KPRC 2 viewers are letting me know that the Graham Media Group's 3pm newscast has not been airing this week.
UPDATE: KPRC 2 tells me the 3pm newscast is on hiatus until Monday, April 13, while the staff is in newsroom training.
According to KPRC's own TV listings, the newscast has been replaced by a half-hour of The Drew Barrymore Show and Entertainment Tonight.
The Drew Barrymore Show still airs for a full hour on Channel 2 at 11am. And Entertainment Tonight is still airing in its multi-decade slot at 6:30pm.
As the chronicler of all Houston media, I remember blogging back in 2023 when the 3pm newscast debuted with co-anchors Andy Cerota, Lisa Hernandez, and meteorologist Justin Stapleton.
At the same time, KPRC debuted "KPRC 2 News Today at 10am." Less than a year later, the 10am newscast was replaced by...you guessed it...Drew Barrymore.
The former movie star has become quite the pinch hitter for KPRC's newscast substitutions.
(Thanks, Shad)
