View Post Politics VP Biden Sworn In, MSNBC Host/Guests Talk Over Invocation By Chris Ariens on Jan. 20, 2013 - 11:13 AM Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in for his second term this morning at 8:21amET. The cable news channels carried live coverage of the event. While CNN and Fox News carried the entirety of the event, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes an ...
View Post TV Biz The Ticker: Brian & Oprah, 60 & AFC, Soledad & Sonia By Chris Ariens on Jan. 18, 2013 - 4:15 PM “Rock Center with Brian Williams” drew 4.4 million viewers last night, topping Oprah Winfrey’s Lance Armstrong interview. “Rock Center” also had its best A18-49 and A25-54 delivery since November 1. & ...
Revolving Door Kelli Arena to Appear on Bloomberg TV By Alissa Krinsky on Mar. 27, 2010 - 11:02 AM Former CNN correspondent Kelli Arena will pop up on Bloomberg TV as a freelance reporter the week of April 5, TVNewser has learned. “It’s very exciting for me to return to my roots as a business reporter,” Arena ...
TV Biz Sonia Sotomayor Sworn In By Chris Ariens on Aug. 8, 2009 - 11:20 AM Sonia Sotomayor is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The cable news networks and ABC News broadcast the swearing-in which occurred just after 11amET at the Supreme Court — the first swearing-in at the high court ...
MSNBC Rachel Maddow: “Pat, I Don’t Need a Lecture From You” By Chris Ariens on Jul. 17, 2009 - 12:04 PM It’s been a while since Pat Buchanan has been on “The Rachel Maddow Show”, and last night didn’t disappoint. Maddow and Buchanan proved once again opposites attract, at least on cable news. At issue last ni ...
Ratings FNC Wins With Sotomayor Hearing; Viewership Down Overall By Chris Ariens on Jul. 14, 2009 - 5:45 PM From 10am-3pmET Monday, when the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings were ongoing, Fox News was the most-watched network for coverage. FNC even beat CNN and MSNBC combined, in younger viewers during that time period. 10-3pmET A2 ...
Fox News Blue on Blue for Kelly and Sotomayor By Chris Ariens on Jul. 14, 2009 - 1:29 PM The “Above the Law” blog noticed both FNC anchor Megyn Kelly and Judge Sonia Sotomayor wore “electric blue blazers over black blouses” during day one of Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing. Kelly even jo ...
TV Biz Sotomayor Hearings Bring Kelli Arena Back On-Air By Alissa Krinsky on Jul. 14, 2009 - 8:31 AM With confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor now underway, truTV has booked former CNN Justice Department/Supreme Court correspondent Kelli Arena to help provide analysis during an on-air panel discussion today, TVNewser h ...
MSNBC The “Thrill” of Sotomayor, and the Agony of a Bad Graphic By Chris Ariens on Jul. 13, 2009 - 5:40 PM It’s been one of those days for Chris Matthews – the kind that gets him on the blogs. First, during coverage of the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor, Matthews said, “Well, I’m getting one of those t ...
TV Biz Sonia Sotomayor Hearings Underway By Chris Ariens on Jul. 13, 2009 - 10:54 AM The Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings are underway on Capitol Hill. The three cable news channels are covering them live, as is PBS. HLN is keeping a small box in the lower right corner reminding anyone watching in an airport ...