Paul J Gough

Inauguration Notes: The Day After - Posted January 21, 2009
• The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley takes a wide look at the spectrum of TV coverage yesterday. "Viewers were never quite sure where to look: Television celebrated a new president making history, but the screen also belonged to those millions in Washington who made history just by showing up," she... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Inauguration Notes: Who (Olbermann and Matthews) and Where (Movie Theaters) - Posted January 13, 2009
Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were removed from anchoring political coverage in September, and designated as "hosts" in November. On Inauguration Day in a week, they will "lead" coverage. The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold talks to MSNBC president Phil Griffin about the new new role for the duo. He says he's... [TVNewser]

Inauguration to Be Screened in Theaters - Posted January 13, 2009
Barack Obama, will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America in one week from today. It's an epic tale of a man born in a hot climate that chose to live in Chicago. Yes, there are details that we are missing - but still -... [FishBowlLA]

Sinise Special Airs on FNC This Weekend - Posted January 9, 2009
Gary Sinise moves from "CSI: NY" to Iraq, with a special on Fox News premiering at 9pmET Saturday, following the actor on a visit to the region last year. It is Sinise's fourth trip to Iraq since 9/11. The Los Angeles Times' Matea Gold writes that Sinise "agreed to let his friend... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Bloomberg, BBC, CBS... - Posted January 8, 2009
> Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson will appear in an exclusive interview tomorrow on Bloomberg during the NoonET hour. He'll be asked about the latest jobs report, the state of the economy and his legacy. > Tonight's installment in BBC World News America's "Notes to Obama" series comes from Univision anchor Jorge... [TVNewser]

ABC/BBC Partnership Expands in Iraq - Posted January 7, 2009
The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough writes about the expanded partnership between ABC News and the BBC in Iraq. "ABC will continue to have a Baghdad bureau, although it will have fewer employees than there had been since the war began in 2003 and no full-time correspondent assigned there," writes Gough. An ABC... [TVNewser]

2008 Ratings: MSNBC Fastest Growing Once Again - Posted December 31, 2008
MSNBC was the fastest growing channel in all of television in 2008 when measured in Total Viewers for both total day and prime time. The NBC cable news channel was the third fastest in growth in the A25-54 demo behind BBC America and History International. The Rachel Maddow Show beat Larry King... [TVNewser]

Alex Wallace Returns To Front Office, Epstein To Take Over Nightly News - Posted December 4, 2008
THR's Paul J. Gough scoops that NBC Nightly News EP Alexandra Wallace is returning to the job she once held with NBC News — front office VP. Longtime Nightly News senior producer Bob Epstein will be named executive producer. Wallace stepped aside from the VP job, which was essentially #2 to news... [TVNewser]

Obama Readies For "Press Availability" - Posted November 6, 2008
President-Elect Barack Obama will make his first public appearance in his new role tomorrow afternoon, in what the campaign is calling a "press availability" and not a news conference. The Hollywood Reporter's Paul J. Gough reports CBS and ABC confirmed they will carry the address, as did FNC and CNN. NBC and... [TVNewser]

Inside FBN's First Election Night - Posted November 5, 2008
Coming out of a commercial break at 6:33pmET, Neil Cavuto begins setting the scene for when races begin to be called. He describes the Senate races, and the possibility the Democrats could get 60 seats. "A magic number that all but effectively wipes out the opposition. They can do little more... [TVNewser]

What Happens to Cable News Post-Election? - Posted October 31, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik and Paul J. Gough look to the near-future about what will happen to cable news after Nov. 4. "An election that lifts either the left or right to power will provide a boost to the network imbued with the ideology of the other side," they write.... [TVNewser]

Gustav Aftermath: Surveying the Cabler Scene - Posted September 2, 2008
As Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is saying in a presser taken by all three cablers this morning, there are no reports of widespread flooding in the Gulf Coast. Luckily, the damage seems to be minimal, which means focus appears to be shifting back to the RNC. Let's take a look at... [TVNewser]

Cable Games - Posted August 19, 2008
THR's Paul J. Gough and James Hibberd write about the ratings for the Olympics as this non-Phelps week begins. They also write that Olympics programming on the NBCU cable networks is performing better than the 2004 Athens games. NBC has seen strong gains for its Olympic-related programming on its cable channels...MSNBC... [TVNewser]

Cable Games - Posted August 19, 2008
THR's Paul J. Gough and James Hibberd write about the ratings for the Olympics as this non-Phelps week begins. They also write that Olympics programming on the NBCU cable networks is performing better than the 2004 Athens games. NBC has seen strong gains for its Olympic-related programming on its cable channels...MSNBC... [TVNewser]