2005: Grace Awakens Headline News

By Brian 

> Dec. 19: Nancy Grace is coming to the weekends

> Dec. 19: Ken Jautz cites “record ratings growth” in 2005

> Dec. 14: NY mental patient is stalking Grace

> Oct. 20: Entertainment correspondent and sports anchor join Robin & Co.

> Oct. 3: Karyn Brant is off Showbiz Tonight

> Aug. 9: The network schedules a pilot called Talking Points, then postpones it

> June 28: Headline News beats MSNBC in total day and prime

> June 7: Nancy Grace begins promoting a new book, and she grants her first interview to Larry King

> Apr. 18: HLN changes its primetime schedule to give Nancy Grace two primetime airings

> Apr. 5: HLN starts to air car chases

> Mar. 31: Headline Prime is a “sizeable investment”

> Mar. 21: Ken Jautz is happy with the HLN Prime ratings; “It’s a good start,” he says

> Feb. 21: Headline News introduces “dramatic changes;” Showbiz Tonight and Nancy Grace premiere

> Feb. 9: HLN is dropping the ticker and becoming more “CNN-ish”

> Jan. 13: Gail Shister suggests 360 could be expanded to two hours and Anderson Cooper could move to 10pm

> Jan. 13: CNN and HLN will “complement each other”

> Jan. 12: Showbiz Tonight and Nancy Grace are announced; more on Jan. 13

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