Martin Bashir

Scientology Spokesman Storms Out of 'Nightline' Interview - Posted October 24, 2009
"Nightline" just can't get through an interview anymore. This week, PRNewser reported on a contentious interview in which Dan Harris was repeatedly interrupted by a publicist on Monday's "Nightline." On Friday night's episode, an interviewee just walked away in the middle of a sit-down. ABC's Martin Bashir got into a heated discussion with... [TVNewser]

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]

Katie Couric to Anchor Michael Jackson Special Tonight - Posted June 30, 2009
Last week, after Michael Jackson died, the big three network news anchors were noticeably absent during prime time programs devoted to the news. Martin Bashir and Barbara Walters anchored specials on ABC, Ann Curry on NBC and Harry Smith on CBS. Charlie Gibson co-anchored GMA on Friday but only because Diane... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric to Anchor Michael Jackson Special Tonight - Posted June 30, 2009
Last week, after Michael Jackson died, the big three network news anchors were noticeably absent during prime time programs devoted to the news. Martin Bashir and Barbara Walters anchored specials on ABC, Ann Curry on NBC and Harry Smith on CBS. Charlie Gibson co-anchored GMA on Friday but only because Diane... [TVNewser]

Ratings for "Living With Michael Jackson" - Posted June 30, 2009
MSNBC's purchase of the rights to the Granada TV production "Living with Michael Jackson" did not give much of a bump to MSNBC's weekend ratings. The special, without much promotion, aired six times over the weekend: Saturday at 7, 10 and 11pmET which averaged 254K A25-54 viewers and 603K Total Viewers.... [TVNewser]

Ratings for "Living With Michael Jackson" - Posted June 30, 2009
MSNBC's purchase of the rights to the Granada TV production "Living with Michael Jackson" did not give much of a bump to MSNBC's weekend ratings. The special, without much promotion, aired six times over the weekend: Saturday at 7, 10 and 11pmET which averaged 254K A25-54 viewers and 603K Total Viewers.... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Buys the Rights to "Living with Michael Jackson" - Posted June 28, 2009
MSNBC has bought the rights to "Living with Michael Jackson." First aired in the U.S. on ABC, British journalist Martin Bashir, who now works for ABC News as an anchor of "Nightline," spent eight months with Jackson in 2002-'03. It is one of the most intimate looks at Jackson's life; as... [TVNewser]

"Nightline" Takes First with Michael Jackson News - Posted June 26, 2009
Last night's "Nightline" anchored by Martin Bashir with coverage on the death of Michael Jackson was seen by 5.26 million Total Viewers, outdrawing David Letterman's 4.36 million on CBS and Conan O'Brien's 3.94 million on NBC.... [TVNewser]

"Nightline" Takes First with Michael Jackson News - Posted June 26, 2009
Last night's "Nightline" anchored by Martin Bashir with coverage on the death of Michael Jackson was seen by 5.26 million Total Viewers, outdrawing David Letterman's 4.36 million on CBS and Conan O'Brien's 3.94 million on NBC.... [TVNewser]

Michael Jackson 1958-2009: TV News Coverage Notes - Posted June 25, 2009
• ABC News will present a special "20/20" tonight at 9pmET/PT. "The Life and Death of Michael Jackson" will be anchored by Barbara Walters and Martin Bashir. Walters will then anchor the 10pm special on the life of Farrah Fawcett. • NBC has announced it is producing a 2-hour "Dateline" to... [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]

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]

With Wedding Back On, Today Talks to Peterson - Posted February 13, 2009
For a few days after Martin Bashir's Nightline interview with Drew Peterson, it looked like the accused double-murderer wouldn't be marrying his fifth wife. But all that changed — the wedding is back on, and NBC's Amy Robach exclusively interviewed the once-again happy couple for the Today show. Peterson acknowledged his fiancee's... [TVNewser]

Flight 3407 Crash: Network News Notes - Posted February 13, 2009
Some notes from the network news coverage of the Flight 3407 crash (and some anonymous tips after the jump):• ABC's Good Morning America had Chris Cuomo and David Muir live from Buffalo this morning. Here is one of Cuomo's reports. Last night, Martin Bashir reported the news on Nightline.• CBS had... [TVNewser]

Reporting The Crash of Continental Flight 3407 - Posted February 13, 2009
Here's when the news networks first reported the crash of Continental flight 3407 outside Buffalo late last night. The plane crashed into a home six miles from the Buffalo airport killing all 49 on board and one person in the home. -CNN U.S. first reported the news at 12:03amET simulcasting CNN International.... [TVNewser]

Peterson Does Nightline, Fiancee Moves Out - Posted January 30, 2009
Drew Peterson appeared last night on ABC's Nightline, in an interview with Martin Bashir. It was his first television interview since he became engaged to his fifth wife. Well, according to Peterson, "his fiancee dumped him as they watched his interview Thursday on 'Nightline.'" She decided to move out immediately — with... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: ABC, FNC, NBC... - Posted January 29, 2009
> Drew Peterson is getting married again (because "I like being married"), and Nightline's Martin Bashir has the first interview with him since his engagement. It airs tonight at 11:35pm. > ThinkProgress, which was named "Best Liberal Blog" in 2006, reports "Fox News came the closest to offering balance" when it... [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: Olbermann, Rose, Bashir... - Posted August 7, 2008
> What do Canadians have against Keith Olbermann? Well a columnist at the Canada Free Press has directed his readers to "Americans Fed Up With Olbermann" for a petition against the MSNBC host. > The New York Post gets the scoop from Charlie Rose about his role in the new movie,... [TVNewser]

Martin Bashir "Bitterly Regrets" "Asian Babes" Remark - Posted August 1, 2008
ABC's Martin Bashir is apologizing for "a tasteless remark" he made while keynoting an event at the the Unity conference in Chicago last week. Bashir was invited to speak at the banquet of the Asian American Journalists Association. According to the StarTribune's Neal Justin, shortly after he began, Bashir remarked about how... [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]

Aphrodite Jones: "Shame On Us" - Posted May 23, 2007
One of the gazillion reporters assigned to the Michael Jackson trial has a tell-all book about how the media got the story wrong. On June 10, she'll be in L.A. to be honored by the Brookins Community A.M.E. Church for her work -- and, presumably, to hock some books. Aphrodite Jones, wrote... [FishBowlLA]

Kirk Cameron On ABC's 'God' Debate: 'A Couple Of Goldfish In A Pool of Hungry Piranhas' - Posted May 11, 2007
Growing pains: Cameron's camp slams 'aggressive nature' of ABC debate on God Last Saturday, ABC's Nightline invited actor Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains!) and author Ray Comfort to debate a pair of atheists at a Baptist church in Midtown. The program aired Wednesday, but it didn't take long for Cameron's camp to... [FishBowlNY]