What the Comcast cable network spinoff means for MSNBC and NBC News
When NBC launched MSNBC in 1996, the network was marketed with the slogan “It’s Time to Get Connected,” a line that acknowledged the emergence of…
Garcelle Beauvais is outspoken, on and off ‘Real Housewives’
Viewers of “The Real Housewives” have grown accustomed to watching stars of the popular Bravo franchise battle it out over a range of topics —…
USPS announces a Betty White postage stamp coming in 2025
Betty White, who died in 2021 after a decades-spanning career in television, will be honored with a postage stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service…
The academy has found its next Oscars host: Conan O’Brien
Emmy-winning talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien has been tapped to emcee the 97th Academy Awards, set for March 2, the academy announced Friday.…
How ABC, CBS and more will cover 2024 election night (or week)
Ever since network television started covering presidential election nights in 1948, there have been only two occasions when viewers had to wait more than a…
Dodgers-Yankees World Series scores nearly 16 million viewers for Fox
The World Series matchup of the Dodgers playing the New York Yankees gave Fox an expected ratings boost. Nielsen data showed the five game series…
Fox News interview with Kamala Harris scores 7.1 million viewers
Vice President Kamala Harris’ combative interview on Fox News delivered an average of 7.1 million viewers Wednesday, the Democratic presidential nominee’s most-watched TV news appearance…
Walz-Vance debate draws 43.1 million viewers, down from 2020 VP matchup
The lone 2024 vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz scored an average of 43.1 million TV viewers…
Scripps News is closing, another victim of the TV news business downturn
Television station group owner E.W. Scripps is shutting down its 24-hour news channel on Nov. 15, another sign of a contraction in the TV news…
Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ early next year
In a stunning move that will likely disrupt the TV morning show landscape, Hoda Kotb announced Thursday she is departing NBC’s “Today.”Kotb informed viewers of…
Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream this week with…
Women know showing emotion at work is risky. Harris proves otherwise
Her microphone may have been muted when it wasn’t her turn to speak, but Vice President Kamala Harris’ facial expressions spoke volumes during her debate…
Trump-Harris presidential debate scores 67 million viewers
The first and perhaps only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her Republican rival, former President Trump, was watched by…
Who is Linsey Davis? ABC News anchor on the Trump-Harris debate
Presidential debates are remembered for the candidates’ pithy one-liners. But in the chaotic political landscape of 2024, a simple statement of fact served as the…
Disney offers to restore ABC for Trump-Harris debate
The Walt Disney Co.’s proposal for a partial, temporary detente as the blackout of its channels on DirecTV and U-Verse stretches into its 10th day…
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris
The momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign helped push the ratings for the Democratic National Convention past the Republican festivities for former President…
On Fox News, the talk at the DNC was taxes, testosterone and rage
CHICAGO — While Democrats celebrated with abandon Thursday over the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, viewers of Fox News received…
Olympics ratings surprise: The Games are big for NBC and Peacock
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal.For the first 13 days of the Games, the Comcast Corp.-owned media company averaged 32.2…
Opinion: Tempted to vote for Jed Bartlet in 2024? ‘The West Wing’ was always a fantasy
As another terrifyingly significant presidential election nears, it’s hard not to fantasize about how different things could be. Imagine, for instance, having a president who…
Trump assassination attempt raises stakes for GOP convention TV coverage
Political conventions have not been compelling television for decades, but the Republican gathering this week in Milwaukee to nominate former President Trump arrives after a…