Nancy Grace

October '09 Ratings: HLN on Track for Best Year - Posted October 27, 2009
HLN followed its best Q3 with a strong October in younger viewers. And the network is on track for its best year in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo in both total day and prime time. While the other networks are seeing sharp declines year over year compared to their 2008... [TVNewser]

'Bombastic' HLN Grows Viewers and Advertisers - Posted October 20, 2009
B&C's Claire Atkinson writes about the growth of HLN, in viewers and advertisers, as the channel shows it is "a growing entrant in the opinion journalism field." The service which airs breaking news during the day and opinion and debate shows in primetime is averaging 571,000 viewers, up from 461,000 through... [TVNewser]

Joy Behar: New HLN Show "An Infusion Of Humor" During Serious Times - Posted September 28, 2009
Ask Joy Behar how she got her new HLN gig, and she gives a simple answer. "They asked me to dance," Behar jokes with TVNewser, "and I said, 'Okay, I'll dance with you guys!'" Her boss, CNN Worldwide EVP Ken Jautz, is a little more specific. "She has a strong point of... [TVNewser]

Robin Meade's Morning Sunshine! a NY Times Best Seller - Posted September 26, 2009
Robin Meade's new book, Morning Sunshine!: How to Radiate Confidence and Feel it Too, debuts at #12 on the "Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous" section of the New York Times Best Seller list. "I have dreamed about this from the moment I started writing this book," Meade tells TVNewser, "but I am still... [TVNewser]

Party For Joy. Walters, Whoopi and More Gather at the Oak Room - Posted September 24, 2009
"The View" co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Barabara Walters celebrate Behar's new HLN show at the Plaza Hotel last night. The famed Oak Room at New York's Plaza Hotel was the setting for a party last night to celebrate the launch of HLN's "The Joy Behar Show", premiering Tuesday at 9pmET.... [TVNewser]

Joy Behar's New Show Part Of HLN's "Estrogen-Heavy Lineup" - Posted September 8, 2009
When Joy Behar's new HLN talk show premieres three weeks from tonight, it joins an evening lineup the AP's David Bauder calls "estrogen-heavy." With lead-in programs hosted by Nancy Grace and Jane Velez-Mitchell, Bauder writes the show will air "to an audience that is nearly two-thirds women... "It's not like men are... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Hits NYT Best Sellers List - Posted August 20, 2009
Nancy Grace's first foray into fiction is now a New York Times Best Seller. "The Eleventh Victim" is number six on the August 30 Book Review Best Sellers list. The HLN host tells TVNewser, "It's still sinking in that 'The Eleventh Victim' has hit the New York Times bestseller list. Over... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace: New Book "Has a Piece of Me in It" - Posted August 13, 2009
HLN host Nancy Grace appeared at a network reception for the release of her new book "The Eleventh Victim: A Novel" last night in midtown Manhattan, and TVNewser stopped by to scope out the attendees and chat with the author. It was a big night for Grace who, in between kissing everyone,... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace on GMA, O'Reilly - Posted August 10, 2009
This morning, HLN's Nancy Grace appeared on "Good Morning America" as a part of the media tour for her new book and her first novel, "The Eleventh Victim: A Thriller," which has been a work in progress for quite some time: "I started working on this book almost ten years ago. And... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace on GMA, O'Reilly - Posted August 10, 2009
This morning, HLN's Nancy Grace appeared on "Good Morning America" as a part of the media tour for her new book and her first novel, "The Eleventh Victim: A Thriller," which has been a work in progress for quite some time: "I started working on this book almost ten years ago. And... [TVNewser]

HLN Shows Praised For Coverage of Missing Girl - Posted June 24, 2009
A 4-year-old Ohio girl has been found safe in San Diego. Haylee Donathan's mother and her mother's boyfriend, a Tier III sex offender, are in custody. At a news conference yesterday, U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott offered his praise for two HLN shows for their coverage. And again, I cannot compliment the media... [TVNewser]

Nancy Brings Joy to HLN Fold - Posted June 22, 2009
Nancy Grace went on "The View" today to promote her new novel, The Eleventh Victim but the appearance also gave Grace the opportunity to welcome Joy Behar, who is getting her own HLN show in the fall. Grace held up a sign — okay it was an 8 1/2 x 11... [TVNewser]

May Ratings: Nancy Grace's Best May in HLN History - Posted June 2, 2009
HLN had the largest prime time growth among cable news networks in May 2009, up 43% in Total Viewers and 40% in the A25-54 demo (Monday-Friday). It was Nancy Grace's best May ever, and the networks best 8pmET hour in its 27-year history), in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It... [TVNewser]

May Ratings: Nancy Grace's Best May in HLN History - Posted June 2, 2009
HLN had the largest prime time growth among cable news networks in May 2009, up 43% in Total Viewers and 40% in the A25-54 demo (Monday-Friday). It was Nancy Grace's best May ever, and the networks best 8pmET hour in its 27-year history), in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Boots Guest After He Calls Her Show "A Joke" - Posted May 20, 2009
A guest who was kicked off "Nancy Grace" Monday night is speaking out about the incident, and speaking for his whole city: "As a St. Louis community, I thought we were being embarrassed on national cable television." KTRS radio host McGraw Milhaven had appeared on Grace's HLN show several days last week... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Boots Guest After He Calls Her Show "A Joke" - Posted May 20, 2009
A guest who was kicked off "Nancy Grace" Monday night is speaking out about the incident, and speaking for his whole city: "As a St. Louis community, I thought we were being embarrassed on national cable television." KTRS radio host McGraw Milhaven had appeared on Grace's HLN show several days last week... [TVNewser]

April Ratings: HLN's Grace Tops Olbermann in Demo - Posted April 28, 2009
HLN's Nancy Grace topped MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann at both 8pmET (411K vs. 384K) and at 10pmET (275K vs. 225K) in the A25-54 demo. For its first run at 8pm Grace was up 103% in the demo and up 88% in Total Viewers — the most growth of any cable... [TVNewser]

April Ratings: HLN's Grace Tops Olbermann in Demo - Posted April 28, 2009
HLN's Nancy Grace topped MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann at both 8pmET (411K vs. 384K) and at 10pmET (275K vs. 225K) in the A25-54 demo. For its first run at 8pm Grace was up 103% in the demo and up 88% in Total Viewers — the most growth of any cable... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.28.09 - Posted April 28, 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. It is day 99 covering the Obama administration and week 13 for us. What we know and what we're reading this Tuesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV... [FishBowlDC]

CNN Finishes Fourth in Prime Demo for April - Posted April 27, 2009
CNN has finished the month of April in fourth place among the four cable news networks in the ad-friendly A25-54 demo in prime time. According to Nielsen Media Research, CNN finished the month with an average of 265,000 A25-54 viewers (Mon-Fri, 8pm-11pmET). Sister network HLN moved into third place with 274,000... [TVNewser]

CNN Running Fourth in Prime Time Demo - Posted April 13, 2009
Half way through the month of April, CNN is in fourth place among the four cable news channels in prime time (8-11pmET) in the A25-54 demo. Sister network HLN is in third place thanks to a strong prime time performance led by Nancy Grace. Campbell Brown's maternity leave fill-in Roland Martin... [TVNewser]

Mediabistro Blog-Family Roundup - Posted April 8, 2009
Wall Street Journal to charge more for online content- FishbowlNY Literary agent Jarred Weisfeld on Rod Blagojevich's book deal- GalleyCat STEP Inside Design and Dynamic Graphics magazine both fold- UnBeige A conflict-of-interest-off between Dan Abrams and Jon Fine- WebNewser Nancy Grace buys Girl Scout cookies for... [FishBowlLA]

Mediabistro Blog-Family Roundup - Posted April 8, 2009
Wall Street Journal to charge more for online content- FishbowlNY Literary agent Jarred Weisfeld on Rod Blagojevich's book deal- GalleyCat STEP Inside Design and Dynamic Graphics magazine both fold- UnBeige A conflict-of-interest-off between Dan Abrams and Jon Fine- WebNewser Nancy Grace buys Girl Scout cookies for... [FishBowlLA]

Nancy Grace Buys Cookies For the Troops - Posted April 8, 2009
HLN's Nancy Grace teared up toward the end of a segment on her program last night focusing on the Girl Scouts and their program sending cookies overseas. Grace personally purchased 100 boxes of cookies for the troops. Grace tells TVNewser, "I was so touched by the Girl Scouts' efforts to send cookies... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Buys Cookies For the Troops - Posted April 8, 2009
HLN's Nancy Grace teared up toward the end of a segment on her program last night focusing on the Girl Scouts and their program sending cookies overseas. Grace personally purchased 100 boxes of cookies for the troops. Grace tells TVNewser, "I was so touched by the Girl Scouts' efforts to send cookies... [TVNewser]

Q1 2009 Ratings: HLN's Best Ever - Posted March 31, 2009
HLN has just completed its best quarter in its ratings history, in prime time in the A25-54 demo. The network, formerly Headline News, grew the most in the quarter of any ad-supported cable channel, and its marquee program, Nancy Grace, grew the most of any cable news show, up 90% in... [TVNewser]

HLN Expands "Issues" to Seven Days - Posted March 10, 2009
TVNewser has learned HLN is expanding "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" to seven days a week. This means two Atlanta-based HLN shows, "Not Just Another Cable News Show" and "News to Me" will be canceled. We're told one New York staffer will lose their job in the programming shuffle. Other staffers are expected... [TVNewser]

"Issues" Working For HLN's "Niche-Target" Strategy - Posted March 3, 2009
"Jane Velez-Mitchell is a true-crime author, a television talking head, a lesbian, an animal activist, a recovering alcoholic and a vegan. She was until recently a glorified freelancer for Headline News, the sister channel of CNN." This is how the New York Times' Brian Stelter begins his profile today of HLN's newest... [TVNewser]

February Ratings: Program Ranker - Posted February 25, 2009
Fox News had the top six cable news programs during February '09 in Total Viewers, and nine of the top 10. The O'Reilly Factor was once again 1st. CNN's Larry King Live was the only non-FNC program to make the top 10, in 7th. MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann was 11th.... [TVNewser]

February Ratings: HLN Shows Most Growth - Posted February 24, 2009
For the third month in a row, HLN had the largest year-to-year gains of any cable news network in prime time, in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. In prime time (8-11pm Mon-Sun) HLN grew 56% in Total Viewers and 62% in the demo. At 8pm Nancy Grace beat MSNBC's Countdown... [TVNewser]

February Ratings: HLN Shows Most Growth - Posted February 24, 2009
For the third month in a row, HLN had the largest year-to-year gains of any cable news network in prime time, in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. In prime time (8-11pm Mon-Sun) HLN grew 56% in Total Viewers and 62% in the demo. At 8pm Nancy Grace beat MSNBC's Countdown... [TVNewser]

Grace's Anthony Special Brings Record Emailers - Posted February 11, 2009
In what was a major step in the conclusion of the Caylee Anthony story, a memorial tribute was held yesterday in Florida, and HLN's Nancy Grace anchored live. In addition to her 8pmET broadcast, she hosted for 30 minutes at NoonET and again at 4:30pmET. We're told yesterday brought the most emails... [TVNewser]

Grace's Anthony Special Brings Record Emailers - Posted February 11, 2009
In what was a major step in the conclusion of the Caylee Anthony story, a memorial tribute was held yesterday in Florida, and HLN's Nancy Grace anchored live. In addition to her 8pmET broadcast, she hosted for 30 minutes at NoonET and again at 4:30pmET. We're told yesterday brought the most emails... [TVNewser]

January Ratings: Rankers - Posted January 28, 2009
Fox News Channel had the top seven programs during the month of January in Total Viewers, with The O'Reilly Factor once again in the top spot. The top MSNBC program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, finished 8th and the top CNN program, Campbell Brown: No Bias No Bull, finished 9th. In the A25-54... [TVNewser]

2008 Ratings: CNN Wins Demo At 5pm and 10pmET - Posted December 31, 2008
CNN had averaged a higher Total Viewer and A25-54 demo rating during 2008 in prime time than any other year in its history. It also topped FNC at 5pmET (The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer) and at 10pmET (Anderson Cooper 360) in the demo. On HLN, Nancy Grace had her best ratings ever... [TVNewser]

TVNewser Challenge '08: A Look Back - Posted December 31, 2008
Last year at this time we brought you the 2008 TVNewser Challenge — eight questions about what will happen in the coming year. With more than 25,000 total votes cast, the results were set. In a year of some sketchy predicting ability by the "experts," how did you do with your... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Just Misses Demo Victory - Posted December 29, 2008
We received a tip over the weekend asking if Nancy Grace's strong December was going to propel her to a victory in the A25-54 demo over the usual winner, The O'Reilly Factor. After running the numbers, our unofficial tally puts Grace's 8pmET average at 590,000 and Bill O'Reilly's at 609,000 (through December... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: HLN, FBN, PBS... - Posted December 22, 2008
> Nancy Grace won the demo for HLN at 8pmET last week, averaging 752,000 viewers (compared to 2nd place FNC with 609,000). It was the only week the program finished first in the demo since its launch. In Total Viewers, Grace was 2nd and The O'Reilly Factor was #1 (3,105,000 to... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace's Best Ratings Ever - Posted December 12, 2008
"Nancy Grace" saw its best ratings ever last night while covering a potential major break in the Caylee Anthony case, and Headline News topped all cable news networks in the A25-54 demo during prime time. Grace's 1,003,000 in the demo and 2,375,000 Total Viewers far surpassed her previous day's high, on... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Sees Huge Overnight Rating After Caylee News - Posted December 12, 2008
In the wake of the potential major break in the Caylee Anthony investigation, Headline News' Nancy Grace saw huge numbers at 8pmET, according to overnight household ratings obtained by TVNewser. At 8pmET, FNC's The O'Reilly Factor had a 2.3 overnight rating, HLN's Grace had a 1.6, MSNBC's Countdown had a 1.3 and... [TVNewser]

Guess Who's Back in the News? - Posted November 12, 2008
Was anyone really worried the networks wouldn't have enough to cover after the presidential election? Beginning Monday morning on Fox & Friends and during various other FNC programs, and on HLN's Nancy Grace and Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, Natalee Holloway returned to the cable news rotation. (CNN and MSNBC have yet... [TVNewser]

Jane Velez Mitchell to Anchor HLN's 7pmET Hour - Posted October 17, 2008
First on TVNewser: Headline News has placed Jane Velez Mitchell in the 7pmET slot being left vacant by Glenn Beck. Velez Mitchell is being brought on as interim anchor for the hour. How interim, is not known. The program to be called Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell premieres live tonight at 7pmET.... [TVNewser]

Q3 2008 Ratings: Rankers - Posted October 2, 2008
Fox News Channel had eight of the top 10 programs in Total Viewers during the third quarter of 2008. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show made the top 10, in sixth place for the quarter, although there were only 14 programs. CNN's Larry King Live finished 10th. The O'Reilly Factor was the top... [TVNewser]

Q3 2008: CNN's Best in 5+ Years - Posted October 1, 2008
CNN had its best quarter in more than five years, in total day and prime time in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. The network also showed more growth year-to-year than any other cable news network in the younger demo. Headline News also performed well, with Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck both... [TVNewser]

Who Watched What on a Newsy Friday - Posted September 15, 2008
With Hurricane Ike causing serious damage, Gov. Sarah Palin's final interview portion airing and a deadly train crash in L.A., Friday turned out to be one of the busy end to a newsy week. MSNBC's coverage during Hardball at 5pmET switched from politics to Ike, and the 6pmET Race and 7pmET Hardball... [TVNewser]

Who Watched What on a Newsy Friday - Posted September 15, 2008
With Hurricane Ike causing serious damage, Gov. Sarah Palin's final interview portion airing and a deadly train crash in L.A., Friday turned out to be one of the busy end to a newsy week. MSNBC's coverage during Hardball at 5pmET switched from politics to Ike, and the 6pmET Race and 7pmET Hardball... [TVNewser]

Gender Bending (and Back Again) on MSNBC - Posted August 23, 2008
If you don't care to watch the closing ceremony of the Beijing games or some re-runs on the broadcast nets or Geraldo on FNC, or Nancy Grace on HLN re-hash the Caylee Anthony story, you could watch the premiere of a new MSNBC doc, which tackles the subject of reverse gender... [TVNewser]

Gender Bending (and Back Again) on MSNBC - Posted August 23, 2008
If you don't care to watch the closing ceremony of the Beijing games or some re-runs on the broadcast nets or Geraldo on FNC, or Nancy Grace on HLN re-hash the Caylee Anthony story, you could watch the premiere of a new MSNBC doc, which tackles the subject of reverse gender... [TVNewser]

Gender Bending (and Back Again) on MSNBC - Posted August 23, 2008
If you don't care to watch the closing ceremony of the Beijing games or some re-runs on the broadcast nets or Geraldo on FNC, or Nancy Grace on HLN re-hash the Caylee Anthony story, you could watch the premiere of a new MSNBC doc, which tackles the subject of reverse gender... [TVNewser]

Lawsuit Against Nancy Grace Moves Forward - Posted August 1, 2008
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Headline News host Nancy Grace badgered the mother of a missing toddler to the point of suicide. The Associated Press reports, U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges denied CNN's motion to dismiss the lawsuit yesterday. The network had argued the wrongful... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace's Hancock Cameo - Posted July 3, 2008
If you find yourself at the theater this holiday weekend, you may catch Nancy Grace's role in the Will Smith film "Hancock." In the nearly minute-long scene, Hancock gets the full Nancy Grace treatment while the fallen superhero and his PR guru, played by Jason Bateman, watch. Yes, superheroes watch Headline News.... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace's Hancock Cameo - Posted July 3, 2008
If you find yourself at the theater this holiday weekend, you may catch Nancy Grace's role in the Will Smith film "Hancock." In the nearly minute-long scene, Hancock gets the full Nancy Grace treatment while the fallen superhero and his PR guru, played by Jason Bateman, watch. Yes, superheroes watch Headline News.... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Breaks Her Foot - Posted July 24, 2007
The Nancy Grace fan club (yes there is one) alerted us that the Headline News anchor broke her foot. A Headline News spokesperson tells TVNewser Grace "missed a step going down some stairs and broke three bones in her foot." An unfortunate event any time, but especially worrisome considering... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace Breaks Her Foot - Posted July 24, 2007
The Nancy Grace fan club (yes there is one) alerted us that the Headline News anchor broke her foot. A Headline News spokesperson tells TVNewser Grace "missed a step going down some stairs and broke three bones in her foot." An unfortunate event any time, but especially worrisome considering... [TVNewser]

Nancy Grace: Pregnant! With Twins! - Posted June 25, 2007
EXCLUSIVE A well-informed tipster tells us that Nancy Grace — legal TV queen and subject of seemingly constant mockery — is pregnant — with twins! And not only that — she's married! Unconfirmed as of yet, but we hear the New York Post will break the news of Grace's pregnancy and marriage... [FishBowlNY]

Nancy Grace Films Law & Order With Star Jones, Mum On View Rumor - Posted May 18, 2007
We spoke with lovable/loathsome Nancy Grace shortly after her Court TV exit, with topics ranging from Amy Poehler to Alec Baldwin to Paris Hilton to O.J. to Jacko Prince. Oh, and that rumored spat with Star Jones: Does your leaving have anything to do with Star Jones coming on board? We just worked... [FishBowlNY]

Nancy Grace Out At Court TV - Posted May 8, 2007
Nancy Grace, legal TV queen and subject of seemingly constant mockery, is leaving Court TV. Grace's statement: "After ten wonderful years at Court TV, I have decided to leave the network to focus on my Headline News program and my charitable endeavors. Court TV will always hold a special place in my heart,... [FishBowlNY]

In The Trades: So Old It's New! - Posted March 14, 2007
Viacom is suing YouTube for unauthorized use of some 160,000 video clips from MTV, Comedy Central and VH1. Viacom thinks that $1 billion is fair recompense for the 1.5 billion times the clips were viewed. Viacom's argument included this: This is value that rightfully belongs to the writers, directors and... [FishBowlLA]

Olbermann Slams Anderson: 'He's The Only Person Who Has Not Been Informed That He Is A Marketing Experiment' - Posted February 22, 2007
Is that the new contract talking? Keith Olbermann sounds off on the cable competition in the latest issue Rolling Stone [via TVNewser]: Anderson Cooper: "...He is the only person who has not been informed that he is a marketing experiment." Glenn Beck: "A wolf in sheep's clothing. A very dangerously bigoted guy who's... [FishBowlNY]

Video: Amy Poehler's Dakota Fanning - Posted February 6, 2007
Nancy Grace. Hillary Clinton. Now Dakota Fanning. We've said it before, we'll say it again: "Dick in a Box" videos aside, Amy Poehler continues to save SNL. EARLIER: Amy Poehler Continues To Save SNL Amy Poehler: Saving SNL, One Nancy Grace Impression At A Time SNL's Timberlake 'Dick In A Box' Video... [FishBowlNY]

SNL's Timberlake 'Dick In A Box' Video Has Been Viewed 7,714,856 Times On YouTube - Posted December 29, 2006
NBC released the uncensored version, and, like another Andy Samberg mock song, it has rocketed to YouTube's upper elevations (#13 all-time) in less than a week. We've mentioned it before, but if all Saturday Night Live produced were Digital Shorts and Amy Poehler's Nancy Grace, we'd never change the channel. EARLIER: Video:... [FishBowlNY]