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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Programming and Graphics => Topic started by: tpirfan28 on September 24, 2010, 10:12:59 AM
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Monday-Thursday
4-6AM: First Outlook
6-7AM: Al
7-10AM: Your Weather Today
10-11AM: Al
11-2PM, 2-5PM: Day Planner
5-7PM: 4 Storm Stories
7-8PM, 8-10PM, 10-11PM, 11-1AM, 1-2AM, 2-4AM: Weather Center
Friday:
Same until 7PM
7-8PM: Weather Center
8-9PM: When Nature Strikes Back
9-10PM: Tornado
---this three hour block repeats until 4AM Saturday
Weekend:
4AM: Weather Classroom
4:30AM: Sunrise Weather
5-7AM, 7-9AM, 9-11AM: Weekend View
11-2PM: Weekend Now
2PM: Storm Riders
2:30PM: Storm Stories
3PM: Sea Tek
3:30PM: Cantore Stories
4-5PM: PM Edition
--- the whole 2-5 PM block repeats until 4AM, except that Weatherproof replaces Sea Tek at 8PM (and repeats with the block) and Weather Center replaces PM Edition at 10PM and also repeats with the block
I think this is a very good schedule...especially the weekday. 5-7PM I would think that most people would get their weather on their local newcasts, so why bother with live programming then?
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It makes alot of sense to put longform on 5-7pm Monday - Friday because thats when local news is on and that's what most viewers are watching between that time.
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It makes alot of sense to put longform on 5-7pm Monday - Friday because thats when local news is on and that's what most viewers are watching between that time.
I honestly think this was a wise decision on TWC's part. We shall see how this pans out.
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It is a good schedule change. Makes sense to put longform 5-7pm, because local news is going on then. They still could have shown more weather reports on the weekends, IMO.
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It is a good schedule change. Makes sense to put longform 5-7pm, because local news is going on then. They still could have shown more weather reports on the weekends, IMO.
You know, as well as I do, that weather doesn't happen on the weekends(tm) :rofl:
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Wow! Amazing schedule!! :thrilled:
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Things that I noticed:
No PME on weekdays...? :noexpression:
Day Planner on until 5PM....? It's DAY Planner, not EVENING Planner...
Where you have that DP will be on at 11-2 and 2-5, does this mean it will be recorded and replayed at 5? Same thing for Weather Center.
The least thing they need to do is make some show name changes to fit the schedule.
PM Edition could be Weekend Edition, or something like that.
Day Planner's 2nd show (if it is not going to be pre recorded) could be Evening Planner
Overall, I like the change :)
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Could this be the answer from that question Nicole asked earlier? She mentioned "program changes" which got me thinking...
Overall, I am a bit satisfied on the schedule. Longform from 5-7 pm et? Love it. Most viewers are watching the news during those hours.
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I'll miss PME on weekdays… :cry:
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I'll miss PME on weekdays… :cry:
...you know what.. I just noticed that. O_o They... axed it?
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I like this schedule, especially weekdays. Although a six hour Day Planner is a little too much... not to mention its bright yellow and blue graphics are too bright for the latter half. With no more midday programming, this would be a great idea to move Weather Center back to middays. PME can then air from 7-10pm, then another show title for Paul and Nicole from 10pm-4am. :yes:
It's also nice now to only have as much as two straight hours of long-form programming at a time now. It hasn't been like this since the beginning of last year.
You know what this schedule also means? More exposure to the smooth jazz daytime playlist! :D Live programming airs during the entire daytime part on weekdays, and we also have another hour of live programming on weekends.
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OK, from what Zach and Mike said, "Day Planner" from 2 PM to 5 PM is just not going to work out. :thumbdown: :nono: They need to have that segment be PM Edition. Once again, TWC is being dumb, but I guess the two-hour longform slot is alright for the average viewer (although I tend to watch TWC during that time. <_<)
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The weekday format didn't bother me that much, it was the weekend format that drove me up the wall with the strings of pointless long form programming regardless of whether or not weather doesn't happen on the weekends according to TWC. :P It's nice to see they added a little more live programming for the weekend and I gotta agree with Andy about the 2-5pm edition of DP, that should be PM edition, it's gonna be the same hosts anyway, it'll just be on 2 hours earlier.
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I think this is a very good schedule...especially the weekday. 5-7PM I would think that most people would get their weather on their local newcasts, so why bother with live programming then?
Based on how news-oriented TWC has become (WUWA, of course), I'm surprised TWC hasn't tried competing with the local newscasts. I guess people want LOCAL news instead of national, and maybe NBC can't compete with itself. :thinking: :unsure:
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Appeared at 7:55pm EDT
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Appeared at 7:55pm EDT
Is that the national HD LDL?
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I like this schedule, especially weekdays. Although a six hour Day Planner is a little too much... not to mention its bright yellow and blue graphics are too bright for the latter half. With no more midday programming, this would be a great idea to move Weather Center back to middays. PME can then air from 7-10pm, then another show title for Paul and Nicole from 10pm-4am. :yes:
It's also nice now to only have as much as two straight hours of long-form programming at a time now. It hasn't been like this since the beginning of last year.
You know what this schedule also means? More exposure to the smooth jazz daytime playlist! :D Live programming airs during the entire daytime part on weekdays, and we also have another hour of live programming on weekends.
Exactly, because during longform, you only hear 1 min LFs. Plus it makes sense, because the daytime playlist is the best playlist, because it has smooth jazz.
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Appeared at 7:55pm EDT
Is that the national HD LDL?
yes
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that's absurd...that's the final straw for me. PM Edition was always my favorite show. I rarely even watch TWC anymore, but now I have even more of an excuse not to.
edit: this had to have been a last minute decision, I remember someone posted the Q3 & Q4 programming, and nothing was suppose to change.
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that's absurd...that's the final straw for me. PM Edition was always my favorite show. I rarely even watch TWC anymore, but now I have even more of an excuse not to.
edit: this had to have been a last minute decision, I remember someone posted the Q3 & Q4 programming, and nothing was suppose to change.
At least Vivan and Nick will still be on the 2nd Day Planner.
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You have a point Al I wonder what happened to make DP go longer? Does anyone think DP 2 will be blue?
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Does anyone know if the LDA and 33% LDL is ever coming back??? It never returned after Earl
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Does anyone know if the LDA and 33% LDL is ever coming back??? It never returned after Earl
Why do you want it to come back? IMO it seems better this way without it
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I personally like the LDA and 33% LDL - a lot more information can get conveyed that way. And, since the regular programming on TWC has decided that weather is allowed to take a backseat at times, it seems like the LDA and larger LDL are the best way sometimes for getting real weather information.
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I personally like the LDA and 33% LDL - a lot more information can get conveyed that way. And, since the regular programming on TWC has decided that weather is allowed to take a backseat at times, it seems like the LDA and larger LDL are the best way sometimes for getting real weather information.
I disagree, the LDA/LDL had to be the worst idea ever created for the HD channel
The Info would be better suited on a 33% LDL but it seems TWC hasn't budged on creating one.
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I personally like the LDA and 33% LDL - a lot more information can get conveyed that way. And, since the regular programming on TWC has decided that weather is allowed to take a backseat at times, it seems like the LDA and larger LDL are the best way sometimes for getting real weather information.
I disagree, the LDA/LDL had to be the worst idea ever created for the HD channel
The Info would be better suited on a 33% LDL but it seems TWC hasn't budged on creating one.
I agree alex.. And plus the 16% LDL is the size of the original IS LDL and the LDA just puts 16:9 programming in 4:3..
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Don't worry... just like Margaret Thatcher, I'm used to being in a minority of one. :)
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New Station ID @ :58
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New Station ID @ :58
This one?
The Weather Channel Fall 2010 Station ID Screen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vt0Rn9o6j0#)
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I still remember when "You need us for everything you do" changed to "Weather you can always turn to." Oh, those were the days, my friends... I thought they'd never end! :cry:
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The studio is very dark for the 11 PM ET hour of PME.
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I like the idea of Storm Stories from 5-7pm... but Day Planner until 5? WTF? I'm done planning my day around 10 or 11. Thanks though TWC. 2-5pm needs a different name...
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As for the new schedule, my program guide still hasn't changed to reflect the new schedule.
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The studio is very dark for the 11 PM ET hour of PME.
I thought i saw Kims face kinda looking dark at 6 tonight.. thanks for pointing it out cuz i almost thought it was my TV :wacko:
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Seems a tad brighter on HD but dark on SD (maybe that's my TV.)
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As for the new schedule, my program guide still hasn't changed to reflect the new schedule.
My FiOS guide updated to reflect the changes today.
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Kim Cunningham was using the podium from the old Hurricane Central set during a weather update at 1:59 AM ET.
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I like the idea of Storm Stories from 5-7pm... but Day Planner until 5? WTF? I'm done planning my day around 10 or 11. Thanks though TWC. 2-5pm needs a different name...
I'm guessing the 2-5pm Day Planner is for west coast viewers, where it's 11am-2pm there.
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Guess they have to shift programming schedules from time to time to make it fair for all. It's hard to please everyone when there are several time zones.
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The Weather Channel West Coast.
nuff said. ;)
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I like the idea of Storm Stories from 5-7pm... but Day Planner until 5? WTF? I'm done planning my day around 10 or 11. Thanks though TWC. 2-5pm needs a different name...
I'm guessing the 2-5pm Day Planner is for west coast viewers, where it's 11am-2pm there.
If that's the case, then "West Coast" or something should be added to the title. I know Kyle and a few others don't like "West Coast" at the end of a show name, but for the majority of the viewers in the east, Day Planner until 5 PM just doesn't make sense. :wacko:
And EEWC didn't matter because it was still the evening no matter where you were. :P
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I remember a long time ago the overnight programming on The Weather Channel, especially when I was visiting my grandparents during summer vacation, who were night owls themselves, meaning no one cared when I slept, so long as I got enough sleep in a 24-hour period. :)
Things seemed so much more laid back and calm overnight back then, meaning, something quite enjoyable for someone to watch who's not yet tired enough to fall asleep yet has no specific desire to stay awake. I even remember the super-long local forecasts at the top of the hour when The Weather Channel rewound the tape to rebroadcast the overnight programming again.
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My program guide still hasn't changed. :wacko:
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My program guide still hasn't changed. :wacko:
Yours didn't change? Mine did.
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Does anyone know if the LDA and 33% LDL is ever coming back??? It never returned after Earl
From what Tyler said it's not "officially discontinued," so it probably will come back. There may have been issues or something with it.
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Does anyone know if the LDA and 33% LDL is ever coming back??? It never returned after Earl
From what Tyler said it's not "officially discontinued," so it probably will come back. There may have been issues or something with it.
Maybe it was the constant freezing on the HD LDA/LDL that prompted the change.
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So where's Storm Stories?
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Storm Stories was most likely pre-empted due to the excessive rains in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Edit: WC started 1hr early
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6:08 pm - TWC just played an Early LF intro!
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6:08 pm - TWC just played an Early LF intro!
What do you mean by "early LF intro"? An old one?
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What is wrong with my stupid program guide?! :angry: It still hasn't changed, and the schedule changed yesterday.
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What is wrong with my stupid program guide?! :angry: It still hasn't changed, and the schedule changed yesterday.
Try resetting your box. I had mine off all night that night and it did take the change.
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Forgot to mention.... I thought this deemed its own topic since it was a significant change
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Forgot to mention.... I thought this deemed its own topic since it was a significant change
Some posts hidden in here actually belong in General TWC Discussion, but I like the idea of the new topic. ;)
So where's Storm Stories?
Isn't that funny that they would pre-empt long form on the FIRST day of their schedule change? :wacko:
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6:08 pm - TWC just played an Early LF intro!
What do you mean by "early LF intro"? An old one?
Meant *Earl, as in hurricane Earl.
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Now I know why my program guide didn't change…yesterday, TWC showed a screen with the new schedule, but it said "starting October 4."
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Now I know why my program guide didn't change…yesterday, TWC showed a screen with the new schedule, but it said "starting October 4."
They did? :blink: When i saw TWC at 4 PM they called it Day Planner :wacko:
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Now I know why my program guide didn't change…yesterday, TWC showed a screen with the new schedule, but it said "starting October 4."
They did? :blink: When i saw TWC at 4 PM they called it Day Planner :wacko:
wait.. whaaaaaaaaaat. didn't this whole freakin schedule change take place Monday of this week? Then how in the freakin heck did my guide change already? I am so confused. :wacko:
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Like many of you, I am really liking this new schedule. Seems like a smart move to me. As many of you said, having long form on from 5-7 is a great idea because that is when most people are watching their local evening news. Brilliant. That is probably when many families sit down and eat dinner or go over homework (if families still do that :P ).
I am a fan!
The only thing I don't get is the who Day Planner from 2-5 thing. I don't think anyone is planning there day at 2PM (except the west coast, as some have mentione). Oh well. As long is it is mostly weather, I'm good.
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i like the new schedule i think they have decided to quit putting every little big event in red mode anymore i noticed the east coast deluge coverage wasnt in red and when they say the latest you know when the put the LATEST with whats happening with red background and clouds moving by now its the color of the program backgrounds yellow or blue thats a plus the hype may have gone down some and the new video everytime new video would come in what happened red mode that doesnt happen to much with new video either so mabie the old simple twc is coming back some(i hope :yes:)
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My guide finally changed a few days ago.
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According to my guide, beginning next week, Storm Stories will be moved back to 2-4pm ET and PM Edition returns 4-7. No changes for weekend schedule through January 2.
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According to my guide, beginning next week, Storm Stories will be moved back to 2-4pm ET and PM Edition returns 4-7. No changes for weekend schedule through January 2.
Good, I like it better this way.
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That's Good they are reverting back to the Pre-Fall Schedule the change could have been due to higher than expected viewership during the Mid-West Blizzard coverage recently
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/the-weather-channel-ratings-bolstered-by-midwest-blizzard/75736 (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/the-weather-channel-ratings-bolstered-by-midwest-blizzard/75736)
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it kinda makes sense, and it the long run I knew PM Edition was going to return...why else would it just be shown on the weekends if they wanted to can the show all together?
i'm glad pm edition is coming back, it's my favorite show.
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That's Good they are reverting back to the Pre-Fall Schedule the change could have been due to higher than expected viewership during the Mid-West Blizzard coverage recently
[url]http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/the-weather-channel-ratings-bolstered-by-midwest-blizzard/75736[/url] ([url]http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/the-weather-channel-ratings-bolstered-by-midwest-blizzard/75736[/url])
That doesn't make sense because that storm was on a weekend and TWC preempts longform in a big event anyway. I think the change back i stupid. Sure having PM Edition graphics is fine but I actually watched TWC A LOT more in the afternoon between 1-4
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That's Good they are reverting back to the Pre-Fall Schedule the change could have been due to higher than expected viewership during the Mid-West Blizzard coverage recently
[url]http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/the-weather-channel-ratings-bolstered-by-midwest-blizzard/75736[/url] ([url]http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/the-weather-channel-ratings-bolstered-by-midwest-blizzard/75736[/url])
That doesn't make sense because that storm was on a weekend and TWC preempts longform in a big event anyway. I think the change back is stupid.
I posted that because i thought that might've lead to the decision oh well :bleh:
i guess TWC saw DP Afternoon as a fail and just decided to revert back.
Finally regarding Playlists it's good for the Primetime Daypart because it removes the possibilities of having 1 min LF songs anymore.
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As of 2007 the 4-7p timeslot had much higher ratings than the midday timeslot (per twcmediakit) so this makes perfect sense.
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Why couldnt they just have the same schedule they do now? Long from 5-7 and just have DP from 11-2 and PME from 2-5?
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Why the :censored: are they changing the schedule back? The schedule with longform at 5 to 7 was A LOT BETTER than the old-old one. I hope all this is temporary. I don't want longform at 11 am (my time)
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Why the :censored: are they changing the schedule back? The schedule with longform at 5 to 7 was A LOT BETTER than the old-old one. I hope all this is temporary. I don't want longform at 11 am (my time)
I agree, I like the way the schedule is now.
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My Comcast guide has a schedule that doesn't even have Wake Up With Al in it....
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does it say First Outlook 4-7am and Your Weather Today at 7-10am?
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Yep, with Day Planner at 10.
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Wait.. don't want to get real excited here and I want confirmation of this: No WUWA??? I assume it's all temporary or something.
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It could just be a fluke. I can't see them canning WUWA out of the blue like that, then again TWC is known to do these kind of things without warning
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WUWA isnt gone...
My guide says SS 2-4 weekdays, and Saturday long form 2-5 PM, PME 5-8 PM, and the schedule repeats until 4 AM Sunday. Sunday, however, remains unchanged from the current weekend schedule
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Wait.. don't want to get real excited here and I want confirmation of this: No WUWA??? I assume it's all temporary or something.
It's a glitch with the schedule. I think we can all agree that WUWA is what's keeping TWC's ratings up by far. ;)
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While I was looking at the Guide schedule, I see the old-fashioned programming. Long Form programming is from 2-4pm ET weekdays, and 2-5pm ET weekends, and 8-11pm ET weekends, and also the return of PM Edition weekdays from 4-7pm ET. This is still incomplete, when I watch this, it is still unchanged.
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So is PM Edition back now from 4-7, or are they just doing extended coverage today? (My tv Guide says its PM Edition) :dunno:
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So is PM Edition back now from 4-7, or are they just doing extended coverage today? (My tv Guide says its PM Edition) :dunno:
It's still Day Planner, apparently.
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So is PM Edition back now from 4-7, or are they just doing extended coverage today? (My tv Guide says its PM Edition) :dunno:
It's still Day Planner, apparently.
Okay. The lower thirds said Day Planner also.
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Hard to say what I think about TWC reverting back to the old schedule. On one note I like it because I usually turn on the TV and see TWC at 4pm my time, which is now the longform block. But on another note, I also turned on TWC earlier when longform was on so I don't know. :wacko:
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TWC was still showing the Storm Stories 5PM EST lot8's promo throughout today so we'll see what tomorrow's lineup brings.
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My guide already changed…
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Hard to say what I think about TWC reverting back to the old schedule. On one note I like it because I usually turn on the TV and see TWC at 4pm my time, which is now the longform block. But on another note, I also turned on TWC earlier when longform was on so I don't know. :wacko:
As of today, TWC has not reverted back to the old schedule.
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I guess I have mixed feelings about it. I don't like it starting at 1:00 pm (my local time). :thumbdown: We'll just have to get used to it.
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Seems the Comcast guide was in error the listing still shows the fall schedule.
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well, TWC still has not reverted back to the old schedule... how disappointing.
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Really doesn't matter to me.
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Really doesn't matter to me.
Same.