ABC Viewers React To ABC’s Graphic Iraq Images By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 11:16 PM Monday’s editions of World News and Nightline featured “exclusive footage of the troop surge in Iraq from British photographer Sean Smith.” The footage “provided an unfiltered look at the front lines” ...
MSNBC 2 Weeks: MSNBC Tops CNN In Sales Prime By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 11:01 PM MSNBC’s week of primetime demo wins over CNN, first noticed on July 10, has extended into a second week. “For the first two weeks of the [third] quarter, we have beaten CNN in the key demo (25-54) during the crucial &# ...
CNN Viewers Don’t Vote For CNN’s Countdown By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 5:14 PM CNN may be replacing Paula Zahn because of poor ratings, but the time slot isn’t proving easy for anybody. On Monday, American Morning co-hosts Kiran Chetry and John Roberts hosted the first of five CNN/YouTube Debate Countd ...
ABC ABC Makes Cuts In Chicago & Atlanta By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 3:35 PM ABC’s bureau chiefs in Chicago and Atlanta are being laid off, TVNewser has learned. The cuts are two of the first since ABC News president David Westin announced a network-wide review last month. Going forward, the bureaus ...
NBC “Green Week” On NBC Nets In November By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 3:16 PM NBC Universal is commiting to a “unprecedented, companywide weeklong programming effort” to educate consumers about “ecological issues and our impact on the environment.” It’s scheduled for Nov. 4 thr ...
MSNBC Olbermann To Moderate Dem Forum Aug. 7 By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 2:11 PM “Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, has been tapped to moderate the AFL-CIO’s Democratic Presidential Forum on August 7,” MSNBC announced today. “The forum will telecast ...
Evening News Evening News Ratings: Season-To-Date Tie Between ABC & NBC By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 2:01 PM Despite ABC’s recent evening ratings wins, NBC Nightly News had kept its lead for the season — until now. In the week ending July 13, NBC slipped into a television year-to-date tie with World News in viewers. Unless NB ...
MSNBC Rita Cosby Writing About Anna Nicole By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 1:01 PM Former MSNBC host Rita Cosby is penning a book about Anna Nicole Smith‘s death, a tipster points out. Google shows several hits for “Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith’s Death.” Hach ...
Fox Biz Fox Business Network Or Channel? By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 12:01 PM What’s the difference between Fox Business Network and Fox Business Channel? The company’s February announcement said it was “currently named Fox Business Channel,” but the Channel name was never official. ...
CNN Michael Moore Feels “Kinda Bad” For “Taking It All Out On Wolf Blitzer” By Brian on Jul. 17, 2007 - 11:05 AM From Michael Moore‘s web site: “I do feel kinda bad taking it all out on Wolf Blitzer. It’s not like he’s the official representative of the mainstream media. I mean, he’s from Buffalo, for crying out ...