Game and Fish Commission which airs on Saturday mornings immediately after Today. Occasionally as time permits, KARZ-TV may air NBC network programs whenever KARK-TV is unable to in the event of extended breaking news or severe weather coverage. Programming history and controversies Unlike most NBC stations in the 1980s, KARK did not have a complete NBC weekend morning lineup. During the 1970s and 1980s, KARK produced multiple locally-produced shows including Matter of Conscience, First Saturday, Kids Like You, and Bozo's Big Top (a revival of a series that previously aired on KATV). At the time, the shows aired in NBC's Saturday Morning cartoon slots, replacing multiple cartoon programs that normally aired on NBC, such as Foofur, Mister T, and Alvin and the Chipmunks among others. KARK made national news in early 2006 when it decided not to air the NBC dramedy series The Book of Daniel. General manager Rick Rogala at the time issued two statements regarding the issue. The first issued on January 4, 2006, stated: "Our relationship with NBC always provided for the right to reject programming. I am reaffirming that right to let them know I will not allow them to make unilateral decisions affecting our viewers.[..] If my action causes people in our community to pay more attention to what they watch on television, I have accomplished my mission." A second statement was released two days later citing concerns about FCC rules regarding obscenity: "My first obligation to my station is to protect the license granted by the FCC. Current regulations could subject this station to severe punishment, up to and including revocation of our license if even a single person's objection to the FCC found material broadcast by our station to be indecent or obscene. Subsequent viewing of the material within The Book of Daniel leaves me no choice but to do my job and uphold the standards of our community." The program instead aired in its regular network timeslot on KWBF (now KARZ-TV) on Fridays following WB prime time programming. In part because of preemption of the series by KARK and select other affiliates, as well as low ratings overall, The Book of Daniel was canceled after three episodes with its remaining episodes being released online on NBC's website. News operation KARK presently broadcasts over 34 hours of locally produced newscasts and sports programming each week. The station also produces 19½ hours of weekly