Ryan Seacrest

Iranian Radio Host Defends Seacrest-Bravo Reality Show - Posted January 30, 2012
Based on the two-minute teaser that producer Ryan Seacrest recently shared, LA's Iranian... [FishbowlLA]

Ryan Seacrest Stays Mum on 'Today' Show Talk - Posted January 19, 2012
As Ryan Seacrest partners with Mark Cuban and others to rebrand HDNet, he remai... [TVNewser]

With HDNet Rebranding, What Happens to 'Dan Rather Reports'? - Posted January 19, 2012
HDNet, the cable channel founded by Mark Cuban, is rebranding as AXS TV, with Ryan Seacrest, CAA, and AEG coming on board as partners. The channel's focus will be shif... [TVNewser]

'If [Ryan Seacrest] said he wanted to do interview specials a la Barbara Walters, we would be interested' - Posted January 6, 2012
The Television Critics Association Winter press tour is kicking off in Pasadena this week, and already there is an interesting TV news development. NBC entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt was asked about ... [TVNewser]

New Year's Eve Ratings: ABC Dominates Broadcast, CNN, FNC Close on Cable - Posted January 4, 2012
The final ratings are in from New Year's Eve on Saturday, and as usual ABC dominated the night. "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" drew 9.8 million viewers, compared to 3 million for NBC's "New... [TVNewser]

Tuesday Morning Stir - Posted January 3, 2012
-Super Bowl XLVI spots are all sold out. Sorry, slackers. link -Nick Law... [AgencySpy]

What To Look For On New Year's Eve: Fewer Commercials on Fox News, Brian Williams on NBC - Posted December 29, 2011
With New Year's Eve coming up once again, things look awfully familiar. CNN has the dynamic duo of Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper, ABC has ... [TVNewser]

Revolving Door: Ryan Seacrest, Publishing App Expo, NewsBasis, and More - Posted December 8, 2011
Ryan Seacrest may take over for Matt Lauer should the veteran Today... [PRNewser]

WSJ Adds Fuel to Ryan Seacrest/'Today' Fire - Posted December 8, 2011
Last night the Wall Street Journal reported that Ryan Seacrest met with some top... [TVNewser]

Cathie Black Resurfaces, Jann Wenner at Table One, and Dish from The Millionaire Matchmaker - Posted September 21, 2011
Despite the worst case of Gotham gridlock in months (Thanks, Mr. President), there were plenty of media heavy hitters (Jann Wenner, John Huey), high-profile editor... [FishbowlNY]

KIIS-FM Still Tops in Southern California - Posted September 7, 2011
When it comes to the Los Angeles radio industry, a good guy to have in the Rolodex is definitely Greg Ashlock. Per an item t... [FishbowlLA]

Harvey Levin Now Officially the King of All Media - Posted July 13, 2011
Thanks to a new deal with Premiere Networks that went live June 20, Harvey Levin has crossed over into the final, retro media frontier: radio. TMZ Radio airs Monday through Friday as two separate one-minute installm... [FishbowlLA]

Possible Regis Successors: Ryan Seacrest, Mark Consuelos, Andy Cohen? - Posted June 20, 2011
With "Live! with Regis and Kelly" co-host Regis Philbin set to leave the show in November, the search is on to find his replacement. The Wall Street Journal this morning ... [TVNewser]

Former E! Red Carpet Host Joins Wall Street Journal Radio Network - Posted March 1, 2011
Long before Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic, ... [GalleyCat]

This is Happening: E! 'Live From the Red Carpet' Lines Coming to Stores - Posted February 18, 2011
For some reason - "E! is a pop culture brand, and it needs to stay relevant," Suzanne Kolb, president for marketing, news and online at the E! and Style channels told ... [PRNewser]

Viewers Flock to CNN, Fox News New Years Eve Specials - Posted January 4, 2011
We will have the full cable ratings from Friday shortly, but for now, take a look at the strong showings from CNN's "New Years Live" with ... [TVNewser]

President Obama, All Three Evening News Anchors Among The Guests Wishing Larry King Farewell - Posted December 16, 2010
As promised, CNN delivered a star-studded goodbye for Larry King, who signed off for the last time on his daiy interview program this evening. As we reported, comedian Bill Maher and "American Idol" host ... [TVNewser]

With Former President Bill Clinton Set to Appear, Here's How The Final 'Larry King Live' Will End - Posted December 16, 2010
We already told you that "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest will be appearing on tonight's final... [TVNewser]

Billionaire Stewie Rah Rah Brings Digitally Dead Celebs Back to Life - Posted December 7, 2010
[caption id="attachment_10599" align="alignleft" width="233" caption="Photo: Getty Images"][/caption] The long, hellish silence is over. Unleash the tweets! "These carbs are attacking me. I can't stop," posted Ryan Seacrest a couple of hour... [PRNewser]

E! Online Writer Has Big Plans - Posted December 3, 2010
As senior writer for E! Online, Josh Grossberg (pictured) cranks out a wide range of celebrity news items. This week for example, topics have included the ... [FishbowlLA]

Digitally Dead Celebs May Stay That Way for a While - Posted December 2, 2010
Maybe people are enjoying a bit of peace and quiet after all? The Keep a Child Alive campaign in which participating celebrities stopped tweeting and Facebooking until $1 million is raised to benefit those impacted by HIV/AIDS in Africa and In... [PRNewser]

Brooks Barnes Gets Seacrest Scoop - Posted November 30, 2010
Just how expansive are the powers of 35-year-old mogul Ryan Seacrest becoming? According to New York Times media re... [FishbowlLA]

Seacrest Hosts 'American Presidential Idol' - Posted November 2, 2010
Perhaps by 2018, the American Presidential voting process will be decided by nationwide AT&T telephone voting, after each of the two candidates has put forth their best final performance in front of a panel of left-right-center judges... [FishbowlLA]

Acclaimed Journalist Ryan Seacrest to Interview President Obama Tomorrow - Posted November 1, 2010
President Obama has really been making the rounds in the days leading up to the midterm elections. Last week he appeared on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," and this week he goes mano-e-mano against arguably his toughest opponent yet... ... [TVNewser]

Millions Wear Purple in Honor of Spirit Day - Posted October 20, 2010
In honor of the teenagers who recently committed suicide after they were bullied for being gay, October 20 has been declared ... [PRNewser]

Ryan Seacrest Getting His Own Network? - Posted October 8, 2010
More indisputable proof that milquetoast is the new "talented": $51 million man... [FishbowlLA]

Audition for American Idol via MySpace - Posted September 16, 2010
Auditions for the 10th season of American Idol are under way, and potential contestants don't even have to wait in line: Through Oct. 6, singers and wannabe singers between 15 and 28 can submit audition videos via MySpace. Songs from artists including ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Is a Sports Show in Larry King's Future? - Posted September 13, 2010
•Could outgoing CNN host Larry King end up with his own sports show? King has apparently had meetings with ESPN, HBO and MLB Network about hosting his own sports progra... [TVNewser]

Larry King Sings Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' - Posted September 3, 2010
Presenetd without comment, outgoing CNN 9 PM host Larry King singing Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" on Ryan Seacrest's radio show this morning: ... [TVNewser]

Larry King Plotting Return to Radio With Ryan Seacrest? - Posted August 26, 2010
Outgoing CNN host Larry King may be planning a return to his media roots on talk radio. TMZ reports that King is... [TVNewser]

Larry King on Piers Morgan: 'I don't know if I'd recognize him if he was walking down the street' - Posted July 15, 2010
In all the Larry King-Piers Morgan news this week, there was this gem from Forbes' Lacey Rose who talked with King as he promoted his new association with the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Company. What's King say about his favorite to succeed him: "The camera just likes Ryan." And the guy... [TVNewser]

Who Will Replace Larry King At CNN? An Update - Posted July 1, 2010
TVNewser opened a poll yesterday asking you, our loyal readers, to vote on who should take over for CNN's outgoing 9 p.m. host Larry King. As a public service, we thought we wou... [TVNewser]

Larry King Free to Work For Other Nets When he Leaves Nightly Show - Posted June 30, 2010
As part of his separation agreement with CNN, Larry King has the option to join another network or media outlet when he leaves his nightly show, two people familiar with the agreement tell TVNewser. King has already committed to doing occasional specials for C... [TVNewser]

Poll: Who Will Replace Larry King? - Posted June 30, 2010
With Larry King announcing his impending departure comes the obvious question: who will be next in the 9pmET time slot? As strange as it sounds, the logical answer might be Piers Morgan. There was an ... [TVNewser]

Larry King Leaving His Show This Fall - Posted June 29, 2010
Breaking: CNN's 9 p.m. host Larry King has announced that he will be leaving his nightly talk show this Fall. King, who has been a staple on C... [TVNewser]

Justin Bieber, Lenny Kravitz, Tim McGraw Headline CNN Telethon hosted by Larry King - Posted June 20, 2010
Tomorrow night, CNN's Larry King hosts a special 2-hour "Larry King Live" telethon to provide relief to those affected by the BP oil spill with reports from CNN anchors/correspondents Anderson Cooper, ... [TVNewser]

YouTube Hoping Kids Will Say The Darndest Things - Posted May 10, 2010
YouTube is partnering with American Idol host/power television producer Ryan Seacrest on a contest, Small Talk. Small Talk sounds like Kids Say The Darndest Things for the internet generation, but with Seacrest and his perfectly gelled hair in li... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Watch Out Labash, Geist Has Eyes for Another - Posted May 5, 2010
The Daily Caller's/The Weekly Standard's Matt Labash may have found a dancing partner in MSNBC's Willie Geist ... [FishbowlDC]

Jared Leto Buys Larry King's Suspenders for $1,000, and a Good Cause - Posted January 18, 2010
Tonight's Larry King Live "Haiti: How You Can Help" special raised $5 million for UNICEF and the American Red Cross, including $1,000 for the suspenders King was wearing. Actor Jared Leto had the winning bid for those. The suspender suspense was begun by Ryan S... [TVNewser]

Larry King 2-Hour Special Guest List - Posted January 17, 2010
The guest list is coming together for tomorrow's 8pmET Larry King Live special "Haiti: How You Can Help" How producers are going to fit this many celebs in just two hours is beyond me... Ashley Judd Ben Stiller Benicio Del Toro Charles Barkley Christian Slater Ryan Seacrest Kobe Bryant Mick Ja... [TVNewser]

Life After Larry. Will He Retire? - Posted September 28, 2009
From today's mediabistro.com Daily Newsfeed, a Page Six story on CNN's Larry King and the reported cable network chiefs who "are busy lining up his successor in case he ... [TVNewser]

Ellen DeGeneres to be New Idol Judge - Posted September 10, 2009
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Ryan Seacrest: International Tool - Posted February 23, 2009
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CNN Edits Kathy Griffin's Blue Moment - Posted January 1, 2009
In the first 15 minutes of CNN's New Year's Eve Special, Kathy Griffin managed to antagonize, provoke and entertain in her own unrivaled way. Early comments included, "Can I get a pap smear from Dr. Sanjay G... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Idol? - Posted December 22, 2008
New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley gives her list of "top contenders" for "most compelling television moments of the year." The list of mostly television shows includes The Wire and Mad Men, but also MSNBC's Morning Joe... [TVNewser]

The Loser of the 2008 Election - Posted November 11, 2008
Remember when we all laughed at the quip that Joe the Plumber had done more interviews than VP presidential candidate Sarah Palin? Remember back in October how funny we all thought that was? Oh those were the days...there were just a couple of clips of Sarah Palin that t... [FishbowlLA]

Emmys Take Reality TV To New Low Levels - Posted August 15, 2008
The Emmy Awards will sink to new highs -- or perhaps lows, depending on your viewing habits -- with their presentation of Reality TV emcee emmys, the TV Academy announced. It's no surprise as it... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA Confirms Ryan Seacrest Is In Talks To Replace Larry King - Posted May 8, 2008
Sources close to Ryan Seacrest have confirmed to FBLA that Ryan Seacrest is in talks with CNN to shimmy into Larry King's chair. Now "talks" can mean a lot of things, and our source also says, "I don't think it's going to happen." Why? Well, ... [FishbowlLA]

SNEAK PEEK: Ryan Seacrest In the Morning - Posted April 1, 2008
Our friends at The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet show on FOX, have been interviewing the American Idol crew this week, and they let us take a little peek into tomorrow's chat with Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest explains that the workaholic in ... [FishbowlLA]

What Does Gary Busey Want From Ryan Seacrest? - Posted February 24, 2008
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UnBeige Looks Back: The Year In No Spec - Posted December 31, 2007
Compared to the firestorm of 2006, the no spec work battle was waged quietly in the trenches this year. Everyone seemed to be in agreement: Don't do spec, don't get your kids hooked on spec, don't spec yourself before you wreck yourself. And th... [UnBeige]

FBLA Goes To the Party: E! Entertainent Holiday Party - Posted December 12, 2007
Whether you think Snoop Dogg is a loveable children's role model, a talented rapper, or a criminal with a drug problem, there is no denying that he's a friggin' cool co-worker. Unlike Ryan S... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted October 18, 2007
More ink on Iggy: A sobbing Ellen DeGeneres tells Ryan Seacrest that she arrived "five minutes too late" to reclaim the Brussels Griffon mix terrier from Mutts & Moms, a rescue group that ... [FishbowlLA]

Harmonic Convergence: David Hasselhoff and Ryan Seacrest Team Up - Posted September 27, 2007
Ryan Seacrest is poised to produce Tales of the Hoff, an E! comedy starring David Hasselhoff. In a sure sign of ... something... E! is trying to add more scripted programming into its mix. This one will "follow the fictional dark and twisted trials ... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: September 18, 2007 - Posted September 18, 2007
Fox, Seacrest Pairing Plunges Emmy Ratings It's safe to say that Monday was a pretty bad day for Fox and Ryan Seacrest. Their tag-team on Sunday's Emmy telecast was the second lowest rated show in the awards' history, garnering just 13.1 million viewers, ... [FishbowlLA]

Ryan Seacrest: Press Conference Wrap-Up - Posted September 6, 2007
This probably would have a been a much kinder wrap-up had Fox PR bouncer Nicole Gonzales not shut us out of the Ryan Seacrest press conference Wednesday. But she did. So it's not. Ryan Will Get Shit-Faced: At least that's the take-home message on one ... [FishbowlLA]

HowStuffWorks Takes On the Emmys, Fails To Explain Ryan Seacrest - Posted August 31, 2007
One of our favorite sites on the Web, HowStuffWorks.com, takes on Emmy coverage with nary a mention of what the hell E! is going to do for its red carpet coverage now that Ryan Seacrest is hosting the show. Instead, the site takes a high-school-science-text-book approach to the awards, letting readers know... [FishbowlLA]

Details Picks 26 Mavericks and 1 Ryan Seacrest - Posted March 22, 2007
Details magazine, where the devil must be, lists the 2007 Mavericks--27 thinkers behind this year's most exciting innovations. From the press release: DETAILS' 2007 Mavericks lists current revolutionary leaders current revolutionary leaders--from media and entertainment to politics... [FishbowlLA]

Carr's Carpetbagger Bagged - Posted March 6, 2007
Kurt Andersen, writing in New York magazine a few weeks ago: [David] Carr (whom I employed six years ago at Inside.com) is a quirky, entertaining, singular writer. I was pleasantly surprised when the paper of record hired a... [FishbowlNY]

Monday Morning Meta Media Mashup - Posted February 26, 2007
A weekly meta-roundup of our favorite (mostly) New York media pundits, what they're saying, why they're saying it, and an all-important grade, subjective and arbitrary — just like their columns! "... [FishbowlNY]

Oscars Coverage: Our Favorite Dumb Ryan Seacrest Questions - Posted February 25, 2007
Ryan Seacrest has a hard job -- at least, he makes it look really hard. Here are our favorite Ryan Seacrest Red Carpet moments: Moment One: Ryan Seacrest interviewing Maggie Gyllenhaal RS: "So, what are you doing here?" MG: "I'm presenting." RS: "So you've done three movies with your brother, right?" MG: "One." Mome... [FishbowlLA]

American Idol ReCap-A-Rama - Posted February 21, 2007
FBLA made a New Year's resolution to get more in touch with pop culture in 2007 (we like an achievable goal--our reach exceeds our grasp by about three feet) and thus, are not only TiVoing American Idol, we're selecting the more extra-special recaps for you guys.(And recappers: post should be shorter... [FishbowlLA]

Grammys Video: John Mayer Calls Ryan Seacrest 'The Anderson Cooper Of E!' - Posted February 13, 2007
He also answered the Jessica Simpson question in Japanese. ... [FishbowlNY]

Grammy Gossip Fest - Posted February 12, 2007
Saturday night found everyone but a hung-over indisposed Justin Timberlake at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy bash, Jennifer Hudson was in full voice, as were The Blackeyed Peas and ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds -- The Tour Edition - Posted January 15, 2007
Lost to end eventually: Nooooooo! Well, OK. But on one condition: You can do whatever you want to the plot -- make the whole thing Hurley's dream for all we care -- just promise future merchandising agreements include Matthew Fox popsicle... [FishbowlLA]