ABC Will Air "Pushing Daisies" Instead of the Obama Special

[K Gardner]

Fox News reportedly asked the MLB to delay the start of a World Series Game to air the Obama Special. ABC remains the only network not to air the special after nearly a month of ongoing talks between the network and the campaign. Obama has spent $1 million/channel for the 30-minute special to be aired at 8 PM on Wednesday night.


http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/10/abc-will-air-da.html
October 27, 2008
ABC will not air half-hour Obama ad

ABC will air "Pushing Daisies" in its usual time period on Wednesday night -- not the Barack Obama ad.

The news ends a guessing game that's been going on for nearly a month.

The Obama campaign purchased a half hour of airtime on NBC, Fox and CBS, spending about $1 million per network. ABC was absent from the list when it was first reported Oct. 9 and the network has since remained silent about its programming intentions for the evening. With ratings for "Daisies" slipping, some have wondered whether the network would air "Daisies" as usual, air the Obama ad, or take the opportunity run something else entirely. It's not often a network has the major broadcast airwaves largely free of any competiting entertainment programming.

One source said ABC offered the airtime, but the Obama campaign, for whatever reason, declined to buy an ad.

Perhaps the campaign decided ads running on three broadcast networks was sufficient, or decided to pour the money into, say, West Virginia.

The move gives Obama near-domination of the major broadcast networks at 8 p.m. Wednesday evening less than a week before Election Day. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision will also air the ad. Fifth broadcaster the CW will counter program with its usual show in the time period, "America's Next Top Model."

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Wonder if one of the CSPANs will air it?

[K Gardner]

2. Good question. I have no idea.

[onenote]

28. I don't think so.

[Honeycombe8]

3. That's fine. It's being shown on other networks. So what's the problem? nt

[K Gardner]

7. There is no problem. I just posted an item that I thought was interesting.

[jbnow]

16. I thought so too. Wondered if the "whatever reason" Obama campaign

declined ABC could relate to the "whatever reason" ABC had their immoderate attack in April instead of moderating a debate.

[blueclown]

4. Pushing Daisies - is that McCain's 30 minute infomercial? n/t

[DesertRat]

6. Oh snap

:rofl:

[OneGrassRoot]

9. Ouch! LOL! :) n/t

[K Gardner]

10. ROFL.. see, I was waiting to see if anyone else would get the irony of it !

[Bad Thoughts]

12. Don't let Ned Touch McCain Again! eom.

[DeeDeeNY]

15. Good one!

:rofl:

[berni_mccoy]

18. DUzy!

[jpertello]

5. ABC sucks anyway

but they just lost a viewer.

[Malikshah]

8. Good-- Pushing Daisies is great!!!!! :)

Gotta have me my Lee Pace and Kristin Chenoweth....

I'm totally fine with this. Folks who don't know about the candidates at this point, don't want to know.

[joop]

27. seriously. I'll Tivo it while I watch Obama and then watch my fave show after

I see no problem. Hopefully it will push their ratings up on this amazing show from the haters who couldn't bear to watch their next prez speak. I read yesterday that unless their ratings go up this one will be canned and it's such a fresh, cool show it would be sorely missed in this house.

[fasttense]

11. So, ABC will lose viewers and their ratings will drop.

Even Palin/McInsane supporters I know want to see it and they don't have TIVO.

ABC can try to censor America's political discussion but they don't own it all.

[slampoet]

13. If i wrote Pushing Daisies I'd Make The Episode about SWEET POTATO PIE !!!

[kid a]

14. Obama's choice

"the Obama campaign, for whatever reason, declined to buy an ad."

[grantcart]

26. payback is a bitch

[RollWithIt]

17. You have it reveresed.... Obama didn't want ABC.....

Remember that nice primary debate ABC ran? Payback time.

[Tammie]

19. Interesting.

I swear I heard the ABC local news station here in Chicago (WLS-TV) say they would be airing the ad at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Maybe I misunderstood? :shrug:

[wndycty]

21. LOL Maybe they will run it for free to keep their ratings. . .

:kick:

[high density]

20. It's not Fox News, it's Fox the broadcast channel

The MLB agreed to delay a potential World Series game 6 by 8 minutes to accommodate Obama's program on Fox.

[Beacool]

22. So?

I guess ABC is still being punished for the debate. The ad will be on enough channels that if people are interested in watching it they can find it.

[WI_DEM]

23. I'm a little worried about the reactionof people delaying the world series

but then maybe it will wrap up tonight.

[CreekDog]

24. Oh, is that a show about John McCain?

:shrug:

[Bleacher Creature]

25. The show was recently named one of the most likely to be cancelled.

I don't see it attracting that many viewers away from Obama.

I guess ABC is going to try and revitalize the show by reaching out to the hard core, crazy fundie GOP audience?????