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Post by gweagraff on Sept 2, 2014 22:20:33 GMT -5
I'm surprised nobody has yet brought this up. Starting this season, CBS is starting Thursday Night Football. So this means that if Wheel is on CBS in your area, it means that it will likely be pre-empted in your area on Thursday nights. I just hope the affiliates do something to make it up.
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Post by whammy007 on Sept 2, 2014 22:32:46 GMT -5
Depends on several factors. For starters, some markets may not have Wheel on the CBS affiliate at all - in particular, my own market has it on NBC. Also, Wheel may not necessarily fall during football time, it depends on when the games are set to kick off and what time zone you're in.
So basically, check your local listings, and if you ARE going to be preempted, then ask your station what (if any) their plans are for make-goods.
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Post by shaymin on Sept 3, 2014 8:03:22 GMT -5
All of the Thursday games are 8:25 ET kickoffs nationwide and it doesn't appear there's an extended preshow for them ( CBS's primetime schedule doesn't list anything). The only concern might be if there's something in your local market. Boston, for instance, may have a problem on 16 October (Patriots/Jets) but should be fine the other times. |
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Post by gweagraff on Sept 6, 2014 11:33:37 GMT -5
It looks like there is going to be a weekly Kickoff show starting at 7:30 each Thursday. So if that's when it airs in your area and it's on CBS, it should be affected. Interestingly enough, here in Boston, WBZ will air Jeopardy! at 7:00 on Thursday, and Wheel at 1:52am. I don't know why they had to switch them around.
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Post by lousan92 on Sept 6, 2014 14:10:32 GMT -5
I don't know from what area takes the website where I watch WOF (I watch it in CBS), but the show that is postponed because of Thursday Night Football is Jeopardy!
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 7, 2014 2:30:54 GMT -5
The CBS station used for the USTVnow stream is WHP from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (which, as of the 2013-14 season, STILL airs Wheel and Jeopardy! with a 4:3 aspect ratio; hopefully that will change very soon). In that market, both game shows air on that CBS affiliate with Wheel at 7:00 and Jeopardy! at 7:30, so the latter is the one affected by football. Why would WBZ move Wheel to overnight and replace its normal, unaffected time slot with Jeopardy!?  Does Jeopardy! have higher ratings in the Boston area? |
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Post by lousan92 on Sept 7, 2014 3:28:09 GMT -5
STILL airs Wheel and Jeopardy! with a 4:3 aspect ratio; hopefully that will change very soon It's terrible. At least it doesn't cut any element from the screen, like the category strip. |
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Post by WayoshiM on Sept 15, 2014 17:57:25 GMT -5
I didn't realize WBZ elected to save Jeopardy instead. Are its ratings significantly higher than Wheel's here, I wonder?
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Post by Guint on Sept 15, 2014 21:23:02 GMT -5
Remember, just because Wheel airs on CBS in your area doesn't mean you'll be affected. I know I won't be; Wheel's on at 7 here.
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Post by tenpoundhammer on Sept 16, 2014 14:10:55 GMT -5
Both WNEM and WBKB will pre-empt Wheel until very early Friday morning, so I'll put a placeholder up on Thursday nights and write the Thursday recap on Friday.
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Does Jeopardy! have higher ratings in the Boston area?
