# Mock Schedules **URL:** \ **Category:** General Television Topics\ **Created:** [January 9, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574 "2016-01-09T09:35:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/492 "2018-10-10T10:35:50Z")
I didn’t say all the Studio 10 production staff would do ALL seven hours. I said they would be absorbed into the bigger block - 2 different things. And, yeah, some 5pm staff can do 9:30 news. Again, I’m not denying new staff needed but not massive numbers. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ShadowDan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/493 "2018-10-10T10:38:23Z")
> [@Studio 10 (2015-2020)](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/studio-10-2015-2020/97/4695): > > No way you can use the same crew for seven hours of live broadcast. > > You see how they cope with three and a half hours. > > Also, no… late news can’t be done by the 5pm team. Alright Lex, what would you do then? ---
**Author:** ![lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/lexington)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/494 "2018-10-10T10:45:23Z")
You don’t get how television news is produced. The 5pm crew, starting at 8am… cannot work for the 9.30pm as well. Not unless you want 4.5 hour old news. Yes, you are talking about 150-200 new staff around the network. ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/495 "2018-10-10T10:47:26Z")
Uh, yes I do. You don’t seem to get how stations the world over do early and late news. Show me where I said all 5pm staff would stay late. ---
**Author:** ![lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/lexington)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/496 "2018-10-10T10:49:23Z")
What would I do? 05.30 - News. 4x 15 minute bulletins. 06.30 - Local News. 2 hours, like all those US local morning shows. 08.30 - Studio 10 (as is now) 11.00 - News 12.00 - General programming 17.00 - Local News 17.30 - Game show 18.00 - The Project 19.00 - Local News 19.30 - Tentpole Reality 20.30 - First Run Aussie Progam 21.30 - US show 22.30 - Late Shows ---
**Author:** ![lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/lexington)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/497 "2018-10-10T10:49:52Z")
you just said that 5pm would file for 9.30. And I have more of an idea than you think ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/498 "2018-10-10T10:51:42Z")
Oh the irony. Your suggestion needs more staff than mine. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ShadowDan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/499 "2018-10-10T10:52:04Z")
> [@lexington](#): > > 06.30 - Local News. 2 hours, like all those US local morning shows. Americans have millions of people in lots of states, so Local Morning news for most cities is sustainable for the US. Not sure if the current television market would be able to sustain that. here in Australia. Ten definetly won’t be able to but I do like the idea. But I don’t see why Australia has to copy the US News, why can’t TEN be entirely different? I’m not sure what I would do I’m still mocking up mine. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/500 "2018-10-10T10:52:08Z")
Do you understand the different between some and all? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ShadowDan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/501 "2018-10-10T10:52:18Z")
> [@jens](#): > > Oh the irony. Your suggestion needs more staff than mine. Lol. That’s what i thought too 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@lexington](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/lexington)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/502 "2018-10-10T10:53:49Z")
the difference being I never suggested how it’s staffed. Nor do I expect staff to work regular 12 hour plus days. ---
**Author:** ![KnowItAll](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@KnowItAll](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/KnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/503 "2018-10-10T11:25:41Z")
> [@ShadowDan](#): > > > [@lexington](#): > > > > 06.30 - Local News. 2 hours, like all those US local morning shows. > > Americans have millions of people in lots of states, so Local Morning news for most cities is sustainable for the US. Not sure if the current television market would be able to sustain that. here in Australia. > > Ten definetly won’t be able to but I do like the idea. But I don’t see why Australia has to copy the US News, why can’t TEN be entirely different? I’m not sure what I would do I’m still mocking up mine. 😛 Interestingly Global in Canada do local breakfast news in many small market cities, some smaller than Australian capitals, so local breakfast news is potentially achievable here, at least in principle. Like Global you would need extensive use of studio automation, centralized control rooms and sharing of relevant national and international content amongst all programs. Whether or not Ten should do it is another debate. ---
**Author:** ![AvidViewer](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avidviewer/32/18945_2.png) [@AvidViewer](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AvidViewer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/504 "2018-10-10T11:53:16Z")
> [@jens](#): > > 5:00 10 News First - it’s more like Fox and Friends, not a boring news show > 8:30 10 News First - a little looser, borrowing some of the best elements of Studio 10 > 12:00 Usual programming > 5:00 10 News First > 6:00 10 News First > 6:30 Project > 9:30 10 News First Would all the bulletins be called “10 News First” or would they be “10 News First at 5” or “10 News First @ 6”? ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/505 "2018-10-10T11:54:56Z")
I guess use @5, @6, etc. People would get used to it. They need to sound confident. ---
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/506 "2018-10-10T12:10:40Z")
That schedule doesn’t sound too bad, but I’d probably still run the 5pm news for the full hour (followed by The Project’s “News Delivered Differently” during the 6pm hour) because it’s a bit more sellable than a gameshow starting around the halfway point of those on Seven and Nine. I reckon the 7pm news sounds like a great idea if it was a more city/metropolitan-centric service aimed at the commuter market which isn’t home in time to catch the 6pm (let alone Ten’s 5pm) bulletin but finds ABC News to be a bit too slow, while WIN could easily opt out of Ten’s 7pm news to run their local bulletins in the timeslot like they did during the last 2-3 years of Nine affiliation. ---
**Author:** ![Kubi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/kubi/32/61834_2.png) [@Kubi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Kubi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/507 "2018-10-10T12:23:55Z")
I think come October 31 a lot of what Lexington has suggested as a ‘mock up’ will be announced as being a reality. ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/508 "2018-10-10T12:25:09Z")
> [@SydneyCityTV](#): > > That schedule doesn’t sound too bad, but I’d probably still run the 5pm news for the full hour (followed by The Project’s “News Delivered Differently” during the 6pm hour) because it’s a bit more sellable than a gameshow starting around the halfway point of those on Seven and Nine. > > I reckon the 7pm news sounds like a great idea if it was a more city/metropolitan-centric service aimed at the commuter market which isn’t home in time to catch the 6pm (let alone Ten’s 5pm) bulletin but finds ABC News to be a bit too slow, while WIN could easily opt out of Ten’s 7pm news to run their local bulletins in the timeslot like they did during the last 2-3 years of Nine affiliation. Why would Ten axe one of their biggest shows for an obviously lower-rating one? Hands off The Project 7pm! SydneyCity you should also know that 6pm needs to be local news, if they are doing information. 6pm Project would be slaughtered. Having said that, I understand TMZ is eating up the ratings at 6pm in Los Angeles on FOX11 - so maybe an entertainment-focused Project at 6pm could… could work!? ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/509 "2018-10-10T12:25:57Z")
> [@Kubi](#): > > I think come October 31 a lot of what Lexington has suggested as a ‘mock up’ will be announced as being a reality. Local breakfast news? Axing The Project 7pm for local news? As if! ---
**Author:** ![AvidViewer](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avidviewer/32/18945_2.png) [@AvidViewer](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AvidViewer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/510 "2018-10-10T12:29:21Z")
My 2 cents: **3:00** - _CBS This Morning_ **5:00** - _10 Early News_ **5:30** - _The Early Show_ **9:00** - _10 Morning News_ **9:30** - _Studio 10_ **12:00** - _10 News @ Noon_ (like Nine News Now) **1:00** - daytime programming **5:00** - _10 News_ (national) **5:30** - _Jeopardy_ **6:00** - _10 News Sydney_ **7:00** - _The Project_ **7:30** - normal programming **10:00** - _10 Late News_ **10:30** - _The Late Show W/ Colbert_ **11:30** _The Late Late Show W/Corden_ ---
**Author:** ![jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jens/32/70493_2.png) [@jens](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jens)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574/511 "2018-10-10T12:30:45Z")
The only part I really majorly disagree with you there is 5pm. Do it local and you rate much, much, much better. And I would do a longer, or even much longer, late news. 60 or 90 minutes would be my preference, not 30 minutes. It’s too narrow a window in this day and age for such an appointment viewing. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574.md?page=24) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/mock-schedules/574.md?page=26)