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CNN's Klein: Network Not Going to Run 'Cartoons' for Ratings - Posted 2 days, 15 hours ago
In the LA Times, Matea Gold examines CNN's recent prime time ratings woes and the network's position defending them as viewer totals drop following last year's election. While his competitors believed "the more opinionated the better," [CNN/U.S. President Jon] Klein said he had a different strategy: "If we concentrate on really being... [TVNewser]

Olbermann 10pm Repeat Not Going Anywhere - Posted October 28, 2009
The AP's David Bauder reports that MSNBC is so pleased with the numbers that Keith Olbermann's 10pmET repeat is pulling, that the network is continuing to put on hold a search for new talent to fill the time slot. Still, MSNBC president Phil Griffin says he's looking, "but nothing (new)... [TVNewser]

Cosby's "About Our Children" Airs on MSNBC Last Night from Howard University - Posted September 21, 2009
Bill Cosby was in town this weekend-- spotted by Politico having dinner with Chris Matthews at Tosca Saturday-- for a special event "About Our Children," which aired on MSNBC last evening from Howard University. NPR's and frequent MSNBC guest Michelle Bernard moderated the panel, which included Harvard professor Dr. Alvin Poussaint,... [FishBowlDC]

MSNBC President Meets with Olbermann Staff to Discuss Cease-Fire - Posted August 3, 2009
First on TVNewser: Earlier this afternoon, MSNBC president Phil Griffin met with the staff of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" to discuss the recent news about an agreement between Fox News and MSNBC to end personal attacks. TVNewser has learned some of the details about what was discussed. During the meeting, Griffin told... [TVNewser]

Who'll Be Watching Willie Geist's New Show?: 'Drug Dealers, Hookers, Drunks Coming Home from Bars' - Posted July 24, 2009
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Don't look for a Starbucks mug on Willie Geist's new MSNBC show. For one thing, the barista barons aren't sponsoring "Way Too Early With Willie Geist," which debuts Monday as the 5:30 a.m. lead-in to Starbucks-studded "Morning Joe." For another, the G-Man doesn't drink java. Geist's caffeinated beverage of choice is... [TVNewser]

"Way Too Early" to Launch July 27 - Posted July 15, 2009
A day after the launch event for The Weather Channel's new early morning show "WUWA", MSNBC's Willie Geist has a launch date for his new 5:30amET show, "Way Too Early with Willie Geist," or what we're calling "WTEWG." It's Monday, July 27. The launch was delayed about a month as Willie became... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams Keeps Newbie Dylan Ratigan in Line - Posted June 29, 2009
So, this is D-Day on MSNBC. Debut day for two new dayside shows and the network's roll-out in HD. It's a roll-out in that the channel is not yet available in HiDef on all cable systems, including Manhattan's Time Warner cable. Anyway, the Newscast Studio blog has some screengrabs of the... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Tests New Graphics Look Ahead of Monday's HD Debut - Posted June 27, 2009
This morning, MSNBC's live programming is using the new HD-ready graphics look, which is very different than what the network had been using. I'm not a graphics expert so indulge me -- they are using a brighter cream-colored background and have added an upper bar with the networks' "The Place for... [TVNewser]

More RTCA Dets: CBS Pre-Parties, Maddow Guest Bartends At MSNBC After-Party, Gibbs To Play MC Rove - Posted June 18, 2009
Ok, we're kidding about Robert Gibbs playing this year's MC Rove, but we have learned of a few more legitimate details to share with you about tomorrow evening's RTCA dinner... • CBS News is hosting a pre-party on the second floor of the convention center. There will be a live band... [FishBowlDC]

With Future Of Media Uncertain, Mirror Awards Honor Journalists Covering Media - Posted June 9, 2009
Today's Mirror Awards luncheon at the Harmonie Club uptown was swarmed by all manner of media types. Media critics who were nominated for Mirrors like Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff, Rachel Sklar of Abrams Research (nominated twice for her work for the Huffington Post) and The New York Times' David Carr (who... [FishBowlNY]

MSNBC's Shannon High To EP New Shows, Yvette Miley Takes Over Dayside - Posted June 5, 2009
It was just announced by MSNBC president Phil Griffin that Shannon High, brought in to MSNBC in October 2007, is moving from her role as VP of dayside to EP of the Dylan Ratigan show and the Dr. Nancy Snyderman show. High will keep her title of VP and work to... [TVNewser]

Now It's Official: Morning Joe "Brewed By Starbucks" - Posted June 1, 2009
For more than a year, TVNewser readers have wondered whether the Starbucks coffee seen on the Morning Joe set was part of some product placement deal. The answer was always "no" — until today. The show and the the coffee company have formed a "marketing relationship," in a deal estimated at... [TVNewser]

Debbie Finan Upped at MSNBC - Posted May 28, 2009
An MSNBC original, Debbie Finan, has been promoted to Vice President of Production and Programming for the network. Finan will report to network president Phil Griffin and be responsible for all programming and production activities for the cable channel. Finan joined MSNBC in July of 1996, and has worked in various... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Pres. Phil Griffin Kicks Off "Decision-Maker Week" on the Menu - Posted May 18, 2009
On the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we've had anchors and reporters, authors and bloggers. But this week we're doing something different — talking to some big names in the media world who shape what that world looks like. We're kicking off "Decision-Maker Week" with MSNBC President Phil Griffin. From record ratings to... [FishBowlNY]

"Decision-Maker Week" on Menu Begins With MSNBC President Phil Griffin - Posted May 17, 2009
On the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast we've had anchors and reporters, authors and bloggers. But this week we're doing something different — talking to some big names in the media world who shape what that world looks like. We're kicking off "Decision-Maker Week" with MSNBC President Phil Griffin. From record ratings to... [TVNewser]

Can Ed Schultz Improve MSNBC's 6pm Ratings? - Posted May 13, 2009
That is the question raised by Politico's Michael Calderone today, who profiled MSNBC's Ed Schultz. MSNBC president Phil Griffin describes the switch from David Shuster to Schultz. "I think doing the kind of program Shuster was doing wasn't the right fit for that hour," Griffin said. "I think you need a big... [TVNewser]

Insider Says Ratigan "Always Wanted A Show At MSNBC" - Posted May 7, 2009
When news broke March 27 that Dylan Ratigan would be leaving CNBC, it wasn't even known whether he'd show up to host that night's "Fast Money" (he didn't). 40 days later, Ratigan was named an anchor at sister network MSNBC, leaving some scratching their heads. An industry insider with knowledge of the... [TVNewser]

Snyderman To Anchor New MSNBC Program - Posted May 7, 2009
Breaking: The new additions to MSNBC dayside keep coming — MSNBC announced today a new one-hour program hosted by NBC News chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman. The program will air at NoonET beginning June 29. "Health is a topic that is at the forefront of American politics," said MSNBC president Phil Griffin... [TVNewser]

CNN's Prime Time Woes: "Klein's Got to Make it Sexy" - Posted April 27, 2009
The April cable ratings month ended last night, and later today we'll get the final numbers for Friday which will determine whether CNN will finish fourth in prime time (8-11pm) in the ad-friendly A25-54 demo. But it's looking that way. The NYTimes' Bill Carter sets the table for the news in today's... [TVNewser]

Maddow: "We Don't Debate The Ratings Very Much" - Posted April 22, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is back in the news today on several fronts. The LA Times picks up on a story first reported on TVNewser about Maddow's ratings drop. The "breakout star on cable" has seen her "numbers cool," writes Yvonne Villarreal. Maddow says she's not concerned how the new administration may affect ratings.... [TVNewser]

"NBC News Team" Tops TV Week's "10 Most Powerful" - Posted April 20, 2009
For the 2nd year in a row, NBC News president Steve Capus occupies the #1 spot in TV Week's "10 Most Powerful in TV News" list. This time he's joined at the top by Jeff Zucker, MSNBC's Phil Griffin and CNBC's Mark Hoffman as well: "It's increasingly impossible to separate the... [TVNewser]

MSNBC To Go HD in June - Posted April 2, 2009
MSNBC will begin telecasting in 1080i High Definition on Monday, June 29. MSNBC president Phil Griffin made the announcement today at the Cable Show in Washington, D.C. MSNBC will build on the NBC News HD infrastructure already in place, including two full HD control rooms and HD graphics. MSNBC has been using... [TVNewser]

Carlos Watson Joins MSNBC as Dayside Anchor - Posted March 31, 2009
Carlos Watson has been named a dayside anchor at MSNBC. Watson will also regularly contribute to "Morning Joe." "Carlos has been a fresh and distinctive voice on the network and I'm thrilled to welcome him to MSNBC," says MSNBC president Phil Griffin in the release. Watson previously hosted CNBC's "The Edge with Carlos... [TVNewser]

MSNBC 10pm Plans on Hold...For Now - Posted March 31, 2009
The AP's David Bauder reports MSNBC has shelved plans for a new 10pmET show to follow Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow. For now, a Countdown repeat will continue to air at 10pmET. "We're not going to mess with it until we see where it levels off," MSNBC president Phil Griffin told Bauder.... [TVNewser]

Glenn Beck: "If You Take What I Say As Gospel, You're An Idiot" - Posted March 30, 2009
Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck, "suddenly one of the most powerful media voices for the nation's conservative populist anger," is featured in a front page story in the New York Times today. "With a mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of the future, Mr. Beck, a longtime radio host... [TVNewser]

Klein / Griffin Verbal Battle As CNN Cedes Second Place in Prime to MSNBC - Posted March 27, 2009
Here is the AP story we mentioned earlier today on the cable news ratings picture. David Bauder begins with: CNN is poised to finish March third in the prime-time weeknight ratings behind Fox News Channel and MSNBC, the first time this has ever happened for the channel that pioneered the cable news... [TVNewser]

Rumors Swirl as Ed Schultz Guest Hosts on MSNBC - Posted March 11, 2009
With the hypothetical possibility of a new MSNBC show at 10pmET, each guest hosting spot gets extra scrutiny. This was the case with radio host Ed Schultz, who filled in for David Shuster on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday. The New York Observer's Felix Gillette writes the news, "touched off a fresh set... [TVNewser]

One More Time: Vote For MSNBC's 10pm Host - Posted February 19, 2009
We've written about the potential for a new 10pmET host on MSNBC a few times since MSNBC president Phil Griffin floated the idea last month. The LA Times and Huffington Post have written about how progressive radio hosts Sam Seder and Cenk Uygur (of The Young Turks) created Facebook fan pages... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 01.26.09 - Posted January 26, 2009
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]

Keith Olbermann in the Middle of Gibson / Griffin Dinner Exchange - Posted January 23, 2009
Oh boy. Keith Olbermann gave Fox News's John Gibson the bronze last night in "Worst Persons" over this. And today on his radio show, Gibson fired back. "This is absurd. He wasn't there," Gibson said of Olbermann, as both tell a different version of what happened when Gibson ran into MSNBC president Phil... [TVNewser]

Gibson Describes Exchange With MSNBC Boss: "He Was Looking For Ratings" - Posted January 22, 2009
Fox News Radio host John Gibson had some comments about MSNBC's Inauguration coverage yesterday, taking on his usual targets — Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. But later in the discussion, Gibson describes a dinner he had "two, three nights ago" at Rao's Restaurant ("all these media stars go there"). "Suddenly I hear... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Looking To Add New 10pmET Show - Posted January 22, 2009
Now that Countdown with Keith Olbermann is in place at 8pmET and The Rachel Maddow Show is set at 9pmET, the New York Times' Brian Stelter reports MSNBC is looking to add a new show at 10. "It's almost like we're one personality away," MSNBC president Phil Griffin told Stelter. Olbermann supports... [TVNewser]

Griffin: "We're Less About Ideology Than Fox" - Posted January 16, 2009
MSNBC held their Television Critics Association panel yesterday in Los Angeles, and the questions ranged from comparisons of MSNBC and FNC to comparisons of Obama and Bush. Variety's Brian Lowry writes that MSNBC president Phil Griffin fielded questions about the network's "windshield-wiper act" of having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews again anchoring... [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]

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]

The Ticker: Journos, Matthews, VPs - Posted December 20, 2008
> B&C has the report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. in 2008, 41 journalists were killed while on assignment around the world. That's down from 65 in 2007. Most of the deaths, 11, happened in Iraq. That's down from the record 32 deaths there in 2007. > MSNBC president... [TVNewser]

"People Have Learned New Viewing Habits" - Posted November 10, 2008
The AP's David Bauder takes a look at the cable news landscape through the lens of an Obama White House. Frank Sesno, the former CNN Washington bureau chief and occasional on-air analyst says viewing habits shifted during the campaign. "The market has changed. I don't think this is episodic. I think... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.30.08 - Posted October 30, 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]

October Ratings - MSNBC: "We Tamed the Giant of Larry King" - Posted October 27, 2008
Brian Williams couldn't do it. Neither could Joe Scarborough, Rita Cosby, Dan Abrams, Ashleigh Banfield, Deborah Norville or Alan Keyes. But MSNBC's new 9pmET show did. The Rachel Maddow show topped CNN's Larry King Live in the ad-friendly A25-54 demo during the month of October. King still wins the Total Viewer... [TVNewser]

Griffin: "Watch out CNN and FOX" - Posted October 16, 2008
On Tuesday night, there weren't any exclusive interviews, lengthy Special Comments, or debates on MSNBC. Or on the other cablers. But on a usual Tuesday night, MSNBC topped CNN and FNC in the A25-54 demo in prime time. "This is just a statement about the hard work going on here," MSNBC president... [TVNewser]

CNBC, MSNBC Prop GE's Q3 - Posted October 13, 2008
While General Electric's overall third quarter profit dropped 23%, sales income at NBCU gained nearly 10% last quarter. Much of that is due to the division's cable networks including CNBC and MSNBC. In a press release sent out this morning, executives from the networks talked about the growth, despite (or perhaps... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Removes Olbermann & Matthews From Election Anchor Duties - Posted September 7, 2008
With less than 60 days until the election, MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of prime time political coverage and replacing them with NBC White House correspondent David Gregory. For months the network has been criticized for allowing Olbermann to anchor election coverage while he continued to... [TVNewser]

MSNBC On Air Tension: Insider Predicts "Blow Up" While Griffin says "Don't Make More of This Than it Is" - Posted August 28, 2008
TVNewser has been tracking several on-air incidents among MSNBC anchors during the first couple of days of the DNC. (Read about them here, here and here.) Now MSNBC management is speaking out. MSNBC president Phil Griffin told Variety the Olbermann-Scarborough, Shuster-Scarborough, and Olbermann-Matthews clashes (some more tension-filled than others) have no significance. "Look,... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Brings Out the Crowd - Posted August 25, 2008
MSNBC's spot outside Union Station at the 2008 Democratic Conventions turned "The Place For Politics" into "The Place For People Without Convention Credentials." Although it sounds like the place has gotten a bit more rowdy than when we were there this afternoon, there was a crowd of about 40, mostly fans, who... [TVNewser]

Final Verdict: Maddow Replacing Abrams - Posted August 19, 2008
After speculation dating back to December, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will get her own show. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports Maddow will replace Dan Abrams and his show "Verdict," at 9pmET, beginning after the conventions. The move will take place on 9/8/08, one month after the Olympics began. Says MSNBC president Phil... [TVNewser]

Cable's Gain May Be Broadcasters' Loss - Posted August 3, 2008
The NYTimes has the numbers that show this election season has been particularly good for the cable news channels... in the first half of 2008 and the cable networks showed two dozen candidate debates, CNN had, on average, 32 percent more 25- to 54-year-old viewers than during the same period in 2004,... [TVNewser]

"It Would Make it More Interesting if Bill Was on And Did It Live" - Posted July 21, 2008
It was MSNBC's turn at the TCA today, which has become a hot spot for media stories the past couple of weeks. Matea Gold of the Los Angeles Times writes about NBC News president Steve Capus' response to questions about the dual role of MSNBC's primary team of Chris Matthews and Keith... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.08 - Posted July 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Above, Luke Russert and James Carville spearhead XM radio's coverage of the MLB All-Star Game. 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... [FishBowlDC]

MSNBC's Phil Griffin, "A Big Fan" of Fox News, Says It's "Our Time" - Posted July 17, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Phil Griffin to Chris Wallace: Kiss my Peacock. The newly-named president of MSNBC takes offense at Wallace's assertion this week that commentator Keith "Mr. Bush, Shut the Hell Up" Olbermann has no business anchoring election coverage, and that Fox News would never commit such a sin. "That raises little hairs... [TVNewser]

Griffin Upped at MSNBC - Posted July 16, 2008
Phil Griffin has been named President of MSNBC, continuing to report to NBC News President Steve Capus. Griffin was named NBC News SVP in April 2005, and was given "executive-in-charge" status in June 2006, overseeing day-to-day management of the cable network. He has been with MSNBC since its launch in 1996, and... [TVNewser]

The "New Form" For MSNBC Mornings - Posted July 14, 2008
New York Magazine's Mark Binelli takes a look at Morning Joe, which was born from the firing of Don Imus last year. Binelli talks with its right-of-center host Joe Scarborough, who used to work the nightshift on MSNBC hosting Scarborough Country (no passport required). The former Republican congressman noted the change... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 07.14.08 - Posted July 14, 2008
Good morning, Washington. Above, Adam Verdugo makes his television debut. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Imus Broadcasting Radio Show From MSNBC Studios - Posted April 12, 2007
Roughly 12 hours after MSNBC announced that it would cancel its simulcast of his show, MSNBC allowed Don Imus to broadcast his Imus in the Morning radio program this morning from its Secaucus, New Jersey studios today, the last broadcast before his two-week radio suspension begins. Imus was in a defiant mood... [FishBowlNY]

Imus Snipping Back At Sharpton? - Posted April 12, 2007
Barely 12 hours after being fired from MSNBC... 6:12 AM: On Imus' radio program (no longer simulcast on MSNBC) this morning, Chris Carlin, who covers sports for the program, discussed yesterday's dismissal of charges against the Duke lacrosse players. (rough transcript) DON IMUS: When will Al Sharpton be apologizing to them? (LAUGHTER) CARLIN: I'm unaware of... [FishBowlDC]

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