With Election Night rapidly approaching, TVNewser is here to provide virtual visits to some of the network studios you’ll be watching on Nov. 5. Check out behind the scenes photos and expert commentary from the designers who brought the new and improved sets to life. Marc Greenstein, NBCU News Group senior vice president creative production…
Election Night is TV news’ Super Bowl, and the major news outlets have spent untold hours getting ready for Tuesday night. That’s when millions of viewers tune in looking for the answer to one question: Will the next commander in chief be Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump? TVNewser had its own…
With Election Night rapidly approaching, TVNewser is here to provide virtual visits to some of the network studios you’ll be watching on Nov. 5. Check out behind the scenes photos and expert commentary from the designers who brought the new and improved sets to life. Raul Gutierrez, director of news studio operations and real time…
The biggest night of America’s political calendar is upon us. On Nov. 5, millions of viewers around the country to tune in to see which presidential candidate will enter the Oval Office in January: Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump. With 2024’s contest polling so closely, the outcome of the election will…
Kamala Harris finally met “Kamala Harris” on the last Saturday Night Live before Election Day. In a long-awaited meet-and-greet, the real Vice President appeared alongside the Studio 8H version, played by Maya Rudolph. “It’s nice to see you Kamala,” Rudolph told the Democratic presidential candidate, after waiting nearly a full minute for the studio audience’s…
The closing days of the presidential election are upon us, but the deadlocked race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be piquing viewer interest in the evening newscasts. The week of Oct. 21 saw a mixed bag of ratings results for the three broadcast networks. On the positive…
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…
Live from Pennsylvania… it’s Alex Wagner Tonight! TVNewser can exclusively reveal that the MSNBC host is embedded in the battleground East Coast state for a special live episode of her primetime show, premiering Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET. With Pennsylvania polling currently showing a deadlock between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald…
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…
Dateline Blayne: The Dateline NBC family grows with the addition of its newest correspondent, Blayne Alexander. Based in Atlanta and just back from maternity leave, Alexander has been with NBC News since 2019 and previously reported on the 2020 and 2022 elections, the COVID-19 pandemic, and nationwide protests around racial injustice. “Blayne Alexander is an…
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…
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…
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…
One year ago, Kristen Welker met NBC News viewers as the new face of Meet the Press. This month, the Sunday morning staple enters its 77th season with 12 months of ratings growth in its back pocket. And NBC News execs are more than happy to give Welker her flowers for keeping television’s longest-running show–scripted…
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