ABC and CBS Expected to Dump 10 PM Hour if NBC Does, Hearst TV Chief Says
thewrap.comAt a panel of local station heads at NAB Show New York on Wednesday, Wertlieb was asked if the other broadcast networks will also can their in-house 10 p.m.
programming if NBCU takes the plunge. “I expect they will and I hope they will,” he said, according to Deadline. Hearst Television owns and operates 33 local television stations across the country.NBCUniversal Local chairman Valari Staab, who was also on the panel, confirmed that NBCU is actively considering the historic move. “The decision has not been made.
We’re discussing a lot of things, obviously it’s our obligation to look forward and chart the course for the future,” she said on Wednesday. “If we do it, we would need to put together a really solid schedule from 8 to 10 p.m. — 10 p.m.
is the most streamed hour out there.”“Valari made a good point and it applies to all the networks,” Wertleib said. “Take those resources and invest it in a really strong 8 to 10 block and the entire ecosystem improves.” Staab, per panel sponsor TVNewsCheck, said that an affiliate-programmed 10 p.m.
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