Who is Linsey Davis? ABC News anchor on the Trump-Harris debate
Presidential debates are remembered for the candidates’ pithy one-liners. But in the chaotic political landscape of 2024, a simple statement of fact served as the…
Disney offers to restore ABC for Trump-Harris debate
The Walt Disney Co.’s proposal for a partial, temporary detente as the blackout of its channels on DirecTV and U-Verse stretches into its 10th day…
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris
The momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign helped push the ratings for the Democratic National Convention past the Republican festivities for former President…
On Fox News, the talk at the DNC was taxes, testosterone and rage
CHICAGO — While Democrats celebrated with abandon Thursday over the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, viewers of Fox News received…
Olympics ratings surprise: The Games are big for NBC and Peacock
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal.For the first 13 days of the Games, the Comcast Corp.-owned media company averaged 32.2…
Opinion: Tempted to vote for Jed Bartlet in 2024? ‘The West Wing’ was always a fantasy
As another terrifyingly significant presidential election nears, it’s hard not to fantasize about how different things could be. Imagine, for instance, having a president who…
Trump assassination attempt raises stakes for GOP convention TV coverage
Political conventions have not been compelling television for decades, but the Republican gathering this week in Milwaukee to nominate former President Trump arrives after a…
Whoever wins the Biden-Trump debate, CNN hopes to claim victory
CNN is hoping Thursday’s highly anticipated Biden-Trump debate will become a stature-building moment at a time when the cable news stalwart needs a win. When…
Furious Love Island viewer vow to call Ofcom over ‘unfair treatment’ of Omar as he’s axed after Joey row
FURIOUS Love Island viewers have vowed to call Ofcom over the ‘unfair treatment’ of Omar Nyame. PE teacher Omar, 25, was brutally axed from the…
Opinion: The debate — Senile Biden vs. Obnoxious Trump? Please no
The first debate between President Biden and former President Trump on Thursday night will be a real test of Americans’ sense of civic duty. I…
CNN is sharing its presidential debate with rivals. But there are strings attached
CNN’s deal to produce the first debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle is a major coup for the news network. It won’t let viewers…
Conservative commentator Eric Bolling exits Newsmax
Eric Bolling is leaving the right-wing cable channel Newsmax after a three-year run as a prime time host. The network and Bolling issued a statement…
TV news ratings surged with Trump’s felony conviction
A TV audience of more than 15 million watched Thursday as former President Donald Trump became a convicted felon. Starting around 4:45 p.m. Eastern, viewing…
CNN to adapt British comedy show ‘Have I Got News for You’
CNN is producing a U.S. edition of “Have I Got News for You,” a long-running British comedic panel show that riffs on current affairs. The…
How Charter cable negotiations could weigh on Paramount’s sale
Paramount Global’s sale talks with David Ellison’s Skydance Media face a milestone later this week, but the battered Redstone family-controlled media company has been scrambling…
Amazon’s Prime Video and Netflix crash TV’s ad-selling party
Over the last decade, streaming video platforms have gradually siphoned away viewers from traditional TV networks. But next month, they will be confronting the legacy…
Giancarlo Esposito once considered plotting his own murder
Giancarlo Esposito knows — people think everyone who is on TV or in the movies is rich, and will always stay that way. But it’s…
Caitlin Clark is worth millions but will only make $76,535 in WNBA
Caitlin Clark is worth millions. She will make a fraction of that as a WNBA rookie. Clark, the Iowa phenomenon who set the NCAA career…
Robert MacNeil, the TV journalist who brought news to PBS, dies at 93
Robert MacNeil, whose coverage of the Watergate scandal led to the first nightly newscast for PBS, died Friday after a long illness. He was 93.…
How O.J. Simpson’s murder trial changed the TV news business
The double-murder case against football star and actor O.J. Simpson, who died of cancer Thursday at age 76, forever transformed the TV landscape. Network news…