Monday, and I'm going to play Erica Kane for all she's worth!"-- Susan Lucci, May 1999 Daytime Emmy Speech.