NBC Friday Night Schedule Change

[Ian Wallis]

That was a nod to the successful Canadian "Celebrity Cooks" series Bruno hosted starting in the fall of 1975. It was still running on CBET in Windsor at least in 1988. (albeit in reruns)

It also aired in a few US markets in syndication.  Some of my old TVGuides from the late '70s time frame confirm this...although I never made a note of which stations aired it.

In other scheduling news, Deal has been extended to 2 hours on Monday 5/15. and it will be pre-empted by Dateline the following Friday.

I hope its not going to be as painful to watch as the last 2-hour show they did...

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'calliaume\' post=\'116719\' date=\'Apr 20 2006, 11:12 PM\']
NBC's programming continues to be an embarrassment and their top daytime personality just jumped ship for another network
[/quote]

Okay, I'm curious -- who are you talking about?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'116739\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 07:11 AM\']
Okay, I'm curious -- who are you talking about?
[/quote]
<whacking Sarcasm Detector> Is this thing on?

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'116741\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 10:16 AM\'][quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'116739\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 07:11 AM\']Okay, I'm curious -- who are you talking about?[/quote]
<whacking Sarcasm Detector> Is this thing on?[/quote]
Mine didn't detect sarcasm in that question either.  Steve, think VERY early in the day.

[Steve Gavazzi]

Oh.  That part of Daytime.  Duh. :-)

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'116743\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 10:57 AM\']
Oh.  That part of Daytime.  Duh. :-)[/quote]
Sooner or later, we all get a WHOOSH.

[Clay Zambo]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'116684\' date=\'Apr 20 2006, 05:40 PM\']
Wow, that was quick. Glad I watched last night, then.

/well, not really
//NBC owes me an hour of my life back
[/quote]

They got off cheap in my case.  I made it to the first commercial and bailed.

[TLEberle]

Alan Thicke was on some morning show of a Seattle radio station yesterday, plugging his program, not even realizing that it had been pulled yet. It had done That Badly in the ratings. Don't feel bad for our friend from the Great White North, he's now moved on to a 'live reality show' in Vegas where couples can win $1 million...after getting through a time share presentation.

Oh yeah, he'll be fine.

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'116685\' date=\'Apr 20 2006, 06:22 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'116684\' date=\'Apr 20 2006, 05:40 PM\']//NBC owes me an hour of my life back[/quote]I'm still awaiting payment from NBC for "Pink Lady and Jeff" and every single last Very Special "Facts Of Life".[/quote]It's going to take more than Deal or No Deal for me to forgive Team Peacock for cutting Three Wishes short.  And don't get me started on how they let Friends last 10 years!

[quote name=\'dad1153\' post=\'116696\' date=\'Apr 20 2006, 07:26 PM\']... [T]hat XFL 1.6 HH rating sounds about right for lowest rating in the 'big three' history.[/quote]ISTR a skateboarding special some Saturday night a few years ago that pulled a 1.4 HH.

[Ian Wallis]

And don't get me started on how they let Friends last 10 years!

And how there's now almost two complete rows of Friends DVDs in your local music/movie store; from the season sets, to the "best of" each season, to the finale, to the shorter DVDs with nothing but baby episodes, marriages, etc.  They certainly are trying to milk that show for all its worth, aren't they.

Now, if only they could do that for shows which are actually my favorites, rather than the ones I rarely watched!

ObGame Shows:  there was a question about Friends on Jeopardy once.  How's that  

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'116767\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 04:06 PM\']ObGame Shows:  there was a question about Friends on Jeopardy once.  How's that  [/quote]
Didn't Joey go on Pyramid during season 10?

[Ian Wallis]

Didn't Joey go on Pyramid during season 10?

Yes, very good.  I was actually referring to the Jeopardy question a couple of years ago that referred to another show called Friends in the late '70s.  It was a Sunday night show on ABC that lasted about 6 episodes.

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'116769\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 03:11 PM\']

Didn't Joey go on Pyramid during season 10?

Yes, very good.  I was actually referring to the Jeopardy question a couple of years ago that referred to another show called Friends in the late '70s.  It was a Sunday night show on ABC that lasted about 6 episodes.
[/quote]

And IIRC, it was the first show that Jill "Capt. Stuebing's Niece" Whalen appeared on before she got the [Ernie Anderson] "Loooovvvveeee Booooaatt" [EA] gig.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'116769\' date=\'Apr 21 2006, 04:11 PM\']
I was actually referring to the Jeopardy question a couple of years ago that referred to another show called Friends in the late '70s.  It was a Sunday night show on ABC that lasted about 6 episodes.
[/quote]
Apparently, ABC couldn't "be there for [them]".

Okay, that sucked...I'll be in the TTD90 room this weekend.

[Mr. Bill]

[quote name=\'scottua1\' post=\'116712\' date=\'Apr 20 2006, 10:31 PM\']
In other scheduling news, Deal has been extended to 2 hours on Monday 5/15. and it will be pre-empted by Dateline the following Friday.
[/quote]
Pre-emptive strike against ABC.  The 2-hour season finale of "Gray's Anatomy" is scheduled that night.

And since NOBODY watches network TV Saturday nights anymore, what better time to "burn the food"?  I mean, hardly anybody schedules first-run anything on Saturday this season.