ratings 2010
Monday Links and Open Thread
01/03/11 00:01 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Wallace-Faulkner 1-2-3.
- As Griffeth returns to CNBC, Bartiromo plummets.
- So there are friends of Rick Sanchez?
- John Roberts joins FNC: more. ICN: another CNN failure.
- MSNBCNBC to air shows from 2011 CES.
- CNN shutters its San Fran bureau (via ICN).
- The Beck Effect is real.
- Soledad focuses on Ernest Withers.
- Audio: Brian Wilson talks to Bret Baier.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/30/10 00:00 Filed in: links
- Schonfeld: A Happy New Year message for CNN.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Bream-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Joe makes running-for-office noises again; the Q&A.
- It’s a Maddow-Mediaite-Martel miff.
- Audio: Shuster resurfaces, slams Fox and Beck .
- Video: Fox & Friends Weekend 2010 highlight reel.
- Piers Morgan has a thin twitter skin?
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer talks Fox, fairness, and New Year’s.
- Video: Hemmer and Kelly preview New Year’s Eve.
- Part four: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter .
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/29/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Ultimate Fox hater resorts to vulgarity.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bream-Bolling-Beck 1-2-3.
- Today’s firing demand.
- FNC adds extra hour, starts New Years special at 10pm.
- ICN’s New Years resolutions for cablenewsers.
- Fox News: #1 for nine years and counting.
- Despite losses, Olbermann’s job is safe...for now.
- Q&A: CNNI’s Ellana Lee. Engel on anchoring.
- Part three: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/28/10 00:06 Filed in: links
- 2010 program ranker. FNC dominates. Olby, Maddow, Coop all down double digits. One newser in top ten cable channels.
- Monday’s numbers: Bolling-Bream-Beck 1-2-3. Friday’s numbers: F&F Christmas-Special Report-Fox Report 1-2-3.
- Mickey Sherman (Mr Lis Wiehl) headed for the pokey.
- Greta responds to TV Newser.
- Chris Knowles (Mr Kiran Chetry) turns up on CNN.
- Video: Fox & Friends 2010 highlight reel.
- David Shuster resurfaces; Q&A.
- Piers gets support from Jack Bauer.
- Part two: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/27/10 01:25 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bret-Bill-Jon 1-2-3.
- Greta questions Juan Williams Palin comments.
- Yowzah! Courtney Friel Christmas pics resurface.
- Video: Dr Marc Siegel on end-of-life regulations.
- 2010 a big bucks year for biz nets.
- Tonight’s Factor sub-host: Eric Bolling.
- Big Ed explains his booking policies.
- Video: ‘Misinformed’ study itself misinformed.
- ICN 2010 wrap-up: what’s hot and what’s not.
- Part one: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/23/10 01:29 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Laura-Bret-Greta 1-2-3.
- Greta’s Haiti special airs tonight.
- Spend New Year’s Eve with Rick Sanchez!
- Video: Leventhal in Afghanistan w/David Asman’s son.
- Shep interview stirs Mediaite controversy.
- Part four: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/22/10 00:10 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Again? Olbermann tweets false information.
- Brian Wilson resurfaces.
- Olbermann mocks hair of cancer survivor.
- Maddow thinks Jewish center is a YMCA.
- Breaking: chyron blooper at F&F.
- Video: Maddow and Michael Moore.
- Part three: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/21/10 00:04 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3.
- Mediaite reads Big Journalism but not J$P?
- Video: Kelly’s Court on honor killings.
- FNC adds weekend program w/Jeanine Pirro.
- CNN/Tea Party debate stirs controversy.
- Howard Kurtz profile: Big Ed Schultz.
- Weekend numbers.
- Video: Larry King w/Leno part one, two, three.
- As Coop craters, CNN plans to get in your face.
- Part two: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/20/10 00:41 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Stossel-Baier 1-2-3.
- Olbermann throws gasoline on twitter fire.
- Benzinga Q&A: Charlie Gasparino.
- Tennis mag profile: Sean Hannity.
- CNBC goes off the tracks, defends insider trading?
- The Presidential primary debates keep coming.
- 2010 spin: MSNBC tops CNN prime.
- Media Afghanistan focus fades.
- Hot & Not: Baier, John Roberts, Olbermann, more.
- Olbermann’s twitter ‘suspension’ short-lived.
- Part one: The Nick Shurn Matter listen.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/17/10 00:15 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Larry-Bret 1-2-3.
- Christopher: Olby faces his ‘Shoeless Joe’ moment?
- Sady Doyle: Olbermann quit Twitter because of me.
- FNC’s Nancy Harmeyer promoted to West Coast.
- DGA/FNC complaint tossed out by unanimous vote.
- Another debate set: CNN/Tea Party Express.
- Q&A: Adam Shapiro on Madoff matters.
- WPO study of ‘misinformed’ viewers fingers FNC, MSNBC.
- When in doubt...blame Beck!
- Larry King signs off: Buckman, de Moraes, Cromwell, Poniewozik, Bauder. After-party. Filling the gap.
- The Carmen Kringle Matter.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/16/10 01:12 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Video: At the Fox News DC holiday party.
- Fox News announces more 2011 debates.
- Feature and Q&A: Connell McShane in Ireland [pdf].
- Olbermann/Moore rape comments stir outrage. Keith stonewalls, then suspends his Twitter account!
- Video: The Insider behind the scenes at Fox & Friends.
- Audio: Trump calls Ailes ‘a phenomenal guy’.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC sending D-Rat up the river.
- CNN promises surprises for Larry King finale. More.
- Who is Zach Wamp and who wants to hire him? Not Fox.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/15/10 01:05 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- CNN boasts of its reach as viewership sinks to record lows.
- Already? GOP Prez primary debates set on CNN, FNC.
- Cablers dominate biz news most powerful list.
- Video: The Judge on wheat farming, health care, and freedom.
- Who has the long knives out for Bill Sammon? Flashback.
- As King’s career winds down, Piers Morgan flexes his ego.
- Video: Sean Hannity vs Rep Anthony Weiner.
- Feminists mad at Morning Joe don’t understand television?
- Q&A: Bloomberg’s Manus Cranny, CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/14/10 00:27 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Zurawik: FNC signs Bret Baier to new multi-year contract.
- Juan Williams signs book deal with Random House.
- Olbermann tries to wriggle out of latest Nazi comparison.
- Video: Geraldo on sleeping nude etc part one, part two.
- Video: Greta and Sarah Palin in Haiti.
- American Morning makeover: more upbeat, fast-paced.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Larry’s sign-off has people talking.
- CNN on the iPad. Amid changes, CNBC launches Pro.
- Talkative Joe vs Ice Princess Mika.
- ‘No Labels’ rally attracts a host of MSNBC hosts.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/13/10 09:40 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Laura-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Neil Cavuto slams Chris Matthews.
- Morning Joe: a hotbed of sexism? (via ICN)
- Kelly and Hemmer together again on New Year’s.
- Nancy Grace helps find abducted girl.
- Piers Morgan in Brit twit snit.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr on 9/11 health bill defeat.
- Branding D-Rat. Q&A: Spitzer, Adam Shapiro.
- Hot & Not: MSNBC primetime, John Roberts, and more.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/10/10 00:29 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Potter: CNN has gone off the rails.
- Why is CNBC dumping Matt Nesto?
- Video: O’Reilly w/Letterman pt one, pt two.
- Olby week in review: peaches and doorbell.
- Maddow ‘verifies’ Fox rumor that isn’t true?
- Kathy Griffin set for CNN New Year’s Eve again.
- CNN: America’s Most Wanted? Coop faces the Taliban.
- Video: Beck talks boycotts and ‘the revolution’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/09/10 00:47 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Wendy Walker’s 30 years in cable news.
- Q&A: ‘nonpartisan’ host Chris Matthews (via NB).
- Blue blogs erupt at O’Donnell, want him off the air.
- Olbermann’s top ten Nazi comparisons.
- Fonzie hearts Maddow, Matthews, MSNBC.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Option lingo called ’spin’ in Fox flap. But is it really? More.
- Diversity (of a sort) emerges at MSNBC.
- CNN’s Dana Bash wins Dirksen Award.
- Video: Luntz focus group on the tax deal.
- Media buyers rate Fox & Friends over GMA, CBS Morning.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/08/10 00:15 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- News Corp again seeks higher FNC sub fees.
- Video: Anthony Weiner gets feisty with Megyn Kelly.
- Will CNN dump Kathy Griffin from New Year’s Eve?
- Video: Juan WIlliams w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- Which cablenewser is the #1 charity giver?
- Fox News a hit...in Saudi Arabia!
- Tensions roil at floundering Park & Spit.
- Zurawik: Olbermann steps up to the plate.
- Video: Glenn Beck explains the Assange ‘rape’ case.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
12/07/10 00:25 Filed in: links
- Olbermann promotes writings of Holocaust denier.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity.
- MSNBC hires Jeff Johnson; CNBC adds two.
- VIdeo: O’Reilly with Don Imus part one, part two.
- John Roberts to leave AM, as Tony Harris exits CNN.
- Weekend numbers.
- Kurtz Q&A: Luke Russert.
- Olbermann ‘called on the carpet’ over Bristol bashing?
- Rachel Maddow to spend three days at the Y.
Monday Links and Open Thread
12/06/10 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Larry lines up Snipes, Pacino, Jolie, Dion.
- Video: Glenn Beck pans media (FNC included).
- CNN viewer participation doesn’t facilitate corrections.
- Not & Not: Dr Drew, Park & Spit, Thomas Roberts, Robin Meade.
Friday Links and Open Thread
12/03/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Rangel 1-2-3.
- Lennon flashbacks: FNC Friday, CNN Saturday.
- Media Matters mystery: why did they call Greta’s husband?
- Men’s Journal profile: Bill Hemmer [pdf].
- Needed: fewer race cards, more journalism.
- Olby week in review: crusader for truth.
- Video: Piers Morgan makes debut on CNN.
- Beck fans line up in Pittsburgh.
- So who’s a sexist now? Joe Scarborough!
Thursday Links and Open Thread
12/02/10 00:09 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- MSNBC ignores extraterrestrial news event.
- Savannah Guthrie rebels at ‘dirty’ writing by MSNBC staff.
- Will HLN’s Morning Express find its way to CNN?
- Fed secret bail out of GE, unreported by MSNBCNBC.
- Video: Chris Wallace w/Imus re Wikileaks.
- Time is running out for Park & Spit.
- Q&A: Jenna Lee. Rachel Maddow at Harvard.
- Video: John Bolton vs The Judge re Wikileaks.
- November program ranker: FNC holds top 11 slots.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
12/01/10 00:10 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Wikileaks to break new info on Freedom Watch?
- CNN hire looks to restructure programming.
- Preview: Bret Baier World Aids Day with Bono.
- November numbers: FNC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC. CNBC’s slide.
- Audio: Bill Hemmer previews John Lennon special.
- Parker incensed at Spitzer, threatens to bolt.
- Video: Follow the Money looks at the Volt.
- Larry King at Wendy Walker’s book party.
- Video: Judge Nap vs O’Reilly on entrapment.
- MSNBC’s Abrams goes on CNN and defends Fox.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/30/10 00:09 Filed in: links
- Scarborough teams with big-bucks anti-partisan group.
- November: FNC in a league of its own. Bret Baier beats Beck, Hannity. Park & Spit craters. MSNBC again tops CNN.
- Friday’s numbers. Thursday’s numbers.
- Impartial MSNBC anchor labels guest ‘radical right-winger’.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Don Imus.
- Alan’s hate mail keeps pouring in.
- Thomas Roberts talks suicide and more.
- Rampant conspiracy theory suddenly loses steam.
- Olby attacks Palin daughter over old story, recently rehashed.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/29/10 00:50 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Shep 1-2-3.
- FNC laughs off Simpsons barbs.
- Beck on the big screen.
- Coop makes a deal with Fox.
- Joe Johns and Brooke Baldwin, together at last.
- 101 minutes with Larry King.
- Dr Drew gets a show on HLN.
- Google ogling makes Megyn number one.
- Hot & Not: Roberts, Piers, Junk, etc.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/24/10 00:31 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Charles Gasparino (via TVN).
- It’s a very MSNBC Thanksgiving.
- Pix: Megyn Kelly’s natal day.
- Poniewozik: Time to terminate the ticker?
- Video: Whoopi on The Factor part one, part two.
- CNN holiday weekend schedule. Heroes preview.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/23/10 00:04 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Preview: Whoopi Goldberg in the No-Spin Zone.
- Zurawik: Despite ego, O’Reilly an absolutely masterful host.
- Battle: Phil Griffin should have suspended...himself!
- Swells swarm to CNN Heroes celebration.
- New ad flap over DADT claims.
- Extreme Makeover: C-SPAN edition.
- MSNBC sued in new photo flap.
- Video: Mike Huckabee on The View.
- ICN: Friday Doc Block shortchanging O’Donnell and MSNBC.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/22/10 00:05 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Zurawik looking forward (sort of) to Hannity/Palin chat.
- Prez poll: Beck, O’Reilly strong but trail Obama.
- Whoopi Goldberg to do The Factor. Whoopi w/Huck pt one, two.
- VIdeo: Howard Kurtz with Imus part one, part two.
- Huffington Post pulls article critical of Olbermann.
- Bronstein: CNN becoming an irrelevant circus act?
- Hot & Not: Scarborough, Nazis, Kurtz, Megyn, and more.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/19/10 00:15 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Laura-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep interviews El-Al security expert.
- Olbermann’s revenge? Scarborough suspended by MSNBC! Christopher: Will this make Olby’s WPitW?
- Yowza! Megyn Kelly profiled in GQ.
- Juan Williams hosting tonight’s Factor.
- Tyndall: MSNBC vs FNC...guess whom he likes better?
- David Axelrod to discuss daughter on FNC: preview.
- Olby week in review: false equivalency.
- In depth analysis: a day of watching CNN.
- Friedman: Four steps to saving CNN (and Newsweek).
- Coop at Drew University, Varney in Nevada.
- Big Ed loses at his own numbers game.
- Video: Lou Dobbs makes FBN debut.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/18/10 00:26 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep in heaven...a car chase!
- Swells swarm to Geist get-together.
- Q&A: Jeff Bewkes (via CB); Roger Ailes part deux, more.
- Video: Peter Johnson Jr vs Coulter on TSA screenings.
- ICN: Anonymous makes specious MSNBC complaint.
- US Senator wants to shut down Fox News...and MSNBC!
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/17/10 00:35 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Video: Shep grills TSA’s John Pistole.
- Surprise: Obama admin wants more politics coverage on MSNBC.
- Jewish group slams Jewish groups slamming Beck.
- Worst Persons ‘suspension’ almost as short as Olbermann’s!
- Video: dramatic car chase ends in crash.
- Kurtz Q&A: Roger Ailes. Analysis (via ICN).
- The savior of tv news is...Rachel Maddow!?
- IBD: Television’s latchkey journalism.
- Fineman: Scarborough mulling a run for Veep? Or not?
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/16/10 00:41 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Ted Koppel responds to Olbermann (via TVN).
- TCG: Rolling Stone planning an FNC hit piece?
- Chris Wallace re-ups with Fox News.
- Bashir’s MSNBC debut: royals get engaged.
- Video: Eric Bolling’s ‘junk’ gets touched.
- Greta to HuffPo: get your facts straight!
- Video: Lou Dobbs on Imus in the Morning.
- Garvin: Why did Olbermann get spanked?
- Poniewozik: The battle of high horses.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/15/10 23:36 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- The Krak leaves Mediaite for CNN’s Morgan.
- Skype Gripe video: Olbermann runs MSNBC. (h/t Mediaite)
- Kurtz: Civil war at MSNBC leaves Olby without allies; more. Olbermann response: a non-denial denial.
- Video: Are my testicles black?
- Friedman: What will Comcast do with Olbermann? More.
- KO to lecture Ted Koppel about journalism.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly with Imus part one, part two.
- Rachel Maddow in Cambridge.
- Hot & Not: Olby, Maddow, Dobbs, Tucker, missile mirage, etc.
- Today’s deep thought.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/12/10 00:28 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3.
- Larry King prepares for his swan song.
- ADL head apologized to Glenn Beck.
- Ted Koppel has today’s lament for cable news.
- NPR hires law firm to probe Wililams firing.
- So who’s the real news channel again?
- MSNBC sends Chris Jansing to DC.
- Video: Cloris Leachman licks Brian Kilmeade...literally.
- Video: Major Garrett w/Don Imus part one, part two.
- MSNBC news rules not illegal after all. Olby week in review.
- Video: Ted Turner talks green energy and Lou Dobbs.
- CNN slayings special well-received.
- Uncut video: GW Bush in the No-Spin Zone part one, part two.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/11/10 00:28 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Scarborough discusses Olby on The View.
- Kurtz Q&A: FBN’s Lou Dobbs (via ICN).
- Video: Imus with Chris Wallace part one, part two.
- Beck Soros series rankles ADL.
- Peyser: MSNBC’s intellectual bankruptcy.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Follow the Money.
- New FBN sked: The Judge 8:00 pm, Eric Bolling 9:00.
- So who’s the real news channel?
- Review: Soledad’s Next Big Story.
- Nov 11 2010: Veterans Day.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/10/10 00:12 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Report: Olby return uncertain until 30 minutes before airtime!
- Kelly’s Court video: Father of girl who was bullied on school bus.
- Lou Dobbs joining FBN (via TVbtN). Analysis.
- Pat Sajak’s mea culpa; KO’s reax. Lanny Davis on Maddow, Olby, Hannity. Deggans: KO’s secret allegiance worthy of debate. Why are tv journalists so stupid?
- Video: Missile or mirage? Michio Kaku explains.
- Soledad: Jesse Jackson told me I’m not black.
- Judge Nap’s Freedom Watch starts nightly Nov 15. J$P hears: Follow the Money will continue in primetime; announcement to come.
- The Strategy Room rebranded as Fox News Live.
- Juan Williams tells Gettysburg College about his NPR ouster.
- Magic Wall (or something) drove John King up the wall.
- Dana Milbank pretends Bill O’Reilly endangered his life.
- HuffPo posts false attack on Sanjay Gupta, then pulls article!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
11/09/10 00:19 Filed in: links
- Video: Soros rep requested and got meeting with FNC exec.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. FNC’s big week.
- Fake ‘Olbermann’ emails sent by Tucker Carlson?
- Keith’s konfusing ethics. Olby ‘apology’ translated: I win. Suspension helped Fox News? MSNBC’s mixed messages. Slate: let Keith be Keith (via ICN). CJR: The Olbermann question. KO got a raw deal?
- Maddow books Stewart; O’Donnell hosts town hall.
- The problem with MSNBC: it’s not left enough!
- Beware! Comcast is going to take over MSNBC!
- Q&A: Fox & Friends gets the last laugh.
- Beck radio plays J$P video, sans attribution (clip via TRS).
- Who’s ridiculous, self-destructive, and pathetic? Answer.
- O’Reilly hacker gets 30 months in the pokey.
- Monday’s other numbers.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/08/10 00:08 Filed in: links
- Olbermann issues ‘apology’ while blasting MSNBC: analysis.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. Irony: Countdown without Olbermann up 13% from 10/29 Countdown with Olbermann.
- Grace under fire no longer.
- CNN’s Abbie Boudreau has left the building.
- Report: MSNBC apologized to Keith?!? More. KO flashback: office election pool ‘conflict of interest’.
- Zurawik: Olby ‘suspension’ a joke. Should KO resign? The progressive wing of the MSNBC party. A genius ratings ploy? Will he say it? KO: most powerful man at MSNBC?
- Scarborough distanced himself from MSNBC’s election night.
- Mike Emanuel: Beck, Olby, political donations. Q&A: Richelle Carey.
- Hot & Not: Olbermann, Maddow, FNC, the matrix etc.
Friday Links and Open Thread
11/05/10 00:31 Filed in: links
- Kurtz: Olby should apologize. Tyndall: Olbermann self-destructive. ICN: rebuild that wall! Zurawik: MSNBC had little choice. Audio: John Gibson reacts. Insiders: KO won’t be back! Mediaite: Olbermann’s Waterloo; a stupid move. Jeff Jarvis: It was the coverup. Craig Crawford: it was inevitable. Krakauer: two underlying reasons. Bercovici: will KO quit? Twitter reactions. Kristol: Keep Keith! Richard Greener: Boycott MSNBC!
- Keith Olbermann suspended indefinitely! More: TVN, Calderone, Stelter. Olby flashback: ‘Phil Griffin thinks he’s my boss.’ Flashback: Ratigan to replace Olbermann?
- Ethics, shmethics! Olbermann contributed thousands to Democratic candidates, then anchored election coverage! Mediaite: any pretense of objectivity gone. ICN: three big questions. Video: Beck mocks Olby.
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4M)-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- NY Times Q&A: Keith Olbermann (pre-suspension).
- After ducking, Christine O’Donnell on tonight’s Factor.
- Milestone? FBN tops CNBC on election night.
- Update: Fox/EEOC/Herridge lawsuit (via ICN).
- Video: Imus rips CNN election coverage.
- MSNBC business opportunity: double down on leftism.
- Olby week in review; DC review of ‘Pitchforks’.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
11/04/10 00:45 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- FNC announces changes, promotions, assignments.
- Shocker: O’Reilly welcomes opposing views, Olby: an echo chamber.
- Zurawik: MSNBC’s outrageous misbehavior crosses the line.
- Videos: Chris Wallace w/Imus pt one, two; with Jon Stewart.
- Today’s bright idea: MSNBC should team Christine O’D and Cenk Uygur!
- Stop the presses: FNC not hiring Christine O’Donnell, as Laura re-ups.
- Romney ducks interview with Bret Baier.
- Q&A: Client Number Nine, D-Rat.
- Who will stay and who will run?
- Profile: Robin Meade’s country roads.
- Election eve behind the scenes at CNN.
- Olbermann a wee bit testy about FNC ratings?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
11/03/10 02:07 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: an FNC blowout! FNC tops NBC-CBS-ABC coverage! Ailes sends congratulary memo.
- Zurawik: MSNBC fear mongers, debases the term ‘anchor’.
- Demeaning interview? So sez not the subject, but the interviewer!
- Video: Top five apocalyptic MSNBC moments.
- Audio: Chris Wallace reacts to Chris Matthews.
- Coverage reviews: chaotic sense, lots of metaphors, FNC standout. Mediaite: Fox fair and balanced, MSNBC not. ICN: When pundits run wild. CNN: one analyst for each viewer? Big loser: CNN’s matrix. Behind the scenes at CNN, MSNBC.
Election Day Links and Open Thread
11/02/10 00:05 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3. October numbers: FNC still dominates. Program ranker. MSNBC gains, Olby slips. HLN falls. CNBC sinks; Kudlow crashes. Park & Spit a dud. Coop only CNNer to gain. Weekend numbers.
Video: Shep and panel with three races to watch tonight.
- Imus video: Bill O’Reilly on midterms, Jon Stewart.
- Olbermann vs the truth: Christie, ‘cocky’, and Kilmeade.
- Why the Fox boycott is doomed to failure.
- MSNBC recruits distinguished journalist for 3:00 pm slot.
- Zurawik: MSNBC’s lack of standards, Olby’s ‘delusional self-importance’.
- Video: Shep’s behind-the-scenes tour at Fox.
- CNN debuts its own take-off of MSNBC ads.
- Olby drops ‘worst persons’ attacks...for now. More.
- Election night coverage rundown.
Monday Links and Open Thread
11/01/10 00:45 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- FNC dominated terror scare coverage.
- Kelly’s Court video: Alaska radio host suspended.
- Greta has some questions for Politico.
- Video: Bill Hemmer demonstrates the Bill Board.
- Pix: Swells gather to Lean Forward.
- Video: Major Garrett on the coming power shift.
- Wald to produce Piers Morgan Tonight; Q&A (via TVN), Q&A.
- Six questions with Neil Cavuto; seven more. Kneale’s back.
- American Morning staffers snipe as shake-up looms (via CB).
- MSNBC seeks to spread its tentacles worldwide.
- Today’s Fox controversy: proposition 24.
- Hot & Not: Shep, Brooke, Shuster, the matrix, the rally, etc.
- Video: Great moments in broadcast journalism, #735.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/29/10 00:43 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3.
- Olby Week in Review: he doesn’t know any better.
- Fox & Friends Weekend start time moved up to 6:00 am.
- Dennis Kneale to make FBN debut on Monday.
- Video: Chris Jansing vs the Spider (via ICN).
- Imus video: Glenn Beck on his book and Stewart’s rally.
- Mediaite: purpose of Olby/Crist interview was to defeat Rubio.
- Q&A: Candy, Joe. Profile: Todd; party for Lean Forward (via ICN).
- FNC weekday stars working overtime this Sunday. MSNBC plans.
- Video: O’Reilly with Rachel Ray: part one, part two.
- Videos: Jennifer Griffin returns to Jerusalem; Q&A.
- Today’s rumor: O’Reilly to do another turn on The View.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/28/10 01:15 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Happy news for Kyra and John (via ATCNN).
- Video: CNBC guest plugs his appearance on FBN!
- O’Reilly holds live online town hall meeting Friday.
- Video: Juan Williams on government-run media.
- Imus video: Chris Wallace on Jon Stewart, the election.
- Cavuto prepares for Tuesday marathon.
- Sanchez’s Conventional Idiocy is just that.
- The Last Word: carving out its own niche.
- Saturday special: Zakaria and The American Dream.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/27/10 00:28 Filed in: links
- Kelly’s Court video: Rand Paul supporter stomp.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Reese’s piece: Do cable news ratings predict elections?
- Election plans: FNC, MSNBC, CNN, BizNets. More. Zurawik: MSNBC’s ‘adolescent histrionics’ make them a non-contender on election night.
- O’Reilly visits Rachel Ray: preview.
- Matthews: on election night Democrats will watch MSNBC. NBC maneuvers to keep BriWi, Brokaw off MSNBC (via Chickaboomer).
- Q&A: Juan Williams w/Zurawik, Cavuto, Claman, Brazile.
- Next charge of cable fundraising goes to...Beck!
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/26/10 00:08 Filed in: links
- CNN’s ridiculed election matrix off to a shaky start.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Karl Rove and Howard Dean debate Fox News.
- Beck boycott backwash: a bust?
- Video: Chris Jansing, a Snuggie, and a missing child (via ICN).
- Emails flood after cartoon of O’Reilly calling Obama ‘Hitler’.
- Videos: Shep on The View, O’Reilly on Imus, Maddow on Today.
- Shepard Smith signs new contract with Fox.
- Larry King confuses old video with his live guest.
- Q&A: Lori Rothman on moving to FBN and HD.
- Cable sub fees: FNC #5, CNN #7, MSNBC not in top 25.
- Video: Alicia Menendez (D) on why she likes going on FNC.
- New wrinkles in Carnahan ad flap push resolution into 2011.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/25/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Juan-Beck-Baier 1-2-3.
- Mediaite: Phil Griffin asked for examples, he got ‘em.
- CNN: Heroes update; into the matrix; missing Brooke.
- Inevitable: Jesse Watters ambushes NPR CEO. Preview.
- Major Garrett talks Juan Williams. TCG: Et tu?
- Gingrich disses Joe Scarborough.
- CNBC Remington documentary raises eyebrows.
- Surprise: Olbermann attack turned out to be false.
- NPR CEO apologizes...but not to Juan Williams. NPR affiliates voice discontent over firing. Blame Uranus!
- Hot & Not: Juan Williams, Phil Griffin, ad wars, Abrams, Maddow.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/22/10 12:05 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Peter Johnson: media ‘watchdogs’ create new McCarthyism?
- Olby week in review: who’s the un-American bastard?
- Alan Colmes has an open-mic moment; more.
- Video: Red Eye riffs on Rachel Maddow’s apology.
- Juan Williams on GMA, Imus, America’s Newsroom, Ingraham. Q&A: WaPo.
- Joe: Obama should weigh in on Juan/NPR dispute.
- WaPo: NPR didn’t learn from Sherrod affair. Zurawik: Juan Williams and the culture wars. Estrich: NPR will pay the price. Rainey: Shirley Sherrod, meet Juan Williams. Holland: good riddance to a stupid bigot. Iftikhar: NPR was right. Battle: fire Schiller. Hutchinson: Juan Williams is a fraud.
- Videos: Beckel and Perino on NPR’s bad move; Chris Wallace.
- Q&A: Gerri Willis, Willie Geist. Profile: Donny Deutsch.
- Soledad: Survival of the fittest (via ATCNN); injury report.
- Greta: Why didn’t CNN say something?
Thursday Links and Open Thread
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- Video: Juan Williams on The O’Reilly Factor.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- FNC gives Juan $2M contract, expanded role; hosts Friday Factor.
- Videos: Megyn vs CAIR’s Hooper; Kelly’s Court: can Juan sue?
- Juan Williams: I was fired for telling the truth.
- Greta: NPR was really stupid. Kristol: unfair, unbalanced, afraid. Beck: it’s a message to Fox. Huck to boycott NPR. Chris Wallace w/Imus: NPR was out to get him. Colmes backs Williams. Bernard Goldberg: killing liberalism.
- Echoes of Shirley Sherrod. Did NPR act on 45-second clip? Zurawik: a shame. Morning Joe discussion. NPR should rehire Williams? Kurtz: fired not for what he said, but where he said it? Yglesias: glad he’s gone.
- Breaking: NPR fires Juan Williams over O’Reilly appearance: update. NPR internal memo. NPR CEO: Juan should talk to his psychiatrist. Next target: Mara Liasson.
- Clayton Morris and Natali del Conte tie the knot.
- Cenk’s Countdown ratings sink, MSNBC gives him a promotion!
- Maddow apologizes for Stockman slur, blames editing error.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/20/10 01:09 Filed in: links
- Disgruntled fired employee sues FNC, alleges ‘racism’.
- Video: Glenn Beck reacts to Soros $1 million to MM.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Red Eye exposes NY candidate’s Jew-bashing.
- FNC makes assignment desk changes.
- Video: Geraldo exclusive with Gen Petraeus.
- Plot thickens: Maddow knew she wasn’t telling the truth?
- Q&A: Soledad again on Almighty Debt.
- Fox answers MSNBC’s ‘lean forward’. Overkill? FNC explains.
- Brian Wilson resurfaces, starts blog.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/19/10 00:10 Filed in: links
- NB: Maddow at her ‘most shameless’?
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Sean-Bret 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Chris Jansing channels Howard Beale?
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Red Eye.
- MSNBC election ‘anchors’: Olby, Maddow, Matthews etc.
- Deals wrapped for FNC election-night sponsors.
- Q&A: Soledad, FBN’s Lori Rothman, Liz Claman.
- MoJo plans ‘live studio audience’ edition.
- Sealing the deal: Comcast candidate contributions.
- ICN: Why is NewsNation called NewsNation?
- CNN steals interview with contracted FNC contributor.
Monday Links and Open Thread
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- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court video: the Nicky Haley mess.
- Q&A: Liz Claman on her Three Days in the Valley.
- Glenn Beck mocks CNN and ‘hooker guy’ Spitzer.
- Video: Mika gets WH email, reads it on air. Flashback.
- Video: Kilmeade’s contrition, on tv and radio.
- Tonight: Bill O’Reilly makes his Red Eye debut.
- Hot & Not: The View, Maddow AWOL, Kneale, more.
- Prince Walid not funding NY mosque (you read it here first).
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/15/10 00:34 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: O’Reilly (4+ mill)-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Video: News alerts you may have missed.
- CNBC’s Dennis Kneale jumps to FBN.
- Today’s outrage: Brian Kilmeade and terrorism.
- Coop’s executive producer leaving AC360.
- Olby week in review: he’s not Superman.
- Zurawik: NBC’s news brand has been diminished by Olbermann.
- Video: Ventura claims Afghan war fought to benefit Big Lithium.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/14/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- FNC dominated ratings of mine rescue finale: over 7 million viewers! Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly/Chile-Hannity/Chile-Shep 1-2-3.
- Video: Judge Nap on health care ruling and DADT.
- New Pew: Most-admired cable newser is...O’Reilly.
- O’Reilly on The View part one (Whoopi/Joy walk off), part two.
- FNC’s dominance includes breaking news.
- Greta: Are the rumors true?
- Swells gather for FNC apprentices, Latino launch.
- Imus Video: Chris Wallace part one, two; Adam Housley.
- Q&A: Wayne Rogers.
- MSNBC blows off rescue finale, stirs anger.
- Reviewed: Norah O’Donnell’s Baby Love.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- Glenn Beck Video: the hatred must stop.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Chile (CNN/11pm)-O’Reilly (8pm)-Chile (FNC/11pm) 1-2-3. Zurawik: MSNBC viewership numbers ‘pathetic’.
- Kelly’s Court Video: can Karl Rove sue?
- People mag profiles Jennifer Griffin [pdf].
- Newsmakers don’t want to appear on Park & Spit?
- Soledad’s next Black special: Almighty Debt.
- Glenn Beck update on his medical issues.
- Tamron Hall and domestic violence (via HuffPo).
- NBC drama gives Joe & Mika consultant credit.
- Blitzer’s DE Senate debate important night for CNN.
- Cablers up late with Chile coverage. More. Tyndall: ‘wretched overkill’.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Video: The Judge subs for Beck, blasts both parties.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Baier-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Park & Spit premiere week a ratings catastrophe. More.
- Cablers burn the midnight oil for miners in Chile.
- Fireworks: Did Larry O’Donnell sandbag Ron Paul?
- Rachel Maddow to helm Tiller doc.
- The Rick Sanchez apology tour continues.
- Megyn Kelly in Glamour [pdf], Piers Morgan in Vogue.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/11/10 00:55 Filed in: links
- Fox News Latino debuts Tuesday.
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Kelly’s Court Video: Brett Favre’s forward pass.
- Coop to feature Kanzi, the celebrity ape.
- Joe Scarborough: an influential who matters?
- MSNBC welcomes Richard Lui by misspelling his name! (via ICN)
- High concept: ‘Lean Forward’ uses pseudo-candid shots.
- Park & Spit: let the tweaking commence!
- Cable news and the political divide.
- Coop praised, Piers profiled.
- Hot & Not: O’Donnell, Park & Spit, Jansing, msnbc.com.
Friday Links and Open Thread
10/08/10 00:26 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- When Coop speaks, Hollywood listens.
- Olby week in review: Keith the fundraiser.
- Video: Bill O’Reilly on Imus, part one, part two.
- Park & Spit does worse than Sanchez; words that didn’t work.
- Glenn Beck to undergo medical tests.
- Today’s rumor: Katie Couric to CNN (via ICN).
- Video: Maddow takes on Art Robinson; fireworks ensue.
- Sanchez begins rehabilitation tour on GMA: Video; analysis. Sanchez ends twitter silence, talks Stewart, Olbermann. Sanchez/CNN twitter account not closed.
- CNN teams with Cartoon Network over bullying.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
10/07/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Video: Glenn Beck unloads on Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Profile of the ‘worst person in the world’: Steve Doocy.
- Q&A: Greta van Susteren, Willie Geist.
- Videos: Greta vs Allred round two; ICE addresses Diaz.
- FNC: then and now.
- New feud? Breitbart vs Shepard Smith.
- Park & Spit: thin gruel. Changes coming soon?
- This Apprentice wasn’t fired (via ICN).
- Murdoch on contribution flaps. DGA withdraws complaint.
- O’Donnell apologizes for Michael Steele intro.
- Larry King: CNN was right to fire Sanchez. More. Was firing connected with Park & Spit (via ICN)?
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
10/06/10 00:12 Filed in: links
- Video: Cavuto talks to Time Warner CEO about CNN, Spitzer, Klein, Sanchez, Piers Morgan, ratings, and more [@5:01].
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
- Msnbc.com to change its name? A shockingly bad idea?
- Cablers, swells turn out for Arianna book.
- Jansing & Co: rigid, monotone, newsless.
- Skype Gripe: Is Park & Spit ready for primetime?
- PR expert to Sanchez: speak for yourself! And he does.
- Q&A: Phil Griffin on ‘Lean Forward’.
- MSNBC launches new political website.
- Piers Morgan hypes promise of ‘big changes’.
- O’Donnell impresses a skeptic, creates three-way race.
- Publicity seeker sets up shop outside News Corp.
- CNN’s rescue is not imminent.
- CNN Espanol gets an extreme makeover.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
10/05/10 02:07 Filed in: links
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Park & Spit an instant ratings disaster. Weekend numbers.
- Olby hearts Thurber, thinks Spielberg did Star Wars (via ICN).
- CNN/WaPo Howard Kurtz joins The Daily Beast. More.
- Video: SE Cupp, Kirsten Powers pan O’Donnell ad.
- Park & Spit reax: obnoxious self-important noise; a colossal thud; hard to watch; surprising; not bad; a car crash; middling; a freak show; desperate; awkward; a nothingburger.
- Injury reports: Soledad’s knee, Jon Scott’s arm.
- Fox & Friends video: Trump considering run for Prez.
- Rick Sanchez apologizes...to Jon Stewart. Flashback.
- MSNBC slogan Lean Forward, has Olby leaning backward!
- Aaron Brown resurfaces...in Seattle.
- Shep Smith doesn’t like John Calipari.
Monday Links and Open Thread
10/04/10 00:07 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Hitchens wants CNN to re-hire Rick Sanchez!
- Fox live streaming CT Senate debate w/Bret Baier.
- CNBC follows FBN’s lead.
- Park & Spit pre-taped segment already online.
- CNN’s Cal Perry has left the building.
- Charlie Gasparino makes top biz commentators list.
- NY Daily News slams Spitzer: a ‘disgrace’ (via C-boomer). CNN’s Kurtz profiles Park & Spit. Q&A: Spitzer (Mediaite), Park & Spit (TVN), Park & Spit (HuffPo).
- Cable news bloodsport: Olby claims CNN tried to hire him; MSNBC’s twitter rule; Olby/Joe tensions; the Campbell Brown experiment; more.
- O’Reilly/Nolan/Comcast flap rehashed; Olby quoted.
- Hot & Not: Sanchez, Coop, O’Donnell, Allred, EEOC, Shultz.
- Profiles: Gerri Willis, Robin Meade. Q&A: Sanchez pt one, two, three.
Friday Links and Open Thread
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- Breaking: CNN fires Rick Sanchez! Reax: ICN.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Zurawik: Why does CNN allow Sanchez on its air? More.
- Whom does the President talk to?
- Trig Truther Sullivan claims O’Reilly speaks ‘nonsense’!
- FNC: years-old, settled EEOC flap ‘politically motivated’.
- Coop tapes special on bullying.
- FNC top newser on ‘most valuable’ list.
- Sanchez’s bizarre rant about Jews, Jon Stewart.
- Radio comic gets CNN weekend try-out.
- MSNBC dayside revamp begins: ‘Jansing & Company’.
- Olby week in review.
- Profile: Piers Morgan. Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell.
- Uncut video: Bill O’Reilly vs Bill Maher.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/30/10 00:02 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Catherine Herridge complaints fuel Fed lawsuit against FNC.
- CNN: The world leader in smarm?
- Reese: All cablenews channels decline, but still hope for CNN?
- Mudoch testimony stirs Congressional controversy.
- Q&A: Park and Spit, Chris Wallace previews KY debate.
- CNBC, Cramer sink to multi-year lows.
- Greta: Vanity Fair is ‘delusional’. Beck responds.
- Coop gets daytime talk show. Analysis: ICN, LA Times.
- EW: Lawrence O’Donnell is ‘a natural’.
- John King calls out Obama/WH FNC/MSNBC remarks.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/29/10 00:01 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Preview: Bill Maher enters the No-Spin Zone.
- O’Donnell’s Word: a wonkish stew of politics, entertainment.
- New York Times in-depth profile of Glenn Beck.
- MSNBC scolds Big Ed Schultz. Are his days numbered?
- O’Keefe attempts sting of CNN correspondent, fails.
- Profile: Liz Claman.
- Heidi Collins resurfaces...in Minnesota.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Beck launches preemptive strike against Ed Schultz rally.
- Q3: FNC dominates, has top 11 programs. Program ranker. CNN AM, Coop: worst ever. MSNBC tops CNN. HLN’s Express beats MSNBC’s Joe.
- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3. O’Donnell tops Maddow, Olbermann. Weekend numbers.
- Beckel, Geller erupt in raucous mosque debate.
- Obama revives war, says Fox News ‘destructive’ to USA. White House praises MSNBC. Zurawik: Obama comments show contempt for the press.
- Q&A: Bill Hemmer, Liz Claman.
- Greta explains her booking policies.
- CNN founder: Klein timing is ‘beyond strange’.
- Again? Scarborough needling Olbermann?
- Video: O’Reilly goes on The Daily Show.
- Alan is still getting hate mail.
- Larry O’Donnell won’t be drinking Greta’s wine. 1st review.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/27/10 00:03 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Beck 1-2-3.
- MSNBC hires Shep’s producer.
- Q&A: Ken Jautz (via ICN), Lawrence O’Donnell, Klein.
- The Fox primary: contracts complicate coverage. Greta reax.
- Poll: FNCers influential, MSNBCers largely unknown.
- MSNBC Digital revolutionizes...ad placement.
- Hot & Not: Klein, Capus, Scarborough, etc.
- WND claims credit for FNC’s A-jad interview?!?
- Mike Jerrick reviews Fox & Friends Weekend history.
Friday Links and Open Thread
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- State Dept panic when MSNBC channel shows FNC.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Site stats.
- Bob Woodward intervenes, Greta Q&A back on.
- Geraldo: Colbert ‘brilliant’. Wallace: not a shining moment.
- A-jad cancels on Shep, talks to Eric Shawn: video.
- Zucker leaves NBC. Biznets cover. Gasparino: it’s all-out war? ICN: Just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t cry for Jeff.
- CNN fires Jon Klein; Jautz takes over. Analysis: Zurawik, Friedman, Greta. ICN: Why now? Klein: I got shot! (via ICN). CNN seeks new editor.
- Larry King wants to appear on SNL.
- CNN announces Jiabao interview, ten Heroes finalists.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/23/10 00:23 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. A Stewart bump?
- Video: Kilmeade moves with the NY Jets Flight Crew.
- Reading is fundamental: Greta cancels Bob Woodward; more.
- Must-see tv? Shep to interview Ahmadinejad.
- Ex-Bloomberger Lori Rothman debuts on FBN.
- Fox News Sunday holds Conway/Paul debate.
- Surprise: VP Biden on premiere of MSNBC show.
- Video: Chris Wallace with Don Imus.
- Latest filing in Carnahan ad flap.
- Uncut: O’Reilly/Stewart part one, two. Behind the scenes.
- John King: Celebrity Chef.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
09/22/10 00:37 Filed in: links
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3.
- Shep interviews O’Reilly on his book, Jon Stewart, etc.
- Stossel special slated for Saturday.
- Even Rick Sanchez watches Fox News.
- Shape Magazine profile: Jennifer Griffin.
- Q&A: Liz MacDonald, Gerri Willis, Aaron Brown, Joe.
- Anti-O’Reilly gadfly loses suit, stays fired.
- Cablers cavort in Wall Street sequel.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Bret 1-2-3; townhall. Weekend numbers.
- Wolf to moderate Delaware Senate debate on CNN.
- Again? Scarborough needles Schultz, Olbermann.
- Fox Business shuffling its daytime lineup: details.
- Michael Ware: CNN spiked video of Iraq war crime.
- Q&A: Fareed Zakaria. Profile: Betty Liu (via ICN).
- Nylon magazine Fox & Friends profile [pdf].
- Lynne Russell, Jodi Applegate & Lauren Sivan resurface.
- Will media obsession Christine O’Donnell go on The Factor?
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/20/10 00:07 Filed in: links
- Friday’s numbers: Bill-Greta-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Chris Jansing criticizes MSNBC graphic.
- Major Garrett resurfaces, talks w/Imus: part one, two.
- MSNBC to rerun Obama town hall.
- Q&A: Park & Spit; Robertson/Engel (via TVN); Asman.
- CNN plans better holograms for mid-terms: more.
- Kurtz: investment in MSNBC is paying off: more.
- Hot & Not: Brian Wilson story doesn’t add up? Wilson speaks.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/17/10 01:03 Filed in: links
- Greta has a fan at the Washington Post.
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Megyn Kelly interviews Bill O’Reilly.
- Rick Sanchez book not selling like hotcakes.
- Olby week in review.
- Jennifer Griffin and Isaiah Mustafa on self-esteem.
- Chris Matthews becomes a campaign issue.
- Convicted felon blames MSNBC’s ‘recycled news’.
- Q&A: Lawrence O’Donnell, Geraldo, Soledad.
- Beck top cablenewser on list of media influentials.
- Carnahan flouts lawsuit over ad footage. Madoff flap settled.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
09/16/10 00:32 Filed in: links
- Wednesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Greta 1-2-3.
- Dennis Kneale is leaving CNBC.
- After dropping AP, CNN continues to use it?
- Tension between Kiran and John Roberts?
- Chris Wallace talks tea parties w/Don Imus.
- Bill Schulz: desperately seeking Hoda.
- Stuart Varney on The Early Show.
- Fox News sues Carnahan campaign.
- Money Honey moonlights at USAT.
- Q&A: Coop and Ripa; Jim Clancy.
- Australian tv profile: Michael Ware (via ATCNN).
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
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- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Bret 1-2-3. Primary numbers.
- Brian Wilson leaves FNC; behavior a cause? More. Much more?
- New Gasparino book gets a HuffPo going over.
- Has Maddow blacklisted Clarke Cooper?
- Jon Stewart to appear on The Factor.
- Obama to appear on CNBC town hall.
- Q&A: Geraldo disses Piers.
- Shuster: I’m not in cable news prison.
- Maddow snags interview with VP Biden.
- Rove comments on Hannity raise eyebrows.
- Media Matters didn’t raise enough money for anti-Fox ad.
- CNBCers appear in Oliver Stone film.
- Glenn Beck addresses the ‘sex tape’ stories.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
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- Monday’s numbers: Bill-Beck-Hannity 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
- Videos: thanks for the mammaries; today’s oops.
- Alan still gets hate mail.
- Jenna Lee earns her spurs.
- Million dollar ad to air tonight.
- Video: O’Reilly on Good Morning America.
- Nixon target: Brit Hume.
- CNN Heroes set for Thanksgiving.
- FBN testimony in FOIA flap.
- FNC’s Clemente: frequent flier with the famous.
- Spitzer: dressed for success?
- Old CNN error becomes today’s campaign issue.
Monday Links and Open Thread
09/13/10 00:06 Filed in: links
- More Democrats watch FNC than CNN or MSNBC.
- Friday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Timeline to Terror-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Spitzer replacement volunteers.
- Groovin’ with Shep [pdf].
- Richard Lui’s MSNBC debut, part of new lineup.
- Larry is still the king. Of sports?
- Pew: News consumers transitioning; MSNBCNN down.
- Morning anchor’s undergarments.
- Q&A: Rick Sanchez, Jamil Smith.
Friday Links and Open Thread
09/10/10 00:01 Filed in: links
- Thursday’s numbers: Bill-Bret-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Fox didn’t take the bait. Kurtz praises. Zurawik: FNC gets full credit.
- Rick Leventhal and panel reflect on 9/11.
- Bret Baier takes center stage.
- Olby week in review.
- New, bizarre MSNBC interview technique.
- MSNBC changes.
- 9/11 schedules: FNC, CNN.
- Surprise: Park & Spit agree!
- Q&A: Rick Sanchez.
- Grace’s Swift Justice imminent.
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Monday’s numbers: Bill-Hannity-Beck 1-2-3. Weekend numbers.
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Mythbusting: Was it Fox’s Fault? Bill’s mea culpa (video). Sherrod’s attack. Kurtz: don’t blame Fox. Lessons learned? ...read more
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Q2 numbers: FNC holds top 13 slots. Olbermann demo drop: is D-Rat the answer? Coop crumbles. King collapses: CNN in a tough spot. Q2 spin: MSNBC, CNN. ...read more
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It’s official: Shuster suspended! Next stop: CNN?
Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker.
Fireworks: Giuliani vs Arianna.
Profiles: Megyn Kelly, Liz Claman. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo (via ICN).
Jamie McIntyre resurfaces. Griffin surgery today. Hotline after dark.
Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Beck-Angle 1-2-3.
Weekend numbers. Weekly ranker.
Fireworks: Giuliani vs Arianna.
Profiles: Megyn Kelly, Liz Claman. Q&A: Maria Bartiromo (via ICN).
Jamie McIntyre resurfaces. Griffin surgery today. Hotline after dark.
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