Conan O’Brien to return as host of 2026 Oscars on ABC
After earning rave reviews for his stint hosting the Oscars earlier this month, Conan O’Brien will return to host the 2026 ceremony, the Academy of…
KTLA taps Melvin Robert for Sam Rubin’s ‘Morning News’ spot
KTLA has added a new anchor to its “Morning News” lineup: newscaster Melvin Robert. The Los Angeles news channel confirmed Wednesday that Robert, a senior…
2025 Oscars TV audience declines from last year to 18 million viewers
The Oscars dropped nearly 8% to 18 million viewers Sunday, the first year-to-year decline for the ABC telecast since 2021.The decrease is hardly a shock,…
Whether Russia invaded Ukraine is not ‘complicated.’ Why say it is?
On the day before the third anniversary of the brutal, lawless invasion of Ukraine, “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
KABC news anchor Ellen Leyva to retire
News anchor Ellen Leyva is leaving KABC-TV Channel 7 after nearly 30 years, marking the latest departure of a prominent local newscaster.Leyva made the announcement…
Super Bowl LIX scores 126 million viewers despite blowout
The Super Bowl may have developed immunity against a terrible game.Early Nielsen data and a projection from Fox and the NFL showed 126 million viewers…
‘No Other Land’ review: Journalists unite for harrowing doc
Futility is one of the hardest things for cinema to convey. Storytelling is inherently geared to forward momentum and obstacles that can potentially be overcome.…
Why the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch could deliver a ratings record for Fox
Last year’s audience of 123.4 million has already drove this year’s game to an all-time high for the price of a 30-second commercial at $8…
CNN hit with significant layoffs as network sets a plan for a digital future
CNN is cutting 6% of its workforce as the news organization tries to reinvent itself for TV’s digital future.Facing an exodus of viewers and a…
Trump inauguration draws 24.6 million viewers, a steep drop from 2021 and 2017
The TV viewership for President Trump’s historic second inauguration fell far short of the audience for his first ceremony in 2017 and former President Biden’s…
L.A. wildfire coverage shows why local TV news matters in a crisis
As the devastating wildfires began to sweep across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, frightened residents were not turning to Netflix.Local TV news broadcasts were the…
MSNBC president Rashida Jones is leaving the network
Rashida Jones is ending her run as president of MSNBC after four years.Jones is leaving two months after the progressive news channel’s parent company Comcast…
Disney’s KABC and PBS SoCal stations’ signals from Mt. Wilson restored amid Eaton fire
Walt Disney Co.’s KABC-TV Channel 7 station, which uses communications towers near Mt. Wilson, lost its over-the-air signal Friday as the Eaton fire continued its…
For TV reporters covering fires in L.A., the tragedy gets personal
Jacob Soboroff, a national correspondent for NBC News with deep roots in the community, showed viewers the remains of his family’s former home on Frontera…
Prime Video’s use of AI, Next Gen Stats helps viewers understand NFL
CULVER CITY, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco’s Brock Purdy from completing…
Charles Barkley takes Lakers coach JJ Redick’s media criticism personally
Lakers coach JJ Redick went on a bit of a tangent last month about how an overly critical media might be partially responsible for a…
‘Truths’ about Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Oscar chances
Marianne Jean-Baptiste has gained serious momentum toward a lead actress Oscar nomination with her performance as a depressed, caustic Londoner in “Hard Truths,” her second…
Netflix NFL games score 24 million viewers each on Christmas as streamers push further into sports
With two much anticipated NFL games and a big assist from Beyoncé, Netflix created a major cultural moment for the streaming industry, marking a significant…
RaMell Ross took a radical approach to get inside ‘Nickel Boys’
Cinema’s most transcendent promise is that it can put us in another person’s shoes. But what if a film could take that further and allow…
Fox News is ratings leader in 2024, but challenges remain for cable news
When a sports team loses, its fans don’t hang around for the postgame show.The same goes for the tribal habits of cable news audiences.Viewers have…