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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Programming and Graphics => Topic started by: tpirfan28 on January 24, 2009, 06:44:31 PM
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This morning, they aired a commercial for the triumphant return of Storm Stories, February 22 at 8. It made absolutely no mention of Tornado Week, so maybe, just maybe, the return could be permanent!
However...it'd probably yield A&B at 7, SS at 8, WWCH at 9, EE at 10.
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My guess is that Storm Stories will replace WWCH when season 2 of WWCH ends.
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Which means hopefully EE will air from 9-11 again, and perhaps EEWC will be live 2 hours long.
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Speaking of which, it looks like Storm Stories is renewed for syndication.
Street Court "firm go" for fall
Storm Stories goes to season two
By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/26/2009 11:39:30 AM MT
Clearance announcements started to roll as this year’s NATPE conference in Las Vegas got underway on Monday.
Litton Entertainment announced that Storm Stories, which Litton acquired off of The Weather Channel, will return for season two. Storm Stories, which mostly airs on the weekends, allows TV stations to incorporate local weather talent and news into the show.
Litton also said that its first-run strip Street Court, starring Michael “Judge Mazz” Mazzariello, is a firm go for fall 2009, with 65% of the country cleared. The show’s clearances in stations in the Barrington, Belo, Capitol, CBS, Cox, Hearst-Argyle, Journal, Local TV, Mission, Newport, Roberts, Sinclair, Tribune and Weigel broadcast groups.
Street Court takes place on the street, with Judge Mazz bringing each litigant back to the scene of the conflict and resolving it there.
Other first-day announcements today: Disney-ABC’s Legend of the Seeker will return for season two, and CBS Television Distribution’s Star Trek: The Next Generation will return to syndication this fall.
Source: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/162764-Street_Court_firm_go_for_fall.php (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/162764-Street_Court_firm_go_for_fall.php)
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And just this morning I saw another SS commercial, calling it "a new season".
So...yay!
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I'm so excited that Storm Stories is coming back!! :dance: :dance:
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This morning, they aired a commercial for the triumphant return of Storm Stories, February 22 at 8. It made absolutely no mention of Tornado Week, so maybe, just maybe, the return could be permanent!
However...it'd probably yield A&B at 7, SS at 8, WWCH at 9, EE at 10.
This is pretty awesome!
I guess (and this is my guess...I was just thinking, maybe) the schedule may come back to normal (like how it was before, meaning A&B at 7, Storm Stories at 8, and EE at 9, with both hours together)
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This morning, they aired a commercial for the triumphant return of Storm Stories, February 22 at 8. It made absolutely no mention of Tornado Week, so maybe, just maybe, the return could be permanent!
However...it'd probably yield A&B at 7, SS at 8, WWCH at 9, EE at 10.
This is pretty awesome!
I guess (and this is my guess...I was just thinking, maybe) the schedule may come back to normal (like how it was before, meaning A&B at 7, Storm Stories at 8, and EE at 9, with both hours together)
Of course, that'll only mean one hour of Abrams & Bettes. :no:
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Of course, that'll only mean one hour of Abrams & Bettes. :no:
Technically there already is only one hour of A&B (unless your referring specifically to the team and not the show). :yes:
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Yeah...I wish A&B would return to 2 hours...but officially it is only one hour. Gotta make room for Storm Stories. :/
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Of course, that'll only mean one hour of Abrams & Bettes. :no:
Technically there already is only one hour of A&B (unless your referring specifically to the team and not the show). :yes:
Which I was. :P
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According to Zap2it Storm Stories will indeed be returning at 8PM eastern February 22nd and yes, they will indeed be new episodes. Also on that day both airings of Forecast Earth are being replaced by PM Edition Weekend so the show will now run for 3 hours from 5-8PM eastern.
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Read it closely....FORECAST EARTH IS GONE!! :worship:
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Thank GOD. :clap:
More PM Edition, less...whatever.
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Yay!!! So EE will run now from 9 to 12?
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According to Zap2it Storm Stories will indeed be returning at 8PM eastern February 22nd and yes, they will indeed be new episodes. Also on that day both airings of Forecast Earth are being replaced by PM Edition Weekend so the show will now run for 3 hours from 5-8PM eastern.
How do you see the schedule that far out? I can only see exactly 2 weeks in advance on their site.
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Yay!!! So EE will run now from 9 to 12?
I doubt it... we still have WWCH at 9, I don't know if that's going away yet..
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Slight schedule update for weekends...
PM Edition: 5-8PM (replaces the FE/PME/FE link)
Storm Stories: 8-9 (first episode is listed NEW)
WWCH: 9-10 (listed NEW)
EE: 10-12PM
WWCH: 12-1 (rebroadcast)
EEWC: 1-4
Weekdays change also...
Storm Stories: 2-3PM (repeat of previous night)
WWCH: 3-4PM
A&B: 7-8PM
Storm Stories: 8-9PM (first episode is listed NEW)
TORNADO!: 9-10PM (apparently a Tornado Week special)
EE: 10-11PM
Storm Stories: 11-12AM (rebroadcast from 8-9)
TORNADO!: 12-1AM (rebroadcast from 9-10)
EEWC: 1-2AM
Storm Stories: 2-3AM
EEWC: 3-4AM
edited to add full weekend list
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Wow, that I think is the most long-form programming they've aired on a weeknight since when they showed programming on Friday nights at 8PM/9PM/11PM/1AM/3AM in 2006-2007.
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OVERLOAD!
At least it will go away. TWC should think about starting a TWC2...NBCU has the capacity and capability to do that.
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OVERLOAD!
At least it will go away. TWC should think about starting a TWC2...NBCU has the capacity and capability to do that.
...but not the money...
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Storm Stories was just advertised on CNBC. First Weather Channel thing I've seen there.
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I saw the AD on MSNBC too.
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Yeah, I saw a Weather Channel HD commerical on MSNBC back in November or December.
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OVERLOAD!
At least it will go away. TWC should think about starting a TWC2...NBCU has the capacity and capability to do that.
...but not the money...
Yeah, besides, NBC already layed off so many jobs over at TWC due to the down ecomony. Prior to this resession, NBC already shut down their radio network (a.k.a. the NBC Red Network) back in 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Red_Network (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Red_Network)
This was even before when they bought out Universal and of course TWC. ABC and CBS meanwhile still have their radio networks alive today, even Fox! I hope TWC doesn't shut down their radio network. Besides, why would NBCU want a second Weather Channel? I think it would be a waste of money.
Speaking of which, will anyone be watching Storm Stories this month?
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:wave: *raises her left hand*
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OVERLOAD!
At least it will go away. TWC should think about starting a TWC2...NBCU has the capacity and capability to do that.
...but not the money...
Yeah, besides, NBC already layed off so many jobs over at TWC due to the down ecomony. Prior to this resession, NBC already shut down their radio network (a.k.a. the NBC Red Network) back in 2003.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Red_Network[/url] ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Red_Network[/url])
This was even before when they bought out Universal and of course TWC. ABC and CBS meanwhile still have their radio networks alive today, even Fox! I hope TWC doesn't shut down their radio network. Besides, why would NBCU want a second Weather Channel? I think it would be a waste of money.
Speaking of which, will anyone be watching Storm Stories this month?
What about a second NBC weather channel? They shut down Weather Plus after buying TWC.
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But they could of at least kept NBC Weather Plus alive and move all of the live TWC shows (like WeatherCenter) to NBC Weather Plus and all of the documentries on TWC. That way, TWC would only show weather-related documentries and no lfs.
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NBC Weather Plus had much less exposure than TWC. Keeping it around at all didn't make sense business-wise.
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Thank GOD. :clap:
More PM Edition, less...whatever.
Yeah, I never cared for Forecast Earth either. Nice to see Storm Stories back. I remember when I used to be afraid of tornadoes, and thus, afraid of watching the show. Good times... Good Times
"The storm is Back and Bigger Than Ever, Storm Stories!"