We've arrived at the final Friday of 2024 and as Tom Lehrer so aptly put it decades ago--that was the year that was. But TVNewser suspected that news industry insiders probably had more to say about the historic 12 months Americans watched unfold on their outlets of choice, whether that was legacy media or social...
By the Book is a feature series where journalists discuss their works of fiction and non-fiction. The traditionally slow end-of-year news cycle recently received a jolt when residents of New York and New Jersey reported mysterious drone sightings in the skies over both states. While state and federal government officials have said that there's no...
Change doesn't always happen overnight... sometimes it takes an entire year. And you don't have to be an expert reader of tea leaves to recognize that 2024 has been a pivot point for TV news. The steady accumulation of resignations, promotions, job changes, and corporate reorgs--as well as a few notable passings of celebrated journalists--over...
Pro tip for Ronny Chieng fans--if you meet him in person, don't say that you only get your news from The Daily Show... even if that happens to be true. "I wouldn't like that," the senior correspondent for Comedy Central's longtime satirical newscast tells TVNewser when asked how he'd feel about being someone's sole news...
Let the games begin! When Squid Game returns to Netflix on Dec. 26, its tentacles are guaranteed to grasp hold of the global pop culture conversation. A new campaign from the streamer and WhatsApp hopes to make the messaging platform the forum of choice for the South Korean show's international fanbase. The campaign includes two...
The year is ending, so it's time to go back down the witches' road and bring you the can't-miss TV of 2024. ADWEEK's "best of" TV and streaming list is a little different from others. Though plenty of lists will include the usual prestige players, we're changing things up and bringing you the shows from...
George Stephanopoulos has signed a new contract with ABC News days after the network made the controversial decision to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump. The veteran journalist will continue to co-host Good Morning America and anchor his Sunday morning show This Week With George Stephanopoulos. An ABC News spokesperson confirmed to TVNewser...
It's a tale as old as (Christmas) time: A big city single gal spends the holidays in a snowy small town where she makes a love connection with a local single guy. That storyline is the hallmark of the Hallmark Channel's holiday movie empire--and it's about to become the premise of one of the network's...
ABC News is facing a storm of criticism after announcing that it would pay $15 million to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump that involved its anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network disclosed the settlement over the weekend, indicating that the payment would be in the form of a donation to a future Trump...
As you're reading this story, revelers are still savoring the sights, sounds, smells, and songs of the 2024 holiday season. But over at the Hallmark Channel, it's already December 2025. That's the way the gingerbread crumbles when you're America's best-known manufacturer of warm and cozy holiday movies that millions of viewers gather 'round their nearest...
CNN will have a new home within Warner Bros. Discovery in 2025. The news network's parent company announced a corporate restructure that will create two new operating divisions next year. Global Linear Networks will house the media giant's numerous cable assets, including linear channels like CNN, TBS, and TruTV. Meanwhile, Streaming & Studios will encompass...
It looks like another linear cable channel is adding a streaming-friendly plus to its name. Variety reports that CNBC will launch CNBC+ in the first quarter of the new year, bringing the NBCUniversal-owned business network to a streaming menu near you. According to Brian Steinberg, CNBC+ will launch without any original programming, instead offering a...
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump's appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press with Kristen Welker brought 2.914 total viewers and 569,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo to...
Matt Gaetz is trading a career in government for a career in TV news. The former Florida congressional representative will join the conservative-leaning One America News network in January as host of The Matt Gaetz Show. "OAN is blazing a trail in media, embracing not just traditional news but the platforms where Americans are going--streaming,...
Former Fox Corporation and News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch has lost his bid to alter his family trust. The New York Times reported on Monday that a Nevada commissioner ruled against the Australian media titan, who had hoped to consolidate control of Fox News Media under his son, Lachlan Murdoch. The younger Murdoch currently serves...
If you want to know who received an early look at Squid Game's highly-anticipated sophomore season, it sure seems like streaming giant Netflix gave the green light to Golden Globes voters... and the red light to everyone else. When the nominations for the award show's 82nd edition were unveiled on Monday morning, Season 2 of...
President-elect Donald Trump will break his extended hiatus from non-Fox News legacy media outlets this weekend. With one month to go before he re-enters the Oval Office, Trump is set to speak with NBC News' Kristen Welker on this Sunday's edition of Meet the Press. It's his first network interview since Election Night, when the...
Stop us if this scenario sounds familiar: A closely-watched election; voters split along party--and racial--lines; misinformation circulated as journalism; and an undercurrent of violence that grows stronger as voters head to the polls. That may sound like the presidential election cycle Americans just lived through, but those same events played out over 126 years ago...
The weather outside may have been frightful ahead of Thanksgiving, but the Fox News crew sought to warm hearts with the network's fifth annual All-American Christmas Tree Lighting. Held the week before Turkey Day on Friday, Nov. 22, the event took place outside of FNC's midtown Manhattan headquarters and featured a bevy of the network's...
If Election Day is the political world's equivalent of the Super Bowl, then NBC News' digital platforms scored a touchdown to kick off the month. NBCNews.com and NBC News Now saw their two highest days on record on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, and also dominated the social space among the big three broadcasters. "It...
