CBS President Says Network Is ‘Committed’ to the 10 PM Hour, Citing Their Ratings Success
thewrap.comJordan Wertlieb predicted that ABC and CBS would follow suit if NBC decides to hand its 10 p.m. slot over to its local affiliates.
Wertlieb was part of Wednesday’s panel at NAB Show New York where the potential game-changing move was discussed. Panelists, including Valari Staab, an NBCUniversal Local chairman, Chris Ripley, president-CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, were in favor of trimming the third primetime hour.
Staab stated that handing the slot to affiliates would be “a huge opportunity for us across the board.”If NBC does axe its 10 p.m.
programming, that would leave “Law & Order” spinoff “Organized Crime,” which caps the third hour of the Dick Wolf franchise, up in the air.CBS’s own Dick Wolf block, “FBI,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” and “FBI: International,” continues to deliver top ratings for the network on Tuesdays.
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