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Full House for Peabody Awards

It was a jam-packed ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria for the 68th annual Peabody Awards today. Host Brian Williams joked he was "in the tank" for three of the esteemed awards—for colleague Richard Engel, "Saturday Night Live"...

Published Mon, May 18 2009 7:12 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, CNN, Entourage, Doug Ellin, Brian Williams, Wolf Blitzer, Peabody Awards
President Asks for Primetime Slot in May Sweeps

The President Obama Show will be making an appearance in the May sweeps. Officials from the Obama administration have asked the major broadcast networks for up to an hour of primetime next Wednesday at 8, according to sources familiar with the request...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2009 2:06 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Barack Obama, primetime, CNN, Presidential Address, Sweeps
TV News' 10 Most Powerful

It’s time again for TelevisionWeek ’s list of the 10 Most Powerful in TV News. This year’s report card comes at an awkward time: Election-year performances can’t be ignored, and yet they already seem a distant memory, as the industry is roiled by the...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2009 10:20 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Phil Griffin, Univision, Print Edition, CNN, Jon Klein, NBC News, Comedy Central, Sean McManus, Fox News Channel, Steve Capus, ABC News, Stephen Colbert, CBS News, Jeff Zucker, Jon Stewart, Roger Ailes, Newspro, Jim Walton, Ken Jautz, Huffington Post, David Westin, Fox Television Stations Group, N.S. Bienstock, Mark Hoffman
Adalian Column: I Heard the News Today. Oh, Boy.

A Pew study released late last year showed that, for Americans under 30, the Internet has all but overtaken TV as their primary source of news. TV types no doubt greeted the report with alarm. I wouldn’t be surprised if more than a few networks secretly...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2009 3:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, MSNBC, Katie Couric, Print Edition, CNN, Nightline, Fox News, Wolf Blitzer
‘NBC in Transit’ Comes to N.Y. Stations, Trains

NBC Everywhere has teamed up with JCDecaux North America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to bring “NBC in Transit” to 3,000 digital screens. “NBC in Transit” will be featured at PATH stations and in trains in the areas of the Hoboken...

Published Mon, Apr 6 2009 6:13 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, MSNBC, State Farm, CNN, NBCU, JetBlue, WNBC, Hilton Hotels, LX.TV, NBC in Transit, PATH, NBC Everywhere
Peabody Awards Honor ‘Lost’, ‘SNL,’ HBO Shows

ABC’s “Lost,” NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and HBO’s “Entourage” and “John Adams” are among the television programs being honored with a 2008 Peabody Award. AMC’s critical darling “Breaking Bad” will also receive a Peabody Award, as will Nick’s “Avator...

Published Wed, Apr 1 2009 1:45 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, ABC, HBO, NBC, YouTube, Saturday Night Live, Olympics, Breaking Bad, AMC, John Adams, CNN, Lost, Entourage, SNL, TCM, Peabody Awards, The Gates, Avator: The Last Air Bender, Zhang Yimou, Nanking, Hear and Now, Nick
52 Million Watched Obama’s Speech

More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 6:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel, Telemundo, CNBC, TV Ratings, State of the Union
49.5 Million Watched Obama’s Press Conference

A total of 49.5 million viewers across eight broadcast and cable networks watched President Barack Obama’s first press conference during primetime Monday night. Updated figures from Nielsen Co. found that 49,455,133 viewers tuned in last night for President...

Published Tue, Feb 10 2009 3:49 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Univision, CNN, Fox News, TV Ratings
NBC, CNN Take Top Ratings During Oath of Office

NBC beat ABC and Fox as the most-watched broadcast network in the hour leading up to and including President Barack Obama’s inauguration oath and speech. CNN topped the cable networks during the oath of office. During 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EST Tuesday...

Published Wed, Jan 21 2009 5:58 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, TV Ratings, Inauguration
Obama Inauguration Demonstrates Changes in News Consumption

The inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States turned out to be more traditional television than a showcase for broadcast technology. That made the story of the day less what the coverage looked like, but how the coverage was...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2009 2:49 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, ABC, BET, Barack Obama, CNN, Inauguration
Inauguration Poses a Nightmare for News

The historic installation of the nation’s first African American president is creating unprecedented interest in programming related to Tuesday’s inauguration—as well as logistical nightmares for TV news crews. EXPECTING A CROWD Barack Obama will have...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 7:34 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Barack Obama, Print Edition, CNN, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Inauguration
Unanswered Questions: How Tough Is TV?

For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave...

Published Sun, Dec 14 2008 10:28 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Fox, Emmys, DTV, Advertising, CBS, NBC, YouTube, Google, Viacom, Syndication, MSNBC, The Doctors, Katie Couric, CBS Evening News, Print Edition, Ben Silverman, Web Video, TV Ads, CNN, Kevin Martin, Project Runway, Friday Night Lights, Dr. Oz, DirecTV, American Idol, Dr. Phil, Oprah, Bill O'Reilly, Sumner Redstone, Chris Matthews, Rosie Live, Larry King, Oscars, Subchannels, Grammys, Harvey Levin, Ellen DeGeneres, John Roberts
CBS News Boss McManus Plots Resurgence

If journalism awards and nominations announced this year were viewers, CBS News’ two weekday newscasts would not still be deep in third place. But Sean McManus, president of CBS News and CBS Sports, is not about to give up hope that improvements in the...

Published Sun, Nov 9 2008 10:31 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Katie Couric, Print Edition, CNN, NBC News, CNET, Sean McManus, Early Show
78.6 Mil Watched Prime-Time Election Coverage

An estimated 78.58 million people watched prime-time coverage of the historic election on 14 broadcast and cable networks Tuesday night, according to final national averages from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a dramatic increase from the 59.17 million...

Published Wed, Nov 5 2008 5:40 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, BET, Election, CNN, BBC America, Fox News Channel, Telemundo, CNBC, TV Ratings, TVOne, WGN America
CBS Leads Nominees for Financial Reporting Emmys

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced nominees for the sixth annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting. CBS earned the most nominations with 12, trailed by CNBC with six and ABC with four nominations. Other...

Published Mon, Nov 3 2008 3:47 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, NATAS, CNBC, Bloomberg Television, HDNet, Newsweek.com, Minyanville.com, David Schlesinger, Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting

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