Poppy Harlow To Depart CNN After 16 Years With Network

Poppy Harlow, who has been with CNN since 2008, is departing the network. Harlow announced her decision in a memo to colleagues. She was offered a new role following the cancellation of CNN This Morning, but instead decided to leave, the network confirmed. Harlow was co-host, along with Don Lemon and Kaitlan Collins, of CNN’s … Read more

CNN’s ‘King Charles’ Ends Its Run With No Plans To Extend Limited Series

King Charles, CNN‘s once-a-week talker featuring Gayle King and Charles Barkley, ended last week with no plans to extend the limited series. The show averaged about a half-million viewers in its debut but trailed its rivals in its 10 p.m. ET time slot on Wednesdays. It was announced as a limited-run series to begin with, … Read more

eleanor: Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. Coppola died Friday surrounded by family at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. No cause … Read more

How To Watch; Network Coverage

Networks are planning special reports Monday for coverage of the total solar eclipse, a celestial phenomenon when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. The eclipse will move across Texas to Maine, temporarily shrouding those areas in darkness, while other parts of the country will notice dimming and twilight. Here’s a rundown of … Read more

Fox News Tops Q1 And March Ratings, MSNBC And CNN Show Biggest Growth Vs. 2023

Fox News topped its rivals in the March and first quarter ratings by a wide margin, but MSNBC and CNN showed the biggest growth versus the same period a year ago. The past month saw major events like Super Tuesday and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Although the numbers aren’t giving the … Read more

Super Tuesday Coverage Draws 11.4 Million To Major Cable And Broadcast Networks

This cycle’s Super Tuesday lacked suspense — and that showed in the viewership numbers. About 11.4 million viewers tuned into coverage during the peak hour of 10 p.m. ET, when the three major broadcast networks joined with the three major cable networks with live coverage, according to early numbers from Nielsen. That’s far less than … Read more

Rachel Maddow And Other MSNBC Hosts Grapple With Decision To Carry Donald Trump’s Speech Live

All of the major news networks carried Donald Trump‘s Super Tuesday victory speech live, but MSNBC was the first to cutaway, reflecting an debate at news outlets over how to cover the former president’s fusillade of false claims and unfounded accusations. Rachel Maddow, leading coverage on the network, was clearly disturbed over the airtime given … Read more

CNN Drops Current ‘This Morning’ Hosts, Expands Kasie Hunt’s Show As Part Of A.M. Shakeup – Deadline

CNN is dropping the current hosts of CNN This Morning as part of a shakeup of its A.M. lineup. Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly have anchored the show, after several lineup changes since its debut in the fall of 2022. Kasie Hunt’s 5 a.m. ET show, known as Early Start, will expand an hour and … Read more

U.S. Military Strikes Begin In Middle East; Fox News Jump The Gun – Deadline

UPDATED, 2:21 PM: As the American military Friday pounds Iranian proxy groups in the Middle East over the killing of three U.S. soldiers last week, President Joe Biden has warned more bombs could be coming. “This past Sunday, three American soldiers were killed in Jordan by a drone launched by militant groups backed by Iran’s … Read more

Fox News Tops January Ratings, Sees Primetime Viewership Bump With MSNBC – Deadline

Fox News and MSNBC saw slight viewership increases in primetime in the month of January as the 2024 primary season got underway, although the whole contest may be short-lived given Donald Trump’s sweep of Iowa and New Hampshire and Joe Biden’s nominal opposition. Fox News topped the month with an average of 1.98 million viewers … Read more