NBC mulling a 5th hour of the Today show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-28-2020, 09:58 PM

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nbc...eim-1203483697

A fifth hour of Today is being considered that would likely start after the current 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. block. “There are no imminent plans for it,” NBC News president Noah Oppenheim tells Variety. “I don’t want to overstate the likelihood of it happening.”

AMackII · 02-06-2020, 07:07 PM

4 Hours of Today Show is enough for right now because it’s impossible for the 5th Hour to occur.

Coffeecup · 03-22-2020, 06:02 PM

I wish the games shows would fill some morning time. Decades ago, it was soap operas, game shows, some talk shows ( I do remember Virginia Grahams- Girl Talk show) Mike Douglas, Dick Cavett. I am thinking back about 40 to 60 years. Then in the early morning it was Captain Kangeroo but was he only on weekends? I think 4-5 hours of the same news talk type show is too much. I want more variety.

TVFactFan · 03-22-2020, 07:54 PM

That's interfering with the 12pm news on the eastcoast

stevea · 03-24-2020, 02:31 PM

They'd have trouble prying that time away. Virtually all affiliates would have contracted shows at 11 am ET.

01-28-2020, 09:58 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,962	NBC mulling a 5th hour of the Today show https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nbc...eim-1203483697 A fifth hour of Today is being considered that would likely start after the current 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. block. “There are no imminent plans for it,” NBC News president Noah Oppenheim tells Variety. “I don’t want to overstate the likelihood of it happening.”

02-06-2020, 07:07 PM	#2
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,229	4 Hours of Today Show is enough for right now because it’s impossible for the 5th Hour to occur.

03-22-2020, 06:02 PM	#3
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	I wish the games shows would fill some morning time. Decades ago, it was soap operas, game shows, some talk shows ( I do remember Virginia Grahams- Girl Talk show) Mike Douglas, Dick Cavett. I am thinking back about 40 to 60 years. Then in the early morning it was Captain Kangeroo but was he only on weekends? I think 4-5 hours of the same news talk type show is too much. I want more variety.

03-22-2020, 07:54 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,117	That's interfering with the 12pm news on the eastcoast

03-24-2020, 02:31 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,949	They'd have trouble prying that time away. Virtually all affiliates would have contracted shows at 11 am ET.