Programming
As an ABC affiliate, WFAA airs syndicated entertainment news and talk shows in addition to its newscasts and ABC's primetime programming. However, as an affiliate not owned by the network itself, WFAA would occasionally set aside 30 to 60 minutes of the primetime schedule for their own locally produced specials. Shows of ABC that were omitted that night or otherwise delayed by locally-driven breaking news would be aired in the overnight hours.
WFAA airs The Chew on a day-behind basis at 11 a.m. instead of the recommended time of 12 noon (previously, All My Children aired in that slot prior to September 27, 2011), this is due to the station carrying an hour-long midday newscast during the noon hour. Until September 2011, WFAA aired the ABC Kids children's programming block significantly out of pattern compared to many ABC stations. Until ABC dropped the program on August 28, 2010, a double run of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers aired on a one-week delay from 5-6 a.m., instead of the recommended time of 11 a.m. to 12 noon, when the ABC network fed the show to its affiliates "live". The Emperor's New School and The Replacements were airing on same-day delay from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, instead of the recommended 8-9 a.m. timeslot for both shows. The remaining two hours aired in pattern "live" from the ABC feed. As of September 2011, ABC Kids is replaced by ABC's new block, Litton's Weekend Adventure and all programming airs on a same-day one-hour delay from its "live feed"; WFAA airs the block following the Saturday edition of News 8 Daybreak. WFAA also airs Anderson at 3 p.m. followed by The Dr. Oz Show.
For years, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune aired on Channel 8. After 18 years of airing Wheel of Fortune at 6:30 p.m., WFAA dropped it in the fall of 2005 in favor of the younger-oriented Entertainment Tonight; it dropped Jeopardy! at the same time. Both game shows were transferred to CBS owned-and-operated station KTVT.
Until September 12, 2011, WFAA has aired Jimmy Kimmel Live! a half-hour later than its recommended 11PM Central timeslot. That was due to the station airing The Insider around that time.
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