The Preemption/Out of Pattern Thread

[Franko]

Boston, May 1987

WBZ, the NBC station, only aired the 11 a.m. hour, Wheel of Fortune and Scrabble, of the network's games. They also didn't air Another World, having a Days of Our Lives and Santa Barbara block from 2-4 p.m. (WJAR, the Providence station, aired all three soaps, plus the aforementioned games and Sale of the Century at 10. It was the lead-in to Cross-Wits.)

WCVB, the ABC station, aired all five soaps, with the noon news bookended by Ryan's Hope and Loving. (WMUR in Manchester aired everything in pattern, including the 11 a.m. programming of Fame, Fortune and Romance -- a network version of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous -- and Webster reruns. WPRI in Providence aired everything, but moved Webster to 10:30 and also aired Ryan's Hope as the lead-in to news.)

WNEV, the CBS station, aired all four soaps and The Price Is Right in pattern. However, they aired Pyramid (on a delay?) at 9:30 a.m. and didn't air Card Sharks.

[Liberty City]

So weird seeing WBZ at NBC and not CBS.

[Franko]

Milwaukee, March 1980

WTMJ, NBC, preempted all network games until 11 a.m. Central, then aired Chain Reaction, Password Plus, DOOL, DOCTORS and AW in pattern.

WITI, then the CBS station, aired Y&R at 9 a.m., after Captain Kangaroo and before TPIR and Donahue. SFT didn't air on the station (the midday belonged to news and (the network's?) Jeffersons reruns), while ATWT, GL and One Day at a Time reruns aired in pattern beginning at 1 p.m.

WISN, ABC, aired AMC at 9 a.m. (keeping it against Y&R, like it was nationally), didn't air RH (the syndicated Match Game ran in its slot, followed by Dialing for Dollars where AMC would be) and aired OLTL, GH and EDGE in pattern.

 

Kansas, May 1989

NBC stations -- Classic Concentration was dropped, with Win, Lose or Draw airing in its slot, GENERATIONS and Wheel of Fortune taking the 11 a.m. hour, then news and DAYS, AW and SANTA BARBARA all on a half-hour delay.

ABC stations -- no LOVING, news instead at 11:30; AMC, OLTL and GH aired in pattern.

CBS stations -- across the board, TPIR at 10, then Y&R, then news/local, B&B, ATWT and GL.

 

Seattle, May 1971

Everything in pattern on KOMO (ABC) and KIRO (CBS).

KING (NBC) -- DOOL, DOCTORS and AW aired a half-hour early (on a delay?), with BRIGHT PROMISE preempted for "Famous Jury Trials," then SOMERSET, also airing a half-hour early. BRIGHT PROMISE, along with other preempted NBC shows Concentration and Joe Garagiola's Memory Game, aired on independent station KTNT. Dinah's Place aired out of pattern, after SOMERSET.

Edited December 30, 2021 by Franko