Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Saturday Tribune-Review.
Q: Will “The Pitt” season one be available on DVD anytime soon?
— Jack, via email
Rob: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the entity that would release “The Pitt” on DVD, has not yet announced a DVD release, but I suspect that will happen at some point. When I asked about it, I was told, “Plans are not finalized for this title.”
Q: What happened to the revival of “So Help Me Todd”? It was canceled after two seasons but then I read there was a viral write-in campaign to bring it back.
— Peter, via Facebook
Rob: Just because there is a campaign to save a show doesn’t mean that show will be saved. Many series have fans who stump for a renewal post-cancellation but it’s exceedingly rare that those efforts succeed. “So Help Me Todd” is no different. Fans wanted more; CBS ignored their pleas.
Q: Just wondering why my Comcast channel guide says that “Wheel of Fortune” is on at 7 p.m. and “Jeopardy!” is on at 7:30 p.m. But “Jeopardy!” is on at 7 and there’s an Olympics show on every day at 7:30 during the games. Considering Comcast owns NBC, it’s quite puzzling.
— Darrin, via email
Q: I noticed that “WTAE Action News” is listed on Comcast Xfinity’s guide to run from 11 to 11:50 p.m. on Mondays, delaying “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its regular 11:35 p.m. time. Unfortunately, when I play back my DVR recording of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” I’ve found that I’ve missed most of the opening monologue. In other words, “Jimmy Kimmel” began at its regular start time after all. What’s going on?
— Mark, Squirrel Hill
Rob: These are all issues Comcast has no control over. As with newspaper TV listings, cable/satellite/streaming TV listings come from an outside vendor. After I inquired on behalf of Darrin and Mark, Comcast notified its listing providers who worked with broadcasters to correct their listings moving forward.
In the case of the “Wheel” and “Jeopardy” errors, that’s likely related to the temporary change in schedule instigated by the Olympics, which are now over. As far as the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” mistake, which is unrelated to any change in schedule, maybe it was human input error.
Q: Comcast’s on-demand program selections used to show expiration dates to tell when the programming will leave the on-demand platform. Lately these dates have been missing, so now the viewer has no idea how long the program is available to be watched. What happened to the expiration dates?
— Tony, via email
Rob: My understanding is Comcast transitioned to a new source for its on-demand content and in that process they identified that some of the expiration dates listed were not accurate. To avoid displaying inaccurate information, Comcast removed the expiration date field. Comcast is working to reinstate the expiration date in the coming months.