Another new NCIS show. Also: Daytime soap Beyond The Gates renewed for two more seasons CBS became the first broadcast network to unveil its schedule for the 2026-27 television season, a month ahead of everyone else as the top-rated network looks to maintain its ratings lead. It’s also the first under new Paramount ownership under David Ellison, who is looking […]
A headline you thought you would never see. But here we are. If I were to tell you three years ago that Byron Allen would replace Stephen Colbert in late-night, you’d be questioning my sanity. But he we are, and that’s exactly what’s happening. In a signal that linear TV is on its deathbed, CBS announced Monday it was replacing […]
Approved despite lawsuits by states, DirecTV In a historic move, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice approved the $6.2 billion merger between Irving, Tex.-based Nexstar and McLean, Va.-based Tegna, despite a lawsuit filed by eight state attorneys general and DirecTV. The deal officially closed Thursday night. The FCC granted waivers to Nexstar despite the national ownership cap […]
CBS owner outbids tech streamer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on February 27. In 1985, CNN owner Ted Turner made a hostile takeover bid to buy CBS, but the bid failed after Larry Tisch increased his ownership stake in the company, preventing CBS News and CNN from uniting. 41 years later, the two will finally get together – thanks […]
Offering $30 a share to WBD shareholders, saying it’s the best option It’s on. After Netflix agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion on Friday, Paramount Skydance on Monday announced a hostile takeover bid for the entire company with an all-cash offer of $30 a share to shareholders. The offer is being financed by hedge fund Apollo Global […]
Friendly regulatory climate, urge to compete with streamers fuels merger talk The future of Warner Bros. Discovery appears to be headed in two directions: a split or an outright takeover by another media company. It’s clear that Paramount head David Ellison, whose Skydance bought the company last year, is looking for more. That’s what media observers are looking at, as […]
The “late fringe” daypart of being relevant is over. How did we get to this point? If one were to look at the late-night landscape in the 1970s, it was quite a different world: NBC’s The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson ruled all, while CBS and ABC aired off-network series and movies It’s an era we could be heading back […]
Is the move politically motivated? Colbert was a frequent Trump critic In a stunning move, CBS announced Thursday it was ending The Late Show franchise after 33 years and getting out of the late-night business entirely, claiming the decision was made due to “financial decisions.” Current CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert announced before The Late Show began on Thursday. During […]
National feed to launch June 30; DirecTV also strikes deal with Paramount for ‘MySports’ and other skinny bundles Exactly a year after its launch, Weigel’s MeTV Toons is getting a major distribution boost, courtesy of DirecTV. Starting Monday, the classic animation channel will be available to Choice and Ultimate subscribers, as well as the newly announced MyKids genre pack. “Viewers […]
The move gives network an O&O station in the nation’s seventh-largest market Atlanta will get a new CBS outlet later this summer as it will move its affiliation to a station its owns in the market, WUPA (Ch. 69). Like they did in Detroit in 2022, CBS will launch a news operation from scratch (CBS News Atlanta) and a 24/7 […]
Syndicated show returns to CBS’ late-night lineup after test run in ’23 After CBS canceled After Midnight after two seasons, the network decided to replace it with…reruns of a syndicated show. CBS announced on Tuesday that it is bringing back Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed in the slot following The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, beginning the week of September 22, […]
Cites loss of editorial independence after 60 Minutes lawsuit Paramount Global’s CBS News lost its leader Monday as Wendy McMahon was essentially fired as head of the CBS News and Stations group. On Saturday, Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks demanded her resignation from CBS News after she reportedly apologized to staff for how CBS was handling the 60 Minutes fiasco. The […]
Dominated by procedurals, the schedule features four comedies on the lineup Despite winning the total viewership crown for the seventeenth consecutive season, the 2024-25 season has one to forget for CBS, which is battling President Trump over whether 60 Minutes defamed him, and the continued limbo the Paramount-Skydance deal is in as the FCC is continuing to investigate the […]
Queen Latifah’s reboot of the 1980s series ends after time period shift The curtain has closed on Queen Latifah’s reboot of the 1980s crime drama as CBS canceled the series after five seasons. According to the logline, Latifah played Robyn McCall,“an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those […]
Programming plans unknown; may hand time back to affiliates After thirty years, CBS is exiting the late-late night business with the cancellation of the comedy game show After Midnight. An adaptation of an earlier version titled @Midnight on Comedy Central, the show was brought back to CBS in January 2024 with Taylor Tomlinson as host, airing after The Late Show […]
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