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Just in: NBC is moving Chuck Todd's daily MSNBC program to NBC News Now, with veteran Chris Jansing taking over his 1 pm hour on the cable network
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Just in: @maddow to interview Mary Trump in her first cable appearance, Thursday at 9
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Just in: Walt Disney Co. says all of its salaried and non-union U.S. employees must be vaccinated, and those who are not have 60 days to get inoculated
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Breaking: Chris Wallace to leave Fox News Channel, he just announced on his Sunday program
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After competing to succeed Joy Reid on weekends, Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart will share her former MSNBC slot - with each getting their own program.....
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Just in: @cnn says it will livestream coverage of tomorrow’s impeachment debate and vote for free, without requiring subscriber authentication starting at 9a
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Breaking: Rachel Maddow returns to hosting her MSNBC program five nights a week during the first 100 days of the Trump administration while Alex Wagner takes on field-reporting in 'Trumpland' that will be featured across the network/in specials..
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Just in: Disney plans Sunday night tribute to Chadwick Boseman with commercial-free screening of ‘Black Panther’ on ABC, followed by an ABC News special on the actor
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Kim Godwin will be the next president of ABC News — and the first Black executive to run a broadcast-network news operation.
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‘I clearly believe we’ll be moving to a streaming service’ with Sunday Ticket, says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in interview w CNBC
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Just in: MSNBC's new weekend shows are titled 'The Cross Connection' with @TiffanyDCross and 'The Sunday Show' with @CapehartJ
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Laura Ingraham Says She’ll Take Vacation Amid Controversy variety.com/2018/tv/news/lau… via @variety
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NITE OWL: HBO will start producing a weekly late night show with ESPN sportscaster Bomani Jones next year. Jones says he will retain an affiliation with the Disney sports giant
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‘I can’t believe it’s not butter!’ yells Al Roker in this - the true opening to the Thanksgiving Holiday....
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ESPN has struck a new contract with @elleduncanESPN the co anchor of its 6PM SportsCenter
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CNN has hired New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins as a contributor, enlisting an active NFL player to comment on social issues of the day
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CBS’ ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Will Return to Live Crowds variety.com/2021/tv/news/ste… via @variety
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BREAKING: Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ and is expected to provide details to staffers Thursday...
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It’s back: @ESPN plans to run 24 hours of ‘The Ocho’ 8/8 on ESPN2 - will feature sports like spikeball and cornhole and an airing of the movie “Dodgeball.” KFC will sponsor
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MSNBC topped its two main rivals in primetime M-Su last week in both the advertiser demo 25-54 and total viewers. It's the first time the network has beaten CNN and Fox News in both categories since the week of 12/17/18....
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Scott Pelley: 'Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires. No one here is happy about it.'
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.@alroker is back at the parade - after undergoing recent surgery...
His participation in the parade is a decades-old tradition
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You've heard a lot ABOUT @jemelehill in the last 24 hours....Now you can hear FROM her....She talks to @Variety about her exit from @SportsCenter and what's next @ESPN variety.com/2018/tv/news/jem… via @variety
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Just in: ABC News says Sept 10 presidential debate will take place 9pm at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA, moderated by Linsey Davis and David Muir. Event will appear on ABC, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. Pre-debate special will air at 8 pm
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CNBC names @SullyCNBC new co-anchor of 'Power Lunch' w @KellyCNBC. He had previously anchored 'Last Call,' a bid to win news audiences after market close. He starts Jan 2.
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Last night’s @jimmykimmel @jimmyfallon swap was only possible in the current era of late night, in which a growing number of shows have become friendly and supportive of one another…. variety.com/2022/tv/news/jim…
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I’m told the CW is allowing the first 22 minutes of each Batwoman episode to run ad free so Vesper can deliver ruminations on super heroes and society...
I know no one's going to believe this is true, but it's true.
I'm "Vesper Fairchild" in the new Batwoman TV show that starts this Sunday night on The CW.
(My character is soooo not me; turns out playing her is one of the most fun things I've ever done).
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NBC's Raleigh NC affiliate apparently censored Dave Chappelle's @nbcsnl monologue and other pieces of tonight's broadcast
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Fox News has terminated Abby Grossberg, the booker and producer who alleged in court filings earlier this week she was coerced by executives into providing misleading testimony in the $1.6 billion Dominion Voting defamation suit against Fox Corp
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NBC says approx 7.02M viewers tuned in last night's @nbcsnl - the show's second most-watched season premiere in 7 years.
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Just In: Disney+ plans to launch a 'Star Wars' game show, 'Jedi Temple Challenge,' with Ahmed Best - the actor who plays Jar Jar Binks - as host. The show will debut in 2020.
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John Mulaney wrote many of the Stefon sketches on @nbcsnl - looks like he had a hand in this one as well
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Live....from New York....it's Chris Hayes?
The @MSNBC primetime host has been testing doing his Friday shows in front of a live audience....
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Scoop: President Biden has declined to take part in a pre-game Super Bowl interview, CBS News confirms, marking the second consecutive year has has chosen to do -- even though the conversation might reach millions in an election year....
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Just in: @TiffanyDCross and @CapehartJ will take over the MSNBC slots previously anchored by Joy Reid.
Cross will hold forth Saturdays 10-noon while Capehart will anchor Sundays in same time period. Both shows will be based in DC
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Bill O'Reilly just told viewers he will take a pre-planned vacation variety.com/2017/tv/news/bil…
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Just in: NBC News Group chief Cesar Conde on @kwelkernbc and Thursday's debate
"Before last night’s debate, some called it 'mission impossible.' After it was done, they called it 'a master class in how to moderate a presidential debate.'"....
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Breaking: Senior execs at NBC News were expected to meet Tuesday to decide the fate of Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican operative whose hire has spurred internal outrage among the outlet's editorial staff
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Tucker Carlson on dismissed writer: ‘We don’t endorse those words. They have noting to do with this show.’
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remember when a reporter needed verification from multiple sources before a fact could be included in a story?
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Scoop: ESPN, scrambling to fill its coronavirus-depleted scheudule, has struck a deal to show classic WrestleMania events from the WWE on Sundays....
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Scooplet: Jay-Z will Be first guest on New @CNN weekend show hosted by @VanJones68 variety.com/2018/tv/news/van… via @variety
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Tough-talking Brianna Keilar fuels news views at CNN...
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CNN, Financial Times, CNBC Withdraw From Saudi Conference Amid Khashoggi Controversy variety.com/2018/biz/news/cn… via @variety
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These Super Bowl ads were created months ago, but there seems to be an inadvertent emphasis on inclusion, multiculturalism
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SAG-AFTRA offers statement on former President Donald Trump resigning from the union: 'Thank you.'
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Just in: Kristen Welker to interview former President Donald Trump on her first broadcast moderating NBC's Meet the Press. The one-on-one sit-down will be pre-taped to allow for fact checking, etc. Welker previously moderated Trump at one of the 2020 presidential debates
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Only two anchors at CNN This Morning.
'Kaitlan and I are really proud of this show'
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Just in: CNN's loss is Disney's gain. Actor Stanley Tucci is taking his exploration of Italian cuisine to Nat Geo, has struck a deal for a new 10-part docuseries w/ production starting in January
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Just in: Commission on Presidential Debates unveils moderators:
-Fox News' Chris Wallace for 1st prez
-USA Today's Susan Page for 1st VP
-Steve Scully of C-Span for 2nd prez
-NBC News' Kirsten Welker for 3rd prez
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NITE OWL: @jimmyfallon responds to POTUS. From tonight’s @FallonTonight monologue:
‘As you may have heard, last night, the President of the United States went after me on Twitter. So Melania, if you're watching, I don't think your anti-bullying campaign is working.’
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NEW: Two more employees from Fox News have tested positive for coronavirus, per new Saturday evening memo from executives, bringing total number to 4
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The name of CNN's new weeknight primetime show with @kaitlancollins is called 'The Source.' Here's hoping it's, um, 'Reliable'....
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Conservative political commentator Jonah Goldberg has joined CNN as a contributor, following a colorful breakup with Fox News. His colleague Stephen Hayes joined NBC News last week
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.@iamsambee says her alternative to the @WHCA press dinner WILL be televised on @TBSNetwork - details still being worked out
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.@BillHemmer has worked alongside Sandra Smith, Megyn Kelly, Martha MacCallum and Shannon Bream. Now he's getting his own solo slot at Fox News
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Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and NBC plan to pay staffs of 'Tonight Show' and 'Late Night' three weeks' worth of wages and healthcare thru September during writers strike, per sources.....
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.@CNBC says it too will withdraw from FII conference in Riyadh
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Herridge statement: '
“CBS News has always placed a premium on enterprise journalism and powerful investigations. I feel privileged to join a team where facts and storytelling will always matter."
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NITE OWL: Shawn Mendes will co-host @FallonTonight on Friday 4/29. He will even take part in the monologue w host Jimmy Fallon
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CNN aims to dunk on Fox News by airing promos during March Madness games that call out the Fox Corp. outlet as it grapples with a defamation lawsuit....
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.@DavidSpade on his new late-night show, which will tilt at pop culture, not politics:
'We are going to throw our best jokes out and you’ll like them or you won’t , but you are not going to want to punch your TV.'
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It was, um, way too early for me to have to discover NBC News' Capitol Hill correspondent @kasie was leaving the network as well as her 5 am MSNBC show...
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Just in: Commission on Presidential Debates says second presidential debate will be ‘virtual,’ with candidates taking part in town hall format from remote locations
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What's amazing about @nbcsnl cold open is that they're basically repeating the debate. There's little need for original material
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SCOOP: Hasan Minhaj is seen as a leading candidate to take over as host of Comedy Central's 'Daily Show,' replacing Trevor Noah in the role....
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.@IngrahamAngle says she’s taking next week off from @FoxNews for pre-planned Easter break with kids. Fill in hosts will substitute
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SNL hasn't had this many people leave since 2012, when it worked its way thru the departures of Samberg and Wiig, followed soon after by Sudeikis....
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SNL would do everyone a favor if they skipped the Alec Baldwin-Jim Carrey cold open this weekend and did something that makes everyone laugh instead
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Donald Trump urged people to stop watching Don Lemon. They haven't variety.com/2016/tv/news/don… via @variety
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Fox News is pre-empting its 8 pm opinion hour for coverage of Biden's address to the nation....Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to anchor
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Music fans; Read this essay by @Old97s lead singer @rhettmiller. You will put your head in your hands. thebaffler.com/salvos/long-d…
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'This is step one' - @chucktodd on his ambitious plans to start a @MeetThePress line of documentaries variety.com/2017/tv/news/mee… via @variety
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.@NicolleDWallace plans to return to MSNBC anchor duties Monday after taking time off for maternity leave, she reveals on Friday's broadcast.
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Election coverage, day 2:
CNN: 7.11M average viewers
Fox News: 6.34M
MSNBC: 4.81M
NBC: 3.74M
ABC: 2.51M
CBS: 1.97M
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Zaslav: 'Let's just say were going to focus on building a very long term brand' with DC....
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Breaking: Meredith has sold Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands Group for $110M, but will keep publishing the magazine for at least two years
The new owner sees the chance for everything from SI-branded skills clinics to sports-care facilities
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A rep for @AnheuserBusch tells me: Peyton Manning "was not paid to mention Budweiser. We were surprised and delighted that he did."
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