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RECEIVED "'NBC MAH b 1995

William F. Caton DOCKET FILE COpy ORIGINAL Acting Secretary I Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N.W. Room 222 Washington, D. C. 20554

Re: MM Docket No. 94-123, Review of the Prime Time Access Rule, Section 73.658(k) of the Commission's Rules Comments of National Broadcasting Company, Inc.

Dear Mr. Caton:

The following attachments were inadvertently omitted from NBC's comments filed yesterday in this docket. Please associate them with NBC's comments.

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S{HICials including Pride and Prejudice, The Cormorant, America's Castles II, Mysteries Channel checker of the Bible: Who Wrote the Bible?, Mozart Requiem from sarajevo. Opposite Sex, Loco­ A rundown oforiginalfare on cable networks motion, Thicker Than Water, The House of Elliot, Ape Man. The Blue Angels, Genghis By Donna Petrozzello Cohn and TItanic. Iywood, Michael Feinstein: Sing a Song of Hollywood; Gotta Dance, WAMC. American Black Enlertainment Television ...1& ollowing is a list of original pro­ Movie Classics News, and Inspired By. Origi­ In Your Ear, Jazz Central, Screen Scene. graming now available or sched­ nal productions are The Hollywood Sound­ Video LP, Video Soul, Video Vibrations, Rap Fuled to appear on cable networks track Story, Atting Images: Fashion and Aim City, Comicview, Midnight Love. Out All operating with full-time schedules. It in America and Hollywood Blacklist. Night, Video Soul by Request, BET Sports does not include The International Report, Caribbean Rhythms, Bobby Jones Channel or Spanish-language networks Arts & Entertainment Networil ,.,. Gospel, Video Gospel, Color Code, Our Voic­ such as Galavision, GEMS, Telemundo Biography, Investigative Reports, American es, Lead Story, Personal Diary, Storyporch. and Univision, which import many Justice. 20th Century with Mike Wallace and Teen Summit and regular news updates. hours of programing on a U.S.-exclu­ A&E Mystery Movies including Cracker, A Remaining February specials include Daddy's sive basis and produce some original Touch of Frost, Inspector AI/eyn, Lovejoy Home, Mission in the Hood, Bob Jones: God­ programing. Mysteries. Also Anna Lee father of Black Hollywood. Black Caricature, and Tribute to Black Music Legends. America's Talking f«tlM,NJ. Live, interactive talk original net­ Bravo ...,.,N.y. work programing includes Ameri· Media Television, Inside the Actors Stu­ ca's Talking, What's New, Am I "",. dio, Opening Shot, South Bank Show and Nuts?, Alive &WeI/ness. Break . _,' ArtsBreak. A Leg, Ask E. Jean, Have a "';:'~";', Heart, Pork, A-T In Depth, The . eMIl HeaJth Club ttziiI....1& Best of A- T, Bugged! and Straight Funk Aerobics/Body Conditioning, Step Aero­ Forward with Roger Ailes. bic Conditioning, HilLa Impact. Slide Aero­ bics and Step Aerobics. American Movie Classics .."N.Y. Cartoon Network A",* Series include Reflections on the Original programing includes World Pre­ Silver Screen with Professor miere Toons--original cartoon shorts pro­ Richard Brown. The Movie that duced in conjunction with animation compa­ Changed My Life. Unscripted Hol- 'Duar's LabonJtoty' Is exr:IutJhIe to the Cartoon NeIMJttc ny Hanna Barbera-along with Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and The Moxy Anniversary Tribute. Show. E! Entertainment Television CNBC Fort Lee, NJ. LosAngeJes Before the Bell. Today's Business. E! News Daily. Talk Soup, Howard The Money Wheel. Inside Opinion. Stern. The Gossip Show, E! News Market Wrap, Business Insiders, Week in Review. Talk Soup Week­ Business Tonight, Mutual Fund end Edition, ... On E!. Casey's Top Investor, Money Tonight, Tim Ten. Q & E!. F. Y.E.: For Your Russert, Cal Thomas. Pozner/ Entertainment. E! Features, On Donahue. Equal Time. Rivera Live. Cable. Coming Attractions. The Charles Grodin, Real Personal. Kmetko Interviews. awards shows International Business View, and E! special news coverage, Strictly Business, Weekly Busi­ including gavel-to-gavel coverage ness. How to Succeed in Business. of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Technology Edge, CNBC Talks. AI Raker. The Dick Cavett Shaw, ESPN IIristDI, COII1. Straight Forward and Talk Live. ESPN is pleased that the NHL has settled its labor problems. Event programing includes the NFL. Major League Baseball, NHL. CNN AtIMda C-SPAN and C-SPAN 2 WaIqton college football (including College Football Continuous coverage of breaking news, spe­ These networks telecast more than 6,600 Association games), NCAA men's and cial reports and original series including hours of original programing in 1994, with women's basketball. men's and women's pro Larry King Live, Crossfire, TalkBack Live. 900 hours of House floor proceedings on C­ tennis including the Australian Open and Moneyline, CNN & Company, Inside Politics. SPAN. 1.245 hours of Senate floor proceed­ Davis Cup, the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Business Day, CNN Sports Tonightand Call­ ings on C-SPAN 2, coverage of various con­ Tour, LPGA, NASCAR.lndyCarand Formula 1 ing All Sports. CNN Presents, the network's gressional committee hearings and public auto racing. thoroughbred and harness rac­ prime time news magazine. will feature the affairs events. Original programs include ing, Top Rank Boxing, men's and women's following original programing: Guardian Washington Journal. Road to the White pro bowling. and World Cup Skiing. Special Warriors; The Wild, Wild East; Oscar. Law & Hause, Sunday Journal. America and the events include the ESPY awards ceremony, Disorder; 100 Days: The Gingrich Revolution; Courts and Booknotes. 1995 Extreme Games. America's Cup and Earth Day; Vietnam; Countdown to Victory: various sports news shows including Sports- VE Day; Investigators; At to Kill: Fool's Gold: The Discovery Channel BlIhIsda. Md. Center, Baseball Tonight, NFL GameDay, NFL Mental Health Scams; The Apocalypse Bug How the West Was Last. The Promised Land. Prime Time and Outside the Lines. and The Bad Seed. Carrier: Fortress at Sea. The Cronkite Report: i Media. Ocean Planet. Fall of Saigon, The Nile: I ESPN 2 BristD/, Conn. Comedy Central New Ylri River of Gads. Great Moments of Discovery, I Original series SportsNight and Talk2 and The A-List. Comic Justice. Comics Only, Seekers of the Lost Treasure. Flight Over the event programing including NHL, NCAA Doritos'Stand-Up, Stand-Up; London Under­ Equator, P T. Barnum. The Forbidden City, men's and women's basketball, Major ground, Mystery Science Theater 3000. Polit­ Stargazers. Rediscovering America with Indoor Lacrosse League, National Profes- ically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Twa Drink David Hartmann: Champions of the Land. sional Soccer League. Canadian Football Minimum, The Vacant Lot, Whose Line Is It A.C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe, Fangs!. League. Roller Hockey International, Arena Anyway?, Dr. Katz. Professional Therapist; Invention/Next Step, Vanishing Worlds, Football, Extreme Games, Baseball Across Exit 57, and specials Viva Vietnam: A White Nightmares End: The Liberation of the America Tour, NFL Draft. America's Cup, Trash Adventure Tourand Out There in Hol­ Camps, Harlem Diary, Planet of Life and Wild and Great College Rivalries. lywood. Discovery. EWTNICathoUc Cable Net. Ii ." 1Ala. Country Music Television NIII1fiIe The Disney Channel ",.,., Calf. Original series are La Mision del Cristiano. GMT Saturday Nite Dance Ranch. GMT Top Avonlea. Mickey Mouse Club. Ocean Girl and The Gospel of the Holy Spirit. The Comforter 12 Countdown, Big Ticket, CMT Delivery Walt Disney World Inside Ou~ original movies and The Catholic Challenge; original talk Room, Jammin' Country, The Signature include The Old Curiosity Show and The Four shows include Mather Angelica Live, Pillars Series and specials including CMT Showcase Diamonds; original specials include Aretha of Faith, The Abundant Life and St. Charles Artist of the Month. CMT Year-End Count­ Franklin: Going Home, Cropp Family Album: Forum; with original children's programing down Special, 52 Weeks of The Big One and The Sharks of Ningaloo Bay, Goldilocks and and live coverage of special event Masses CMrs Big Ticket to the Grammys. The Three Bears Sing Their Little Bitty Hearts and other religious celebrations. Out, Kenny Rogers: Going Home. Lilleham­ Court TV Nt. Ylri mer '94: 16 Days of Glory, The Making of My Faith and Values Channel ,."" Court TV Reports. Prime Time Justice. Instant Fair Lady: More Lavely Than Ever. The Mak­ Original programing includes worship ser­ Justice, Trial Story, In Context with Arthur ing of Aladdin, The Making of The Goofy vices and children'S programs and series The Miller, Verdicts & Justice. Washington Watch, Movie. The Making of Pocahontas. The Mak­ Word With Father Michael Manning, Crass Lack & Key, The System, Open Line and ing of Toy Story. The Making of Dumbo Drop, I Currents, Ethics In America. Alive!, Insights. Newsbreaks. along with live and taped cover­ ASpecial Evening WIth Elton John. Three Pigs I Midpoint. Great Figures of the Bible, Positive age of courtroom trials from around the U.S. Sing a Gig and We Are The World-A 10th I Parenting, The Winning Walk. Powerpoinf, ... r-_.... ,,"' ...... & .. __ L __ , J ORIGINALCABlEPROGRAMINQ'95if •

30 Good Minutes. God Squad. A World at Jam, HBO Comedy Hour: Paul Rodriguez Ideas with Bill Moyers and Race to Save the Live in San Quentin, HBO Comedy Jam: The Planet, hosted by Meryl Streep. 1995 Young Comedians Show Hosted by Garry Shandling, HBO Comedy Hour: Family Channel ~ But:h, Va. Women of the Night hosted by Tracy Ullman, Original series include Snowy River: The Citizen X, In Pursuit of Honor, Tyson, In McGregor Saga, Madeline. That's My Dog, Hitler's Shadow, McMartin, Happily Ever Maximum Drive, Masters of the Maze, Big After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, Shake­ Brother Jake, The World of Peter Rabbit and sp,are: The Animated Tales, Little Lulu, Friends, Trivial Pursuit and Country Music World Championship Boxing, Wimbledon Spotlight. Upcoming original movies Tad and '95, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, 5 Dad, the Angel & Me: series Heroes of the American Handguns, 5 American Guns: Street, and ablock of programing from Cable Am,rica Undercover, A Survivor Remem­ Health Network including Aerobic Condition­ bers, God's Little Acre and Shock Video 2. ing, Atness Plus, Body by Jake and Healthy Living. The Inspintional Networil antII, /I.e. Original religious and inspirational regular fX NrlytNt programing includes Signal Exchange, No live, original programing includes Breakfast Room for Talk, Weekend Jam, weekly INSP Time, Personal fX: The Collectibles Show, Concerts, Signature, In the House, Cheyenne The Pet Department, Under Scrutiny with Country, This Generation, Inspirational Movie Oliver Platt In HBO's 'In Hitler's Shadow' Jane Wallace, Sound fX and Back Chat. of the Week and special concert broadcasts.

11Ie Golf Channel 0dInt/0, Fla. care Clinic, Party at Home, Spencer Christ­ Jones Computer Networil s.tJ1111( CIII. Live coverage of golf tournaments world­ ian's Wine Cellar, That's Home Entertainment This spinoff of the Mind Extension University Wide. original programing includes news with Wil Shriner, Worldng From Home with network features its debut slate of original shows Golf Central, Golf Todayand Golf Talk Paul & Sarah Edwards, BuildIng This New programing with series and specials includ­ Live; series include Golf Channel Academy, House, Klutz Around The House, Rooms for ing Home Computing, Going On-Line, How to Profiles of a Pro, Passages to Paradise, Con­ Improvement, Willard Scott's Home and Gar­ Buy a Computer, Digital Gurus, New Media versations with Ann Ligouri, Golf Channel den Almanac. Awesome Interiors, Best of News, Multimedia Gulch, JCN Profiles, 10 Classics and specials 46 Champions: 1994 American Design, The Bock & Craig Show, Nanoseconds of Fame, Information Highway PGA Tour Q-School, The Race to Quality: The Furniture Show, Homes Across America, Interchange, Computer Kids, The Design 1994 LPGA Tour Q-School. Collegiate Pre­ Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home, Room By Revolution and JCN Special Report: Virtual view: The Class of '95, LPGA Hall of Fame, Room, American Hobbies & Pastimes, Carol Trade Shows. The Birth of a Course, The Caddy and The Duvall Show, Cratty Kids and Sew Perfect. Writers. The Learning Channel """.Mt Home Box OffIce H. ytNt Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War. The History Channel NrI ytNt Dream On, The Larry Sanders Show, Dennis Desmond Morris' The Human Animal: A Per­ Original documentaries include The Secret Miller Live, Russell Simmons' Def Comedy sonal View of the Human Species, Seven Service, The Crusades, Automobiles, Nau­ Wonders of the World, The Revolutionary tilus, Most Decorated, Blood and Iron, Mod­ War, Wonders of Weather, Treasure Islands, em Marvels and Charlemagne. Series include Quantum, Connections 2, Wonders of the Year by Year, High Explosives, Monuments Universe, Angel Stories, Crafts, The Opera­ to Freedom. Seeds of War, Iwo Jima: Hell's tion III, BibB's Italian Kitchen II, Great Books, Volcano. U.S. Naval Academy: 150 Years in Understanding, Great Palaces of the World, Annapolis. A Child for Hitler, The Legacy of History'S Turning Points, Paleo World II, Truk Lagoon. Okinawa: The Final Battle, The Archaeology and Simply Style. Lucky Ones: Allied Airmen and Buchenwald, Diary at the Last Heroes: Warsaw Ghetto Ufetime ".y,,* Uprising, rito: Churchill's Man, rito: His Own Everyday Workout, Your Baby & Child with Man, Beria: Stalin's Creature. Eye on History: Dr. Penelope Leach, Our Home, Live from V-E Day, The Eleven Most Dangered Sites, Queens, Girls Night Out, What Every Baby China Rising, American Heritage, Hiroshima: Knows, Supermarket Sweep, Shop 'Til You The Whole Story, Rain of Ruin: The Story of Drop and various specials and Lifetime Pre­ Enola Gay, Nuremburg War Crimes Trials, miere Movies. Dieppe and Imperial War Museum Special. MInd Extension University ~••CIII. Home & Garden Television KJImiIe, r-. Series and specials include Jason Classroom Original series include Breaking Ground, A NetwOrk, The Global Library Project, MEIU Gardener's Diary, Jane Nugent's Garden Special Report: Virtual Trade Shows (educa­ Party, Star Gardens, Winter Gardening, At the 0_ o.Mney in Uftltlme's 'Choices of tion and technology), Born to Leamand More Auction. Company of Animals. Lucille's Car the H..rt: The Marga"'t Ssnger Story. ' I Simply Spanish.

48 MTV NewYo'* can Skyline. TNN Video Sessions. MTV NewslWeek in Rock. Interact. Path to Stardom, Remodeling & MTV News Specials-including Decorating Today, VideoMorning Enough is Enough, Free Your Mind and VideoPM. Original specials and Choose or Lose campaigns include A Phyllis George Special. and other specials: MTV Sports, Ralph Emery on the Record. The House of Style, MTV Unplugged, Marty Party, The Life and Times. The State, Lip Service, The Real Full Access, Riders Radio Theater: World. Road Rules. Singled Out, The Television Show and coverage Rockumentary. The Grind, Sand­ of awards shows including Cow­ Blast, Superock and Yo! MTV boy Jubilee: Celebrating the Raps. Various hosted music video National Cowboy Hall of Fame, blocks include MTV's Rude Awak· TNN Music City News Country ening, MTV Blocks. MTV Jams, AwarosandAnEvenmgofCountry Alternative Nation, Most Wanted Greats: AHall of Fame Celebration. Jams, MTV Prime Time, Yo!, MTV Dreamtime, Top 20 Video Count­ N8ti0nal Empowerment TV down and 120 Minutes. Animated WIIIictun series include Liquid Television, All About Music, America on Track. Beavis and Butt-head. The Brothers Grunt, American Family, Capitol Watch, Dateline MTV Oddities including The Head, The Maxx, The Nashville Network "."., Washington, Direct Line with Paul Weyrich. Aeon Flux and others. Specials include MTV Series include Music City Tonight, The Statler Eighth Wonder, Freedom's Challenge, Full Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Brothers Show, The Legends of Country Disclosure. Home Business. Insights with MTV Rock 'n Jock Softball Challenge, MTV Music, At the Ryman, Grand Ole Opry Live, Robert Novack, It's Only Politics. Legal Note­ Rock 'n Jock B-ball Jam, NBA AII·Star Bash Opry Backstage, Club Dance, Wildhorse book, Michells in the Morning with Dan and and the 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Saloon, Charlie Daniels' Talent Roundup. Nancy Mitchell, Modem War, The Progress Induction Ceremony. TNN Country News, Aleene's Cratts, Ameri- Report, the journalists' forum RhatPack. The Attachment B

Number of Cable Subscribers vs. Number and Programming Expenditures of Independent Stations

50.000 350 (2400)

45.000 : 0 Cable Subscribers I. Independent Stations I 300 40.000 !- Programming Expenditures : (1800) I I -en -c 35.000 250 :i (1500) en:§. .§en 30.000 -! 200 en;:;sa (1200) c C 25,000 ~! ~C) 20.000 150 (900) ~~ -i 15.000 ~ 10 ~ (600) ~ 10.000 -l:L 50 5.000 (300)

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SOURCES: INTV (number of Independent stations); 1989 TV and Cable Faetbook. cable & Services Volume. at C-374 (number of cabte subscribers); estimates based on data in NAB Television Financial Reports and other sources (programming expenditures).