Local ABC treatment of PR

Many local ABC affiliates shuffle Saturday morning programming around to make room for local news, sports and/or infomercials. This page is intended to help many of you find when PR is airing on ABC.

October 2007: I must admit to being a little inattentive to this page, since most ABC stations have found their comfort level with PR and where/how to show it. So, it's kinda been ignored.

The stations in Philadelphia and Jacksonville remain the most likely to kick off regularly scheduled PR at noon for a non-network football game. And WXYZ in Detroit is back to Mr. Hyde mode -- football at noon means no PR at all. But there is one bit of good news:

  • KSTP, Minneapolis: (Changed 10/1) My loyal viewer (who e-mails me often) in the Twin Cities reported the KSTP's listings for the 10/6 episodes were going back to being a green station (that means recording the Friday night feed, since they're still showng PROO at 5 in the morning). But, after a few weeks of watching (or recording, at THAT hour), we find those listings to be in error. No change in the Twin Cities -- they're still the ONLY yellow market in the top 60.
  • Football: Several stations may time-shift PR to make room for sports programming (Sept-to-March, football and/or basketball) only to return it to its regular time slot for April-to-August. If you see a next to a city name that's on a green line, that means there might be an occassional pre-emption (check your local listings) but hardly enough to take that station off green status.

    If your affiliate is listed here and ends up doing something different, please e-mail me at burgundyranger@yahoo.com with the information. Obviously, I can't see these stations first-hand so I need your word-of-mouth to keep things accurate.

    Green means that week's "new" episode is shown sometime that weekend.

    Yellow means the station time-shifts the episodes into the early morning AND delays it by a week from ABC's standard schedule.

    Red means PROO is not shown by that ABC station at any time. That means you get cable or satellite, find a friend who has Toon Disney to tape the episodes for you or you download them.

    Here's a sampling of how ABC stations in the nation's biggest markets generally handle Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (all times local):


    No. CityStationFirst epSecond epWhy?
    1. New YorkWABC-7Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    2. Los AngelesKABC-7Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    3. ChicagoWLS-7Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    4. Philadelphia WPVI-6Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    5. San FranciscoKGO-7Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    6. DallasWFAA-8Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.Local news/infom.
    7. BostonWCVB-5NOT SHOWNLocal news/sports
    8. WashingtonWJLA-7NOT SHOWNInfomercials
    9. AtlantaWSB-2NOT SHOWNLocal news
    10. HoustonKTRK-13Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    11. DetroitWXYZ-7NOT SHOWNFootball
    Detroit's PR showings are gone for football season -- check back in December.
    12. TampaWFTS-28Sat., 7 a.m.Sat., 7:30 a.m.
    13. PhoenixKNXV-15Sat., 10 a.m.Sat., 10:30 a.m.
    14. SeattleKOMO-4NOT SHOWNLocal news/infom.
    15. MinneapolisKSTP-5Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.Syndicated
    16. MiamiWPLG-10Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.Local news/infom.
    17. ClevelandWEWS-5Sat., 6 a.m.Sat., 6:30 a.m.Local news/infom.
    18. DenverKMGH-7Sun., 4:05 a.m.Sun., 4:30 a.m.Local programming
    19. OrlandoWFTV-9NOT SHOWNLocal news
    20. SacramentoKXTV-10Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    Spring '07 PROO update complete through here
    21. St. LouisKDNL-30Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    22. PittsburghWTAE-4NOT SHOWNLocal news/football
    23. Portland, ORKATU-2NOT SHOWNInfomercials
    24. BaltimoreWMAR-2Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.Local prog./infom.
    25. IndianapolisWRTV-6Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    26. CharlotteWSOC-9Sun., 9 a.m.Sun., 9:30 a.m.Local news
    27. San DiegoKGTV-10Sun., 4 a.m.Sun., 4:30 a.m.
    28. HartfordWNTH-8Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.News
    29. RaleighWTVD-11Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    30. NashvilleWKRN-2Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    31. Kansas CityKMBC-9Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    32. ColumbusWSYX-6Sat., 6 a.m.Sat., 6:30 a.m.Syndicated
    33. MilwaukeeWISN-12NOT SHOWNLocal news
    34. CincinnatiWCPO-9Sat., 6 a.m.Sat., 6:30 a.m.Local news
    35. Salt Lake CityKTVX-4Sat., 10 a.m.Sat., 10:30 a.m.
    36. Greenville, SCWLOS-13Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    37. San AntonioKSAT-12Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    38. W. Palm BeachWPBF-25Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    39. Grand RapidsWZZM-13Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    40. BirminghamWCFT-33
    WJSU-40
    NOT SHOWNInfomercials
    41. HarrisburgWHTM-27Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    42. NorfolkWVEC-13Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    43. Las VegasKTNV-13Sun., 4 a.m.Sun., 4:30 a.m.
    44. MemphisWPTY-24Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    45. AlbuquerqueKOAT-7Sun., 4 a.m.Sun., 4:30 a.m.News/synd./infom.
    46. Oklahoma CityKOCO-5NOT SHOWNSyndicated
    47. Win.-Salem /
    Greensboro
    WXLV-46Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    48. LouisvilleWHAS-11Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.Local news
    49. BuffaloWKBW-7Sat., 7 a.m.Sat., 7:30 a.m.Infomercials
    50. Jacksonville WJXX-25Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    51. ProvidenceWLNE-6Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    52. AustinKVUE-24Sat., 5 a.m.Sat., 5:30 a.m.Local news/infom.
    53. Scranton/W-BWNEP-16Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    54. New OrleansWGNO-26Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    55. FresnoKFSN-30Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    56. AlbanyWTEN-10
    WCDC-19
    Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.
    57. Little Rock
    Try Ch. 8 out of Jonesboro
    KATV-7NOT SHOWN
    58. DaytonWKEF-22Sat., 6 a.m.Sat., 6:30 a.m.
    59. MobileWEAR-3Sat., 11 a.m.Sat., 11:30 a.m.
    60. KnoxvilleWATE-6Sat., noonSat., 12:30 p.m.

    Don't see your city? Here's what you do:
    1. Click here
    2. Fill in your zip code.
    3. Under 'Local Listings:", scan the pull-down menu until you see the city/area closest to you. (Don't do cable listings.) Click on the 'Go' button.
    4. At the bottom of the resulting TV grid page, find the "Search Listings by Keyword" section. Type in "Power Rangers" and hit search. It will the respond with when PRMF is on ABC in your area.

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