I missed the move from 11:30am to noon last Sunday for On The Record as I was traveling to Denver. I did wonder, however, what they were going to sandwich in between The Chris Matthews Show and OTR. Well, today I found out. On right now is a football show, called Panthers Huddle. I’m a pretty big football fan, but seriously: how does the WVEC management justify sticking a football show between political shows?
With OTR on right after Matthews, it was a seamless transition from national politics to local politics. No doubt some of the folks who only follow national politics hung around for the local stuff. And that’s a good thing, and not just for the ratings of OTR. I really wish they would move it back.
In any event, today’s show, which airs momentarily, will feature a conversation with former governor Mark Warner and two local delegates to the Republican Convention. If you miss the airing, it will be available on the website on Monday.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
I watch This Week from 10-11
Tivo Face the Nation at 10:30
Then watch it from 11:30 to noon then on to Joel…
Thank goodness for DVRs. I finally saw Tim Kaine’s Tuesday night appearance on The Daily Show when I got home. On The Record is on the recording list every week in case I miss it.
I can see the ratings issue, though. I wonder whether companies like Nielsen have access to cable system data on recording requests. (They must be able to detect them.)