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Fox has decided not to air President Obama's first-100-days press conference this Wednesday—the only Big Four network to turn down the White House's request for time. ABC, CBS and NBC have all announced plans to carry the president's appearance. But Fox today said: No go. “The Fox Broadcasting...
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President Obama has joined Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of "Cheers" in the pantheon of guests who have given Jay Leno his best "Tonight Show" ratings. Thursday's presidential appearance—the first by a sitting president on a late-night talk show—scored...
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President Barack Obama made it official today, nominating Julius Genachowski to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. “I can think of no one better than Julius Genachowski to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission,” the president said in a statement. “He will bring...
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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will sit down with David Letterman on CBS’ “Late Night” on Tuesday. After being accused of trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama, Mr. Blagojevich last week made the round of news shows. The media tour had little affect and the Illinois...
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"The Today Show" host Matt Lauer has snagged a Super exclusive, landing a one-on-one interview with President Obama. Mr. Lauer's interview will be broadcast Sunday during NBC's three-hour Super Bowl pregame show. The network is expected to announce its scoop during this morning's...
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The inauguration of President Barack Obama scored a 29.2 overall household television rating in the top 56 local TV markets, Nielsen said in releasing preliminary numbers. The Raleigh-Durham market had the largest TV audience with more than 51% of households tuned into the events. The Nielsen audience...
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Federal Communication Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin used his last agency meeting as chairman to announce he will leave the commission, rather than staying on in the Obama administration. Mr. Martin’s departure was expected, but he had previously declined to disclose his plans. President-elect Barack...
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At 11 p.m. EST, just after polls in the Western states had closed, Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was projected the 44th president of the United States by all the national TV news organizations covering the general election. Inside the “Good Morning America” studio, where ABC’s election night...
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The last of three debates between presidential candidates Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama may have attracted a smaller audience than last week’s second meeting between the contenders. In overnight ratings from 55 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research, the three broadcast networks...
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Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, stars of CW’s “Gossip Girl,” are going political in an ad for the MoveOn Youth Vote program that supports the election of Barack Obama. In a parody of the White House’s anti-drug advertising, the 30-second spot features youths discovering that their parents have—horrors—a...
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Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama purchased 30 minutes of time on CBS and NBC during prime time and is in talks to purchase spots on other networks, people familiar with the matter said. The 30-minute ad will air from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 29. It’s the first political...
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Presidential candidate John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention drew more television viewers than his rival Barack Obama attracted at the Democratic party's event last week, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen Media Research. Across all broadcast networks...
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An estimated 21.5 million people watched the second night of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. on six television networks, according to preliminary local data from Nielsen Media Research. That measurement—which includes ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC—is...
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The second day of the Republican National Convention ended with NBC’s prime-time special winning a competition of small audiences. According to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research, the three broadcast networks combined racked up a viewership of less than 11 million viewers, compared...
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The Republican National Convention finally kicked off in full on Tuesday as questions linger about whether the one-day delay due to Hurricane Gustav will impact the party’s ability to get its message across. Network anchors returned to St. Paul, Minn. from covering Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast...