Archives: April 2005
Attracting Young Eyeballs To TV News
Klein: "We're Winning The Quality War Already" -- And The Ratings Will Follow
FNC Triples CNN During Press Conf.
Peter Jennings Thanks Viewers For Support
Judy Woodruff Was Going To Be Demoted?
Prez Press Conference: Morning-After
Bill Wheatley Named Executive VP
NBC's Lobbying Led To Press Conf. Change
The Katie & Matt Contract Game
Imus Is A "Cantankerous Old Fool"
CNNer Complains About Judy-Bashing
White House "Tried To Be Accommodating" For The TV Networks
What's The Future Of Inside Politics? CNN's Jon Klein Is "Weighing Many Outstanding Options For Recalibrating" Political Coverage
UPDATE: CBS Reverses Plan To Air 'Survivor' During Prez. Press Conference
Prez Press Conference: Coverage Plans
Wednesday Ratings: Raw Numbers
"I Can't Say Yet Where I'll Be," Judy Woodruff Tells IP Viewers
Woodruff Leaving: Notes & Quotes
CNN Offered Woodruff A New Contract...
After Thirty Years Of "Daily Journalism," Judy Woodruff Is Leaving CNN
Couric: "People Tired Of Me? I Hope Not"
Future Of The Evening News, Chapter 79
ABC's Ted Koppel Becomes Overseas Press Clubs' "Winningest Awardee"
The Fox "Machine..."
Tuesday Ratings: More Raw Numbers
Jennings Shaping WNT "Behind The Scenes"
Jennings Shaping WNT "Behind The Scenes"
Monday's Ratings: Raw Numbers
MSNBC Back To Third Place?
CBS Evening News: Low, Low Ratings
April Ratings: FNC's Perspective
Ratings: 25-54 Demo Trends, Part Two
FNC's 25-54 Prime "Downward Spiral"
April: The Cable News Program Ranker
April: Total Day & Primetime Numbers
April: CNN's Year-Over-Year Growth
April: FNC Takes Aim At Jon Klein
In April, "CNN/U.S. Closed The Gap With FNC By Half" In The 25-54 Demo
Grace Outperforms Every MSNBC Show
Evening News #s: ABC, NBC Tie In Demo; Nightly News Wins Most Total Viewers
Bob Schieffer To Anchor CBS Evening News "For The Foreseeable Future"
Zell Miller "Detested" Chris Matthews...
Dietl, Or Daniels, In MSNBC Primetime?
"That's A Fox Story For A Month!"
Numbers To Put 'Today' In Perspective
Is Anderson Cooper Yelling Loud Enough?
Morning Shows: Battle Of The Bands
An Evening News Sandwich: Headlines, Newsmag-Style Feature, Opinion
FNC's Shine: "All About The Goal"
Friday Night Primetime #'s
CBS News Stringer "Tested Positive For Explosive Residue," Military Says
"Fallen Idol" On Primetime Live Next Week
NBC Staffer: "Enraged" By NYT Story
MSNBC's Dietl & Daniels: Dead?
ABC Names Overnight News EP
CBS Producer, Covering Jacko, Arrested For "Alleged DUI & Resisting Arrest"
Too Many "Sparkles" On Today?
Younger Audiences Don't Wear Neckties -- Or Watch The CBS Evening News
A "Bigger Role" For GMA's Robin Roberts
Comparing Aaron Brown & Diane Sawyer
"Adulatory" Coverage of Conservatives
ABC News Now: "Leapfrogging" FNC & CNN
"Women-Centric" Paula Zahn Pilots?
Cojo Says He Was "Dumped" & "Left In The Gutter" By The Today Show
Jon Stewart On The Evening News: "Not Happening," But What About Comedy?
"Shame On MSNBC" For Imus/Contessa
NBC's Primetime Problems Hurt 'Today'
Contessa Brewer Off MSNBC's Imus
Wednesday Night's Cable News Ratings
O'Reilly Accuser Purchases $809k Condo
Jon Klein & Ken Jautz Are Jazzed About CNN's First Quarter
Bob Schieffer Still "Doesn't Know What They're Going To Do" About Anchor
ABC News Promotes Production & Ops VP
Schieffer's Spontaneous, Insightful Q&As
Ratings: When The New Pope Was Named
Today #1; GMA Keeps Closing The Gap
Tony Snow Returning To Radio Show
Zucker: 'Today' "Needed A Jolt"
Someone Get Cramer A Chair
Roger Ailes, Al Gore, Jeff Greenfield...
Media Matters Challenges Fox News
Jeff Zucker Considers Blogs For Brian Williams & Katie Couric
MSNBC VP Phil Griffin Moving To 30 Rock; In Memo, Rick Kaplan Calls It "Bittersweet"
New Today E.P. Jim Bell Is Looking Forward To "Continuing The Tradition"
Waiting For The White Smoke...
Neal Shapiro's "Lessening Power?"
Touchet: Fired "For Being In First Place"
"Let's Be Honest," NBC Exec Says: "We Don't Like That The Gap Is Getting Smaller"
Touchet: A Loss Of Confidence...
CNN's Party: "For The Teen In All Of Us"
NAB-RTNDA: Jon Klein's Keynote
"Fox Draws In Viewers With Pope Declaration"
A Random Tom Brokaw Quote
Neal Shapiro's Memo To Staff: "A Change In The Leadership Of The Today Show"
Today's Tom Touchet Is Fired
Matt Lauer On Tom Touchet: "I'm Going To Miss Him Greatly"
MSNBC Primetime VP Griffin To Be Named "Executive In Charge of 'Today'"
Pope: Black Or White Smoke?
Ratings: Monday Total Day & Primetime
Fox News Sunday Vs. This Week, Take 2
Where's The "Right Place" For BW?
Agent Refutes "Blind Gossip Items" About MSNBC's Keith Olbermann
#s: Reliable Sources Vs. Fox News Watch
Evening News: NBC Wins In P2+ & 25-54
Pope: Network Return To Soap Operas
"We Have A Pope!"
FNC's First Wireless Venture: Deal With Sprint Streams Fox News To Cell Phones
Oklahoma City Bombing, 10 Years Later
Pope: "Amazing Scene" As Smoke Appears
Paying For Product Mentions
Is It Time For Tom Touchet To Go?
A Prime Schedule Shift? MSNBC May Move Carlson To 8pm, Develop Crime Show
Jacko: King Will "Just Tell The Truth"
"Pressure" For A Cable News Anchor...
NAB-RTNDA: Random Conference Items
Sunday Talk: Fox Beating ABC In D.C.
Is It Time For "Networks Of Webcams?"
Interview: CNN's John King Looks Forward To Compelling, Contextual Reporting
Good Morning America's "Steady Rise"
Conclave: Big Anchors Stay Stateside
Murdoch: "We Challenge Anyone To Show Fox News Has Any Bias In It"
Pope: Cablers Premiere "Chimney Cams"
HLN Changes Primetime Repeat Schedule
CNN: "First All-Women White House Correspondent Team In History Of TV"
After 8 Years At White House, CNN's John King Named "Chief National Correspondent"
NBC's Wheatley On The News "Market"
Pope: Early-Morning Conclave Coverage
ABC Boss Commits To Late-Night News
Jennings E-Mailing, Suggesting Stories, Reading Scripts...
"You Have Given Me More Strength Than I Thought I Had," Jennings Tells Friends
D.C. Journos "Are A Lot Like Werewolves"
O'Reilly Critiques 'The Boulton Factor'
NAB: Financial Conflict Of Interest For Nightline Senior Director?
TV's "Senior Generation" Keeps Working
Larry King Gets Served
Who Wanted Scarborough "To Be O'Reilly?"
ABC News: Signatures, Threats, Legacies...
The Ticker: Anniversaries; Roberts; Malkin
Ashleigh Banfield Subs On Court TV
Olbermann: Hannity's "Telling Them How To Avoid Questions By His Own Co-Host"
Hannity & The Nervous Nurses
Sean Hannity "Coached" Schiavo Guests?
'Live for Today:' Next Reality Show?
Wednesday #s: Slow Cable News Week
Three Bombs Explode Near NBC's Baghdad Bureau, "Shaking Us All To The Bone," Charles Sabine Says
John King "Yearning" To Leave White House
Matthews, Wooten, Russert @ Nationals
Pope: MRC's Analysis Of Papal Coverage
Two Scoops, Two Very Different Stories
Hardball Plays Ball At Ballfield
Paula Zahn Now: "Has Been Left Pretty Much Intact, Wouldn't You Say?"
Ratings: "Solid 0.3" For Nancy Grace
MSNBC's Saturday Night Victory
Today's "Interesting Live TV Moment"
Questions: About 'Paula Zahn Now'
Inside CNN's "New Guard" Reception
MSNBC's New Weather Center: "It's Probably The Nicest Set They've Ever Built"
Living Strong In The Halls Of ABC
Peter Jennings Probably Understands The "Barrage Of Speculative Commentary"
Wheatley To Colleagues: "It's Time To Trade In The Beeper And The Blackberry"
Wheatley Retiring: Shapiro's Message
NBC's Bill Wheatley To Retire In June
200 'Livestrong' Wristbands For WNT
Royal Wedding Ratings: Smiles At CNN
Peter Jennings Begins Chemotherapy
Pope Funeral: Where Were The Viewers?
Monday: Ratings Back Down To Earth
Pope Funeral: 9 Million Viewers
Evening News Race: NBC On Top; ABC Wins In Demo; Bad Week For Bob
CNN's Jill Dougherty Named Managing Editor For Asia Pacific Operations
Fox Building "State-Of-The-Art" Radio Newsroom; Newscasts Premiere June 1
The Ticker: HLN Promo; MSNBC Remodeling
MSNBC's Kaplan: "Blogs Allow Us To Get Closer To A True Democracy"
Jon Klein's Side Job: Screenwriter
Judge Lectures Andy Rooney: "The Witness Never Gets To Ask Any Questions"
Nancy Grace: "A Saturday Night Live Sketch Waiting To Happen?"
Nancy Grace: "She's Being Torn In A Lot Of Directions," Court TV's Chairman Says
Kevin Sites Receives Journo Ethics Award
Cable Ratings: During Pope's Funeral
Friday Ratings: FNC #1; CNN Enjoys Primetime Demo Win; MSNBC Sluggish
Pope Week Ratings: CNN Cites Increases
MSNBC.com Beats CNN.com, Yahoo
Jack Welch Calls FNC "The Perfect Storm"
Give Peter Jennings A Break
"Replace Peter Jennings? No One Can"
Nancy Grace: Two Newspaper Stories
Pope: The Rome To NYC Shuttle
Week-Of-Pope's Death Ratings: FNC +3%, MSNBC +33%, CNN +38% (& CNBC Down)
Pope: O'Reilly Disses Cable Commentary
MSNBC.com: More Viewers Than MSNBC?
Pope: Covering The College of Cardinals
ABC's Linda Douglass: Vindicated, After Being "Dragged Through The Mud"
Wedding (Or As FNC Called It, "A Royal Affair"): A Couple Coverage Critiques
Who Would Replace Peter Jennings?
ABC News: "Most Stable News Operation" To "Succession Issue"
U.S. Forces Detain CBS News Stringer For "Alleged Insurgent Activity"
What's The Future For Nielsen?
Why Ted Koppel Is A Star
Pope Funeral: Observations
CNN's Biggest Live Planned Event Ever?
Fox Biz Channel: Start-Up Costs Of Several Hundred Million Dollars, Ailes Estimates
Pope: Shep Smith In Rome: Complicated, Challenging, Rewarding Assignment
CNN.com To Offer Ad-Supported Video
Pope: Brian Williams' Rome Reflections
Pope: The Sweetness Of Silence, Part 2
Pope: The Sweetness Of Silence
Pope: Filling All The Airtime
CNBC's First-Ever Peabody Award
CBS Wins Peabody For Abu Ghraib
TV Correspondents Dinner: FishBowl's Take
TV Correspondents Dinner: Peter Jennings On The Minds Of Many
TV Correspondents Dinner: CNN's Guests
TV Correspondents Dinner: Sightings
TV Correspondents Dinner: Party Review
TV Correspondents Dinner: Awards For Candy Crowley & 'Nightline'
Pope: ABC's Best Laid Plans...
Pope Funeral: MSNBC To Pull All-Nighter
Pope Funeral: On FNC, Radio, Online
Pope Funeral: 7 Hours Of CNN Coverage
Pope Funeral: Smith, Roberts On CBS
Pope Funeral: Gibson To Anchor On ABC
Tuesday Ratings: Pre-Pope Levels On Cable
Pope: FNC's In-House Expert
Jennings: Morning Newspaper Items
Ratings: "Gibson vs. Lauer In Rome"
Jennings: Advanced Form Of Lung Cancer Has A Relatively Low Survival Rate
Jennings: "Unbelievable, Unimaginable, Staggering, Heart-Breaking..."
Jennings: Brave, Despite A Scratchy Voice
Ratings: Weekend Hourlies & A Note
Ratings: Basketball vs. The Pope
Ratings: FNC, CNN Claim Weekend Victories
Jennings To Viewers: "I Have Lung Cancer"
Jennings: Comments From "Competitors"
"Lung Cancer Is The Number One Mortality For Cancer-Related Deaths"
Monday #s: Total Day & Primetime
Zahn Beats O'Reilly In 25-54 Demo, Twice
Ratings: Weekend Pope Coverage
2 Hours, 2 Car Chases on FNC & HLN
Jennings Will Anchor Tuesday's WNT
Peter Jennings Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
"I Have Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer," Peter Jennings Tells ABC Staffers
David Westin's E-Mail To Staff: "Peter's Been Given A Tough Assignment"
Alan Colmes Radio Debuts In NYC
Ratings: Friday In Total Viewers
ABC News Now: Print Round-Up
Pope: Vatican Press Corps Shed Tears
Ratings: Friday Night Pope Coverage
Pope: "Wall-To-Wall Coverage Is The Least We Can Do," FNC's Mike Straka Says
After Roger Ailes Twists Jon Klein's Words, CNN P.R. Takes Aim At "Fox Fantasy World"
ABC News Now: The Announcement
ABC News Now: VOD Offerings
ABC News Now: The Local Angle
Ailes Expanding His Empire To Include "The Station Group's News Operations?"
Later Today: 'ABC News Now' Update
Pope: The First Cable News Pontiff
Pope: Mixed Reviews Of Chris Matthews
DisneyWar Author's Take On Nightline
Pope: TV Temporarily Examines Faith
Pope: Peter Jennings Traveling To Rome
Roger Ailes Translates "Foxification"
Koppel & Bettag: For Hire
Les Moonves: "It's More Different Than I Thought It Would Be"
Pope: Carlson Premieres On MSNBC
Pope: Sunday Coverage Notes
Pope: They're Called Anchors For A Reason
Pope: MSNBC Turns To Documentaries
Pope: Olbermann's Introduction: "There Will Be Another Brilliant St. Peter's Sunrise"
Pope: AP Round-Up Of Coverage
Pope: Afternoon/Evening Coverage Notes
Pope: Big Three Plan Specials Tonight
Pope: MSNBC's Smart, Thoughtful Coverage
Pope: Listen For All The Mistakes
Pope: MSNBC First With News Of Death
Pope: Back To Basketball On CBS
Pope: Where Are Jennings & Schieffer?
Pope: "Stop The Yacking!"
Pope: Cable, Online Coverage Notes
Pope: Cable News Is "Always There" As Viewers Drift In & Out Of The Vigil
Pope: Awaiting An Update...
Pope: E-Mailer, Blogger Coverage Notes
Pope: MSNBC's "Fair & Accurate" Promos
Pope: Morning 'Paper Coverage Critiques
Pope: Media Must "Exercise Some Discipline," Not "Get Ahead Of The Facts"
Pope: The Lineup Of Commentators
Pope: Cable's "Death-A-Thon"
Pope: Wall-To-Wall Weekend Coverage
Pope: Primetime Coverage Notes
Pope: Here's The FNC Producer Who Shouted "The Pope Is Dead..."
Pope: Olbermann's Poignant Opening
Pope: Correspondents Flock To Rome
Pope: NBC Announcer Back At Work
Pope: NBC's Broadcast Plans
Pope: On FNC, Shep Smith Declares Pope Dead -- Then Retracts It
Pope: Afternoon Coverage Notes
Pope: Networks On Standby
Bettag: "We're Wide Open To Anything"
Pope: NBC's Chartered Plane Awaits...
Kurtz: "March Madness" On Cable News
Pope: Overnight Cable Coverage
The Ticker: Deutsch, O'Brien, Trippi...
Pat Buchanan Wears Salad Dressing
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