Cynthia McFadden

Christiane Amanpour Leaves "Comfort Zone" - Posted September 16, 2009
TVNewser headed over to Michael's this afternoon for a launch lunch for Christiane Amanpour's new international news program, "Amanpour." It's a culmination of sorts for Amanpour who "grew up with the network" having gotten her start 26 years ago on CNN's foreign desk when she was a self-described "little dweeb." The new... [TVNewser]

Christiane Amanpour Leaves "Comfort Zone" - Posted September 16, 2009
TVNewser headed over to Michael's this afternoon for a launch lunch for Christiane Amanpour's new international news program, "Amanpour." It's a culmination of sorts for Amanpour who "grew up with the network" having gotten her start 26 years ago on CNN's foreign desk when she was a self-described "little dweeb." The new... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Christiane Amanpour Draws an A-List Crowd - Posted September 16, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE On the menu at Michael's today: a tasty stew of media mavens and moguls with a heaping helping of famous faces on the side. We could barely keep up with the goings-on in the dining room, since every other minute there was some boldface name heading to the Garden... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Christiane Amanpour Draws an A-List Crowd - Posted September 16, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE On the menu at Michael's today: a tasty stew of media mavens and moguls with a heaping helping of famous faces on the side. We could barely keep up with the goings-on in the dining room, since every other minute there was some boldface name heading to the Garden... [FishBowlNY]

ABC to Air Final Patrick Swayze Interview in One Hour Special - Posted September 14, 2009
Barbara Walters appeared on "Nightline" tonight with portions of her January interview with Patrick Swayze -- what turned out to be his last TV interview. At the end of her report, Cynthia McFadden announced the interview will air as a one-hour special. The Barbara Walters Special "Last Dance" airs tomorrow night... [TVNewser]

Kennedy Coverage - Posted August 26, 2009
Network specials and coverage of Ted Kennedy's death are being announced. Here's a rundown: ABC News ABC News will broadcast an hour special on the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, anchored by Charles Gibson from Hyannis Port, MA and Diane Sawyer in New York. The ABC News Special, "Remembering Ted... [FishBowlDC]

Nightline's Success? "A Relentless Focus on the News" - Posted July 27, 2009
The NYTimes' Bill Carter writes about the late night shakeup that has pushed ABC's "Nightline" to the top of the ratings four weeks and counting. "Nightline" was never really a contender for most-watched status in late night until Jay Leno left "Tonight." "I think there's another big shift happening in late night,"... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Power Blondes Rule! Katie Couric, Tina Brown and Barbara Walters Hold Court - Posted July 22, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE Today at Michael's, they were dishing like it was 2007. As if the head-spinning assortment of media alpha gals (Katie! Tina! Barbara!) wasn't enough to keep us busy, the dining room, bar and lounge was jam-packed with mavens and moguls of all stripes who barely made time to peck... [FishBowlNY]

TV Coverage Plans For Michael Jackson Memorial Service - Posted July 6, 2009
Michael Jackson's memorial service is tomorrow at the Staples Center in LA. Here's how the nets and cable will cover the service, via TVNewser: • ABC: Charlie Gibson will anchor live coverage "Remembering Michael Jackson" at 1pmET, joined by "Nightline" anchor Martin Bashir. Some updates: Diane Sawyer, in NY, and Barbara Walters,... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.02.09 - Posted July 2, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to NYT's Peter Baker and a big congratulations to Roll Call's David Meyers, whose daughter Sophie Rose Meyers was born on June 16th--... [FishBowlDC]

Look Who Else is Heading to Neverland - Posted July 1, 2009
In addition to Matt Lauer anchoring the Today show from Neverland Ranch tomorrow, CNN's Larry King will host his show from the ranch in Los Olivos, CA tomorrow night. CNN says King is being granted special access inside the house as well as touring the property. ABC's Cynthia McFadden is also heading... [TVNewser]

Look Who Else is Heading to Neverland - Posted July 1, 2009
In addition to Matt Lauer anchoring the Today show from Neverland Ranch tomorrow, CNN's Larry King will host his show from the ranch in Los Olivos, CA tomorrow night. CNN says King is being granted special access inside the house as well as touring the property. ABC's Cynthia McFadden is also heading... [TVNewser]

Curse of Nightline Strikes Again - Posted April 29, 2009
First it was Cynthia McFadden, then Martin Bashir, now TVNewser has learned the third member of the Nightline troika, Terry Moran, injured himself badly enough that it kept him off the air last night. Moran sprained his ankle last night and Bashir - who was celebrating his wedding anniversary - rushed in... [TVNewser]

With Abdul On and Leno Out, Nightline Wins Late Night - Posted April 24, 2009
ABC's Nightline outperformed both NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman in the Nielsen overnight metered markets last night. Nightline had a 3.7 HH rating, while Leno had a 3.1 and Letterman had a 2.7. In younger viewers (A25-54) Nightline had a 1.8 to Leno's... [TVNewser]

With Abdul On and Leno Out, Nightline Wins Late Night - Posted April 24, 2009
ABC's Nightline outperformed both NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman in the Nielsen overnight metered markets last night. Nightline had a 3.7 HH rating, while Leno had a 3.1 and Letterman had a 2.7. In younger viewers (A25-54) Nightline had a 1.8 to Leno's... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Barry Diller & Dana Perino - Posted April 15, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE I'm glad I got to Michael's early today because by 12:30 they were literally lining up outside the front door to get in the joint. Even the Garden Room (Siberia to the uninitiated) was SRO. The groups of wannabe diners at the bar and in the lounge were enviously... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Barry Diller & Dana Perino - Posted April 15, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE I'm glad I got to Michael's early today because by 12:30 they were literally lining up outside the front door to get in the joint. Even the Garden Room (Siberia to the uninitiated) was SRO. The groups of wannabe diners at the bar and in the lounge were enviously... [FishBowlNY]

Velshi on the Menu: "Our Audience is Prepared to Digest More News" - Posted April 9, 2009
With Glynnis still in Canada, we were joined by another Canadian on our four-month podcast anniversary: CNN's chief business correspondent, Ali Velshi. Velshi talked about the coverage, and successes and failures, of President Obama's Europe trip. We also discussed the various "Money Summits" CNN has been airing — which will continue in May.... [TVNewser]

Velshi on the Menu: "Our Audience is Prepared to Digest More News" - Posted April 9, 2009
With Glynnis still in Canada, we were joined by another Canadian on our four-month podcast anniversary: CNN's chief business correspondent, Ali Velshi. Velshi talked about the coverage, and successes and failures, of President Obama's Europe trip. We also discussed the various "Money Summits" CNN has been airing — which will continue in May.... [TVNewser]

Charlie and Weezy On Kimmel, and a News/Entertainment "Throw" - Posted March 4, 2009
For the past two nights, at the conclusion of ABC's Nightline, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir "threw" to the talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," promoting the program immediately following the news show. The New York Observer tells the backstory. "The friendly 'throw' from Nightline to Jimmy Kimmel was less about ratings... [TVNewser]

Charlie and Weezy On Kimmel, and a News/Entertainment "Throw" - Posted March 4, 2009
For the past two nights, at the conclusion of ABC's Nightline, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir "threw" to the talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," promoting the program immediately following the news show. The New York Observer tells the backstory. "The friendly 'throw' from Nightline to Jimmy Kimmel was less about ratings... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: The Greatest Hits Version - Posted February 16, 2009
Today on the President's Day edition of the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu, we take a look back at the first two months of podcasts and talk about some of our favorites (and yours). According to Steve the most listened to Menu was last Wednesday's edition which featured the NYT's Brian Stelter discussing... [FishBowlNY]

The Ticker: Super Ratings, Oscar Nominees, Grammy Special... - Posted February 2, 2009
> NBC's broadcast of the Super Bowl averaged a 42.1 household rating and 65 share last night, down 6% from last year's 44.7/66. Last year's Giants/Patriots game was the highest rated Super Bowl in 20 years. Last night's game was on par with the Colts/Bears 2007 Super Bowl. The Cardinals/Steelers... [TVNewser]

A Week of the "Menu" - Posted January 30, 2009
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu: the Newsfeed is full of layoff news — we'll cut through the depression, Letterman may be headed toward a new contract and "What We Learned This Week." You can check out all our shows this week on the right, including our interviews with Nightline... [TVNewser]

McFadden on Today's "Menu": Blago Was "A Real Showman" - Posted January 27, 2009
One of the half-dozen or so interviews with Gov. Rod Blagojevich went to ABC News' Cynthia McFadden yesterday. This morning, the Nightline anchor joined us on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast to discuss the interview. "What was odd was the tougher I got, the more he seemed determined to stay and... [TVNewser]

Morning Media Menu: January 27 - Posted January 27, 2009
Today on Morning Media Menu — our audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — Nightline's Cynthia McFadden joins us fresh off yesterday's interview with Rod Blagojevich to talk about using expletives, whether Blago is fully aware of what's happening to him, and the Hair! ... [FishBowlNY]

After Blago Tonight, McFadden on Tomorrow's "Menu" - Posted January 26, 2009
ABC News' Cynthia McFadden will join us on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast tomorrow morning. Earlier today she was one of the stops on the Gov. Rod Blagojevich media blitz, interviewing Blago this afternoon. The interview airs later tonight on Nightline at 11:35pm. Here's a highlight from the partial transcript:... [TVNewser]

Rod Blagojevich Has "Potty Mouth," Thought About Appointing Oprah (And Other Things Discussed This Morning) - Posted January 26, 2009
Three down, (at least) four to go. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich made his Today show, Good Morning America and "The View" appearances so far today, and in each he stuck to his story about not getting a fair trial. But there were some highlights as well. During his interview this weekend... [TVNewser]

Nightline Saved By Leno's Move to Primetime? - Posted December 8, 2008
If tonight's news proves true — that Jay Leno will stay with NBC and move to a prime time slot — new life has just been breathed into the once-left-for-dead Nightline. The increasingly successful news show has been in jeopardy for months with the threat of Jay Leno leaving NBC and bringing... [TVNewser]

The Ticker (Sunday Edition): News, Faith, Cars... - Posted December 7, 2008
> CBS News executive producer Susan Zirinsky and Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer will participate in the "Reel Journalism" event at the Newseum tomorrow. The first-in-a-series of events will showcase the 1987 film "Broadcast News." Zirinsky was the inspiration for the character portrayed by actress Holly Hunter. > Nightline... [TVNewser]

Seven Powerful TVNewsers in One Room - Posted December 5, 2008
What happens when you get seven successful women TV journalists in one room? This is what. The Hollywood Reporter assembled a roundtable of powerful women in TV at the Extreme Wow Suite at the W New York. Cynthia McFadden, co-anchor of ABC's "Nightline"; Hoda Kotb, co-host of NBC's "Today"; Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: FBN, ABC, NBC... - Posted November 24, 2008
> FBN's Brian Sullivan is profiled in two of his hometown papers as he returns to Winchester, VA for FBN's "Opportunity in America: My Hometown" series. One part of the series asks reporters to find a $1 million house in their hometown. "We have anchors in New York where 1 million... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.23.08 - Posted October 23, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

First Ever "Dual" Obama-Clinton Interview Scores for ABC - Posted October 21, 2008
Billed as "their first dual interview ever," Cynthia McFadden's campaign trail chat with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton lifted ABC's Nightline last night. The interview tied the Late Show with David Letterman and pulled ahead of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in metered markets. CBS - Letterman 3.4... [TVNewser]

Cynthia McFadden's First Time - Posted September 2, 2008
She's covered campaigns, but never a convention. Nightline co-anchor Cynthia McFadden talks with TVNewser about her RNC expectations and what stories Nightline is covering this week. And she is very candid about the uncertain future of Nightline on the ABC schedule: "I hope the people who make these difficult decisions think... [TVNewser]

The "Cruel Irony" That Might Await Nightline, As Leno Admits "I Am Definitely Done With NBC" - Posted July 18, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough talks with ABC News president David Westin as well as Nightline co-anchors Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir and EP James Goldston as the program once again finds itself under the microscope. "Nightline" stands as one of the brighter lights in TV journalism, a daily newsmagazine that... [TVNewser]

ABC Roundup: Secrets, China, Adoption - Posted July 16, 2008
> The season premiere of ABC's "Primetime: Family Secrets" was the top program (except for the All Star game) in the 10 o'clock hour last night in both Total Viewers and A18-49 demo. The show drew 7 million Total Viewers up from last summer's debut of 5.8 million. > Two... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.19.07 - Posted December 19, 2007
Good morning Washington. On this day in 1998, the House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton to the Senate. Oh, and Alyssa Milano turns 35. (Hat tip: MicCheckRadio) Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | REVOLVING DOOR | JOBS So far, you... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch at Michael's: Al & Meredith Talk Skateboarding - Posted May 30, 2007
On the menu today: a tasty stew of media moguls and television titans with a dash of talking heads to spice things up. After making the rounds and checking in with some of our favorite regulars, we were thrilled to chat with our good pals Today's Meredith Vieira and Al... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Is Dave Zinczenko Ready For Prime Time? - Posted February 28, 2007
Magazine moguls kept things interesting today at 55th and Fifth. Without the usual intriguing mix of celebrities (who were, undoubtedly still recovering from Oscar overload) to observe, we spent the afternoon wondering what the editors and behind-the-scenes execs were plotting over their cobb salads. Our good friend, Men's Health honcho Dave... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Is Dave Zinczenko Ready For Prime Time? - Posted February 28, 2007
Magazine moguls kept things interesting today at 55th and Fifth. Without the usual intriguing mix of celebrities (who were, undoubtedly still recovering from Oscar overload) to observe, we spent the afternoon wondering what the editors and behind-the-scenes execs were plotting over their cobb salads. Our good friend, Men's Health honcho Dave... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Valentine's Hangover - Posted February 15, 2007
It's the calm after the storm. The biggest — and only — snow storm of the season couldn't keep the movers and shakers away yesterday. On Valentine's Day the bustling dining room was host to a "low-key" birthday celebration hosted by Sherry Westin for Mayor Bloomberg, who received kudos all around... [FishBowlNY]