The latest 60 Minutes correspondent to depart [This post was updated at 11:43 a.m.] If you are seeing CBS News collapse right before your eyes, you’re not mistaken. The ship is sinking faster than the Titanic. Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and one-time CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley was fired Tuesday evening by the show’s new executive producer Nick Bilton, […]
Also: Cubs-White Sox series a hit for The U and CHSN; FCC and Disney drop the gloves over licenses As expected, few viewers turned in last Friday night (May 22) to watch Stephen Colbert’s replacement as Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed took over The Late Show’s old time slot, which ended the night before. According to Nielsen figures, Unleashed in its […]
Most viewership since premiere, with a weird ending The series finale of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert went out with a bang for CBS Thursday night – and in a manner you would not expect. Looking at preliminary numbers, Colbert drew 6.74 million viewers from live plus same-day viewing, nearly tripling his season average (2.69 million) and the highest […]
“Karamo”, “Steve Wilkos” also axed In a stunning development, NBCU Syndication Studios is exiting the first-run syndication business, canceling its four remaining shows: magazine Access Hollywood, Access Live, and conflict talkers Karamo and Steve Wilkos. “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman of Bravo […]
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 […]
Also: Court TV sold; Trump endorses Nexstar-Tegna deal Super Bowl LX wasn’t much to look at on the field, but it still drew a large crowd. Ratings released by Nielsen Tuesday showed the game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks averaged a 39.4 household rating and 79 share and drew 124.9 million viewers across all platforms for NBC, […]
Back to the drawing board as merger media continues Tuesday saw more rejections happen than what Snoopy gets from his publisher. Scripps’ board unanimously rejected rival Sinclair’s $622 million takeover bid, stating it wasn’t in the best interest of their shareholders. Sinclair started buying up Scripps stock, up to 9.9 percent. That prompted Scripps to adopt a “poison pill” strategy, […]
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 […]
I Beats Paramount and Comcast in bidding Deal includes HBO and HBO Max; does not include WBD’s cable networks, which will be spun off Passing regulatory tests could be difficult In a move that gained steam in the 24 hours before it was announced, Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion, closing a period during which two other […]
Comes after Trump expresses disdain The bid to increase scale in local television has turned into an arms race. Sinclair is the latest to make a bid to acquire a rival, this time Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps, a company that was founded in 1878 as a newspaper chain. If successful, Sinclair would own and/or operate around 250 stations in the […]
The Drive tops overall ratings while Kiss 103.5 FM is first in 25-54s With the continuing ICE enforcement and National Guard drama in Chicago, listeners tuned in to the city’s news, talk, and information stations in increasing numbers during the month of September in PPMs released earlier this week. Operation Midway Blitz was fanned across the nation’s third-largest radio and […]
National Guard threats, continued disdain from Trump and conservatives puts city in a familiar unflattering position While many say President Donald Trump declared “war” on Saturday on Chicago with a post on Truth Social, his “war” on the city really began in 2016. That’s when protesters stormed the stage at a Trump rally at the then-named UIC Pavillion, canceling it […]
Comedy Central’s signature show moves to Paramount Plus domestically After a contentious back-and-forth with a lot of insults thrown, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and their South Park Digital Studios agreed to a new five-year, fifteen billion dollar deal with Paramount Global, bringing the entire library exclusively to Paramount Plus. Paramount Plus will offer next-day new episodes […]
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 […]
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 […]
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