Ever since the preemption fairy started running amok at KSDK, I’ve been studying the station’s routine “Advance Schedule Update” emails more closely. And today, I noted from one such email that “Mercy” will be bumped at 7 p.m. Wednesday for…

KTVI won the station excellence award and KSDK’s Mike Bush and Frank Cusumano won as news and sports anchors at Saturday night’s Mid-America Emmys. But St. Louis stations overall didn’t make a very impressive showing, with the award for news…

Remember “must-see TV”? Tonight, it’s “can’t-see TV.” KSDK (Channel 5) — in just the second full week of the new season — has opted to preempt NBC’s Thursday edition of “Saturday Night Live” (7 p.m.) and Amy Poehler’s “Parks and…

As “Merlin’ heads for next Sunday’s finale, two back-to-back episodes this week were interrupted by the resumption of the Cardinals game after a rain delay. Significant chunks of both episodes were missed, but KSDK was unable to arrange a repeat.…

Dr. Mehmet Oz, with Oprah Winfrey.

The new “Dr. Oz Show,” featuring “Oprah” regular Dr. Mehmet Oz, will air at 11 a.m. weekdays, the station confirms. The new daytime schedule, beginning Sept. 14, eliminates the half-hour newscast and infomercial that had…

Cordell Whitlock, anchor of the weekend editions of “Today in St. Louis,” has opted not to renew his contract with KSDK. His last day on the job will be next Tuesday. He says:

“It has been my pleasure to anchor and report…

Staffers at KSDK (Channel 5) confirm that they’ve received a letter from station owner Gannett informing them of pay cuts effective July 1. The cut, which comes on top of two furloughs, will be 6 percent for employees making $50,000 a…

If you wanted to watch the double vote-out on “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here” Thursday night but instead were slapped in the face by another preemption by Channel 5, no need to wait for the station’s…

*Update: My DVR guide now indicates that the missed episode will air at 1:28 a.m. Monday. But if you still want to watch the episode, I recommend catching it at 3:15 p.m. Sunday as part of an MTV marathon of…