Comments on: WHDH Moves 10 PM to 7…NOT!

By: Larry San

Larry San — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:41:32 +0000

It looks like Jay’s run at 10pm is over…I guess sunbeam was right in their prediction…when you look back at it though, it was a pretty bad idea to begin with. NBC is going to remain the 4th place network for a long time…they need a complete restructuring and now with comcast trying to get into the picture…who knows…

By: Leno Hurting Newsrooms? | Boston TV News: “The Scoop”

Leno Hurting Newsrooms? | Boston TV News: “The Scoop” — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:15:23 +0000

[...] The Times says that WHDH viewership is off 17% at 11 PM when compared to last October. Remember, WHDH initially took a stand against airing Leno just for this reason, but later backed off and decided to air the Massachusetts native’s [...]

By: Jofus

Jofus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:46:27 +0000

In the end, money talked.

Had NBC pulled their affiliation from WHDH, the station would have lost premium $$$ in the sixth months from September, 2009 to March, 2010.

The station would have lost income from commercial spots on NBC’s “NFL Sunday Night Football” (on which the New England Patriots will appear at least twice, maybe three times, in 2009) and the 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver.

Unlike Torino in 2006 (where the time difference precldued live coverage during prime-time), prime-time coverage of the 2010 Winter Games will mostly be live.

And Boston has always been one of the strongest markets ratings-wise for network coverage of figure-skating and ice hockey, the two sports that will command more airtime on NBC (and its cable sister networks) than any other sports during the Winter Olympics.

By: j36

j36 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:35:59 +0000

To be honset I rather watch the news then Leno. What if leno does terrible on primetime? Would they get rid of him or put him back @ 1130

By: peter

peter — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:22:26 +0000

So… after all this, how would yo ulike to be the WHDH sales person trying to sell Leno at 10pm, when your station owner just told everyone that he expects the program to STINK!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:28:12 +0000

Here’s a good way to counter program at 10PM; turn the news cast into a sports Center like show with news highlights, Francis’s OMG’s and constant up-tempo musical beds under the story. I mean it wouldn’t be far off from what you have there now or what they tried to do when they started the 10PM news a couple years ago. Then you premote Larry Ridely Sports Director or lead sports anchor and his normal delivery fits right in!

By: Michael Page

Michael Page — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:22:17 +0000

Info on the graphic updates? Nope. Prob just a bit of a refresh.

By: Matt Fitzpatrick

Matt Fitzpatrick — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:18:57 +0000

Yeah… Mike, do you have any info on that? They’re using the intro again with the NBC logo taken out, and the time stamp screen changed. They also had that new breaking news bumper…

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:11:25 +0000

Well, going to throw this here in reference to the (near) top, its kind of obvious, but looks like a tiny tiny graphics refresh (which, is now even more “busy”).

Not really on the on screen but more transitions / intros (to what we saw last week)

By: Des

Des — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:03:46 +0000

It is entirely possible that NBC agreed to monetary concessions to persuade WHDH-TV to carry the network’s programming at 10:00 P.M. I don’t think Ed Ansin would change course without getting something valuable in return.