View Post CNN | TV Biz Kate Bolduan’s High-Wire Walk By Alex Weprin on Jun. 23, 2013 - 5:26 PM Tonight daredevil Nik Wallenda will walk on a wire across the Grand Canyon, live on Discovery Channel. NBC News may be producing the special for Discovery, but that isn’t stopping Wallenda from appearing ion other networks t ...
View Post CNN | Ratings CNN’s ‘New Day’ Day One Ratings By Alex Weprin on Jun. 18, 2013 - 4:33 PM CNN’s new morning show “New Day” debuted Monday to 247,000 total viewers and 95,000 adults 25-54 from 6-9 AM, according to Nielsen. That put it 3rd in cable news in total viewers, and 4th in the demo. For compari ...
View Post CNN ‘New Day’ Review: CNN’s New Morning Family Grills, Overdone By Gail Shister on Jun. 17, 2013 - 1:26 PM The debut of CNN’s “New Day” this morning can be summed up with my favorite Oscar Wilde quote: “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” As promised by senior executive producer Jim Murphy, the hy ...
View Post CNN CNN Goes All-Out With Homegrown Talent For ‘New Day’ Debut By Alex Weprin on Jun. 17, 2013 - 9:48 AM CNN’s new morning show “New Day” debuted this morning, and there were plenty of familiar faces (and voices). Christiane Amanpour and John King filed reports, and Nancy Grace–who was for a long time a regula ...
View Post CNN Kate Bolduan, ‘New Day’ Get Washington Post Profile By Alex Weprin on Jun. 14, 2013 - 12:50 PM An expansive profile in The Washington Post looks at CNN’s new morning show “New Day,” with a particular focus on its 29-year old co-host, Kate Bolduan. The Post’s Paul Farhi notes the challenges that have ...
View Post SportsNewser Robin Meade Rocks Out At ‘Count On Me’ Album Release Party By Alex Weprin on Jun. 14, 2013 - 9:26 AM HLN anchor Robin Meade has a new album dropping this week, “Count On Me,” available at Target stores across the country. To celebrate, CNN and HLN honchos hosted a party at The Cutting Room in New York City. Following ...
View Post CNN Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan Give ‘New Day’ Set Tour By Alex Weprin on Jun. 2, 2013 - 8:59 AM The set for CNN’s new morning show “New Day” continues to come together just a few short weeks before it launches. Some new details: there is an open, glass-enclosed green room, and some producers will have desks ...
View Post CNN Publicity Push for CNN’s ‘New Day’ By Chris Ariens on May. 27, 2013 - 10:06 AM The marketing is in full swing for CNN’s new morning show “New Day.” This giant billboard went up at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, not far from CNN’s LA bureau. And if you open up just about any magazine (a ...
View Post CNN | Revolving Door Indra Petersons Named CNN Weather Anchor By Alex Weprin on May. 21, 2013 - 9:24 AM CNN has named Indra Petersons as its new weather anchor and correspondent. Petersons will primarily contribute to “New Day” with Chris Cuomo, Kate Bolduan and Michaela Pereira which begins June 17, but will also appear ...
View Post CNN CNN Gets Ready For A ‘New Day’ By Alex Weprin on May. 10, 2013 - 1:37 PM It was a long few months work to get to “New Day,” CNN’s new morning show, which will launch on June 17th. In the mornings, chemistry between the hosts plays an enormous role in a show’s success. If viewe ...