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May 2013 Ratings: MSNBC Hits Six-Year Low in Primetime - Posted May 29, 2013
MSNBC's ratings woes continued in May. The network dropped to fourth place among the cable news channels this month, hitting a six-year low in primetime and a four-year low i... [TVNewser]

'Today' Gets Backstage at TIME 100 - Posted April 24, 2013
The "Today" show had a backstage pass for last night's TIME 100 gala in New York. Matt Lauer cond... [TVNewser]

The Iraq War: 10 Years Later - Posted March 19, 2013
10 years ago, "Shock and Awe" kicked off the Iraq War. It was a made-for-TV war, with explosions rocking the skies above Baghdad, and correspondents reporting live on cable news from their hotel balconies. TV news not only covered the war, but promoted it as well, regularly featuring guests who b... [TVNewser]

NBC News Group Makes Ad Sales Pitch At Upfront - Posted March 14, 2013
The NBC News Group, including NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC, held an upfront presentation today at the New York Public library in midtown Manhattan. The Celeste Bartos Forum in the Library was lit up in shades of purple and blue, as media buyers and advertisers mingled with NBC News executives and... [TVNewser]

Pres. Obama: New Gun Law Opponents 'Want to Gin Up Fear or Higher Ratings or Revenue' - Posted January 16, 2013
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2012 Ratings: Election Powers MSNBC To Record Ratings - Posted January 4, 2013
2012 was a banner year for MSNBC, with the network seeing by far the most growth of all the cable news channels. The network placed second in both total and demo viewers in both primetime and total day. The ratings for 2012: Primetime (Mon-Sun): 905,000 total viewers / 287,000 A25-54 ... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Rock Center, Claman, Stein - Posted November 30, 2012
NBC's primetime newsmagazine "Rock Center" is once again moving to a new timeslot. Starting January 31, 2013, "Rock Center" will vacate Thursdays at 10 PM to make room for drama "Do No Harm," and will move to Fridays at 10 PM February 8. Fox Business anchor Liz Claman is being honored as... [TVNewser]

The New York Election Ticker: Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center - Posted November 6, 2012
CNN is trying to one-up NBC in the "let's project electoral votes on buildings" contest. CNN will power lights showing Obama and Romney's electoral totals on the Empire State Building. You can see a photo of the spire as it will look tonight here. Unlike 30 Rock, The Empire State Building... [TVNewser]

October 2012 Ratings: MSNBC Has Strongest Month In Years - Posted November 1, 2012
The Presidential debates and the last leg of the campaign led to one of MSNBC's strongest months in years. The network saw more growth compared to October 2011 than either of its cable news competitors. The ratings for October 2012: Primetime (Mon-Sun): 1,443,000 Total Vi... [TVNewser]

Details Includes Odd Pick in Next Wave of Pundits - Posted October 25, 2012
Despite being fired, unemployed and absent from the FNC airwaves for the last two months, Michelle Fields is included in Details magazine's "Next Wave of Political Pundits." The list was published online yesterday. There's little reas... [FishbowlDC]

Donald Trump & the NBC News/Entertainment Industrial Complex - Posted October 24, 2012
On CNBC this afternoon, John Harwood said of reality TV host Donald Trump: "Yesterday Donald Trump was on our air saying he would have a major announcement ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC's Alex Wagner to GWU - Posted October 19, 2012
George Washington University will honor MSNBC's Alex Wagner with its "Jackie and Rachel Robinson Society Community Recognition Award" next week. Quick! Somebody make sure Mediaite's ... [FishbowlDC]

The P.M. Ticker: Cramer, Wagner, Henry - Posted June 21, 2012
Is Cramer to blame for the Facebook IPO? A source of the Daily News gossip column Gatecrasher thinks so. While Morgan Stanley is getting the brunt of it, the firm is blaming CNBC for "engaging in some pre-IPO hyping of their own." MSNBC's ... [TVNewser]

Alex Wagner: 'We Are Not Firing Shots Across the Bow' - Posted June 11, 2012
Politico's Dylan Byers takes a look at the evolution of MSNBC's "Now with Alex Wagner," which debuted in Novemb... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Toasts Chris Hayes at a Book Party for 'Twilight of the Elites' - Posted June 8, 2012
TVNewser stopped in to the Kimberly Hotel last night for a book party thrown by MSNBC president Phil Griffin in honor of Chris Hayes, w... [TVNewser]

It's a Conference Goddammit! - Posted May 14, 2012
We can hardly wait for MSNBC host Chris Hayes to sweep back into Washington for what is sure to be a bouncy, boisterous affair. Hopefully he'll have busloads of Uppers and his perpetually unknown guests and will have worked on his people skills... [FishbowlDC]

TIME & People Throw WHCA Cocktail Party - Posted April 28, 2012
The parties are underway in Washington D.C. ahead of the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Last night at the St. Regis, TIME and People threw a cocktail party with drop-ins from a bunch of boldface tvnewsers all enjoying custom flavored custards by Shake Shack. TIME's Managing Edi... [TVNewser]

D-Lister Actor Pinches Woman's Behind at Elle Party - Posted April 27, 2012
Richard Kind. Heard of him? Well, he's not that kind. In fact, he behaved like kind of a d--k at a private dinner last night at Washington's Ritz hotel to honor women in media like CBS's Norah O'Donnell and MSNB... [FishbowlDC]

Stars to Dine With Journos Pre-WHCD - Posted April 18, 2012
That swank dinner and after party two days prior to the White House Correspondents' Dinner is back again this year. Consider this an anti-War on Women act. The Creative Coalition will host a private dinner to celebrate leading women in media with Lanmark Technology Inc. and ELLE at 8 pm on Thursday,... [PRNewser]

Stars to Dine With Journos Pre-WHCD - Posted April 18, 2012
That swank dinner and after party two days prior to the White House Correspondents' Dinner is back again this year. Consider this an anti-War on Women act. The Creative Coalition will host a private dinner to celebrate leading women in media with Lanmark Technology Inc. and ELLE at 8 pm on Thursday,... [FishbowlDC]

Rachel Maddow 'Drifts' to Top of Best Sellers List - Posted April 6, 2012
MSNBC hosted a party at Manhattan's Ace Hotel last night in celebration of Rachel Maddow's first book, Drift, which tops the New York Times ... [TVNewser]

Cable Networks Plan Louisiana Primary Coverage - Posted March 24, 2012
Voting in Louisiana's GOP primary is underway, and the cable networks will offer varying degrees of coverage when the polls close at 9pmET tonight. Here's what they have planned: On Fox News, Harris Faulker will anchor a live "Fox Report" at 10pmET. She will also provide live cut-ins beginning at 8pmET. Al... [TVNewser]

Fishbowl5 with Tommy Christopher - Posted January 23, 2012
The chatter has turned increasingly loud among Washington reporters that Mediaite's White House correspondent Tommy Christopher desperately wants to be invited on one of those fun-loving, free-wheeling panel-like shows on... [FishbowlDC]

Politico Turns 5. Let the Roasting Begin. - Posted January 23, 2012
Five years isn't really that long, but Politico has seen rapid growth and a lot of success since it first began in 2007. So on a highly self-congratulatory note on Monday, Politico released a video with clips of several high-profile political players roasting the publication on its half-decade mark. "Five ... [FishbowlDC]

Politico, with its 'Terminator Reporters,' Turns Five - Posted January 23, 2012
"It's truly a news organization that acts its age: a petulant 5-year-old concerned with only trivial matters," says David Gregory roasting Politico on its 5th birthday. Politico.com launched Jan. 23, 2007, the day of that year's State of the Union address. Early this morning, the site put up this video with... [TVNewser]

Staff Changes at MSNBC - Posted January 6, 2012
Some internal moves at MSNBC this week, and one new face added to the contributor mix. TVNewser has learned Robert Traynam, a former Comcast Network host, will join as a political analyst, while continuing as a columnist for Phi... [TVNewser]

2011 TVNewser Challenge: The Results - Posted December 29, 2011
Time for the results of the TVNewser Challenge. One year ago, we asked, and you answered, making predictions for the Year in TV News. And just to let you, we'll publish our 2012 TVNewser Challenge tomorrow afternoon. Where will Katie Couric be working at the end of 2011? CBS News -- ... [TVNewser]

Meghan McCain Officially Joins MSNBC - Posted November 21, 2011
MSNBC has made official what we reported a few weeks ago: Meghan McCain is joining the network as a contributor. She made her first regular appearance as a paid member of the MSNBC family on "NOW with Alex Wagner" during the no... [TVNewser]

MSNBC's 'Now' and FNC's 'On the Record' Ratings - Posted November 15, 2011
A couple of highlights from cable news ratings yesterday. At NoonET MSNBC debuted "Now with Alex Wagner." With 325,000 Total Viewers and 72,000 A25-54 viewers the show came in third in the timeslot behind FNC (1.03M/240K) and CN... [Fishbowl NY]

MSNBC's 'Now' and FNC's 'On the Record' Ratings - Posted November 15, 2011
A couple of highlights from cable news ratings yesterday. At NoonET MSNBC debuted "Now with Alex Wagner." With 325,000 Total Viewers and 72,000 A25-54 viewers the show came in third in the timeslot behind FNC (1.03M/240K) and CN... [FishbowlNY]

MSNBC's 'Now' and FNC's 'On the Record' Ratings - Posted November 15, 2011
A couple of highlights from cable news ratings yesterday. At NoonET MSNBC debuted "Now with Alex Wagner." With 325,000 Total Viewers and 72,000 A25-54 viewers the show came in third in the timeslot behind FNC (1.03M/240K) and CN... [TVNewser]

'Now With Alex Wagner' Debuts Monday on MSNBC - Posted November 11, 2011
"Now with Alex Wagner," the newest addition to the MSNBC daytime lineup, will debut on Monday, the network a... [TVNewser]

Political Analyst Alex Wagner to Host New NoonET Show on MSNBC - Posted October 20, 2011
MSNBC political analyst Alex Wagner is getting her own show, TVNewser has learned. At some point in the next few months, the channel will debut a new NoonET program hosted by Wagner, who was most recently with the Huffington Post, and before... [TVNewser]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 7, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY FishbowlDC Reader Larry Kelly sent this photograph of his glorious front porch in Ohio where he sits in a rocking chair and reads and tweets. He explains that the cabin shell was built in 1836. Kelly was an avid tweeter during WeinerGate.... [FishbowlDC]

After Downsizing, Huffington Post Media Group Staffs Up - Posted March 14, 2011
Just two business days after it was out with the old at AOL and Huffington Post Media Group, it was in with the new, as the division created by the ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Henneberger Seeks Funding to Resume Politics Daily - Posted March 14, 2011
We hear that Politics Daily Editor-in-Chief Melinda Hennenberger, who was formally laid off last week from HuffPost/AOL, is seeking venture capital to reassemble the Politics Daily team at a new sit... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted December 14, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY White House scribe all Scrooged out "Waiting for Obama to make remarks at diplomatic corps' WH xmas party involves sitting through quite a few holiday singalongs #Scrooged -- Politics Daily's White House Correspondent ... [FishbowlDC]

Middle of the Night Banter - Posted November 3, 2010
What are journalists like in the wee hours of Election Night? Some attended parties, others did TV hits and still others were holed up in bed with a dangerous combination of champagne and computers (thank you FamousDC for that excellent imagery). To give you a sense, we've rounded up the best... [FishbowlDC]

NJ Parties Like the Pink Panther - Posted October 29, 2010
It was Night 4 of NJ's flurry of launch parties at the rented space on E St. Thursday night was thought to be the mother of parties so far. The room was packed. So much so, that partygoers periodically slipped out into the cool air when they couldn't take the crowding.... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 21, 2010
QUOTES of the DAY Reporter takes in Arizona from the road "Still loving Arizona." But before that, "Nobody breaks and loses more pairs of sunglasses than I do. Nobody." -- RealClearPolitics's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted September 15, 2010
Quotes of the Day Bristol talks abstinence, hip shaking with Greta Asked about what are the good parts about being in the spotlight, Bristol Palin told FNC's Greta Van Susteren Tuesday night on her progam, "I have a huge platform to talk about... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 9, 2010
Quote(s) of the Day Press room smells rank, journo charges "Press room at the WH smells like hella crazy wildly bad garbage. Blame it on the #heatwave also my face is, like, melting?" - Alex Wagner, Politics Daily's White House correspondent, in a tweet earlier this week. And now for t... [FishbowlDC]

FishbowlNY Summer Music Preview: Who Was Your First? - Posted May 23, 2007
With the 2007 summer concert season upon us — one marked by the heralded return of rock relics like the Police and Genesis — FishbowlNY (inspired by Concert.TV's tagline) asked selected media types to recount their first time ... at a live sho... [Fishbowl NY]

FishbowlNY Summer Music Preview: Who Was Your First? - Posted May 23, 2007
With the 2007 summer concert season upon us — one marked by the heralded return of rock relics like the Police and Genesis — FishbowlNY (inspired by Concert.TV's tagline) asked selected media types to recount their first time ... at a live sho... [FishbowlNY]