What Gives Them the Right

I sit here more annoyed than I should be. I like to end my evenings with a good laugh. Something which is more than deserved given I spent a good part of my prime time viewing watching the ugliness of the situation in Egypt on MSNBC shows and then Bill Maher’s Real Time on HBO, which is somewhat funny, but mostly serious political stuff.
So to have my favorite late night show pre-empted by the local CBS affiliate WTSP, which likes to market itself as 10 Connect (as in connecting with the community), to air a soap opera, Young and the Restless it appears, is maddening.

Look, I understand why they chose to cover the funeral of two St Petersburg police officers today. But, it was their choice to spend nearly half the day covering it. It was their choice to pre-empt the soap. It is the same audience that watches soaps that are interested in watching sad coverage of police funerals.

While those viewers may be upset their show was pre-empted, what gives the local affiliate the right to then upset a whole other set of viewers by putting in on in the place of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, especially with no running ticker at the bottom for explanation or time for when the show can be seen. It better come on here at the end of this stupid show, which is the only one I hope considering they also pre-empted it earlier in the week for the stand-off the officers were involved with in the first place.

Tube Review 1.28.11

Friday night was surprisingly about Egypt, hockey and politics – quite a strange mix.

Tube Review 1.27.11

The USA network continues to air some of the best new shows. It is a shame it tends to only have 3-4 series running at any particular time spread out over two nights of the week. My thoughts on tonight’s television viewing…

Tube Review 1.26.11

While the rest of America continues its obsession with karaoke idol on Fox, here is a rundown on what I watched...

8:00 – Not much to say here as I kind of spent it flipping around primarily watching an NCIS repeat on USA and The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (one of the creative forces and consultants on The West Wing) on MSNBC.