Fox May Adjust World Series Time For Obama Half Hour Prime Time Special

Hollywood Reporter:

NEW YORK -- Barack Obama might have the power to move the World Series for a few minutes.

To accommodate the half-hour Obama time buy that will air Oct. 29 on CBS and NBC, Fox Broadcasting is asking Major League Baseball to move the start time of World Series Game 6 by about 15 minutes. That would move the time from 8:20 p.m. or so ET to 8:35 p.m.

If a Game 6 is needed, Fox would be obligated to carry the game instead of joining CBS and NBC in running the commercial from the Obama campaign. It would also be saying goodbye to upward of $1 million in ad revenue for the half hour, more than what either CBS or NBC was charging.

Read the whole story: Hollywood Reporter

Comments

[foxfan]

02:36 PM on 10/16/2008

If Obama pre-empts the World Series then baseball fans should vote McCain.

[drumz]

06:00 PM on 10/16/2008

I'm a baseball fan and only watch faux then (Nascar too - see, a liberal Nascar Dad, hope your head explodes) but would have to be pretty stupid to base my vote on the fact the game was delayed 15 minutes. Maybe we won't have to hear Zelasko...

So are you saying you would vote for Obama if the game was started at the original time?

[BlackMagicWoman]

08:28 AM on 10/16/2008

Not an issue... Phils in FIVE!

[sanywhere]

09:05 AM on 10/16/2008

boston in four.

[Jeff1958]

04:30 PM on 10/16/2008

Mets in 3.

[Qwack79]

08:15 AM on 10/16/2008

WHo cares, It doesn't look like the Red Sox will make the world series this year.... *sigh*

[sanywhere]

09:08 AM on 10/16/2008

remember 04,07? down by the same amount and still won. it is their calling card. get a stronger disposition!

[Ged2012]

07:54 AM on 10/16/2008

This is for those white racists who love Fox News. At least they get the truth straight from Obama himself and not from Hannity Insanity and the other talking head dimwits.

[1099]

09:41 AM on 10/16/2008

Good for Obama. He can buy an election just like everyone else has it the past. The system works!

[rj610]

07:17 AM on 10/16/2008

omg am i sorry i went to that article and read those comments. wow, i am totally shocked at the amount of stupidity that is out there. i don't even know what to say! i'm surprised that some of those people can even figure out how to use a computer with that much ignorance and stupidity in them.

[rich misty]

06:46 AM on 10/16/2008

John McCain bought 1/2 hour worth of Depends

[Gary47]

01:17 AM on 10/16/2008

Obama trumps the world series. I love it!

[texastrixie]

12:46 AM on 10/16/2008

Why is Obama wasting money on Fox?

[Gary47]

01:17 AM on 10/16/2008

He wants everyone's votes. The more the merrier.

[Doomestic]

01:40 AM on 10/16/2008

An ad on Fox probably offers him the best bang for the money.

[TroubleNYC]

11:57 PM on 10/15/2008

Is that him throwing the ball? Yup, he's a hoops player alright.

[JodyMcg]

11:47 PM on 10/15/2008

Moving Baseball might be accepted by the fans if the 1/2 hour Obama Ad is inspiring, informative and appeals to America's higher consiousness. Better be an awesome Ad. Voting Obama/Biden NC tomorrow.

[shockjock]

04:34 AM on 10/16/2008

Thanks for the vote NC

[XME]

09:01 PM on 10/15/2008

And yet FoxNews.com is playing it like Obama is making the MLB wait, just for him!! When it comes down to it, it's Fox who's doing it because they want his money, all while blaming Obama!

[barackobama4prez]

08:17 PM on 10/15/2008

The RNC is BLASTING O for this move....

HATERS!

[TN]

03:30 AM on 10/16/2008

If they don't like it, you know it's good.

[ByersL]

08:10 PM on 10/15/2008

Why not? Sounds ok to me, gives the kids a few more minutes to do their homework before the game, and Mom and Dad can have some quality time together while listening to the next POTUS. Afterwards, the family can split up into the Project Runway/World Series groups and everyone is happy!

[shockjock]

04:35 AM on 10/16/2008

State of the Union Address

[iPolitics]

08:06 PM on 10/15/2008

MLB already agreed.

Obama may be up 20 points by then :)

[NC4Obama]

07:33 PM on 10/15/2008

Yeah.... i dont think it would be a good idea to delay the world series for a ad.

[shockjock]

04:36 AM on 10/16/2008

Unless he's in a Philly's uniform - or Tampa Bay