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…
Add Paramount Global co-CEO George Cheeks to the list of executives weighing in on the fallout of the CBS Mornings interview between co-anchor Tony Dokoupil and author Ta-Nehisi Coates. In a memo to staffers, Cheeks expressed support for CBS News executives while also saying that there needed to be “further substantive dialogue” about news division’s…
The fallout from CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil’s interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates took another turn on Wednesday. Shari Redstone, chair of CBS News’ parent company Paramount Global, publicly defended Dokoupil and expressed disagreement with how network executives handled the post-interview controversy. According to CNN, Redstone commented on the situation during an Advertising Week panel…
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….
CBS Mornings co-anchor Tony Dokoupil is currently under the public microscope for an interview that CBS News executives have now said did not meet the network’s editorial standards. The interview and the network’s response to it has inspired debate inside and outside of CBS over the last few days. The inciting incident was Dokoupil’s conversation…
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…
Top of the Ticker: Monday marked the one year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel. The broadcast, cable and streaming news outlets marked the occasion by reporting from the region as the tentacles of the war continue to spread throughout the Middle East. Last week, NBC News Now premiered the documentary, Freed: One…
It’s media blitz time for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz. The Democratic duo are making multiple appearances on a variety of outlets this week as Election Day draws ever closer. Here’s TVNewser’s round-up of where you can expect to see former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D….
CBS News announced on Friday that Jericka Duncan will now helm the Saturday edition of the CBS Weekend News. Duncan was already the anchor of the Sunday evening edition of the news broadcast. News of Duncan’s additional anchoring duties was made by CBS News and Stations president of newsgathering and editorial, Adrienne Roark, who said…
TVNewser road tripped to Philadelphia to see Vice President Kamala Harris debate former President Donald Trump on ABC News last month. CBS News kicked off October by thoughtfully bringing both candidates’ respective running mates, Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance, to our hometown. Walz and Vance had their first and only debate of the…
Former President Donald Trump is no longer on the clock. CBS News announced today that Trump has cancelled a planned appearance on its long-running newsmagazine, 60 Minutes. Vice President Kamala Harris will still sit for an interview, set to be broadcast on Oct. 7. 60 Minutes announced Trump’s decision to drop out on X, formerly…
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…
Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance is sure to bring in a lot of eyeballs. But there’s a chance that CBS News may not be able to provide a full accounting of the audience size. That’s because the network’s parent company, Paramount Global, is involved in a potentially…
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,…
When Jane Pauley takes the stage this evening at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards to receive her Lifetime Achievement statue, the pioneering broadcast journalist knows who she’ll be looking for in the audience. “I’ll be thinking about my three children–even though one of them did…
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…
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