During the 1978–79 season, it aired "This Morning", a locally based talk show hosted by Cathie Mann, in place of the game shows "Card Sharks" and "All Star Secrets", while for many years, NBC's 12:30 p.m. programming was preempted in favor of a newscast. During the 1983–84 season, the newscast was expanded to an hour, preempting NBC's noon programming (most notably "Super Password"). That season, WDIV also preempted the 1983 revival of "Dream House" in favor of the 1978 revival of "Tic-Tac-Dough".