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PRNewser's Joe Ciarallo Talks Today's Media Headlines On The Menu - Posted 2 days, 7 hours ago
Today on the mediabistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven welcomed PRNewser editor Joe Ciarallo to talk about the day's biggest media news. On tap today: Jason discussed last night's National Book Awards (see GalleyCat for full coverage) and Matt talked about an ad... [FishBowlNY]

Maddow Attacked by Rogue Copy of 'Going Rogue' - Posted 3 days, 2 hours ago
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made a cameo on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" during a segment in which a copy of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" escapes and goes rogue behind the scenes at NBC. ... [TVNewser]

Where There is Opinion, There is Revenue - Posted 5 days, 11 hours ago
In Brian Stelter's NYTimes profile of Rachel Maddow, which focuses on how the MSNBC host and her colleagues are ramping up their criticism of Pres. Obama, there is this conclusion about why opinion on a news channel is good business. MSNBC is projected to take in $365 million in revenue this year,... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 6, 2009
• NBC's Meet the Press: Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), NYT's David Brooks, WaPo's E.J. Dionne, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Republican strategist Ed Gillespie and NBC's Tom Brokaw • CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)... [FishBowlDC]

'The News Audience, if not News itself, is Getting more Polarized' - Posted November 5, 2009
Finding itself in the news this week, the presses roll on for Time Inc. magazines including the flagship TIME. In this week's edition, out tomorrow, media critic James Poniewozik writes about "the most significant bias out there: moderate bias." Sean Hannity's Republicanism, [Glenn] Beck's populism and Mike Huckabee's Christian conservatism are very... [TVNewser]

Bloomberg Race Called, Retracted by MSNBC, Others - Posted November 4, 2009
MSNBC was among a handful of news outlets that prematurely called the New York City mayor's race for Michael Bloomberg last night. At 9:39pmET, Rachel Maddow, hosting on MSNBC said, "NBC News can project Michael Bloomberg was re-elected mayor of New York City. He's the projected winner having spent in excess... [TVNewser]

Late Races, With Early-Ending Coverage - Posted November 4, 2009
With several surprises and late returns, yesterday's races delivered more drama than one would generally expect from an off-year election. Still, after the build up on the three cable news nets, some were disappointed with the extent of the coverage, especially if you were on the west coast. During the 10pmET hour,... [TVNewser]

Election Day Coverage Plans - Posted November 2, 2009
• MSNBC: White House correspondent and political director Chuck Todd will anchor the 11am and 2pm hours on MSNBC from Washington tomorrow. Ed Schultz will take over the 4pm hour. Following the regularly scheduled primetime lineup, live editions will air of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" at 10pm, "The Rachel Maddow Show"... [FishBowlDC]

Maddow: Is Fox a News Station? - Posted October 28, 2009
Rachel Maddow points out,"Expression of an opinion of the new reporters cover is, frankly sometimes part of covering the news." She plays clips of Anderson Cooper and Shepard Smith after Hurricane Katrina. Maddow then shows a promo of the Tax Party Protests,"The difference between Fox and news is Fox is actively... [FishBowlLA]

October '09 Ratings: MSNBC Solidly #2 in Prime - Posted October 27, 2009
MSNBC is now solidly in second place in primetime, but still far behind #1 Fox News Channel. In weekday primetime, MSNBC averaged 830k Total Viewers and 252k in the A25-54 demo, out-rating CNN by 13% and 25% respectively. MSNBC's gap with Fox News, however, is 1.76 million Total Viewers and 440k in... [TVNewser]

The Video Wall: Grayson, Correction, O'Reilly, Animals - Posted October 22, 2009
> Rep. Alan Grayson says, "Fox News and their Republican collaborators are the enemy of America." > White House apparently emails MSNBC with a correction mid-broadcast. > Bill O'Reilly says the administration is "fighting harder against Fox News than the Taliban." He also criticized Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann's recent trip to... [TVNewser]

Late Reading List 10.22.09 - Posted October 22, 2009
What we know and what we're reading this Thursday (besides "Goatee Gamble" and "Karaoke in the Capital")... TV | NEWS NOTES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | AWARDS & EVENTS TV Whoops! MSNBC's Contessa Brewer called Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton on live TV yesterday. Video. NEWS NOTES WaPo's Reliable Source: Yul Kwon, winner of "Survivor: Cook... [FishBowlDC]

Behar + Divorcees = Ratings - Posted October 22, 2009
•HLN's Joy Behar had her highest ratings in the adult 25-54 demographic Tuesday evening since her show's debut on September 29. With 268,000 demo viewers, Behar topped both Larry King on CNN (205K) and Rachel Maddow on MSNBC (231K). Her 628,000 Total Viewers also topped King, which had 616K. Maddow... [TVNewser]

Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't a News Organization? - Posted October 21, 2009
Here's a curious turn in the White House vs. Fox News fight. On Monday, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow were among several people who attended an off-the-record briefing with Pres. Obama at the White House. Sources tell us other attendees at the two-and-a-half hour chat included Eugene Robinson of the... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Notes - Posted October 19, 2009
• Conflicts between the White House and Fox News remained a topic of discussion on the Sunday shows this weekend. This is after White House communications director Anita Dunn appeared on CNN's "Reliable Sources" last week and said of Fox, "Let's not pretend they're a news network..." On "This Week with George... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 10.19.09 - Posted October 19, 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. What we know and what we're reading this Monday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | RADIO | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS & EVENTS NEWSPAPERS NYT's David... [FishBowlDC]

Bush Calls Olbermann, Maddow 'Sick Puppies' - Posted October 16, 2009
CBS News reports that, today in a radio interview, former President George H.W. Bush shared his opinion about the current tone of discourse in the country: "I don't like it. The cables (TV) have a lot to do with it." Mr. Bush said the volume of criticism aimed at him when he was... [TVNewser]

A Word You'd Rather Not Hear from Andrea Mitchell: "BALLS" - Posted October 15, 2009
In a discussion about covering 3 Mile Island, Andrea Mitchell shares a story with Rachel Maddow about asking her bureau chief if it ever occurred to him that "men's balls are as vulnerable as women's ovaries?" Now, I love Andrea Mitchell as much as the next guy but hearing her... [FishBowlDC]

Rachel Maddow, Voice of America? - Posted October 14, 2009
A Guardian UK opinion piece calls MSNBC's Rachel Maddow "...the best talkshow host in America." Some have taken the article as a sign of Maddow's perceived popularity across the pond, or at least as insight into how the British see our cable news. But despite the use of "programme" and "humour," it was... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Substitutes Anchors - Posted October 13, 2009
Three different MSNBC programs have had substitute anchors filling in over the past 24 hours. This morning, Chris Matthews, sporting a cap for his NLCS-bound Phillies, filled in for Dylan Ratigan who is off today on "Morning Meeting." Keith Olbermann was out last night with Lawrence O'Donnell subbed in and David Shuster... [TVNewser]

The Video Wall: Beck, Stephanopoulos, Deen, Gregory... - Posted October 10, 2009
> Stephen Colbert defends "silver gopher" Glenn Beck by comparing him to...himself. > ABC's George Stephanopoulos appears on "Hannity" and discusses Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education. > Very strange developments during a Paula Deen and Al Roker cooking segment on the "Today" show. (via BWE) > David Gregory... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Ratings: October 4, 2009 - Posted October 8, 2009
While NBC's "Meet the Press" retained its first place rank in Total Viewers last Sunday, CBS' "Face the Nation" was #1 in the A25-54 demo. "CBS Sunday Morning," which had a segment on Paul Shaffer featuring David Letterman, which was taped before his extortion explanation, was the lead-in to "Face." "Sunday... [TVNewser]

Mike Murphy Criticizes 'One-Party Cable Networks' on 'MTP' - Posted October 5, 2009
Politico has the clip from Sunday's "Meet the Press" of Republican strategist/analyst Mike Murphy sitting with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, criticizing the state of cable news: "I would take your primetime and Fox primetime and say it's the same dance toward dumbing the debate." ... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Notes - Posted October 5, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy • Senator Rachel Maddow? The MSNBC host and Mike Murphy stuck behind after "Meet the Press" Sunday for "Take Two" with David Gregory. A viewer asked whether Maddow would make a good Senator. "I don't think I'd be a good... [FishBowlDC]

The Newsers That Make Esquire Really Happy - Posted September 19, 2009
Esquire published its list of the "75 Best People in the World" this week: "This is a list of men and women who, by virtue of skill or character, make us happy â€” happy that they're among us, happy that they do what they do, happy that they're successful. Each of... [TVNewser]

Newsers Make "Atlantic50" - Posted September 16, 2009
The Atlantic Wire, The Atlantic's latest opinion aggregator, has released a list of the "Atlantic50," made up of "the columnists and bloggers and broadcast pundits who shape the national debates" that the site will monitor. The methodology included audience measurement, a survey of Washington insiders, and web data to arrive at the... [TVNewser]

Opinion Aggregator Atlantic Wire Launches - Posted September 16, 2009
Atlantic Consumer Media has launched a new stand alone site The Atlantic Wire, to aggregate some of the best opinions and debates on the Web. The Atlantic has long been a source for well-thought out opinions and discussions, and some of the voice from the magazine and its Web site, like columnist... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 09.03.09 - Posted September 3, 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 belated birthday to J.P. Freire, on-time birthday wishes to John Mercurio. What know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE... [FishBowlDC]

Was Rachel Maddow Contagious With Swine Flu While At Work? - Posted September 2, 2009
TVNewser has heard from some MSNBC staffers concerned that Rachel Maddow, who announced on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Monday night that she had swine flu, could have brought the virus into 30 Rock. "A lot of people at MSNBC are not very happy about not being informed that someone in the... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 09.02.09 - Posted September 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. Enjoy some commentary we've gotten so far on FishbookDC's Superlatives (have you voted??) and guess who these comments are in reference to... "I hope when... [FishBowlDC]

Rachel Maddow Had Swine Flu? - Posted September 1, 2009
Last Night, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" where she admitted she was getting over a case of swine flu: After the jump, Maddow teaches Fallon how to mix a drink called the "white lady."... [TVNewser]

August '09 Ratings: MSNBC Down, But Maddow Up - Posted September 1, 2009
Overall, MSNBC was down this August compared to last year when the presidential campaigns were heading into the political conventions. For total day, MSNBC saw a 21% decrease year-over-year in Total Viewers and 31% drop in A25-54 demo viewers. In primetime, MSNBC saw a small loss in in Total Viewers and... [TVNewser]

Kennedy Coverage on TV Tonight and Tomorrow - Posted August 28, 2009
Tonight a "Celebration of Life Memorial Service" will be held for Senator Ted Kennedy at the JFK Library in Boston. Saturday, the Senator's funeral services will be held in Boston and in Arlington National Cemetery. Here's how it will be covered (via TVNewser): CNN: Beginning at 7pmET, Campbell Brown and Wolf Blitzer... [FishBowlDC]

Kennedy Memorial: Friday Night Special Coverage - Posted August 28, 2009
Here's a quick rundown of the special programming this evening for Sen. Edward Kennedy's "Celebration of Life Memorial Service": Beginning at 7pmET, Campbell Brown and Wolf Blitzer will anchor coverage the memorial. Fox News: Shepard Smith will anchor memorial coverage from 7-9pmET followed by a special edition of "The O'Reilly Factor" at 9pmET.... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 08.24.09 - Posted August 24, 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 Mike Memoli, who celebrated yesterday, Major Garrett and David Gregory. It is Restaurant Week in DC! What hot spots are you hitting... [FishBowlDC]

Most Recent Sunday Show Ratings - Posted August 20, 2009
TVNewser: NBC's "Meet the Press" had a strong first-place showing this week, pulling away from "This Week" by 889K Total Viewers with it's best number since April 19, 2009. Among other guests, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made her first MTP appearance. This was also a week that Jake Tapper filled in for... [FishBowlDC]

Most Recent Sunday Show Ratings - Posted August 20, 2009
TVNewser: NBC's "Meet the Press" had a strong first-place showing this week, pulling away from "This Week" by 889K Total Viewers with it's best number since April 19, 2009. Among other guests, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made her first MTP appearance this week. "Fox News Sunday" had an additional 1.88M Total Viewers... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Ratings: August 16, 2009 - Posted August 20, 2009
NBC's "Meet the Press" had a strong first-place showing this week, pulling away from "This Week" by 889K Total Viewers with its best number since April 19, 2009. Among other guests, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made her first MTP appearance this week. Jake Tapper filled in for George Stephanopoulos on ABC News'... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Repeats at 10p & 11p Top CNN - Posted August 18, 2009
It was a good week for the second showings of MSNBC's two primetime opinion programs. Last week, MSNBC's repeats of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "The Rachel Maddow Show" at 10pmET and 11pmET, respectively, beat CNN's "AC360" in Total Viewers and in the A25-54 demo. Olbermann has been regularly besting his CNN... [TVNewser]

No Joke. Mislabeling Parties, and Renaming Politicians - Posted August 17, 2009
It is one thing to mislabel a republican a democrat on cable news, as Rachel Maddow did Friday night on her show, but quite another to change the name of an elected official from "Joe" to "Joke" as Fox News did this morning. First Maddow. On Friday she was talking about Republican... [TVNewser]

Maddow Makes First "MTP" Appearance; Stays for "Take Two" Web Extra - Posted August 17, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made her first appearance on "Meet the Press" this weekend on a panel with former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). After the jump... Maddow stayed... [FishBowlDC]

Maddow Brings up Beck on Meet the Press - Posted August 16, 2009
In her first appearance on Meet the Press, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow brought up one of those other cable news talkers: Democrats have a huge 60-seat majority in the Senate. And therefore they've got big majorities on every committee too. But Max Baucus, who is a democratic senator, has decided on the Senate... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNBC, Presidential Vacays, Draper/Scarborough - Posted August 14, 2009
> MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will be making her first appearance on "Meet the Press" Sunday morning. Here's a link to MSNBC.com's promo page that looks like a strange multiple choice question. > CBS has put together this special edition of "Washington Unplugged" about the history of Presidential vacations. > Mediaite has a... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 14, 2009
CBS' Face the Nation: WH Press Sec. Robert Gibbs. Roundtable with former Sen. Charles Hagel and Former Rep. Lee Hamilton. ABC's This Week w/ Jake Tapper (Steph on vacay): Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Rountable with Donna Brazile, Nat.... [FishBowlDC]

Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow Make Late Night Rounds - Posted July 30, 2009
Tuesday night it was Katie Couric on the Late Show with David Letterman. Last night Rachel Maddow was on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Corporate synergy at its finest. While Couric revealed she was once asked out by Michael Jackson, and other stuff, Maddow talked about Pres. Obama's choice of brew... [TVNewser]

President Obama Digs Maddow's Fashion Sense - Posted July 30, 2009
Last night on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow showed off her "Obama pants." In an interview last fall, Maddow says that the President broke the ice by complimenting those pants. Maddow and O'Brien went on to talk about Obama's brew brouhaha, Sarah Palin and fishing. (h/t... [FishBowlDC]

Cable News Giving Rebirth to an Old Obama Theory - Posted July 22, 2009
Earlier, we wrote about Lou Dobbs and his radio coverage of the so-called "birther" movement which was kicked in to high gear this week due in part to this video from a town hall meeting held by Rep. Mike Castle, R-Delaware, on June 30. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow Runs Carrie Prejean Book Spoiler - Posted July 22, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Rachel Maddow's in-house comedian Kent Jones sums it up, "An inspiring story for anyone who ever had the dream of stopping other people's dreams." Previously on FBLA: Carrie Prejean (Of Course) is Writing a Book... [FishBowlLA]

How Cable News Covered the Death of Walter Cronkite - Posted July 17, 2009
As the special report on CBS came to an end at 8:21pm, the cable news networks began their coverage of the death of Walter Cronkite. • CNN's Campbell Brown began continuing coverage at 8:18pm and included phone interviews with Don Hewitt, Susan Zirinksy and former CBS Newsman, now CNN anchor John Roberts.... [TVNewser]

What's Next In Multi-Platform Content: 4 Questions for Air America's Bennett Zier - Posted July 14, 2009
Newspapers are dying, magazines are closing and more journalists are finding themselves without paying gigs every day. Everyone is wondering: what does the future hold for the media? We brought the questions to the front lines, asking leaders in the field to tell us: what's next? Bennett Zier, the CEO of left-leaning... [FishBowlNY]

Gone Fishin' - Posted July 3, 2009
Photo from Cape Cod's Nelson's Bait and Tackle Shop and via HuffPost. Taking a cue from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, FBDC is taking advantage of the long weekend and celebrating the 4th. You can follow us this weekend on Twitter @FishbowlDC and we'll be back in full force on Monday. ... [FishBowlDC]

More Farrah & Michael Tonight on NBC - Posted June 26, 2009
In addition to re-broadcasting "Farrah's Story" tonight at 8pmET/PT, NBC is producing another new Jackson special called "Michael Jackson - The King of Pop" at 10pmET/PT. Ann Curry anchors. And over on MSNBC, they've pulled out a Michael Jackson "Headliners & Legends" to air in place of The Rachel Maddow Show. The... [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]

WaPo to MSNBC: "Is The Recession Over?" - Posted June 22, 2009
WaPo's The Reliable Source writes up MSNBC's post-RTCA Dinner party Friday night at The Washington Historical Society building, which was "awash in MSNBC logos." Marissa Newhall writes about, the "huge spread (mini-grilled cheese, chocolate fountain, milkshakes), DJ, open bar with elaborate cocktails, fancy lightscaping, Starbucks." "Too crowded to see Rachel Maddow briefly... [TVNewser]

RTCA: The Pre & After Parties - Posted June 21, 2009
Politico's Anne Schroeder Mullins and Patrick Gavin with Robert Gibbs. Did you happen to notice that White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was just a few minutes late to take his seat on the dais? Maybe that's because he couldn't get away from a slew of reporters at CBS' pre-party at the Convention... [FishBowlDC]

More RTCA Dets: A Dinner Preview With Tonight's Emcee, Pre & After Parties - Posted June 19, 2009
A few more details about tonight's dinner... • The MSNBC after-party is being thrown by the former social secretary to Vice President Al Gore, Philip Dufour of Dufour & Co. Playbook hears the party will have a hip, modern vibe and a Starbucks coffee bar. If you last til 1am, mini breakfast... [FishBowlDC]

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]

The Atlantic Names Top 30 Washington Insiders on Twitter - Posted June 17, 2009
Who are the top Washington insiders to follow on Twitter? The Atlantic released a list of their 30 picks today. Mike Allen Blogger, Politico Marc Ambinder Politics Editor, The Atlantic Chris Cillizza Blogger, Washington Post: "The Fix" Ana Marie Cox National Correspondent, Air America radio John Dickerson Chief Political Correspondent, Slate Patrick Gavin Writer, Politico Newt Gingrich Former Speaker... [FishBowlDC]

Mediabistro Blog-Family Roundup - Posted June 17, 2009
Biz Stone asserts Twitter's independence- BayNewser ASBPE announces B2B Magazine Of The Year finalists- FishbowlNY Blogging = Good for freelancers- MediaJobsDaily The Atlantic names top 30 Washington insiders on Twitter- FishbowlDC Rachel Maddow bartends for Diggnation- WebNewser... [FishBowlLA]

The Ticker: Frei, Maddow, Diamond... - Posted June 12, 2009
> BBC World News America, anchored by Matt Frei, posted a .14 rating in the A25-54 demo on Monday, tying CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Last week the broadcast averaged a .10. > Food & Wine Magazine editor Kate Krader has dinner with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow for the... [TVNewser]

Joe Scarborough: "Would You Ask a Liberal the Same Question?" - Posted June 7, 2009
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough does a Q&A with The New York Times Magazine for his new book "The Last Best Hope". Deborah Solomon also wants to know about his relationship with his colleagues. What about that spat with Rachel Maddow, when you abruptly walked off the set in the middle of a... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Brokaw, Koppel, Maddow... - Posted June 4, 2009
> NBC's Tom Brokaw interviews President Barack Obama from Dresden, Germany tomorrow morning ahead of Saturday's 65th anniversary of D-Day. It airs tomorrow on Today and Nightly News. Brokaw also interviewed Pres. Bush on the 60th anniversary of D-Day from Normandy. > Ted Koppel gives his thoughts and analysis on Pres.... [TVNewser]

Air America To Hit DC - Posted June 3, 2009
Air America Media is coming to Washington on radio 1050 AM through a local marketing agreement with Bonneville International Corporation. The LMA will enable Air America to broadcast show hosts like Rachel Maddow, Montel Williams, Lionel, Ron Reagan and others throughout the national capital region. Air America will manage programming,... [FishBowlDC]

May Ratings: MSNBC Tops CNN Again in Prime Time - Posted June 2, 2009
For the third consecutive month, MSNBC beat CNN in the prime time A25-54 demo in May, while finishing ahead of CNN for the second time in three months in Total Viewers. FNC finished first. Hardball with Chris Matthews topped CNN at 7pmET in both Total Viewers and the demo for 2nd place.... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 05.20.09 - Posted May 20, 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 Christina Bellantoni! What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE | NEWS NOTES | AWARDS |... [FishBowlDC]

Amanpour, Crowley and Maddow Honored|SeattlePI.com Grows|AARP Readership Climbs|Lincoln Biographer David Herbert Donald Dies|NC Paper Asks For $50K Loan - Posted May 19, 2009
TVNewser: CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the women to be honored next month by the Women's Media Center. MediaJobsDaily: Hearst said that SeattlePI.com, Seattle's online-only paper, has shown an increase in traffic. Folio: AARP showed the largest readership growth among magazines in Mediamark Research Inc.'s spring... [FishBowlNY]

Amanpour, Crowley, Maddow Honored - Posted May 19, 2009
CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the honorees of the Women's Media Center's first annual WMC Media Awards. The ceremony will be held June 17 at the Sackler Foundation in New York. WMC was founded in 2005 by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan. More in... [TVNewser]

CNN, Fox News, HLN, Carry Obama Notre Dame Address. MSNBC Does Not - Posted May 18, 2009
It was the kind of story that was made for cable news, involving religion, passionate debate, one of the most divisive issues in the nation, and at center of it all, the President of the United States. But only two of the three cable news channels carried Pres. Obama's address to... [TVNewser]

Keith Olbermann on "Sleazy Gossip." Dan Abrams Responds - Posted May 15, 2009
On his show last night, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann responded to a story on CityFile.com, about his previously unexplained absence for several nights in late April. CityFile's story, picked up on a variety of other blogs, quoted insiders who described a booking battle, which Olbermann lost, between Rachel Maddow's staff and Countdown's over... [TVNewser]

Friday's AC360 is Least-Watched of 2009; Cooper Still Up for the Year - Posted May 12, 2009
CNN is fuming about this LATimes story on Anderson Cooper's ratings, specifically the line about how Cooper, "is in danger of being passed in the ratings by MSNBC's 10 p.m. repeat of 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann.'" Not quite. So far this month (excluding April 29 - the night of Pres. Obama's news... [TVNewser]

Program Notes: Cheney, Spitzer, Al-Bashir... - Posted May 12, 2009
• Former VP Dick Cheney talks to FNC's Neil Cavuto today at 4pmET. • Former NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer will appear live on the Rachel Maddow Show tonight at 9pmET on MSNBC. • BBC World News America airs a portion of an exclusive BBC interview with President Omar Al-Bashir, the Sudanese President indicted... [TVNewser]

Maddow on Obama's 100 Days, Ratings and More - Posted May 6, 2009
After her show Monday night, I talked to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow for a mediabistro.com "So What Do You Do?" Q&A. She gave her take on the performance of the media during President Obama's first 100 days in office, the future of Air America (and radio in general) and what job she... [TVNewser]

100 Days News Conference: Coverage Notes - Posted April 29, 2009
President Barack Obama's news conference tonight at 8pmET will mark his 100th day in office, and each network plans to carry it differently (and one, not at all). FishbowlDC has a detailed list, and WebNewser looks at how CNN and YouTube plan to cover it online. Also happening online — a... [TVNewser]

Obama's 100th Day Media Preview - Posted April 29, 2009
UPDATED: As you know, TODAY marks the President's first 100 days in office. FBDC has compiled a list of coverage, events and/or special reports for the event. We'll continue updating throughout the day so send us your organization's info and plans to be added to the mix. Last Night... [FishBowlDC]

Obama's 100th Day Media Preview - Posted April 28, 2009
As you know, tomorrow marks the President's first 100 days in office. FBDC has compiled a list of expected coverage, events and/or special reports for tomorrow. We'll continue updating throughout the day so send us your organization's info and plans to be added to the mix. Tonight On ABC's... [FishBowlDC]

April Ratings: MSNBC Tops CNN in Primetime Demo Again - Posted April 28, 2009
MSNBC topped CNN the A25-54 demo during prime time (8p-11p, M-F) finishing second for the month behind FNC. Compared to last year, MSNBC is up 44% in Total Viewers and up 18% in the demo during prime. Countdown with Keith Olbermann finished ahead of "No Bias, No Bull" at 8pmET by 89%... [TVNewser]

Celebrating The "Superior Species" - Posted April 27, 2009
Meredith Vieira is a BFOM: a "Big Fan of Matrix." The Today show anchor not only emceed this year's Matrix Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements by women in the communications industry, she is also a past winner. "This is a room full of such accomplished women, it's a little mind-boggling," Vieira told TVNewser... [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]

Scarborough Knocks "Childish Sexual Jokes" Made By "People on Networks" - Posted April 16, 2009
Within the first 15 minutes of Morning Joe, yesterday's tea parties were the hot topic, especially how the media covered them. "The larger point is that anyone who gets actively involved in government, no matter what, if they're out there, you say that's a good thing," said Mike Barnicle. "I'd rather see this... [TVNewser]

"It's Hard to Talk When You're Teabagging" - Posted April 15, 2009
Teabagging jokes — they're all the rage. The double entendres seem to have started with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and continued with her colleague David Shuster. Last night, Anderson Cooper got in on the act, with a set up from David Gergen: Gergen: "They still haven't found their voice, Anderson. This happens to a... [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]

Morning Reading List 04.09.09 - Posted April 9, 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. Its day 80 covering the Obama administration and week ten for us. What we know and what we're reading this Thursday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV |... [FishBowlDC]

The Fake Head of NBC Has Some Thoughts on MSNBC - Posted April 8, 2009
Frequent Huffington Post contributor Alec Baldwin wrote a post today about "why we need the New York Times." But within the column - a critique of two MSNBC programs. He's "a fan of" Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show. But of Olbermann, Baldwin writes, "He wastes too much time... [TVNewser]

Guess Who Owns a TV? - Posted April 8, 2009
Remember how MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has never owned a TV? Well now that's about to change. Gawker's Alex Pareene has a first look at her upcoming interview in Dossier Journal (not yet online), which reveals she drunkenly purchased a television. "I got drunk last Thursday and ordered one on Amazon!" she said.... [TVNewser]

Cable News A-Listers Descend on DC - Posted April 3, 2009
Check out Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and CNN's Wolf Blitzer at the 2009 NTCA Cable Show in DC via Broadcasting & Cable. More from B&C here... Great Van Susteren Talks to B&C at the Cable Show from Broadcasting & Cable on Vimeo. (We're sure Fox News doesn't mind that typo... [FishBowlDC]

Limbaugh's 'He'll Never Make It' Spurs Ed Schultz On - Posted April 3, 2009
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist The most popular liberal host on radio owes his new TV career to Rush Limbaugh. North Dakotan Ed Schultz, who joins MSNBC's lineup Monday as anchor of the 6 p.m. hour, says an on-air dis by Limbaugh five years ago inspired him to move up to the majors. The backstory: In... [TVNewser]

March is Maddow's Lowest-Rated - Posted April 1, 2009
As we reported yesterday, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show is up 98% in Total Viewers and 70% in the A25-54 demo compared to the show that occupied the time slot in March '08. Maddow was an instant hit and is currently the network's second-highest rated show. But March '09, Maddow's sixth full... [TVNewser]

Program Notes: Dobbs, Maddow, Quick... - Posted April 1, 2009
• CNN's Lou Dobbs will have the first "exclusive live" interview with new GM CEO, Fritz Henderson. It takes place at 7pmET tonight. • MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviews former Secretary of State Colin Powell today in Washington, D.C. It airs tonight at 9pmET. Also of note — it's her 36th birthday today. •... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.01.09 - Posted March 31, 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. Its day 72 covering the Obama administration and week nine for us. What we know and what we're reading this Wednesday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | MAGAZINES... [FishBowlDC]

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]

Arianna Huffington Studies Up for Her CNBC Co-Host Gig - Posted March 30, 2009
Arianna Huffington says she's finally putting her Cambridge economics degree to good use. Tomorrow she'll co-host CNBC's Squawk Box. In fact, she booked four of the guests on the show, including Rep. Barney Frank, economist Nouriel Roubini and author Nassim Taleb. Huffington joked it'll be real show of Mediterranean economic prowess... [TVNewser]

Read Matt Taibbi's Piece About the Financial Meltdown - Posted March 26, 2009
We overheard at a cocktail party, someone describe Matt Taibbi as the only journalist alive that could possibly have groupies. No, Rachel Maddow is technically not a journalist. Just chill, ladies. No letters. He writes in Rolling Stone: The best way to understand the financial crisis is to understand the meltdown at AIG.... [FishBowlLA]

Maddow Mixes It Up On "Late Night" - Posted March 25, 2009
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow appeared last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — her third late night talk show appearance this month. Which got us wondering...when's the last time Maddow appeared on an NBC news show or even MSNBC dayside? Anyway, Maddow closed the interview showing Fallon how to make a... [TVNewser]

Where Can You Turn for Breaking News on David Gregory's Hair? - Posted March 25, 2009
From Webnewser: Fox News' late night news/comedy hybrid "Red Eye" debuted a new segment this week from ombudsman Andy Levy (@AndyLevy), called "Twitter News." Why the need to know the "latest going-ons" on Twitter? "Twitter is now considered by many to be the most important source of news in the history... [FishBowlDC]

Tonight's News Conference Coverage Plans - Posted March 24, 2009
ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC will take President Barack Obama's second prime time news conference live tonight at 8pmET. It will also be covered on the financial news networks (CNBC, FBN and Bloomberg) and on cable news. Here's how the newser will affect the cablers: CNN: Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown, Anderson Cooper... [FishBowlDC]

Networks and Cablers To Cover Obama's Prime Time Newser - Posted March 24, 2009
ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC will take President Barack Obama's second prime time news conference live tonight at 8pmET. It will also be covered on the financial news networks (CNBC, FBN and Bloomberg) and on cable news. Here's how the newser will affect the cablers: • CNN — Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown,... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Shelves "First Look" For "Maddow" Re-Air - Posted March 21, 2009
MSNBC has replaced, for now, its early morning newscast "First Look" with a re-air of "The Rachel Maddow Show." A TVNewser tipster first made us aware of the change, which took effect Thursday morning. "First Look," which aired at 5amET, often re-purposed stories from NBC's "Early Today" which airs at 4:30am in... [TVNewser]

Maddow and Cooper are "Agents of Change" - Posted March 19, 2009
Rolling Stone magazine has compiled a list of their "RS 100: Agents of Change." At #1? President Barack Obama. Two tvnewsers made the list as well. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow came in at #22: The new face of punditry is not some buxom anchor babe but an unconventionally sexy, nearly six-foot-tall nerd who's not... [TVNewser]

Letterman on Maddow: "You're Tremendous At This Job" - Posted March 17, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow continued her late night tour on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last night, and Letterman had high praise for the host. "This woman is very smart, and can talk great," Letterman says he thinks while watching her show. "Sometimes you see a lot people on TV and you... [TVNewser]

George Wayne's Really Creepy VF Interview With Rachel Maddow - Posted March 16, 2009
What the hell is wrong with George Wayne and who the hell thought it would be a good idea for him, of all people, to interview Rachel Maddow for Vanity Fair? Anyway, Miss "Cable Queen," as Vogue calls you, do you suffer from any paraphilia? Paraphilia? Listen to this saucy pedant. Paraphilia is having... [FishBowlLA]

As Cable News Viewership Grows it Becomes "Even More Ideologically Polarized" - Posted March 16, 2009
A snapshot of the PEJ analysis of the state of Cable News in 2008. There is much more information here. • CNN, Fox News and MSNBC all gained viewers, were projected to see record profits, and expected to increase spending on newsgathering and bureaus around the world. • The talk show format that... [TVNewser]

Olbermann Addresses Decision Not to Cover Cramer/Stewart Interview - Posted March 14, 2009
The most-commented post currently on The Daily Kos' front-page "Recommended Diaries" list is a story titled: "Moment of Truth for Keith and Rachel coming up tonight with Update." Within the thread, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann has left six comments, including revealing "it is true," that Jon Stewart has something against him and that... [TVNewser]

Cramer Talks About Stewart Appearance, Just Not That Stewart - Posted March 13, 2009
You have to wonder if when the CNBC bosses decided it was the right move for Jim Cramer to go on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, they also made sure he appeared on another show hosted by another Stewart on the same day. After a much hyped booking on Comedy Central... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Fairey, Fives, JibJab... - Posted March 13, 2009
> Shepard Fairey, the artist at the center of a suit-countersuit with the AP will be on The Rachel Maddow Show tonight on MSNBC. Earlier, we wrote about ABC News president David Westin's take on the matter via an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. > Tomorrow, Good Morning America... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CBS, Bloomberg, MSNBC... - Posted March 11, 2009
> CBS News' 48 Hours Mystery was the top program in the A25-54 demo last Saturday, and #2 in Total Viewers. Those were the show's best ratings in both categories since November 4, 2006 > Warren Buffett moves from hosting on CNBC earlier this week to a two-day, two-part interview... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Maddow, Martin, Friel... - Posted March 9, 2009
> Variety's Ted Johnson profiles MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and some observations about the way MSNBC is using the host. "She guested on Jay Leno and visited the ladies at 'The View,' he writes, and, "was the first analyst...called upon for reaction [after Obama's address] — a plum position that in the... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: MSNBC, ABC, Trivia... - Posted March 6, 2009
> PRNewser has the video of a Rachel Maddow segment last night where she called out AIG for hiring PR firms. "We're paying the Bill for PR firms to spin us?" she asked. > ABC's World News launches a series tonight featuring stories from production staff "embedded" with families around... [TVNewser]

Around the mb Blogs - Posted March 5, 2009
• FishbowlLA has the video from Rachel Maddow's appearance today on "The View." Which host praised the MSNBC anchor for doing "an exceptional job"? You may be surprised... • FishbowlDC has been chronicling the Chuck Todd/Robert Gibbs anti-radio backlash today. It ended with a gift for the press secretary from ABC's Ann... [TVNewser]

Maddow: "I'm More of a Quiet Angry" - Posted March 4, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was back on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night. She made her first Tonight Show appearance in October. "I enjoy your show because you don't yell and scream," said Leno. "When I watch a lot of the cable shows about politics, it's like people screaming all the... [TVNewser]

What Recession? Anderson Cooper Nearly Doubles in Price - Posted February 27, 2009
Last night in Times Square, Bailey House had its annual auction which featured several tvnewsers as items up for bid, including Meet & Greets and studio tours with Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams, and Rachel Maddow as well as VIP tickets for the Today show and GMA Summer concert series.... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 02.27.09 - Posted February 27, 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 or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 39 covering the Obama administration and the end of week 4 for us. What we... [FishBowlDC]

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]

And Now a Lesson in Why Mics Are Turned Off... - Posted February 25, 2009
From TVNewser: As Louisana Gov. Bobby Jindal approached the camera to deliver the GOP response to Pres. Obama last night, someone on the MSNBC set whispered "Oh God." But the whisper was loud enough to be heard by anyone who was watching MSNBC. TVNewser has learned Hardball host Chris Matthews was the... [FishBowlDC]

"Oh God" Heard From MSNBC Set As Gov. Jindal Appears for GOP Response - Posted February 25, 2009
As Louisana Gov. Bobby Jindal approached the camera to deliver the GOP response to Pres. Obama last night, someone on the MSNBC set whispered "Oh God." But the whisper was loud enough to be heard by anyone who was watching MSNBC. TVNewser has learned Hardball host Chris Matthews was the anchor who... [TVNewser]

Coverage Plans For Obama Address - Posted February 24, 2009
Every network will cover President Barack Obama's Address to Congress tonight at 9pmET (right after our TVNewser Summit party tonight in NYC — it's not too late to RSVP). Following Obama's speech is Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response: • ABC — Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos anchor coverage from the Capitol, from... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 02.24.09 - Posted February 24, 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 or let us know in the tips box below. Its day 36 covering the Obama administration and week 4 for us. Happy Mardi Gras! What we... [FishBowlDC]

9pm Battle: Colmes, Ayers on "Hannity," Clooney, Iseman on "King" - Posted February 23, 2009
It's going to be a ratings battle tonight at 9pmET, as FNC and CNN each have unique line-ups. Alan Colmes makes his first return appearance to the 9pmET hour, and he'll be bringing his former co-host, Sean Hannity, an exclusive interview — with Bill Ayers. The interview took place in FNC's Chicago... [TVNewser]

Showbiz Tonight Sees Best Ratings Ever Post-Grammys - Posted February 18, 2009
With the Chris Brown-Rihanna aftermath and octomom Nadya Suleman in the headlines, Showbiz Tonight had its best week ever last week. The program averaged 519,000 Total Viewers and 290,000 in the A25-54 demo. In the demo, HLN was 3rd at 11pmET, ahead of The Rachel Maddow show repeat (it was 4th in... [TVNewser]

Schedule Shake-Ups As Cablers Cover Obama Newser - Posted February 9, 2009
Every major network will cover President Barack Obama's news conference tonight at 8pmET, which is expected to last the full hour, as will the cablers (and business news networks). How will they shake up their schedule? In very different ways: • CNN — Wolf Blitzer introduces the news conference, and Blitzer, Campbell... [TVNewser]

Is Rachel Maddow Still A Radio Host? - Posted February 5, 2009
Last month we reported MSNBC host Rachel Maddow had "reached a new agreement with Air America" in which she gave up her three-hour 6pmET show and moved to one hour in the mornings. But as the New York Daily News' David Hinckley reports, the morning program is "largely built on her MSNBC... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 02.04.09 - Posted February 4, 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 or let us know in the tips box below. We're dropping the "Muesli"... just join us after the jump!... [FishBowlDC]

Rather at 10pm? Olbermann Floats the Idea - Posted January 30, 2009
A tipster noted the toss last night between Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, in which Olbermann asked: "Dan Rather tonight? Want to ask him if he's doing anything weeknights at 10?" Maddow replied, "I will, thank you for suggesting that, Keith." She didn't — but that means another chance to vote... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 01.28.09 - Posted January 28, 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]

January Ratings: Big 3 on MSNBC Remain 2nd - Posted January 27, 2009
MSNBC's 7-10pmET trio of Hardball with Chris Matthews, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show finished #2 on cable news in the A25-54 demo, ahead of CNN (and behind FNC). This is the 11th consecutive month in 2nd for Countdown, and the fourth in a row for Maddow and... [TVNewser]

As The Blago Turns... - Posted January 27, 2009
This morning, Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared on CBS' The Early Show and Fox & Friends. So where is he headed for the rest of the day? • Fox News Radio (Tom Sullivan Show) • FBN (Happy Hour — pre-taped) • Associated Press TV • truTV/In Session (Jami Floyd) • FNC (Glenn Beck and Greta Van Susteren) •... [TVNewser]

Stahl and Maddow Talk "Congenial" Hosting, "Real Balance" - Posted January 26, 2009
WowOwow.com has a lengthy Q&A between Lesley Stahl and Rachel Maddow, in which the 60 Minutes anchor interviews the MSNBC host about a variety of issues. First, since Maddow says she doesn't watch 60 Minutes, Stahl asks if she knows "who the hell I am." "I've Googled you extensively," says Maddow. She also... [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]

Maddow on FNC: "They'll Do Great" - Posted January 21, 2009
NYMag.com's Daily Intel interviews Rachel Maddow, and the MSNBC host gives her take on how Fox News will do with Barack Obama in the White House. Like others this week, she thinks they'll do just fine. "I think they'll do great," she says. "It seems like they're shaking up their lineup a little... [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]

The Ticker: Maddow, King, Schneider... - Posted January 15, 2009
> Rachel Maddow has reached a new agreement with Air America Media, however her show is moving from three hours at 6pmET to one hour in the mornings. Ron Reagan will began anchoring at 6pmET on February 2. > CNN's John King will interview President-elect Barack Obama tomorrow in Bedford... [TVNewser]

Obama Meets With Conservatives (And Liberals) Ahead Of Inauguration - Posted January 14, 2009
Larry Kudlow revealed a few details this morning on "The Call" about the off-the-record meeting last night between President-elect Barack Obama and many prominent conservatives held at ABC News contributor George Will's house. "This was a good conservative group, and we just had a great back and forth," he said. "And he... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow: 'I'm Much More Mr. Cunningham' - Posted January 12, 2009
Did everyone catch SNL's cold open the other night featuring Rachel Maddow interviewing Roland Burris and Gov. Blago? Looks like Rachel Maddow did (no doubt on her online machine)! During the segment Blago addresses Maddow as, among other things, Billie Jean King, Ellen, K.D. Lang, Chachi, and Kyle... [FishBowlNY]

"Maddow" Premieres on SNL - Posted January 11, 2009
They've done it for Keith Olbermann. Tom Brokaw. Nancy Grace. And last night, Rachel Maddow was portrayed for the first time on Saturday Night Live. New featured player Abby Elliott portrayed the MSNBC host. The sketch served as the cold open, and featured portrayals of Senate-hopeful Roland Burris and Illinois Gov. Rod... [TVNewser]

Rabbit Ears Rest Easy! Obama Advocates for Delay in TV Switch to Digital - Posted January 9, 2009
Did you know there are more than 7 million television users in the United States unprepared for the switch to digital that is set to take place on February 17? (Of which we are one!) In case you are one of the hundreds of million of people who've been... [FishBowlNY]

NBC/MSNBC/CNBC Inauguration Coverage - Posted January 8, 2009
NBC News, and its cable properties, announced plans for the Inauguration today. NBC News' Brian Williams begins anchoring on NBC at 10:30amET, with Tom Brokaw and Lester Holt. Some notes: • Today will broadcast live from D.C. on Monday and Tuesday with all anchors on hand. Natalie Morales reports on Tuesday from D.C.... [TVNewser]

Maddow: "I Have Tried To Not Be Like Other Things on Television" - Posted January 8, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow appeared last night on "The Daily Show," and Jon Stewart was very complimentary of her program — although not necessarily her network. Using "The Munsters" as an analogy, he said: "Here's what I think when I watch MSNBC — you're Marilyn. But everyone else over there is fucking nuts.... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow on Daily Show - Posted January 8, 2009
We like how Rachel Maddow always does her interviews in those giant horn-rimmed glasses. Anyway, Jon Stewart takes on the media in their coverage of the Obama girls. And then uses the analogy that MSNBC is like The Munsters and Maddow is Marilyn. Our thanks to our sister blog TVNewser for this.... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 01.05.09 - Posted January 5, 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]

Van Susteren, Maddow Ripe for SNL Parody? - Posted January 4, 2009
The NYTimes' Ned Martel profiles three of the new faces on Saturday Night Live — all women, by the way — two of whom are gearing up for cable news personality parodies. Michaela Watkins (left), who has already played Arianna Huffington, may be getting ready to do a send up of... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow, Mixologist - Posted January 3, 2009
If you weren't entirely satisfied with your New Year's Eve drink selections, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has some advice. Maddow gives video instructions to the creation of her favorite cocktail, the Jack Rose, on New York Magazine's Grub Street blog. She also has bartending advice: "Don't be a wuss about the shaking...you... [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]

Rachel Maddow and "Morning Joe" Make Shales' List - Posted December 28, 2008
The Washington Post's Tom Shales has named two MSNBC shows to his tops list this year — the only news channel, or news division for that matter, to make his list. MSNBC's Morning Joe is Shales' #4 Best New Program of 2008, despite the fact it actually premiered last year. (#1 -... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow A "Coup" On LA Times Image List - Posted December 27, 2008
Those end of the year lists keep rolling in. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has made the LA TImes' "2008 Image Index: coups and snafus." How refreshing to see a TV pundit - and Rhodes scholar - who's loyal to her signature style. Rachel Maddow, 35, waxes poetic about politics and takes on the GOP... [TVNewser]

New Years on the Cablers: Varied Options - Posted December 24, 2008
One week from tonight, the ball will drop in Times Square and the cablers will ring in the New Year in various ways: • CNN — Anderson Cooper hosts again with Kathy Griffin from 11pm-1amET. Erica Hill contributes from Times Square, with Gary Tuchman in Central Park, Sean Callebs in New Orleans,... [TVNewser]

Vogue Highlights Three TVNewsers "Shaping the News" - Posted December 16, 2008
In next month's Vogue Magazine, three female tvnewsers are highlighted: "As we enter a new political era, we salute three woman standouts: veteran Katie Couric and rising stars Rachel Maddow and Campbell Brown." The first profile, of Couric, is written by Eve MacSweeney. "It would not be an overstatement to say that... [TVNewser]

With Layoffs Abound, CBS Finds Time to Celebrate - Posted December 11, 2008
TVNewser attended one of the few holiday parties still on the calendar. Producers, anchors and executives from CBS News and CBS Radio, and those of us who cover them, packed the 35th floor of CBS's Black Rock headquarters last night. We talked with The Early Show's Julie Chen as she arrived,... [TVNewser]

Wiretap Theater, On The Rachel Maddow Show - Posted December 10, 2008
With all the cablers covering the same, albeit multilayered, major news story last night, each show had to find a way to make their Gov. Rod Blagojevich coverage distinct. Rachel Maddow had a unique method — "the first ever Rachel Maddow Show Enhanced History Reenactment Event." "You are innocent until proven guilty, but... [TVNewser]

Arianna Huffington is Media Person of the Year - Posted December 9, 2008
I Want Media has named Arianna Huffington their Person of the Year, presumably based on your votes. As it happens the top three spots all belonged to women — Tina Fey and Rachel Maddow were the runners up. Says IWM about the choice: "Huffington had a big year in... [FishBowlNY]

Ana Marie Cox Leaves Swampland - Posted December 8, 2008
Ana Marie Cox announced in a post on Friday that she is leaving the Time political blog Swampland.You may have noticed I haven't been around much lately. I'm popping my head in to let you know that will continue to be the case: Swampland is a mature news blog now and... [FishBowlNY]

November Ratings: MSNBC's Demo Streak at 7, 8 & 9 - Posted December 3, 2008
MSNBC's prime time lineup continues its hot streak post-election, out-rating CNN at 7, 8 and 9pmET in the key adult demo. (FNC came in first in the demo & Total Viewers). "The Rachel Maddow Show" out-rated "Larry King Live" among A25-54 viewers (672,000 vs. 565,000) for the second month in a... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.02.08 - Posted December 2, 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]

HuffPo, Gregory and "Meet" - Posted December 2, 2008
>UPDATE: Politico's Mike Allen hears what Danny Shea is hearing, adding another layer of credibility to the Gregory story. ("Enjoying a gravitas boost from his prematurely salt-and-pepper mane and friendships with Tom Brokaw and other of the legendary figures of NBC News, Gregory quickly became one of the biggest network stars... [FishBowlDC]

I Want Media's 'Media Person of the Year' - Posted December 1, 2008
A the year draws to a close get prepared for the usual onslaught of lists! We all know Time's Person of the Year is a non-compete, but I Want Media, which has just launched its yearly Media Person of the Year poll may provide a slightly more open playing field.... [FishBowlNY]

"Chaos" Erupts Around CNN Correspondent During Mumbai Live Shot - Posted November 27, 2008
In the second day of the siege in Mumbai, some members of the media are finding themselves in the middle of local anger. CNN's Sara Sidner is the network's New Delhi correspondent. Sidner was reporting about the situation at the Taj Hotel when several locals began interrupting her live shot. Sidner... [TVNewser]

Cabler Connections to the Mumbai Attacks - Posted November 27, 2008
As networks were looking for correspondents on the ground to cover the attacks in Mumbai Wednesday, FBN had someone to talk to — reporter Jeff Flock's daughter, Elizabeth Flock. Flock is in Mumbai working for Forbes Magazine, and called in with reports of the situation. At the end of the segment, anchor... [TVNewser]

Newsweek's Maddow Profile: Disclosure Gray Area? - Posted November 25, 2008
A reader brought to our attention that this week's Newsweek profile of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow gave no disclosure that newsweek.com and msnbc.com have a partnership agreement.The original partnership between the two organizations (back when Newsweek's URL was Newsweek.MSNBC.com) began in June, 2000, but officially ended in September, 2007. Still, the site... [TVNewser]

Maddow on Home Life, Growing Up...and Conan - Posted November 23, 2008
Newsweek's Julia Baird gives an in-depth look at Rachel Maddow's childhood, home life and MSNBC program in the upcoming issue of the magazine. Baird visits the show, beginning at the afternoon staff meeting, on the day after Obama's election, and describes Maddow's work ethic. "She regularly works 16-hour days, only eating once... [TVNewser]

Rosie on MSNBC: "It Turned Out To Be A Blessing" - Posted November 20, 2008
Rosie O'Donnell returns to TV next Wednesday, hosting a variety show, "Rosie Live," at 8pm on NBC. It was last November when O'Donnell was in talks with MSNBC to host a program, which ended up being "over B4 it began." The New York Post's Adam Buckman reports that O'Donnell discussed the near-deal... [TVNewser]

"If It's Bad For 'Journalism' It's Bad For My Business" - Posted November 19, 2008
Following today's announcement about Dan Abrams' new business venture, Abrams Research, questions have been raised about the ethical implications of one of the firm's services: working journalists providing public relations advice to a paying client. The issue was first raised in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal stories about the... [TVNewser]

The New Abrams Report? A Research Business - Posted November 19, 2008
Dan Abrams's next act: research. Over the past few months the former MSNBC anchor has been quietly setting up Abrams Research, a consultancy meant to help business executives handle PR challenges. TVNewser has learned Abrams had another year on his contract but asked to be released early to start the firm. "NBC... [TVNewser]

Media Panel Before "Media Project" - Posted November 18, 2008
Members of the media descended on Michael's today in midtown Manhattan, although this time it wasn't just for lunch (or to be name-checked on FBNY). Arianna Huffington moderated a panel in conjunction with the premiere tonight of "The IFC Media Project," a series hosted by Gideon Yago that takes a look at... [TVNewser]

Alison Stewart to Guest Host Maddow - Posted November 18, 2008
MSNBC alum, and all-around TV sweetheart Alison Stewart (so says Chris, who worked with her too) will be guest hosting The Rachel Maddow Show tonight and tomorrow night. This comes after some not-so-great reviews for Arianna Huffington's guest hosting last night. TV Guide gives a "cheer" to the hour — but it's... [TVNewser]

Arianna Huffington Hosts The Rachel Maddow Show - Posted November 18, 2008
Arianna Huffington subbed in for Rachel Maddow on her show last night (as for any previous bad blood incurred between Arianna and MSNBC? According to TVNewser, it's all water under the bridge). In this segment she talks to Google's Eric Schmidt about Barack Obama and the Internet presidency —... [FishBowlNY]

The Rachel Maddow Show and Huffpo Sitting in a Tree... - Posted November 18, 2008
Arianna Huffington was the fill-in last night on the Rachel Maddow Show. We would like to know if they paid her or was it just really good exposure. Cough. More on our sister site FishbowlNY. And if the video won't behave - go here.... [FishBowlLA]

Rachel Maddow Makes TVWeek's Tops List - Posted November 17, 2008
Rachel Maddow has arrived. The MSNBC host has made a list the includes such TV luminaries as Tina Fey, Elisabeth Murdoch and Tyra Banks. In fact, Maddow is the only TV news host to make TVWeek's Women in Television: 2008 list, unless you include Barbara Walters who made it alongside her... [TVNewser]

Exploring Huffington's MSNBC Guest Hosting Gig - Posted November 17, 2008
As first reported on TVNewser, Arianna Huffington will guest host The Rachel Maddow Show tonight on MSNBC. Huffington writes about some of the guests being lined up, including Bill Maher, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver. But the idea of Huffington guest hosting on MSNBC has raised some eyebrows and generated... [TVNewser]

HuffPo TV? - Posted November 14, 2008
Insiders tell us Arianna Huffington will be subbing for Rachel Maddow on her MSNBC program Monday night. Is this Huffington's first turn at hosting a cable news show? Discuss.... [TVNewser]

Olbermann's Deal Will Pay $30M Over Four Years - Posted November 11, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist There are two words guaranteed to make MSNBC's Keith Olbermann break his longstanding personal policy against voting - Chris Matthews. If, as expected, the "Hardball" host runs against Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania in 2010, Olbermann says: "I would definitely suspend my symbolism and vote for him." Color us skeptical. Those... [TVNewser]

"The Queen of Cable" on Colbert - Posted November 7, 2008
Rachel Maddow took a visit to Colbert Nation last night, as a guest on the Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert began the interview bragging about his Peabody Awards, and Maddow said she had none. Colbert gave her some advice "that O'Reilly gave me" — "Just say you have some, nobody checks." He also brought... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow on Colbert: 'There is Also a New King of Bhutan' - Posted November 7, 2008
Anyone else starting to suspect that Rachel Maddow may be the Jon Stewart of the Obama administration?... [FishBowlNY]

1010 WINS Not Breaking MSNBC News - Posted November 5, 2008
A tipster noticed an MSNBC ad running on 1010 WINS radio (described on its Web site as 'New York's #1 source for local news, traffic and weather). The ad is touting a new post-election prime time line-up, featuring Chris Matthews at 8pmET, Keith Olbermann at 9pmET and Rachel Maddow at 10pmET.... [TVNewser]

Matthews and Olbermann Will "Host" MSNBC's Election Coverage - Posted November 4, 2008
When Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were removed from anchoring duties in September, the question of how they would contribute on political nights was raised. It was answered on debate nights already, and we'll see the plan in action tonight. It appears the change tonight will be from "anchor" to "host." The... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 11.04.08 - Posted November 4, 2008
Good morning Washington. Enjoy the day, win or lose. You deserve it. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Rachel Maddow on TV Success: "It's Like Winning an Ego Lottery" - Posted November 3, 2008
In what is believed to be the 432nd profile of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow (okay, we're exaggerating, but not by much) New York Magazine's Jessica Pressler delivers some new Maddow nuggets, including the fact that Maddow's Air America producer sits in on her MSNBC staff meetings and that her partner, Susan Mikula... [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]

Morning Reading List, 10.31.08 - Posted October 31, 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]

Olbermann Builds On Obama Half Hour - Posted October 30, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched the Barack Obama commercial on one of the broadcast networks switched to MSNBC at 8:30. Obama pulled in 3.5 million Total Viewers on MSNBC, the only cable news network to air the infomercial. An abbreviated Countdown with Keith Olbermann at 8:30pmET brought in... [TVNewser]

The Year of the Women? - Posted October 30, 2008
From today's mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed: Salon's Rebecca Traister writes, if 2004 was "Jon Stewart's career-making election," this year is the year of the women. Specifically, Katie Couric, Campbell Brown and Rachel Maddow. Traister cites the historic runs by women on the political side as a contributing factor. "Call it historical accident or... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNN Wire, ABC Girlfriends, MSNBC Maddow... - Posted October 29, 2008
> One thing we learned on our visit to CNN's Atlanta HQ last week is that the veteran news network has a robust R&D department — always looking for the next new thing to communicate with their audience. Now, the company that brought 24-hour news to TV, is wooing old... [TVNewser]

Obama and the Media: ABC, NBC, MSNBC - Posted October 28, 2008
Just as Sen. John McCain (and his running mate) have been making the rounds on the networks and cablers recently, so will his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama. Charles Gibson will interview Obama tomorrow in North Carolina for ABC's World News. NBC's Brian Williams will interview Obama as well from the campaign trail, airing... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams Along with Brokaw and Mitchell to Anchor from Studio 8G on Election Night - Posted October 28, 2008
NBC News and cable news networks, MSNBC and CNBC, have released details about their election night programming. As has been previously reported, Rockefeller Plaza will be turned into "Election Plaza" with an electoral map on the ice rink and, according to the press release, McCain and Obama banners "rising 16 stories up... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.28.08 - Posted October 28, 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]

Maddow's Podcast #1 On iTunes - Posted October 24, 2008
We're not sure if you've heard, but MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show is doing well for the network (sarcasm, commenters). But she's also performing well on another platform — podcasts. On Monday, the program started a video and audio podcast, and the video version is #1 on iTunes. The audio podcast is #8. A... [TVNewser]

Bill Wolff on Maddow, Matthews and MSNBC In Its Prime - Posted October 23, 2008
If you've been reading this blog the last couple of months you've probably read your share of Rachel Maddow profiles. There was The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Los Angeles Times, the San Jose Mercury News, countless trades and many, many blogs. (And this is where we tell you the TVNewser... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Ailes, MSNBC, Bloomberg... - Posted October 22, 2008
> Broadcasting & Cable honored the 2008 Hall of Famers last night, including FNC Chairman Roger Ailes. "People always ask me what's the key to success. Well here it is: It's not enough to hire good people. You must also take credit for everything they do," joked Ailes in his... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 10.22.08 - Posted October 22, 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]

The Worst Thing About Rachel Maddow's Job: "I Worry That it is Self-Indulgent" - Posted October 18, 2008
We love a TV pundit who is unsure whether his/her role as a TV pundit "is a worthy thing to contribute to the world." That's what Rachel Maddow told the New York Times' Edward Lewine in the Domains column in this weekend's Magazine. "It's fun, but I worry that it is... [TVNewser]

Why Conservative Talker Michael Smerconish Endorsed Obama - Posted October 17, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Philadelphia radio talker Michael Smerconish, a life-long Republican, swears he's not using his Obama endorsement today to land a fulltime spot on increasingly liberal MSNBC. Smerconish, an MSNBC regular, shares the lineup at WPHT-AM with staunch conservatives Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. Though Smerconish denies he's in their category,... [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]

Imus Comes To The Newseum - Posted October 16, 2008
I have a piece online for the Washington Examiner about Don Imus' live broadcast this morning from the Newseum, his first DC broadcast in years. Both Imus and sidekick Bernard McGuirk had some not so nice things to say about CNN, Rachel Maddow, Larry King, the Newseum and Tom Brokaw. ALSO: Loads... [FishBowlDC]

Frum Targets Maddow For "Heavy Sarcasm" and "Sneering" - Posted October 14, 2008
Former George W. Bush speechwriter and National Review blogger David Frum appeared last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, and the interview quickly became a discussion of the tone taken by the MSNBC program. In what was a lengthy, contentious, yet calm interview (neither raised their voice), Maddow and Frum had a... [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]

Maddow Talks Politics, "Sarah Palin Glasses," With Leno - Posted October 10, 2008
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, her first late night talk show since taking over the 9pmET hour and, as Leno said, "doubling the ratings." Leno asks Maddow about her role as "commentator" which allows her to add "a little bias." "I think of it... [TVNewser]

Despite Two New Contracts, Olbermann Talks "End" of Hannity's Career - Posted October 9, 2008
FNC's Sean Hannity signed what was rumored to be a 5-year, $100 million radio contract in July, and it was announced yesterday he re-upped with Fox News Channel. With his new deals for radio, TV, books and appearances, Hannity stands to make close to $30 million a year. But last night on... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Woodruff, Maddow, CBSEyeMobile... - Posted October 2, 2008
> Stand Up for Heroes takes place November 5 in a benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation as part of the New York Comedy Festival. Regis Philbin hosts and Bruce Springsteen and Ricky Gervais perform. > The newest Rachel Maddow profile comes from TV Guide's Stephen Battaglio, and he asks her... [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]

FNC Tops with Bush Address/Analysis - Posted September 26, 2008
While we await final, updated cable ratings for Wednesday, we do know that FNC's coverage of President Bush's address to the nation that nigt was its highest-rated presidential address in four years. Fox News also topped its cable competitors. Here's the Total Viewer and A25-54 demo break-down from 9-9:15pmET: Network Total Viewers A25-54 Viewers FNC 4,838,000 1,377,000 CNN 3,045,000 1,176,000 MSNBC 2,020,000 813,000 All... [TVNewser]

Eric Burns On Why Bias Does Not Mean Biased - Posted September 23, 2008
Former Fox News Watch host Eric Burns left the network after his contract wasn't renewed earlier this year, but it doesn't mean he stopped watching the news. He writes about the changes at "one of my favorite news programs," Countdown with Keith Olbermann, in a Huffington Post column. Prefacing the column with how... [TVNewser]

Two Weeks In, Maddow A Hit For MSNBC - Posted September 22, 2008
With two weeks under her TV belt, Rachel Maddow has become a bonafide hit for MSNBC. Last week the program was #2 in cable news in both the A25-54 demo and in Total Viewers at 9pmET, beating CNN's Larry King Live. FNC's Hannity & Colmes was the top-rated broadcast at 9pmET.... [TVNewser]

Olbermann Comments on MSNBC Ratings - Posted September 20, 2008
Fellow MSNBC anchors were weighing in this week on the strong ratings from "good person" Rachel Maddow, as her program on Tuesday was the top-rated on MSNBC (it was again on Thursday). And with The Daily Kos site buzzing about the new duo, Keith Olbermann showed up in the comments section to... [TVNewser]

Doc Block Dropped For Prime Time Repeats - Posted September 15, 2008
Last Monday was 9/8/08 and the premiere of the Rachel Maddow Show, and MSNBC promo'ed the event with slogans like, "It's On!" One week later comes more changes to the prime time line-up — the doc block is off. Tonight, a new line-up will be in place for MSNBC. Following Countdown's repeat... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow's "Constitutional Weakness" - Posted September 11, 2008
The San Francisco Chronicle's Joe Garofoli profiles Bay Area native, and new MSNBC show host, Rachel Maddow. Garofoli writes, "Armed with self-deprecating humor and a impressive intellect, Maddow is the newest marquee commentator on a network that finds itself in the middle of controversy about blurring the line between political commentary... [TVNewser]

Rachel Maddow Ready for Prime Time - Posted August 27, 2008
Howard Kurtz profiles MSNBC's "newest left hand," Rachel Maddow, whose new show premieres after the RNC on Monday, Sept. 8. This week and next, she plays the part of convention pundit from the left. "I know I don't look like everybody else on television," Maddow tells Kurtz. "I'm not that pretty.... [TVNewser]

Pioneer Shister Inducted Into LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame - Posted August 23, 2008
Proving true one of her slogans: "Shisterhood is Powerful." TVNewser's Gail Shister will be inducted into the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame this afternoon at the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) Convention in Washington, D.C. She'll be just the ninth inductee into the Hall of Fame. "It means an enormous amount... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.22.08 - Posted August 22, 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]

The Verdict is Out But Abrams is Still In, For Now - Posted August 21, 2008
The final edition of Verdict aired tonight on MSNBC. But it also may have been the beginning of the end of Dan Abrams' 11-year run with NBC News and MSNBC. He's been a correspondent, anchor and general manager of the third place cable news network and when the news broke earlier... [TVNewser]

NYT & NBC: "We Do Like to Be Totally Transparent Here" - Posted August 20, 2008
The New York Times has been criticized recently for not disclosing a year-old political partnership it has with NBC News/MSNBC and a 7-month old business news partnership it has with CNBC. Cases in point: Bill Carter's story on Rachel Maddow being named an anchor of a new 9pmET show on MSNBC.... [TVNewser]

Maddow's Show to be Called...The Rachel Maddow Show - Posted August 20, 2008
MSNBC sent out the release on yesterday's news, that Rachel Maddow would be getting her own show on the network. Calling it "a smart look at politics, pop culture and all the day's top stories," the show will air at 9pmET replacing Verdict with Dan Abrams. Insiders tell us the staff... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 08.20.08 - Posted August 20, 2008
Good morning Washington. A little college tear drops in memory of Leroi Moore. 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... [FishBowlDC]

Olbermann "Had Something To Do With" Maddow Replacing Abrams - Posted August 19, 2008
On his Daily Kos blog today, Keith Olbermann is taking some of the credit for Rachel Maddow getting her own show at 9pmET. "Let me answer the key questions in advance," he writes: 4) Yes, I had something to do with it.5) Yes, you had something to do with it. An insider tells... [TVNewser]

What's Next for Dan Abrams? - Posted August 19, 2008
He's been chief legal correspondent, anchor, and executive. So what will be Dan Abrams' next act? If you ask insiders, and we did, it may not be with NBC. Abrams final Verdict airs Thursday night on MSNBC. He's being replaced by Rachel Maddow, a rising star at the network. The NYTimes'... [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]

Morning Reading List, 08.07.08 - Posted August 7, 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]

July Ratings: Countdown Continues Count Up in Viewers - Posted July 29, 2008
Countdown with Keith Olbermann grew 49% year-to-year in the A25-54 demo. The program came in second in the demo at 8pmET during July, averaging 334,000 to CNN's 192,000 (excluding July 4). Rachel Maddow filled in for Olbermann nine times of the 20 weeknights this ratings period. The O'Reilly Factor, again, finished... [TVNewser]

The Cable TV Rising Star, Who Doesn't Own a TV - Posted July 21, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist The smartest, gayest rising star in cable news is a self-described dork. "I'm not cool and I don't want to be," says MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. "I tend to pursue avenues of interest that are quirky and nerdy and weird." She likes country music, trout fishing and cocktails "from before Prohibition." She's... [TVNewser]

Live-Blogging "Race for the White House" - Posted March 17, 2008
We're watching MSNBC's "Race for the White House," the new show hosted by David Gregory. 6:00 pm: It begins. Gregory calls it "fast paced, the bottom line and every point of view in the room." 6:01 pm: OMG. What the hell was that? The intro to Gregory's show has him dancing all... [FishBowlDC]

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