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Lewis Lazare reports in today’s Sun-Times that, while Barack Obama may have been the big winner on election night, WLS-TV Ch. 7 did pretty well, too:
With a 17.6 rating and 25 share, ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 was the undisputed victor in the ratings for the 10 p.m. hour when Chicagoans first learned one of their own soon would become the 44th president of the United States.
The big challenge of the night for local TV seemed to be deploying enough …
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Just one month into the new season, the Blackhawks’ broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet have shown significant growth from last year:
Comcast SportsNet, the television home for the most games and most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks in HD, posted significant television ratings for the first month of the 2008-09 NHL season, which resulted in solid game, pre-game & post-game ratings increases compared to last season.
Comcast SportsNet’s Blackhawks ratings averaged a 1.0 household average rating in October (approx.
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Chuck Sudo over at Chicagoist offers up some great memories of horror movies on local television. A no recollection would be complete without a nod to Rich Koz’s incarnation of Svengoolie, which began almost 30 years ago. In observance of Halloween, we offer up some moments of Svengoolie for your enjoyment.
And to read more about the history of horror on Chicago TV, the definitive account is Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie
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NBC 5′s Warner Saunders has confirmed to the Trib’s Phil Rosenthal that he will be transitioning out of the station between now and June 1 of next year.
Saunders, who has been with WMAQ-TV since 1980, will give up the 5pm and 6pm anchoring duties by the end of this year. He will remain alongside Allison Rossati on the 10pm newcast until June 1.…
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Pre-season NFL football is a lot like summer camp. It’s a complete departure from real life. Nothing can go wrong. Everything looks wonderful. Even the third-string quarterback looks like a superstar.
It was great to see and hear Bears football again last night, on both FOX’s WFLD-TV and on CBS Radio’s WBBM-AM.
It was also great to have Lou Canellis back on a big stage covering the Bears. Like so many Chicago sports fans, I’ve been a fan of Sweet …
