Nexstar Sends CDub Scripted Execs Packing

[Mark Jeffries]

As further proof that the "Dare to Defy" era is over at the CW, along with the new head of DC Films saying that the Arrowverse of Greg Berlanti is kaput in his presentation of Phase 1 of the new DCCU and the net hiring an unscripted programming chief for the first time from NBC's cable division (including Bravo), two major scripted executives at the network have been laid off along with an unknown number of others:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-cw-guts-development-current-departments-in-latest-shift-away-from-scripted-originals-exclusive-1235316747/

The obvious plan here is to do as little domestic scripted as possible and fill the rest of the schedule with unscripted and overseas pickups that will appeal to the over-55s who watch the 10 p.m./9 p.m. CT newscasts on Nexstar's owned stations.  And since "Whose Line?" has already announced its final taping sessions (which they'll probably make at least 50 episodes out of) and they can't fill all those slots with "Masters of Illusion,"...

[Brad Beam]

Ed. note: Of course, not all CW affiliates are Nexstar-owned.

Would the FCC anything say to a majority owner of a network (e.g., Nexstar) having all its O&Os - well, one per market - affiliate with said network?

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> On Feb 3, 2023, at 10:29, Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The obvious plan here is to do as little domestic scripted as possible and fill the rest of the schedule with unscripted and overseas pickups that will appeal to the over-55s who watch the 10 p.m./9 p.m. CT newscasts on Nexstar's owned stations.

[Jim Ellwanger]

Am I misunderstanding what you're asking? The majority owners of the other networks have their O&Os affiliated with the network. (That said, it's obviously a big jump from Disney/ABC owning 8 stations nationwide to Nexstar owning or controlling 197.)

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[Brad Beam]

Yeah, I meant to qualify it as an ownership group the size of Nexstar.

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> On Feb 3, 2023, at 12:59, Jim Ellwanger <trai...@ellwanger.tv> wrote:
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> Am I misunderstanding what you're asking? The majority owners of the other networks have their O&Os affiliated with the network. (That said, it's obviously a big jump from Disney/ABC owning 8 stations nationwide to Nexstar owning or controlling 197.)

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[Mark Jeffries]

I am assuming that in Chicago WGN will reconnect with the CW next fall--they dropped it back when they still had the Cubs, Sox, Bulls and Black Hawks and now they don't have any of those teams--they're all on cable on NBC Sports Chicago, with the exception of the Cubs co-owning with Sinclair Marquee Network.  Presently, the CDub affil is Weigel's WCIU, with the old "The U" brand on their .2 subchannel and low-powered WMEU.  Since I suspected back then that the only reason WCIU took the CDub was because they had taken over the rights to the reruns of Jerry Springer as their one hour of daytime programming, they may not be that interested in the net now.

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[Stan S]

Is this just killing time until Nexstar turns all the CW O&O affiliates into an over-the-air NewsNation network? 

-Stan 

[Bob Jersey]

Next victim: veep of planning/scheduling/acquisitions Kevin Levy... tho THR says he jumped...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cw-scheduling-executive-kevin-levy-exits-1235524683/ (link)

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Mark Jeffries, Feb 3rd: