diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowBuilder.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowBuilder.php
index 5f678d697..e3804e17f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowBuilder.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/ShowBuilder.php
@@ -76,22 +76,6 @@ class Application_Model_ShowBuilder {
         return $formatted;
     }
 
-    private function makeFooterRow($p_item) {
-
-        $row = $this->defaultRowArray;
-        $this->isAllowed($p_item, $row);
-        $row["footer"] = true;
-
-        $showEndDT = new DateTime($p_item["si_ends"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
-        $contentDT = $this->contentDT;
-
-        $runtime = bcsub($contentDT->format("U.u"), $showEndDT->format("U.u"), 6);
-        $row["runtime"] = $runtime;
-        $row["fRuntime"] = $this->formatTimeFilled($runtime);
-
-        return $row;
-    }
-
     private function isAllowed($p_item, &$row) {
 
         $showStartDT = new DateTime($p_item["si_starts"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
@@ -197,16 +181,31 @@ class Application_Model_ShowBuilder {
         }
         //show is empty
         else {
+
             $row["empty"] = true;
             $row["id"] = 0 ;
             $row["instance"] = intval($p_item["si_id"]);
-
-            //return null;
         }
 
         return $row;
     }
 
+    private function makeFooterRow($p_item) {
+
+        $row = $this->defaultRowArray;
+        $this->isAllowed($p_item, $row);
+        $row["footer"] = true;
+
+        $showEndDT = new DateTime($p_item["si_ends"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $contentDT = $this->contentDT;
+
+        $runtime = bcsub($contentDT->format("U.u"), $showEndDT->format("U.u"), 6);
+        $row["runtime"] = $runtime;
+        $row["fRuntime"] = $this->formatTimeFilled($runtime);
+
+        return $row;
+    }
+
     public function GetItems() {
 
         $current_id = -1;
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
index d3ef80bd6..084fda9ff 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/showbuilder/builder.js
@@ -535,8 +535,17 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		};
 		
 		fnUpdate = function(event, ui) {
+			var prev = ui.item.prev();
+			
+			//can't add items outside of shows.
+			if (prev.hasClass("sb-footer")) {
+				alert("Cannot add an item outside a show.");
+				ui.item.remove();
+				return;
+			}
+			
 			aItemData = [];
-			oPrevData = ui.item.prev().data("aData");
+			oPrevData = prev.data("aData");
 			
 			//item was dragged in
 			if (origTrs !== undefined) {
@@ -561,10 +570,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 			forcePlaceholderSize: true,
 			items: 'tr:not(:first, :last, .sb-header, .sb-footer, .sb-not-allowed)',
 			receive: fnReceive,
-			update: fnUpdate,
-			start: function(event, ui) {
-				//ui.placeholder.html("PLACE HOLDER");
-			}
+			update: fnUpdate
 		};
 	}());