May
07
NBC Looks to ESPN for New Executive at ‘Today’
Posted in: UncategorizedThe hiring of Jamie Horowitz reflects the intense competition in the morning between NBC and ESPN’s sister network, ABC.
Apr
21
Starting in June, ‘Today’ Will Simulcast on SiriusXM
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC is announcing a deal with the satellite radio service that will bring all four hours of its franchise morning news show to radio.
Mar
24
ABC News President to Be Top Disney TV Executive
Posted in: UncategorizedBen Sherwood, who will head the ABC Television Group, has drawn attention for his work at the news operation, notably the rise of “Good Morning America.”
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Mar
13
‘Good Morning America’ Hits Ratings Milestone
Posted in: UncategorizedSpillover from ABC’s Oscar coverage led the show to its biggest weekly audience average since Nielsen began keeping electronic ratings records.
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Feb
24
Closing Olympics Ceremonies Give NBC a Narrow Win on a Crowded Sunday
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Games drew more than 15 million viewers, but “Walking Dead” on AMC had more than 13 million, and “Downton Abbey” had 8.5 million.
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Feb
18
‘Today’ Claws Ahead of ‘Good Morning America’ With Help of Olympics
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC’s morning show last week managed to best the recent ratings leader on ABC — 6.221 million viewers, compared with 6.010 million.
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Feb
13
Matt Lauer’s Olympian Assignment for NBC Begins Early and Ends Late
Posted in: UncategorizedWith Bob Costas sidelined, Matt Lauer of “Today” is also on prime time, with little sleep. “I can’t do this schedule for any prolonged period of time,” he says.
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Jan
06
NBC Begins Swarm of Ads to Lift ‘Today’ Back to Top
Posted in: UncategorizedThe NBC morning news program, which has been second to “Good Morning America” for 16 months, will open its offensive with a major promotional campaign.
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Sep
27
In Ratings War, ‘G.M.A.’ Beats ‘Today’ for Full Season
Posted in: UncategorizedAccording to the final viewership figures for the 2012-13 season, “Good Morning America” on ABC has taken a decisive lead among total viewers.
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Sep
13
NBC Announces a Face-Lift, and One New Face, for ‘Today’
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC outlined changes for its morning program, “Today,” which has lost about a quarter of its audience and is stuck in second place behind “Good Morning America.”
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Aug
20
‘Today’ Is Starting Oprah-like Book Club
Posted in: UncategorizedThe NBC morning show will promote a book every four or five weeks, starting on Tuesday with “The Bone Season,” by Samantha Shannon.
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Aug
05
John Palmer, 77, Correspondent for NBC News
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Palmer broke the news of the Carter administration’s failed effort to rescue the American hostages in Iran in 1980 and anchored NBC’s early coverage of the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986.
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Jul
03
The TV Watch: Cooking Up Redemption, With a Dollop of Denial
Posted in: UncategorizedOn “Today” Paula Deen, the tarnished queen of Southern cooking, offered a contrite defense to charges that she has used racist epithets.
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Jun
21
Food Network Drops Paula Deen
Posted in: UncategorizedThe network announced Friday that it would not renew Ms. Deen’s contract at the end of June, after she apologized for using racist language.
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Jun
19
In Overhaul, ‘Today’ Show Director Gets a New Title
Posted in: UncategorizedJoe Michaels, who has been the director for 18 years, was given a new job last week that portends more change to come.
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Apr
18
Who Can Save the ‘Today’ Show?
Posted in: UncategorizedHow a toxic clash of personalities cost NBC’s “Today” its No. 1 ranking. Matt Lauer may yet lead the show back to the top spot, but the morning is tougher now than ever.
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Apr
16
Jeff Zucker at CNN Hires Michael Bass, a Deputy From His NBC Past
Posted in: UncategorizedMichael Bass, a longtime deputy of Jeff Zucker’s dating from their days at “Today,” left Katie Couric’s syndicated talk show to be a senior vice president at CNN.
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Mar
29
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Awkwardness at NBC, and Barbara Walters’ Retirement
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC has yet to learn how to handle successions gracefully, Barbara Walters will retire in 2014, and Christopher Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will host a new CNN morning show.
Mar
27
Call to Cooper of CNN Hints at a Shift for ‘Today’
Posted in: UncategorizedAn NBC executive is said to have asked Anderson Cooper if he would consider taking Matt Lauer’s job as co-host on the “Today” show, which has slumped in the ratings.
Mar
19
Maria Shriver Appears on ‘Today’ for Papal Coverage
Posted in: UncategorizedMs. Shriver, a former NBC correspondent, took a first step toward resuming that role when she contributed a report to NBC’s “Today” show.
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