KO's time slot is changing on MSNBC.

[DURHAM D]

Noticed today (while doing tivo management) that KO is moving to 7:00 (EST) starting Monday March 12th.

New schedule -

Tweety - 4:00 pm
Tucker - 5:00 pm
Tweety - 6:00 pm
KO - 7:00 pm
Joe - 8:00 pm
New show at 9:00 pm - Don't know if it is a news show or something else all together.

KO repeats at 11:00 pm.

So they are moving KO into Tweety's time spot. Any ideas on why they are making these changes? Does it seem like a good thing?
Will they pick up more west coast viewers?

[Clark2008]

1. That sucks!

It's hard enough for me to be settled to watch it at 8 p.m.

:grr:

[fishwax]

35. I agree. And now the late repeat (which is how I usually see it)

is in the same time slot as the daily show :(

[SharonAnn]

49. And I watch Jim Lehrer's News Hour on PBS at 7 PM, then Keith. boo-hoo!

I don't want to have to choose.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. That's Lame

They'll lose west coast viewers like myself. I am still at work at 4:00.

[MoseyWalker]

7. but the 8pm repeat

sounds good for west coasters. I'm in the Mountain zone, so am not pleased with this.

[Gloria]

45. Me, too. This sucks. Right at dinnertime.....repeat clashes with

the Daily Show. As it is, the new DS doesn't come on until MIDNIGHT, since we're on the West Coast feed to spare the children from E! and Howard Stern...

[AlCzervik]

3. for me on the west coast KO will be the same time slot Larry King

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

4. Larry King Is 6:00 Here In California

Countdown is at 5:00, and according to this post, is moving to 4:00.

[AlCzervik]

11. you're right, i read it backwards. Why would they move him?

[sabbat hunter]

29. they arents

it will be 7pm EST. but that translates to 8pm EDT which we will be on by march 12th

[AlCzervik]

33. alrighty, fine by me. I love his slot and you know O'blowhole hates it.

[Buzz Clik]

6. errrr... Larry King? ewwww.

[babylonsister]

5. Maybe his competing w/Idol, Survivor, etc., is bringing his ratings down?

Sounds good to me. If I miss the early show, I won't have to stay up so late to see the late show.
But he'll be competing with TDS, too.

[DURHAM D]

8. You are right - that seems like a bad thing. n/t

[SharonRB]

14. For the repeat this is good news

for the main showing, I'm not so sure. It's got its good points and its bad points. On the one hand, now I could watch TDS repeats at 8, I could watch AI, I could watch Ugly Betty live instead of taping it. On the other hand, I like to do my exercising after I eat and before KO. If I settle in to watch KO at 7 and am already on-line, I may get lazy and not exercise. I also think it will be difficult for some KOEBers who don't get home by 7 EST from work.

We may have to move our KOEB meetings to 11, although I really don't want to stay up until midnight every night.

Guess we'll have to play it by ear.

[shield20]

64. Its all about O'Reilly...

KO's ratings have been increasing while Bill's dropping since '05, but he has a long way to go:

Olberman had a .7 share, while O'Reilly a 2.1 share in Jan 2007; shoot, even BOs rerun has a .9.

Maybe they figure he can do better with a bit less competition?

[spooky3]

95. do you REALLY (or O'Really) think that a viewer who would enjoy

Keith would find it difficult to choose between Billo and Keith?

I doubt very much that Billo is Keith's competition or that that figured into the decision.

[spooky3]

92. in the DC area he is also competing with TDS & Colbert re-runs

in addition to the shows you mentioned, at 8 PM. This is important since a lot of TDS & C's would-be audience can't stay up past 11 because of work schedules. There also may be more viewers available at 7 and at 11 than at 8 and 12. Since he really is providing an alternative to the evening news on the big networks, it does make some sense to schedule him directly against them or shortly afterward.

I think he will do just great.

[Botany]

9. A new show @ 9:00 ????? Primetime Steph?????

My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump,
My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump.
My lovely lady lumps (lumps)
My lovely lady lumps (lumps)
My lovely lady lumps (lumps)
In the back and in the front (lumps)
My lovin' got you,

[frogcycle]

67. damn!

I have fallen in love with Stephanie Miller over the last several weeks since she moved into the drivetime slot on local Air America outlet. And I had not even seen her!

Now I HAVE to be one of her future husbands!

Shoot, next time Momma says something salacious I will have to exercise willpower to keep both hands on the wheel!

[Nite Owl]

10. Not good for me

the * o'clock is better and 11 is opposite Jon Stewart so if the first show is missed you have to give up one or the other.

[cyberpj]

88. Or get a Tivo. nt

[Crunchy Frog]

12. It's good for me.

I like to watch the Stewart and Colbert repeat at 8:00. (I have to get up too early in the AM to catch them at their regular time, or to catch the KO repeat.)

[WorseBeforeBetter]

31. Same here.

I can hang through Stewart at 11:00, but Colbert tends to get me too fired up to sleep.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

13. I'm not happy about this and neither will Mr. Wonderful.

If this is true that means KO will be on at 6:00 pm CT.

We usually watch our local NBC news from 6:00-6:30 pm.

What is the reason behind this???

[SharonRB]

21. Of course the repeat will be on at 10 for you, which may not

be so bad.

[frogcycle]

69. easy solution to that

don't watch NBC news

[rzemanfl]

15. Did you notice that MSNBC has been calling "Countdown" the

"most recorded cable news show?" How does that fit into this? Do they think more people will watch at the earlier hour or that people going to record it anyway and it doesn't matter? For Keith it seems a good deal, 16 million bucks and he gets home earlier....

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

16. HEY MSNBC LOSERS!! - YOU DON'T SCREW WITH A GOOD THING!!

The ratings are on the way up, and they're screwing with the time slot???

HAVE THEY LOST THEIR FRICKIN' MINDS!!!!

How do these network executives get their jobs??????????

SHIT SHIT SHIT!!! I'm not going to get to see a single live Countdown now, because there is no way I'll be home in time. It'll either be via tape or on the repeat.

Got that MSNBC?? I'll be scanning right past all those commercials you wish I'd be watching.

IDIOTS!! YOU DON'T MESS WITH SOMETHING THAT'S GOING UP IN THE RATINGS!!

[frogcycle]

70. why in the world are you complaining

about skipping the commercials?
What's wrong with tape delay? You get home, change clothes, kick back, grab some popcorn or something, and start Countdown "Right Now" whenever the hell it is convenient. This annoys you HOW?

[illinoisprogressive]

17. I had to look again as I'm in the central time zone and this is the schedule.

[NI4NI]

18. Look at the bright side!

They are getting rid of Tucker's afternoon repeat.
It looks like the KO replay will be going up against Dild O'Rielly's repeat.

[SharonRB]

23. And now his original show won't be up against Orally

They don't really think KO will pull some of the Orally viewers if they're not up against each other, do they?

[DURHAM D]

26. I assume this is somehow designed to "f" with Fox.

Who/what has the 7:00 EST time slot on FOX?

What is on CNN at that time?

[kerry-is-my-prez]

50. Wolf Blitzer and the Situation Room

n/t

[KoKo]

19. Remember GE is trying to move MSNBC Talk Shows to CNBC

and turn MSNBC into just a "Court TV for CRIME" and canned prepackaged stuff. Little Dan Abrams (Son of Big Lawyer for Judy Miller, Floyd Abrams) is the new Head and his background is "Court TV."

It was announced over a month ago...and the only reason they've delayed is maybe some FCC Problems and that KO's getting BIG RATINGS so maybe they are giving "Little Dan" a little time or it's just a business decision delayed for one reason or the other.

CNBC's Website has a Promotion and Bio of Matthews up on their website already. I'm waiting for when they put Keith up... That will signal the "transfer."

[NYCGirl]

42. Won't happen. They axed that a long time ago. NT

[Berry Cool]

52. I wish people would stop perpetuating this myth that Keith and Tweety are moving to CNBC.

They are NOT. NBC knows they would be fools to move Keith when he has caught fire.

MSNBC is staying THE WAY IT IS.

I think this whole thing is a matter of people misunderstanding the Daylight Saving Time change. A lot of appliances (including computers and probably DVRs) will not be ready for it. Neither will we, apparently. :shrug:

[KoKo]

86. It was announced in Media Articles....maybe they decided not to make

the change when Olbermann's numbers went up....but there are articles about it from reputable Media sites. I wasn't perpetuating a myth.

[Berry Cool]

101. No, but you were perpetuating outdated information.

It doesn't matter how reputable the sites are from which you get your information if the information in them has since been followed up by new and contradictory information.

The business about moving Tweety and Keith to CNBC was NEVER anything more than speculation by business insiders about what kind of changes would be taking place at NBC News. It came from reputable sources, but it was still speculation, not fact. The facts turned out to be different when they were later made known by NBC. NBC had not yet "announced" anything.

[cui bono]

96. Um, why not? Is it different this year? Did I miss something?

Good thing I don't have anything to be late to...

[Horse with no Name]

20. Looks like they are trying to bring Joe some viewers

:shrug:

[Greybnk48]

22. The KO repeat is now opposite Daily show and Colbert????

is that 11 est??

[DURHAM D]

24. Yes . n/t

[SharonRB]

25. On the bright side, though

now he's not against the Daily Show repeats on the following night. TDS is on too late to watch or we're watching local news before we go to bed.

[AlCzervik]

27. i wonder if he knew about the change during his contract negotiations?

[sabbat hunter]

28. thats because

daylight savings starts on the 11th. so it will be 7pm EST but 8pm EDT.

[fishwax]

44. Thanks for that clarification

:thumbsup:

[NYCGirl]

30. Not on my TiVo — he's at the same time; 8 and Midnight. NT

[DURHAM D]

34. Even after the 12th of March?

I suppose someone could of made a mistake when they loaded the programming. I was cleaning up my tivo at about 11:00 this morning. Maybe they have changed it back.

[NYCGirl]

36. Yep. Through the 13th. And I checked with zap2it.com, where TiVo gets

its listings (it's from the Tribune Co.) and at tvguide.com where they have listings through 3/15 — at least in my zip code area, it is not moving.

[DURHAM D]

39. Well that is interesting.

Do they show a new program for the 9:00 pm slot?

[NYCGirl]

41. Nope. Scarborough followed by 2 hours of the "Doc block" (on Wednesday of

that week, it's "Supersize Me" for the two hours).

[Patsy Stone]

37. It's the beginning of Daylight Savings Time

March 11. Maybe TiVo was in the middle of adjusting?

[DURHAM D]

40. Sounds like a possibility.

Hope I didn't upset anyone.

[cui bono]

97. You might want to to pm OrangeCountyDemocrat from reply #16...

S/he seemed a teeny bit upset. ;)

And on the flip side, you've made a lot of people very happy. For now. :rofl:

[faithnotgreed]

32. sounds like a great thing

i would think more people can (potentially) see his show live since the tendency is to be in news/transition mode through the 7pm hour but turn to entertainment shows at 8

and if keiths ratings drop off at all they will know to switch back but i like him at the 7pm slot - too much competition at 8pm but not much at 7pm
though it cant help to surround him with those others but thats another conversation

best wishes keith

[WinkyDink]

38. Well, so much for watching Tweety the whole hour. Gotta watch the news.

[WolverineDG]

43. Um, aren't we "springing forward" on March 11?

Hence, 7pm ET NOW would be 8pm ET on March 12? :shrug:

dg

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

47. Exactly What I Was Just Thinking.

Tivo probably isn't ahead of the new DST game yet.

[NYCGirl]

48. Mine is. I have no idea what info the OPs TiVo is getting. NT

[MacGregor]

51. My TiVO shows all the normal time for MSNBC shows on 3/12.

http://nbcumv.com/msnbc/listings.html">NBC's media site also shows the normal lineup.

Yeah, I think I vote for New Date For Daylight Saving Time Screwiness.

[jollyreaper2112]

46. that sucks

I tape the Daily at 11pm and the Olbermann repeat at 12am. (leaves the VCR free for anything I might be doing before bedtime.) Are these jerks trying to make me get rid of my vcr and just nab everything off of bittorrent? I'd have to change my taping of Olbermann to 7pm otherwise, not sure when the daily repeats go on late late at night.

Agreed that turning MSNBC into the "all crime all the time" is stupid. Just makes it look like a second-run network. Then agian, I guess they are, Olbermann is the only journalist they have.

[Berry Cool]

53. MSNBC is NOT going "all crime all the time."

So please, don't worry about it.

[FrenchieCat]

54. Yep....lotta folks aren't home at 5:00 p.m. when KO comes on

in the West. By 6:00pm more are home.

[ellacott]

55. I'm very confused

Is his show changing timeslots. I like it the way it is and I like that he goes up against O'Reilly.

[mainer]

56. I'm delighted -- 8 PM was too late for me

And I'm happy to watch Tweety at 6 too.

[dogday]

57. They have him against O'Reilly and Keith's ratings

have been better than O'Reilly's.. this does not make any sense...

[shield20]

66. Not really...

Keith's ratings are terrible against OReilly - even BO's re-run beats him.

[dogday]

71. Uh you are incorrect Sir

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/11/27/keith-olbermann-talkin-_e_34982.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/11/18/is-fox-flatlining-cnn-m_e_33859.html


Me thinks you are too eager to take up for your precious O'Reilly


The LAT is the latest to come out with a glowing profile of MSNBC'c Keith Olbermann, whose ratings have been a-climbin' in recent months, contributing to and along with those of his network. Matea Gold's article hits on the Olbermann "Special Comments" excoriating the Bush administration, how his leftward tack resonated with viewers who felt unrepresented, and his gleeful attacks on Bill O'Reilly, saying that his gloves have "come off."

She notes something new, too — Olbermann, up 21% in the ratings since this time last year, is also up for contract renewal, and is in the process of negotiations with the network. The gloves seem to be somewhat off with respect to that development, as expressed in this comment:

"It is, to some degree, a perfect setup," he said of his relationship with the network. "They leave me alone, I leave them alone, and I deliver what they need, both in terms of journalism and the money end of it, the ratings."


The LAT is the latest to come out with a glowing profile of MSNBC'c Keith Olbermann, whose ratings have been a-climbin' in recent months, contributing to and along with those of his network. Matea Gold's article hits on the Olbermann "Special Comments" excoriating the Bush administration, how his leftward tack resonated with viewers who felt unrepresented, and his gleeful attacks on Bill O'Reilly, saying that his gloves have "come off."

She notes something new, too — Olbermann, up 21% in the ratings since this time last year, is also up for contract renewal, and is in the process of negotiations with the network. The gloves seem to be somewhat off with respect to that development, as expressed in this comment:

"It is, to some degree, a perfect setup," he said of his relationship with the network. "They leave me alone, I leave them alone, and I deliver what they need, both in terms of journalism and the money end of it, the ratings."


On edit, just in case you are still not convinced

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/108798/keith_olbermanns_ratings_on_the_rise.html

Keith Olbermann's Ratings on the Rise; Fox News Drops Out of the Top Ten Most Watched Cable Channels

[shield20]

73. Precious or not...

increasing or decreasing - FACTS are what they are; the RATINGS are THE RATINGS; here are the ACTUAL numbers:

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/original/jan07ranker.pdf

JANUARY '07 Competitive Program Analysis (excluding breaking news & specials)
JANUARY '07: 1/01/2007 - 1/26/2007
Ranked On:
HH HH P2+ A25-54
NETWORK PROGRAM NAME DAYS TIME COV AA% AA (000) AA (000) AA (000)

**FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 2.1 1881 2424 500

FOXN HANNITY & COLMES MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 1.5 1356 1706 421
FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 1.2 1112 1375 376
FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 1.2 1069 1319 328
FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 1.2 1073 1319 372

**FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR (RPT) MTWTF__ 11:00P -12:00A 0.9 822 1032 336

CNN LARRY KING LIVE MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 865 1025 299
FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 834 1016 225
FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 829 966 233
FOXN YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 778 917 207
FOXN FOX ON LINE MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 779 913 266
CNN LOU DOBBS TONIGHT MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.8 770 902 256
FOXN LIVE DESK W/M.MACCALLUM MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 784 902 244
FOXN FOX NEWS LIVE MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.9 776 899 249
CNBC DEAL OR NO DEAL _T_T___ 06:00A -11:00P 0.7 629 884 312
FOXN FOX AND FRIENDS MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.7 680 760 297
CNN ANDERSON COOPER 360 MTWTF__ 10:00P -12:00A 0.7 625 750 276
CNN SITUATION ROOM MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.7 607 696 215

**MSNB COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.7 576 673 253

CNN PAULA ZAHN NOW MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.6 523 603 196
FOXN FOX & FRIENDS FIRST MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.5 498 557 274
CNN CNN NEWSROOM MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.5 495 554 187
MSNB MSNBC INVESTIGATES M_W_F__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.5 436 550 259
MSNB SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY MTWT___ 06:00A -11:00P 0.5 448 511 180
CNN CNNI YOUR WORLD TODAY MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.5 457 500 161
MSNB MSNBC INVESTIGATES (RPT) M_W____ 11:00P -12:00A 0.4 391 469 242
MSNB HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.4 380 443 166
HLN NANCY GRACE MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.4 363 432 179
MSNB CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (RPT) ___TF__ 11:00P -12:00A 0.3 305 375 211
CNBC 1 VS. 100 __W____ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 280 364 154
MSNB IMUS IN THE MORNING MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.4 316 355 141
CNN AMERICAN MORNING MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.4 330 354 152
CNBC POWER LUNCH MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 300 334 149
CNBC MORNING CALL MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 299 328 140
CNBC STREET SIGNS MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 286 321 132
CNBC CLOSING BELL MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 276 314 112
CNBC SQUAWK ON THE STREET 930A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 268 296 139
HLN GLENN BECK MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 246 290 123
MSNB TUCKER MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 247 281 112
CNBC KUDLOW & COMPANY MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 247 279 96
MSNB MSNBC LIVE MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 245 274 91
CNBC THE APPRENTICE M___F__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 220 273 148
HLN SHOWBIZ TONIGHT MTWTF__ 11:00P -12:00A 0.2 219 260 140
CNBC SQUAWK ON THE STREET 9A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.3 233 255 112
HLN PRIME NEWS W/ ERICA HILL MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 193 224 86
CNBC SQUAWK BOX 8:30A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 197 213 75
HLN CNN HEADLINE NEWS MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 179 202 69
MSNB MOST, THE MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 182 200 80
CNBC BIG IDEA W/ DONNY DEUTSCH MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 161 195 103
CNBC SQUAWK BOX 8A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 176 192 76
HLN ROBIN & COMPANY MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 174 191 97
CNBC ON THE MONEY MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 158 185 69
CNBC MAD MONEY MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 159 181 77
CNBC FAST MONEY MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.2 138 159 48
CNBC SQUAWK BOX 7:30A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.1 128 140 59
CNBC MAD MONEY (RPT) MTWTF__ 11:00P -12:00A 0.1 104 122 60
CNBC SQUAWK BOX 7A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.1 86 90 41
CNBC SQUAWK BOX 630A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0.1 67 69 32
CNBC SQUAWK BOX 6A MTWTF__ 06:00A -11:00P 0 45 43 21
Source: Nielsen Media Research, all regularly scheduled programs airing M-F 6am-12am excluding breaking news & specials.
Program Name Averages. Only scheduled programs with 3+ telecasts included.

[dogday]

74. And I showed you articles and facts as well

Keith's ratings are going up and Fox's are going down... Sorry Charlie....

[shield20]

76. No shit!

I KNOW - i posted that earlier in the thread, but that wasn't the point! There is about a 1.4-1.7 MILLION viewer difference between Olberman and OReilly.

When you are getting about 700,000 viewers (KO) that is ALOT. When the OR re-run is getting 200,000 more then KO original, it is even worse.

O'Reilly Factor:
Total Viewers - Oct. 2006 -- 2,081,000

Countdown with Keith Olberman:
Total Viewers - Oct. 2006 -- 637,000

[shield20]

83. In FACT

OReilly's numbers in Jan 07 were up over December by around 400,000 viewers:

O'Reilly Factor Ratings For January 2007
Rating - 2.1
Total Viewers - 2,424,000

O'Reilly Factor Ratings For December 2006
Rating - 1.8
Total Viewers - 2,094,000

Again, that is HUGE increase, more then 50% of Olberman's entire viewing audience. Maybe they figure they hit a wall with Keith, and so the change? Just not sure.

EDIT: May be a TiVO thing, and not a change at all? Just saw additional post in thread, so the BO vs KO head to head may continue???...

[dogday]

85. They are keeping Keith against O'Reilly..

He may be ahead in ratings, but his overall ratings have dropped and Keith's ratings have increased 21%.. It's that simple and it is a process that is ongoing as people get fed up with O'Reilly's "spin"....

[radfringe]

58. YEAAAAA!!!!

Then I can stay up to watch it!!!!!

I have to be into work at crazy o'clock, which means I have to go to bed at stupid o'clock and get up at insane o'clock

[lonestarnot]

60. TIVO time. But I don't have one yet.

[radfringe]

65. same here - no TiVo

and as far as recording it every night - my partner has monopolized the recorder for her programming conflicts...

[DrDan]

59. oh no - opposite Jeopardy

Jeopardy wins - sorry Keith

[ck4829]

61. This is good for me

I can watch the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, AND KO now.

[Atman]

62. I don't mind it cuz there's nothing else on at 7 but Tweets Repeats

But I usually save KO for after Colbert. Bummer-ish.

.

[Pachamama]

63. I'm going to have to start watching the repeat later in the evening...

I'm on the West Coast and the 5PM PST has been perfect for me! I make dinner for my family and watch it at the same time....Meanwhile, if its at 4PM PST, I am still picking up kids at school etc. and can't watch....

Also, that doesn't make sense to not have him up against O'Really, unless they want to increase his viewership, thinking that those who are watching O'Really will watch KO first and thus his ratings will go way way up....

I guess for KO, the earlier time slot really is better....I know a lot of people who starting at 8PM on the East Coast are watching their favorite shows (or going to bed). This way KO gets those people...

But for us Left Coasters, it sucks....but I'll survive...

[frogcycle]

68. I rarely catch it live at 7:00 central anyway

My wife tapes it for me. Now she just needs to tape it an hour earlier, OR the 10:00 replay will be more convenient.

[jarnocan]

72. bright side -won't compete with Jon STEWART right?

[TNOE]

78. AMEN TO THAT!!!

I love it - will work much better for me!

[cbear70]

75. this is great news for us central viewers

I always have the news on and wished he was on earlier.. primetime starts at 7pm so usually my hubby has switched the news over to tv shows.. I do not have tivo yet.. so this is good. Thanks!

[dkofos]

77. what difference does it make

why do you think god invented tivo??

[Nimrod2005]

79. Yes, very good thing, I look for KO to dominate that hour going forward.

Weak CNN competition, and much better 18-54 demographics showing compared to Billo at 8:00 PM.

[AnnInLa]

80. I think it screws Tweety

His early show will be opposite the Blitz's first hour.

The 2nd half of his later show will be opposite networks' nightly news.

I like the new times, but won't the repeat of KO be opposite The Daily Show? Or, am I reading everything backward as well?

[SharonRB]

81. There's nothing on the MSNBC site

Is it possible that TIVO was just screwed up a bit because daylight savings time goes into effect on March 11? I have no idea how it works,but I know I read something about some computer devices being screwed up because of the change.

[SharonRB]

82. Oops -- I guess this was addressed already upthread

Sounds like all the panic was for naught and nothing is changing.

And, by the way, to some of you -- not everyone has TIVO!!!!!

[KharmaTrain]

84. I Like It...

First...I want an alternative to Lou Doobie's Xenophobia Hour and I'd rather have hot pokers inserted in my eyes than watch Bowtie Boy. Having Tweety to laugh at at 5pm (I'm in Central) can't be any worse than the Doobster. Moving KO to an hour earlier will expose him to many who pop on the prime time shows or are out for the evening. Many times I've had to go places or had a viewing conflicts that I'd either have to record KO or try to catch the replay. The 7/6 starting time works out a lot better for me, since generally I'm watching Tweety anyway.

Methinks Abrams is rolling the dice here. KO now goes up against Wolfie (Faux Noise doesn't exist on any of my televisions) while, Joey gets to go head-to-head with O'Liely...and hopefully sucks away some more Faux viewers who are leaving that network in large numbers (their viewership is 40% of what it was 2 years ago).

Overall, the time change should help boost KO's numbers higher as he doesn't have to compete against the prime time shows.

The one thing I don't like is the repeat being on at the same time as The Daily Show, Colbert & Letterman, but the earlier start time will make it easier for me to always catch the first run.

When I travel west (AZ here I come in a couple weeks) I always missed KO cause he was on at 5pm...now with the replay at 7pm...also before prime time shows.

[POAS]

87. Could this be a glitch related to

Daylight savings time change?

edited to add that my cable DVR schedule shows no time change

[cyberpj]

89. At 7pm he'll get more news viewers on the East Coast, many of whom

start watching network shows at 8pm.

I think this will give him exposure to them.

And also that the Rolling Stone article and last Sunday Morning show gave him some good publicity to get people interested in checking him out.

[Pacifist Patriot]

90. Hmmm... better time for me.

[bklyncowgirl]

91. Damnit they're putting Keith on opposite Jeopardy! No Fair!

There are two shows I watch religiously, Jeopardy and Countdown. This does not work for me at all.

[Lex]

94. Upthread it was sort of decided that is wasn't happening anyway.

nt

[vanlassie]

93. TIVO- The Best Thing Ever Invented

I'm not kidding. If I had to choose between my microwave and my TIVO.....I'd use the stove to heat my coffee.

Vanlassie

[jillan]

98. Thanks for the warning,

I'll be sure to adjust my dvr!

[Generic Brad]

99. Crap. I can't watch either now.

Let's see - ratings surge. Revenue increases. Keith gets a four year contract. So they change his time slots? Way to thank the audience that made all that possible.

I love watching KO, but I'm not rescheduling of my life to catch him in his new times.:sarcasm:

[bdamomma]

100. I thought Keith's time slot was great, just the right time after dinner

to just sit down and watch Keith. Oh, well I guess whatever time Keith comes on I will watch.

[knitter4democracy]

102. Yes!!!

This way we can watch him and not miss our shows that come on at 8pm. Yay!! We can also watch the first part before getting the kids ready for bed. All right!!

[NYCGirl]

103. It's not happening. The OP is mistaken. NT

[KharmaTrain]

104. Interesting Counter Programming Move

This shift does a few interesting things:

Moving Tweety to 6E/5C, he now goes up against Lou Doobies and Brit Fumes...hoping to pull away viewers from CNN (like me) who currently find Doobies the lesser of evils (I'd rather watch Home Shopping than Bowtie Boy). Tweety's ratings have been stagnant and the change gets his first airing (at 4E/3C) now goes up against the first hour of Wolfie and gets the jump on the Faux noise machine.

Moving Keith is very good. He gets out from having to "draw viewers" from O'Liely and also from conflicting with the first hour of prime time. This could attract a large younger audience who currently would opt for a network show. A big reason Keith was resigned and now is "the franchise" at the network is his ability to show steady growth with the younger demos...real gold to any network.

The most interesting move is pitting Joey against O'Lielly. What's a wingnut to do? Joe's numbers have risen along with Olbermann's and it appears Abrams is rolling the dice that he'll keep some of Olbermann's viewers as well as sucking off "conservatives" from Faux (and the remaining 4 Paula Zahn viewers...including her mom) and then force O'Leilly to go after Joey rather than Olbermann. This could be fun.

Finally, the real reason for the move. Now they can put in another hour of pre-produced prison and scandal shows for a second hour that are nothing but re-packages of NBC Dateline crap but draws viewers and advertisers. This is where they're gonna try to make the money to pay KO's new deal.