The Ticker: Friday Afternoon Edition

> CNN seemed to cover this morning’s memorial service for the nine fallen South Carolina firemen more extensively than FNC or MSNBC. CNN dropped the ticker for a while…

> ABC is prepping another special report in conjunction with USA Today beginning Sunday: “Role Reversal: Your Aging Parents and You” is a division-wide series…

> NBC is selling Matt Lauer‘s Princes interview on iTunes. “So who would pay to download the 38-minute clip, especially when all of the video is available to watch for free on MSNBC.com? Apparently a fair number of people, as the interview is ranked #2 in the list of most popular TV shows on iTunes right now,” Lost Remote says…

> Via Variety, new GMA Weekend EP Andrew Morse‘s goal: “We want to be the No. 1 rated morning show on the weekends…”