On the main channel in the mornings is where i mean battling against Seven and Nine. Who wants to watch news content that can be up to 60 hours old (eg Fridays CBS This Morning airing 4:30am Monday).
I think that Ten have really given up over the last 10 years and need to do something. I think CBS buying Ten was a pointless exercise unless they actually start programming it properly. Surely, CBS arent making money out of with how little they are actually doing.
No, I dont think there is much difference between airing it at 11am as opposed to 12pm. If one thinks there is, The Talk and Dr Phil could be swapped around. Another possibility is placing cooking shows at 11am, and having Dr Phil at 2pm followed by The Talk. Then if The Talk has a break, Ten could screen a repeat (PG rated) episode of Dr Phil.
Ten are still supposedly airing ALL NEW Judge Judy. I am thinking that there is no difference in what you air in that slot - a CBS distribution program or a cooking show. I thought an alternative would be an encore of ET if the overlords (as you put it) favour a CBS distribution program.