The NBC owned affiliates in New York and Los Angeles are launching 7 p.m. local newscasts on Monday, bumping Access Hollywood to 7:30 p.m.
and going up against Jeopardy! and Inside Edition.The addition of the newscasts is unusual for the time period, which has been typically reserved for syndicated magazine and game shows.WNBC-TV in New York will feature a half hour newscast with David Ushery, Natalie Pasquarella, Janice Huff and Bruce Beck.
KNBC-TV in Los Angeles will debut a half hour anchored by Colleen Williams and featuring meteorologist Melissa Magee. The newscasts will follow NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, but also are a further extension of news into the early evening.
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