ABC News’ Good Morning America maintained its status as America’s No. 1 morning show for the new season, extending that reign to five weeks. At the same time, GMA was also the only morning show to see week-to-week declines in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the week of October 21. NBC…
Top of the Ticker: CBS News’ senior vice president of talent strategy Alison Pepper announced that she will depart the network once the presidential election cycle concludes. Pepper–who has been with the network since 2021–cited the “seismic shits” at CBS as impacting her decision. That’s likely a reference to the network’s parent company Paramount Global,…
Top of the Ticker: CBS News’ senior vice president of talent strategy Alison Pepper announced that she will depart the network once the presidential election cycle concludes. Pepper–who has been with the network since 2021–cited the “seismic shits” at CBS as impacting her decision. That’s likely a reference to the network’s parent company Paramount Global,…
Chris Dinan will be the new executive producer of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. ABC News announced his new role on Monday; he fills the role vacated by Almin Karamehedovic, who was promoted to ABC News president in August. “With three decades of network news experience, Chris brings a wealth of knowledge and…
It’s been over two weeks since Tony Dokoupil’s CBS Mornings interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates set off an internal firestorm at CBS News. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that CBS News president Wendy McMahon is requesting an editorial review of the newsroom’s reporting process, asking journalists to address concerns about fairness and objectivity. McMahon’s…
It’s been over two weeks since Tony Dokoupil’s CBS Mornings interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates set off an internal firestorm at CBS News. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that CBS News president Wendy McMahon is requesting an editorial review of the newsroom’s reporting process, asking journalists to address concerns about fairness and objectivity. McMahon’s…
Prime Election Day: Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has officially thrown its hat into news coverage. As Puck’s Dylan Byers reported weeks ago, Prime Video has struck a deal with former NBC News anchor Brian Williams to helm special election night coverage that will free to watch for Prime Video subscribers. Election Night with Brian…
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…
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