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Anthony Bourdain Cooking Up CNN Show

Convergent TV

Looks like CNN is doing something new to counter its predictable peacetime ratings slump. No Reservations star and former Top Chef host Anthony Bourdain is slated to come to the network [...]


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Broadcast News Rebounds in 2011

Convergent TV

NBC in 2011 extended its winning streak in the nightly news race to four years, as NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams averaged 8.76 million total viewers, easily outpacing the [...]

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What Can We Expect From CNN’s Caucuses Coverage?

Convergent TV

In CNN’s ongoing effort to prove that it is by no means a network of Luddites, the channel is planning to unveil a host of new gizmos for its caucuses [...]

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After Reshuffling Schedule, CNN Sees Ratings Lift

Convergent TV

After a bleak 2010, CNN has seen an improvement in its ratings. For the year (as of mid-December), prime-time viewership is up 18 percent (with an average total viewership of [...]

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National Crises and Reality TV Aspect Boost Debate Ratings

Performance Marketing

If you thought that this year’s Republican debates seemed to be getting more buzz than ever before, you’d be right.

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Current TV Adds Granholm Show After Olbermann

Convergent TV

Current TV is rounding out its prime-time slate with the announcement that former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm will host a new show called The War Room With Jennifer Granholm.  The [...]