On Thursday, the “Today” show marks 19 years in their “Window on the World,” Studio 1A. The street-side studio, which debuted June 20, 1994, has been a gathering spot for tourists and locals alike, as celebrities and chefs, musicians and athletes discuss their newest project or sing from their latest album. But this Summer, the studio is getting its first makeover in 7 years and as part of the process the show is “rethinking the plaza experience,” reports the New York Times’ Brian Stelter.

That doesn’t mean the plaza will be used less. In fact, the show has now put an NBC News Page on the plaza acting as a sort of MC for the crowd.

The studio makeover is a continuation of changes at “Today,” which had its 16-year winning streak broken in April 2012 by ABC’s “Good Morning America.” In the tumultuous year since, anchor Ann Curry left the show, EP Jim Bell moved to NBC Sports. And now longtime director Joe Michaels is also moving on from his position. Michaels has been named senior director and one of his first tasks is implementing the new studio. Just last week, Matt Lauer presented Michaels with a distinguished alumni award from Seton Hall University.

Here’s a clip from the first day of the Window on the World studio:

25-54 demographic (Live +SD)

• Total day: FNC: 245 | MSNBC: 102 | CNN: 106 | HLN: 91

• Primetime: FNC: 339 | MSNBC: 116 | CNN: 150 | HLN: 153

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CNN’s new morning show “New Day” debuted Monday to 247,000 total viewers and 95,000 adults 25-54 from 6-9 AM, according to Nielsen. That put it 3rd in cable news in total viewers, and 4th in the demo.

For comparison, FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” which had special guest-host Sarah Palin, averaged 1.06 million total viewers and 262,000 A25-54, while MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” averaged 355,000 total viewers and 132,000 A25-54. HLN’s “Morning Express” averaged 215,000 total viewers and 121,000 A25-54.

The numbers for “New Day” are down double digits in the demo from the same day last year and from CNN’s 2013 average in that timeslot, though they were up compared to the same week average last year. “New Day” was down in total viewers but up(+19%)  in the demo compared to Monday of last week (FNC and MSNBC were both down in the demo).

FNC’s effort to counter-program with Palin likely didn’t help CNN’s cause either, although “F&F” was actually down from last Monday, when it was Palin-less.

TVNewser will keep you updated with the latest ratings news.

25-54 demographic (Live +SD)

• Total day: FNC: 145 | MSNBC: 159 | CNN: 95 | HLN: 116

• Primetime: FNC: 127 | MSNBC: 218 | CNN: 97 | HLN: 208

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25-54 demographic (Live +SD)

• Total day: FNC: 156 | MSNBC: 111 | CNN: 104 | HLN: 108

• Primetime: FNC: 162 | MSNBC: 157 | CNN: 135 | HLN: 114

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MarketWatch calls out Fox News/Fox Business contributor Tobin Smith for blurring the line between being a stock analyst and being paid — in this case $50,000 — for pushing a single stock. Tobin, via a newsletter, touted the stock of Petrosonic, an energy company. MarketWatch’s Chuck Jaffe writes,

This is a unique case because of how recognizable Smith is, and it brings into focus credibility questions that I’ve found most investors fail to answer even as they are deciding who they can trust. Fox’s official policy is that “no Contributor to FBN, nor his/her firm, and/or family members are allowed to accept financial consideration of any kind whatsoever to issue research, advertisements, or to otherwise promote individual stocks or securities,” a spokesman says. However, the network, which was unaware of Smith’s efforts on Petrosonic’s behalf until I contacted them, would not comment on the matter.

Smith’s response when asked if he felt he violated any Fox rules: “That policy was added late last year … my contract was not subject to that clause…”

According to a TVEyes search, Tobin last appeared on FBN, May 28. A spokesperons for the network tells us they’re looking into the matter.

As a side note, Fox Business and MarketWatch are owned by the same company — at least for the next 10 days. News Corp. will split on June 28 and Fox will become part of the new company, 21st Century Fox while MarketWatch, a WSJ brand, remains a News Corp. company.

• NBCUniveral’s “Women at NBCU” advisory board, which discusses issues surrounding women and marketing to women, has added 19 new women to its advisory board. Among the new board members: NBC Newsers Natalie Morales, Alex Wallace and Maria Shriver. The full list is here.

• Al Jazeera America has named Bob Wheelock senior executive producer. Wheelock joins AJAM from Al Jazeera English, where he was EP of newsgathering for the Americas.

• The CNN Airport Network, which provides content on TV screens at airports across the nation, is adding TBS’ “Conan” and HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” to its lineup. Conan O’Brien and CNN president Jeff Zucker have a long and illustrious history, as you may recall.

ABC has launched a new ad campaign for “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” The promos, which use the tagline “Sunday morning means George,” feature Stephanopoulos leaving the “This Week” set to drop in on people having brunch and coffee.

The ads also make reference to Stephanopoulos on “also on Sunday mornings,” pointing out that he anchors both “This Week” and “Good Morning America.” Watch after the jump. Read more

The Washington DC bureau for CBS News has been evacuated due to a suspicious package. We hear that staffers working in the building on M Street were told to congregate in an area nearby, where they are apparently holding now.

Journalists that they are, some staffers have been documenting the evacuation with photos and video (spot the anchor in the Vine below):

We will let you know what happens with the evacuation.

Update: The staff have been given the “all clear” to return to work.

The three evening newscasts finished the week of June 10 in typical fashion with “NBC Nightly News” on top, followed by “ABC World News” and then the “CBS Evening News.”

But in atypical fashion, many of the broadcasts did not count toward the average due to preemptions. NBC’s weekly average is based on just two days (Monday-Tuesday) because of the Stanley Cup finals and U.S. Open. ABC’s weekly average is based on three days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) due to the NBA Finals. Only CBS’s weekly average is based on five days.

With these preemptions in mind, compared to the same week last year, NBC was up, ABC was down and CBS was split: up in viewers and down in the demo.

Numbers for the week of June 10, 2013: