As we settle into the 2024-2025 broadcast season, TVNewser is taking a last look back at some of the lesser-told narratives of 2023-2024 broadcast season. We’re focusing on time periods and networks that don’t always factor into our weekly coverage, from the Sunday morning shows to NewsNation and CNBC. Sunday Morning News CBS News’ Face…
A suddenly roofless Tropicana Field. A construction crane toppling over and crashing into the Tampa Times offices. Those are some of the searing images that aired on the major networks when Hurricane Milton made landfall on the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm. Even as coverage shifts into recovery phase, those…
The second week of the 2023-2024 TV season saw ABC News’ Good Morning America once again in the top position with total viewers. Meanwhile, NBC News’ Today–which in recent weeks has put up a spirited battle to unseat its rival–took second place in that category, but remained No. 1 with the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo….
While the first week of October marks the high stakes homestretch of the 2024 presidential election, all three evening news broadcasts experienced double-digit drops in total viewers and the advertiser-favored Adults 25-54 demo. The declines were especially painful for CBS News, which hosted last week’s vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D….
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene brought untold devastation to the southern United States, the region is facing another extreme weather event, Hurricane Milton. Mass evacuations are already underway in parts of Florida ahead of Milton’a expected landfall on Wednesday as a potential Category 4 storm. The National Weather Service has issued a warning of…
ABC News will reportedly be parting ways with 75 staffers. The outlet announced the cuts on Wednesday, amidst larger staff reductions its parent company, the Walt Disney Company, has been undertaking over the last few weeks. The layoffs will affect staffers at ABC News and its eight-owned local stations, and will be spread evenly between…
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir started the 2024-2025 broadcast season in its usual first place position in both total viewers and the advertiser-coveted demo of Adults 25-54. It’s the ninth consecutive year that WNT opened the season as the most-watched evening newscast. In addition, the program extended its winning streak in total viewers…
The seesaw battle for first place in total viewers between Good Morning America and Today shifted in GMA’s favor. The ABC News morning show claimed No. 1 over its NBC News AM rival to begin the 2024-2025 season. One week after ceding the top spot, GMA reclaimed its throne in total viewers, moving ahead of…
The seesaw battle for first place in total viewers between Good Morning America and Today shifted in GMA’s favor. The ABC News morning show claimed No. 1 over its NBC News AM rival to begin the 2024-2025 season. One week after ceding the top spot, GMA reclaimed its throne in total viewers, moving ahead of…
The latest–and, for now, final debate–of the 2024 presidential election cycle takes place on Tuesday hosted by CBS News. The vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance–respective running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump–will face off in New York City as the sprint towards Election Day enters…
Top of the Ticker: Andrea Mitchell said and emotional goodbye–and happy hello–to her longtime producer Michelle Perry on Friday. The Andrea Mitchell Reports host revealed that Perry has been promoted to a larger role at NBC News and its multiple networks. “She’s become one of the most beloved and respected colleagues in our Washington bureau,…
It’s the end of the 2023-2024 TV season as we knew it, and you’d better believe that David Muir is feeling fine. With the week of September 16 in the history books, the World News Tonight host and the rest of the ABC News team can celebrate their own Triple Crown: another week, quarter, and…
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ for Good Morning America. ABC News’ flagship morning news program wrapped up the 2023-2024 season with a first place finish among total viewers–the 12th straight season that its perched at the top of the roost. But GMA had to cede the advertiser-treasured Adults 25-54 demo to Today as the NBC…
The 2024 edition of Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off on Sept. 15 for a monthlong celebration of America’s vibrant Hispanic and Latino and Latine communities. Appropriately, the major news outlets have announced themed programming unfolding from now through Oct. 15, ranging from primetime specials to special segments on popular shows. Here’s our network-by-network viewing guide…
It was a slender victory–but a victory nonetheless–for Good Morning America last week. After the ABC News morning show saw its NBC News rival Today capture the No. 1 spot among both total viewers and the A25-54 demo for the week of Sept. 2, GMA fought its way back into first place in the former…
David Muir didn’t just co-moderate a closely-watched presidential debate last week–he also anchored the country’s top newscast. According to live plus same day data from Nielsen, ABC World News Tonight posted a dominant performance during the week of Sept. 9, attracting an audience of 6.933 million total viewers and 967,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54…
Former President Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt on Sunday. The incident took place at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, FL. Trump previously survived a shooting in Butler County, PA in July. The timeline of Sunday’s events started at 1:30 p.m. ET when authorities received reports of…
Vice President Kamala Harris sat for her first solo TV interview on Friday, three days after her first–and most likely only–debate with former President Donald Trump. But the Democratic candidate notably didn’t appear on any of the major cable or broadcast outlets. Instead, she went local, recording an interview with Brian Taff, anchor of Philadelphia’s…
Having seen the huge ratings that accompany presidential debates, Fox News has thrown its hat in the ring to host the next match-up between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Following the Harris/Trump debate on ABC News on Tuesday, Fox News announced that it had sent letters to both campaigns requesting an additional debate in…
Set phasers to… spin. The most popular (and crowded) place to be before and after a presidential debate is the spin room, where surrogates from both sides of the aisle are swarmed by press asking for their instant reactions. TVNewser joined the fray following the ABC News debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, overhearing…
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