Glimmer 238 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Nearly two years after yanking the 6:30pm newscast from its air, WTMJ has announced it will bring back the newscast beginning this Monday (2/4). The newscast, which will be anchored by the 6pm team of Carole Meekins and Mike Jacobs, will push current timeslot holder 'Access Hollywood' to 1:30am. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/188901521.html#comments This comes as something of a surprise because wasn't the initial newscast a big stinking bomb in the ratings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 You might as well move Access Hollywood to either WITI or WMLW, it was dump to move the show to TMJ when they weren't satisfied to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 You might as well move Access Hollywood to either WITI or WMLW, it was dump to move the show to TMJ when they weren't satisfied to begin with. I think WITI is happy appealing to the younger audience with TMZ. It might make sense for WMLW, so they could have something other than 3 hours of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Rules of Engagement, and The Big Bang Theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glimmer 238 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think WITI is happy appealing to the younger audience with TMZ. It might make sense for WMLW, so they could have something other than 3 hours of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Rules of Engagement, and The Big Bang Theory. WMLW's premiering Modern Family reruns this fall, so I doubt they'll pick up Access. I don't see WISN picking it back up again; maybe WCGV might counter its sister station's move to more mainstream programming in access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I wonder how much longer Access Hollywood can last since its not really lighting up the ratings charts. On a side note, KNSD actually moved Access to 12:30pm (then to 11:30am this month) in September from its original time slot of 6:30pm. And the episodes are from the day before. Like I said, how much longer can a show like Access last when even an O&O station of your parent company doesn't have faith in your show to put you in a prime spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Pretty sure Journal has a lock on Access Hollywood, it's not going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 It was just announced on Live at 10 that it will not be a 6:30 newscast, but rather a show called "Wisconsin Tonight". It will recap the day's top stories and take us more in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glimmer 238 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 It was just announced on Live at 10 that it will not be a 6:30 newscast, but rather a show called "Wisconsin Tonight". It will recap the day's top stories and take us more in depth. So it's a 6:30 newscast, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 So it's a 6:30 newscast, right? I happen to know the producer. She called it a newscast, but with longer stories and more on-set interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 So it's a 6:30 newscast, right? Kind of, but they have their own graphics and the set is used in a way to make it seem more important than it is. Having said that, I kind of like the format of the show. http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/189928461.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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