Ratings Q2 2010 Ratings: CNN’s Up and Down Quarter By kevin on Jun. 29, 2010 - 4:32 PM While CNN’s primetime struggled in particularly low-rated April, the network fared a little better in June. Still, CNN saw sizeable year-to-year decreases over the whole of the quarter — the largest in cable news. Tota ...
CNN Campbell Brown’s Time at CNN Coming to a Close By kevin on Jun. 24, 2010 - 12:51 PM In a Q&A with The Wrap’s Dylan Stableford, CNN/US President Jon Klein confirms that anchor Campbell Brown will be “hosting her show until the end of July.” A CNN spokesperson tells TVNewser no firm date has b ...
CNN Eliot Spitzer, Kathleen Parker Hired by CNN By kevin on Jun. 23, 2010 - 10:20 AM Breaking: TVNewser has learned that former NY governor Eliot Spitzer and columnist Kathleen Parker have signed a contract with CNN. The pair will host an 8pmET roundtable discussion show to replace Campbell Brown’s primetime ...
CNN More on Piers Morgan at CNN and His Other Television Resume By kevin on Jun. 14, 2010 - 5:52 PM There’s been a flurry of tips and chatter today about Piers Morgan joining CNN’s line-up in the very near future and The Guardian is now reporting that Morgan flew to New York for meetings “to clear the way for a ...
CNN Is Piers Morgan Really Replacing Larry King? By Alex Weprin on Jun. 14, 2010 - 11:20 AM Over the weekend a flurry of reports from the UK tabloids said that “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan was “close” to signing a rich $10 million contract to replace Larry King at 9 p.m. on CNN. ...
TV Biz Smerconish: ‘No Room for Nuance’ on Cable News By Alex Weprin on Jun. 11, 2010 - 2:03 PM Radio and television personality Michael Smerconish writes an editorial in the Washington Post decrying the partisan state of cable news. Smerconish argues that television and radio is shaping the partisan climate in Washington, a ...
MSNBC Keith Olbermann on Campbell Brown and Why CNN’s 8pm ‘Failed’ By kevin on Jun. 2, 2010 - 10:17 AM MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann admits he “likes” Campbell Brown, but he had some harsh criticism in last night’s WPITW for the “lame duck” CNN anchor and some recent comments she made to the LA Times. ...
CNN CNN Begins Adding New Shows at 8pm By Chris Ariens on May. 24, 2010 - 2:39 PM With last week’s announcement that Campbell Brown would be departing CNN, the network has programmed several specials for her 8pmET hour next month. Next Wednesday and Thursday, the network will air Dr. Sanjay Gupta specials ...
TV Biz Coming To CNN: Katie Couric Live? By Alex Weprin on May. 21, 2010 - 10:54 AM Following the news that Campbell Brown will be leaving CNN, commentators have been falling all over themselves trying to predict who will take her place (make your own prediction here!). But two media reporters have shifted their ...
CNN More on Spitzer/CNN Speculation… By kevin on May. 20, 2010 - 4:49 PM As we just mentioned, Eliot Spitzer’s name is being tossed about this week regarding a larger role on a cable news net than his recent MSNBC appearances. Now, NYTimes’ Brian Stelter reports more about the potential Spi ...