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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Morning Show: "AMHQ with Sam Champion"

« on: January 14, 2015, 05:07:06 PM »

Full press release from TWC. It looks like AMHQ will  be just Sam, Jennifer and Jim on Weekdays. It will also air on weekends from 5-9AM with Reynolds Wolf & Kait Parker. Also, a new Weekend morning show with Maria Larosa & Paul Goodloe will be launched.

http://www.theweathercompany.com/newsroom/2015/01/14/jim-cantore-join-sam-champion-amhq

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Morning Show: "AMHQ with Sam Champion"

« on: April 23, 2014, 04:11:25 PM »

Looks like the show is continuing to get poor ratings. From Newsblues:

On Friday, Sammy Champion's "AMHQ" on The Weather Channel pulled a 39K in the demo, the show's lowest in its five-week existence.

Al Roker's "Wake Up With Al," at 5:30 a.m., had 70K in the demo...nearly TWICE Champion's audience.

Or, to put it another way, nearly half of Roker's demo audience leaves when Sammy shows up.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 03, 2013, 08:48:45 AM »

I also don't like that they doing a survey asking about two OCMs not currently with TWC and two currently with TWC and asking if them being on would make you watch more, less or no change then asking to rank then 1 to 4.
Makes me wonder what they are planning with the current OCMs and why they would need two more if they are doing less live shows.

Where is this survey you're talking about? Which OCM's have they hired? I haven't heard about any new on-camera people although it does appear as though TWC has openings  for an associate producer and ticker producers for live programming.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser-jobs?c=tnnav

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 02, 2013, 04:14:13 PM »

It looks like TWC's cutting back even more on weekends. Starting November 16th, they'll be no live programming at all after 2PM.

I forgot to mention also that all the weekend programs - Sunrise Weather, Weekend View and Weekend Now are being cancelled and replaced by Weather Center.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: November 02, 2013, 08:57:35 AM »

It looks like TWC's cutting back even more on weekends. Starting November 16th, they'll be no live programming at all after 2PM.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: October 31, 2013, 06:06:14 AM »

My channel guide has updated and is showing more changes for the 12th. Here's the new schedule:

4:00am-5:30am - Weather Center (replaces First Forecast and On The Radar)
5:30am-7:00am - Wake up with Al
7:00am-11:00am - Morning Rush (4th hour added from 10-11:00am, Wake up With Al repeat no longer airs)
11:00am-8:00pm - Weather Center (Day Planner and Afternoon long-form no longer air)
8:00pm-2:00am - Long-form programming

Well, it looks like this may only be a one day thing. Coast Guard Alaska is in the 2-5pm slot the following day. Perhaps they want to air extra live programming on the launch day to showcase the new set.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: October 30, 2013, 09:07:37 AM »

My channel guide has updated and is showing more changes for the 12th. Here's the new schedule:

4:00am-5:30am - Weather Center (replaces First Forecast and On The Radar)
5:30am-7:00am - Wake up with Al
7:00am-11:00am - Morning Rush (4th hour added from 10-11:00am, Wake up With Al repeat no longer airs)
11:00am-8:00pm - Weather Center (Day Planner and Afternoon long-form no longer air)
8:00pm-2:00am - Long-form programming

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: October 29, 2013, 08:59:41 AM »

Sad to say, I would not be at all surprised if "weather all the time", will be seen by TWC as justification to increase the amount of long form programming, if anything.  If the above schedules are right, this may be exactly what is happening.

On the other hand, maybe the above schedule is only Monday night, no studio programming to allow them to make the final changes in the evening and overnight before Tuesday morning.

Tuesday has longform starting at 8/7C and lasting through 2a/1a (that's as far as the TV Guide listings go).

This looks to be a permanent change. The Coast Guard Alaska facebook page posted yesterday that the show will be airing at 10pm starting November 18th. So it seems likely that live programming will end for the day at 8PM ET.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: New Graphics coming to TWC

« on: October 28, 2013, 03:53:47 PM »

I'm hearing that the new changes (along with the set) are to debut the 11th or 12th.

On his facebook page in response to a fan, Mike Bettes said the changes will take place on the 12th. He also said that some, but not all shows will be renamed on that day.