Double anchors on a network newscast rarely work (as noted, Huntley-Brinkley was the rare exception.)

It also slows down the pace of the show, which is already too brief - 22 minutes with commercials.

Remember when ABC tried that crazy quilt of having an anchor in Washington (Frank Renyolds), a second (Max Robinson) in Chicago and another (eventual fulltime solo anchor Peter Jennings) in London? It lasted all of 5 years and was a mess. 

I think this latest experiment to be "different" won't last long. But we'll see. I wonder what they'll try next when this goes down in ratings flames?

paterson1 wrote:

60 Minutes is no where near as popular in Canada, since the scheduling is an even bigger mess.   Maybe if Global continues to unsimsub from CBS it will do better. 

I believe 60 Minutes is one of those rare shows where the originating network (i.e. CBS) does not allow it to be shown anywhere until it's aired on the Eye Network itself. So no pre-release, no different day, no alterations. It has to be shown at the same time on any Canadian station as on the network, which is why when it was on Channel 11, they had to vamp endlessly with extra long newscasts. 

I still like the show sometimes, but I have to wonder if its ratings in this country are worth all that trouble. 

Your best best is to watch the segments online at 60Minutes.com. You can see them - and a few added extras called "60 Minutes Overtime" - whenever you want. 

I've never seen that happen, but I will take your word for it. Maybe they've changed the rules. I wonder if it matters whether it's a new episode or not? CHCH never broke the rule when it had the rights, often resulting in the same news repeating over and over for up to an hour waiting for the American network to get to it. Another reason to hate the NFL!

RadioActive wrote:

I've never seen that happen, but I will take your word for it. Maybe they've changed the rules. I wonder if it matters whether it's a new episode or not? CHCH never broke the rule when it had the rights, often resulting in the same news repeating over and over for up to an hour waiting for the American network to get to it. Another reason to hate the NFL!

Well you don't need to take my word for it, and actually you have seen it happen yourself.  Here is your post talking about Global running 60 Minutes at 7pm when CBS was still in sports, and both Global and CTV dropping simsub on the Sunday evening.
https://gta.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=11920

Who knows, maybe when NFL is back and CBS runs overtime, Global may go back to waiting it out and simulcast 60 Minutes.  But near the end of March and into summer they departed and ran the program on time regardless of what CBS was doing.  

 

Mavridis wrote:

Not dual anchors.  They'll rotate.  Maurice will continue to work upstairs at local and Dickerson will maintain his weekend duties.  Lonnie Quinn will do what ABC and NBC have long done with weather coverage, and also try not to get killed rollerblading to West 57th street.  

Rotating hosts? To me, that's even worse! You may like one, hate the other, and you may never know which one is on. I like the idea of a single anchor because at least you know what you're going to get, even if you're not a big fan.

(I can't really stand David Muir of ABC for example, because he insists on the world's longest throws to stories and steals most of the headlines from the reporter the editor assigned to the story. If they have someone on scene, for God's sake let them tell the tale!)

I'm also not entirely sure how they expect to get it sampled, given CBS' low ratings. Although I'm sure there will be a flurry of publicity at the start of this. I wish them luck.

My prediction: it will last a year or two or three, and then they'll blow it up again. 

kevjo wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Double anchors on a network newscast rarely work (as noted, Huntley-Brinkley was the rare exception.)

It also slows down the pace of the show, which is already too brief - 22 minutes with commercials.

Remember when ABC tried that crazy quilt of having an anchor in Washington (Frank Renyolds), a second (Max Robinson) in Chicago and another (eventual fulltime solo anchor Peter Jennings) in London? It lasted all of 5 years and was a mess. 

I think this latest experiment to be "different" won't last long. But we'll see. I wonder what they'll try next when this goes down in ratings flames?

Let's not forget that in Canada CBC went one better when they tried having FOUR simultaneous anchors for the National.  

We all know how well that worked out!

RadioActive wrote:

kevjo wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Double anchors on a network newscast rarely work (as noted, Huntley-Brinkley was the rare exception.)

It also slows down the pace of the show, which is already too brief - 22 minutes with commercials.

Remember when ABC tried that crazy quilt of having an anchor in Washington (Frank Renyolds), a second (Max Robinson) in Chicago and another (eventual fulltime solo anchor Peter Jennings) in London? It lasted all of 5 years and was a mess. 

I think this latest experiment to be "different" won't last long. But we'll see. I wonder what they'll try next when this goes down in ratings flames?

Let's not forget that in Canada CBC went one better when they tried having FOUR simultaneous anchors for the National.  

We all know how well that worked out!

There was also Lloyd Robertson and Harvey Kirck from 1976-84 on CTV.

We now know when Norah O’Donnell will vacate her anchor chair on the CBS Evening News. Her last day will be Jan. 24th – just four days after the Trump inauguration. Then comes the “new” multi-anchor format, with an injection of "60 Minutes" to boot.
 
Norah O’Donnell Sets Date For Her Final ‘CBS Evening News’ Broadcast As Anchor