Post by dkennedy on Jun 11, 2007 6:15:17 GMT -5
NBC & Fox Abandon HD In Summer Primetime
The two networks are airing few primetime shows in high-def.
June 10, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
NBC and Fox have apparently decided that the High-Definition TV audience is not that important in the summertime.
According to a TVPredictions.com analysis of network primetime schedules during the next week, NBC will air just 25 percent of its programming in high-def. (5.5 hours out of 22 primetime hours from Monday through Sunday.)
Fox is not much better, offering just 30 percent of its primetime shows in HDTV. (4.5 hours out of a possible 15 hours; Fox broadcasts seven fewer hours than its broadcast network rivals because it does not have a 10 p.m. slot.)
However, CBS and ABC will continue to offer a strong high-def lineup with 61.3 percent of its primetime programming during the next week in HD. (13.5 hours out of 22 primetime hours.)
NBC, which is already taking heat from high-def viewers for its failure to broadcast this weekend's French Open tennis tournament in HD, is opting this summer to rely on several unscripted, non-HD shows such as Dateline and America's Got Talent.
Likewise, Fox has scheduled several non-HD reality shows such as Hell's Kitchen and So You Think You Can Dance. (Editor's Note: Both shows are broadcast in Fox's "widescreen digital" format, but are not in high-def.)
CBS and ABC, however, are banking on high-def repeats of such primetime mainstays as CSI and Desperate Housewives -- and primetime movies in high-def on Saturday night such as Die Another Day and Pirates of the Caribbean.
NBC is also broadcasting a weekly Saturday night movie, but not in high-def.
The two networks are airing few primetime shows in high-def.
June 10, 2007
By Phillip Swann, tvpredictions.com
NBC and Fox have apparently decided that the High-Definition TV audience is not that important in the summertime.
According to a TVPredictions.com analysis of network primetime schedules during the next week, NBC will air just 25 percent of its programming in high-def. (5.5 hours out of 22 primetime hours from Monday through Sunday.)
Fox is not much better, offering just 30 percent of its primetime shows in HDTV. (4.5 hours out of a possible 15 hours; Fox broadcasts seven fewer hours than its broadcast network rivals because it does not have a 10 p.m. slot.)
However, CBS and ABC will continue to offer a strong high-def lineup with 61.3 percent of its primetime programming during the next week in HD. (13.5 hours out of 22 primetime hours.)
NBC, which is already taking heat from high-def viewers for its failure to broadcast this weekend's French Open tennis tournament in HD, is opting this summer to rely on several unscripted, non-HD shows such as Dateline and America's Got Talent.
Likewise, Fox has scheduled several non-HD reality shows such as Hell's Kitchen and So You Think You Can Dance. (Editor's Note: Both shows are broadcast in Fox's "widescreen digital" format, but are not in high-def.)
CBS and ABC, however, are banking on high-def repeats of such primetime mainstays as CSI and Desperate Housewives -- and primetime movies in high-def on Saturday night such as Die Another Day and Pirates of the Caribbean.
NBC is also broadcasting a weekly Saturday night movie, but not in high-def.