TV Biz Meredith Vieira Throws Out First Pitch at Fenway By kevin on Aug. 23, 2010 - 4:41 PM “Today” show co-anchor Meredith Vieira threw out the first pitch at Friday evening’s Boston Red Sox game, though it seems her co-host Matt Lauer was not entirely impressed by her form. Vieira was there to promote ...
Fox News Janice Dean Pregnant By kevin on Aug. 23, 2010 - 4:15 PM • Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean announced today on “America’s Newsroom” that she’s pregnant with a second baby boy. She told anchor Megyn Kelly that she’s due in early February. Video (via J ...
TV Biz Katrina Anniversary Coverage Update By kevin on Aug. 23, 2010 - 2:23 PM We have some updates to our roundup of news network coverage for the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: CBS: Harry Smith will anchor “The Early Show” from New Orleans on Friday the 27th for full anniversary coverage ...
ABC ABC Unveils New ‘World News’ Set By kevin on Aug. 23, 2010 - 1:08 PM On tonight’s “ABC World News,” Diane Sawyer will return from her two-week vacation to a newly renovated studio in New York. TVNewser has one of the first images of the set, which is, by comparison, much brighter ...
NBC No Same-Sex Couples Advance in ‘Today’ Wedding Contest By kevin on Aug. 23, 2010 - 11:14 AM Despite NBC’s decision to allow same-sex couples to apply for its “Modern Love” wedding contest, there were none among the four finalists revealed this morning on the “Today” show. When the call for e ...
Funny TV News Blooper Reel By kevin on Aug. 21, 2010 - 5:54 PM Our pals over at Social Times have compiled a top ten list of their favorite TV news bloopers, which includes such greats as the Shepard Smith slip-o-the-tongue and the classic “grape lady.” Check out the full list her ...
CNN Anderson Cooper on Where to Draw ‘The Line’ By kevin on Aug. 21, 2010 - 9:55 AM • Men’s Journal has a Q&A with CNN’s Anderson Cooper this week and asks about the line between journalist and participant. “There is a line, and the more you’ve been in the field, the more you̵ ...
ABC ABC Orders New Season of ‘WWYD’ By kevin on Aug. 20, 2010 - 3:35 PM ABC News has ordered a new season of John Quiñones’ “Primetime” series “What Would You Do?”, TVNewser has learned. ABC confirms that the network has ordered a full season and that episodes are al ...
Morning Shows Morning Show Ratings: Week of August 9 By kevin on Aug. 20, 2010 - 7:36 AM NBC’s “Today” show continues as the top-rated morning show as overall viewership dropped a bit last week. By the end of the month, “Today” will likely mark 800 weeks as the top-rated morning show in t ...
NBC Some Backstory on NBC News’ Iraq Reporting By kevin on Aug. 19, 2010 - 5:50 PM Richard Engel’s live reporting from the military convoy out of Iraq last evening left many non-NBCers wondering: How’d they get that “exclusive?” According to reports, the major broadcast was in the works f ...