In the pre-coverage of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the speech is being billed as the most important of his presidency, what with his dismal approval numbers and what is shaping up to be very difficult campaign for reelection.
Moreover, so much attention has been paid to the president’s age — at 81, he is the first octogenarian on a major party ticket — that any kind of slip up will be seized upon by his rivals.
Then again, Biden’s most memorable moment last year was an exchange with House Republicans over Social Security, showing that the president had command of the stage. That’s why it’ll be interesting to see if GOP members restrain themselves so as to not give the president the opportunity this year.
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Moreover, so much attention has been paid to the president’s age — at 81, he is the first octogenarian on a major party ticket — that any kind of slip up will be seized upon by his rivals.
Then again, Biden’s most memorable moment last year was an exchange with House Republicans over Social Security, showing that the president had command of the stage. That’s why it’ll be interesting to see if GOP members restrain themselves so as to not give the president the opportunity this year.
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- 3/7/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The suspense this Super Tuesday may be in watching how all of the networks try to make the night suspenseful.
Some 16 states and one territory will vote: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. A Democratic caucus also is being held in American Samoa, and Iowa Democrats also will reveal their results.
But with Joe Biden and Donald Trump on their way to a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, coverage Tuesday will focus on margins of victory, when each candidate will clinch their nomination and what’s next from now until Election Day. There also will be attention to down-ballot races, including California’s Senate primary to fill the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca).
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That’s a far cry from...
Some 16 states and one territory will vote: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. A Democratic caucus also is being held in American Samoa, and Iowa Democrats also will reveal their results.
But with Joe Biden and Donald Trump on their way to a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, coverage Tuesday will focus on margins of victory, when each candidate will clinch their nomination and what’s next from now until Election Day. There also will be attention to down-ballot races, including California’s Senate primary to fill the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca).
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That’s a far cry from...
- 3/5/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A small contingent of journalists gathered near the Canadian border earlier this morning to watch as Dixville Notch, Nh, continued its tradition of casting the first ballots on an election day.
Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump’s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none.
As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning out across the state at precincts to talk to actual voters, after months in which the first-in-the-nation primary was judged and assessed by polls. Commentary and analysis is focusing on whether
Haley and her top surrogate, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, blitzed the airwaves on Monday, while Trump held a final rally in Laconia, Nh, where he predicted that Haley would be out of the race after tonight. He was interrupted by climate protesters, who have been a frequent presence at events in recent days.
There is a Democratic race, too. Joe Biden is not on the ballot,...
Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump’s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none.
As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning out across the state at precincts to talk to actual voters, after months in which the first-in-the-nation primary was judged and assessed by polls. Commentary and analysis is focusing on whether
Haley and her top surrogate, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, blitzed the airwaves on Monday, while Trump held a final rally in Laconia, Nh, where he predicted that Haley would be out of the race after tonight. He was interrupted by climate protesters, who have been a frequent presence at events in recent days.
There is a Democratic race, too. Joe Biden is not on the ballot,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The morning before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, the atmosphere at the media center of gravity in Manchester was busy but hardly frenetic — muted may be more like it.
At the Doubletree Hotel, there was the typical gathering of reporters in the lobby lounge and the appearance of attention-starved long-shot candidates, but the media footprint is smaller than it was four years ago. A group of a dozen of so twentysomethings gathered along a long table, clattering away on their laptops, but they were from a college class, not some news outlet.
On Tuesday, the cable and broadcast networks again will provide a swarm of coverage of the final hours of the race, then feverishly report on the initial exit polls and finish by micro-analyzing the results.
The question is whether viewers will show up.
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At the Doubletree Hotel, there was the typical gathering of reporters in the lobby lounge and the appearance of attention-starved long-shot candidates, but the media footprint is smaller than it was four years ago. A group of a dozen of so twentysomethings gathered along a long table, clattering away on their laptops, but they were from a college class, not some news outlet.
On Tuesday, the cable and broadcast networks again will provide a swarm of coverage of the final hours of the race, then feverishly report on the initial exit polls and finish by micro-analyzing the results.
The question is whether viewers will show up.
Related: Judge Judy Talks About Her Nikki Haley Endorsement, Donald Trump’s Courtroom Antics And...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Have you heard it’s cold in Des Moines? The subzero temperatures are making Monday’s caucuses in Iowa the coldest on record, a running theme of coverage throughout the day and into this evening. It’s not trivial, as the frigid weather may very well impact turnout.
As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.
That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...
As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.
That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News today announced its fall slate of new and returning podcasts. The lineup consists of new shows and new seasons produced by Paramount Audio and features veteran correspondents such as Erin Moriarty (“48 Hours”) and Mo Rocca (“CBS News Sunday Morning”) hosting podcasts about life, death, and true crime.
The new slate expands CBS News’ position as a leading brand in on-demand audio content. This original content compliments the world-class journalism CBS News is producing across all platforms. In fact, downloads for podcasts tied to the “48 Hours” franchise doubled from 2021 to 2022, and in 2023, those numbers are already outpacing total annual downloads from the previous year.
“CBS News is one of the most trusted news sources around the world, and we are committed to making sure all audiences, not just our broadcast fans, have access to our reporting and the interesting stories they expect from our team,” said Steve Raizes,...
The new slate expands CBS News’ position as a leading brand in on-demand audio content. This original content compliments the world-class journalism CBS News is producing across all platforms. In fact, downloads for podcasts tied to the “48 Hours” franchise doubled from 2021 to 2022, and in 2023, those numbers are already outpacing total annual downloads from the previous year.
“CBS News is one of the most trusted news sources around the world, and we are committed to making sure all audiences, not just our broadcast fans, have access to our reporting and the interesting stories they expect from our team,” said Steve Raizes,...
- 9/14/2023
- Podnews.net
The day after thrice-indicted Donald Trump attacked him as “delusional” and having “gone to the Dark Side,” Mike Pence refused to say he will not vote for the former president in 2024.
“You can say right here that you will rule out voting for Donald Trump for president?” Dana Bash asked Pence during an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
“Dana, I tell ya, I don’t think we’ll have to make that decision,” Pence responded after a chuckle.
“What if you do?” Bash asked.
“You can say right here that you will rule out voting for Donald Trump for president?” Dana Bash asked Pence during an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
“Dana, I tell ya, I don’t think we’ll have to make that decision,” Pence responded after a chuckle.
“What if you do?” Bash asked.
- 8/6/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
CBS News is expanding its podcast profile, giving the green light to a new series exploring the story of Robert Hanssen, the FBI agent who infamously leaked sensitive information to Russia for more than two decades.
The still-untitled eight episode series from CBS and Paramount Audio will debut in the fall, and is led by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, who also hosts the weekly podcast The Takeout.
“How does the nation handle its most sensitive secrets? It’s a question we’ve wrestled with for decades but is especially relevant today,” Garrett says. “Everything about Robert Hanssen fascinates me — how he escaped detection for 22 years, the depth of his betrayals, how he was caught and, most elusive of all, why he did it. Chasing these answers has taken two years and I can’t wait to share this extraordinary story with our listeners.”
The story, which begins...
The still-untitled eight episode series from CBS and Paramount Audio will debut in the fall, and is led by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, who also hosts the weekly podcast The Takeout.
“How does the nation handle its most sensitive secrets? It’s a question we’ve wrestled with for decades but is especially relevant today,” Garrett says. “Everything about Robert Hanssen fascinates me — how he escaped detection for 22 years, the depth of his betrayals, how he was caught and, most elusive of all, why he did it. Chasing these answers has taken two years and I can’t wait to share this extraordinary story with our listeners.”
The story, which begins...
- 7/6/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS is debuting a revamped daily streaming politics show American Decides, which will feature a team of the network anchors and correspondents.
Set to debut on May 1, America Decides will feature Robert Costa, Caitlin Huey-Burns, Major Garrett, Ed O’Keefe, Nikole Killion, Scott MacFarlane, Weijia Jiang and Nancy Cordes. The show will stream on CBS News Streaming at 5 p.m. Et Monday through Thursday, re-airing at 6 p.m. Et and 9 p.m. Et. That slot is currently occupied by Red & Blue, which launched six years ago.
Robert Gifford, CBS News vice president and managing editor, said in a statement that they “aim to bring a fresh perspective that will leave viewers more informed, offering facts without opinion, and allow newsmakers to speak in a venue that goes beyond soundbites.”
The show will be based in Washington, and also will feature Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director, with the latest polling.
Set to debut on May 1, America Decides will feature Robert Costa, Caitlin Huey-Burns, Major Garrett, Ed O’Keefe, Nikole Killion, Scott MacFarlane, Weijia Jiang and Nancy Cordes. The show will stream on CBS News Streaming at 5 p.m. Et Monday through Thursday, re-airing at 6 p.m. Et and 9 p.m. Et. That slot is currently occupied by Red & Blue, which launched six years ago.
Robert Gifford, CBS News vice president and managing editor, said in a statement that they “aim to bring a fresh perspective that will leave viewers more informed, offering facts without opinion, and allow newsmakers to speak in a venue that goes beyond soundbites.”
The show will be based in Washington, and also will feature Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director, with the latest polling.
- 4/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
TV news can help a dozen soundbites from politicians go viral on any day. One recent social-media uproar stirred by CBS News came not from flagship programs like “CBS Mornings” or “CBS Evening News,” but from “Red & Blue,” a program available only through streaming.
On a recent Wednesday, CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns nabbed an interview with Senator Tim Scott, the Republican presidential hopeful, and made sure to ask him his stance on federal limits on when women might be able to terminate a pregnancy. Scott gave all kinds of answers, but none of them directly answered her questions. The exchange made news — even though it debuted first in a place where, in another era, it might have gotten lost.
Correspondents would like to do more of these kinds of interviews, says Huey-Burns. “He hadn’t defended a position before, so we saw that as an opportunity. Once people...
On a recent Wednesday, CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns nabbed an interview with Senator Tim Scott, the Republican presidential hopeful, and made sure to ask him his stance on federal limits on when women might be able to terminate a pregnancy. Scott gave all kinds of answers, but none of them directly answered her questions. The exchange made news — even though it debuted first in a place where, in another era, it might have gotten lost.
Correspondents would like to do more of these kinds of interviews, says Huey-Burns. “He hadn’t defended a position before, so we saw that as an opportunity. Once people...
- 4/24/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News Channel dominated coverage for Tuesday’s State of the Union address as the most watched cable news channel. In broadcast, ABC News took the win.
Led by anchors Martha Maccallum and Bret Baier, Fox News Channel drew in 4.6 million total viewers and 793,000 in the key cable demo among adults 25-54 during the 9:00-10:30 p.m. coverage of President Joe Biden’s address, according to Nielsen data.
MSNBC, spearheaded by hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid, trailed slightly behind Fox News, coming in second place for total viewership in the demo with 3.5 million viewers and third place in the demo with 479,000 viewers during the 9:00-10:30 p.m. time slot. CNN’s coverage with Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper came in third place in terms of total viewers with 2.3 million total viewers and scored second in the demo across cable news networks with 617,000 viewers...
Led by anchors Martha Maccallum and Bret Baier, Fox News Channel drew in 4.6 million total viewers and 793,000 in the key cable demo among adults 25-54 during the 9:00-10:30 p.m. coverage of President Joe Biden’s address, according to Nielsen data.
MSNBC, spearheaded by hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid, trailed slightly behind Fox News, coming in second place for total viewership in the demo with 3.5 million viewers and third place in the demo with 479,000 viewers during the 9:00-10:30 p.m. time slot. CNN’s coverage with Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper came in third place in terms of total viewers with 2.3 million total viewers and scored second in the demo across cable news networks with 617,000 viewers...
- 2/8/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
President Joe Biden is set to deliver his second State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday: “The president will underscore the progress we have made during one of the most challenging times…in history.”
The speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. Et by every major broadcast and most cable news outlets. It can also be livestreamed via the player embedded below. The Republican response to Biden’s address, delivered directly after, will also be available via the player.
This is Biden’s first address to a divided Congress and Kevin McCarthy’s first State of the Union as Speaker of the House.
Network Coverage Plans On TV & Online
ABC News will have special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union and the Republican response from 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Et on ABC,...
The speech will be carried live at 9 p.m. Et by every major broadcast and most cable news outlets. It can also be livestreamed via the player embedded below. The Republican response to Biden’s address, delivered directly after, will also be available via the player.
This is Biden’s first address to a divided Congress and Kevin McCarthy’s first State of the Union as Speaker of the House.
Network Coverage Plans On TV & Online
ABC News will have special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union and the Republican response from 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Et on ABC,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The journey from speculation to information can be a twisty one.
Many of the nation’s biggest TV-news outlets started their Tuesday-evening Election Night broadcast under the premise that Republicans were about to take significant share of Congress from their Democratic rivals. Within the first ten minutes of CBS News’ coverage, for example, Major Garrett and Anthony Salvanto unveiled a graphic projecting that the majority of races for seats in the U.S. House would lean red. During Fox News Channel’s coverage, opinion host Jesse Watters joined Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to tell them he was hearing “good anecdotes” about voters in pivotal Western states.
Just before midnight, however, NBC News raised eyebrows by telling viewers it was indeed possible that the Republicans might just end up with only a few extra House seats, narrowing the party’s ability to govern. Within an hour, most major outlets were...
Many of the nation’s biggest TV-news outlets started their Tuesday-evening Election Night broadcast under the premise that Republicans were about to take significant share of Congress from their Democratic rivals. Within the first ten minutes of CBS News’ coverage, for example, Major Garrett and Anthony Salvanto unveiled a graphic projecting that the majority of races for seats in the U.S. House would lean red. During Fox News Channel’s coverage, opinion host Jesse Watters joined Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to tell them he was hearing “good anecdotes” about voters in pivotal Western states.
Just before midnight, however, NBC News raised eyebrows by telling viewers it was indeed possible that the Republicans might just end up with only a few extra House seats, narrowing the party’s ability to govern. Within an hour, most major outlets were...
- 11/9/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Producer and journalist Megan Marcus has been appointed vice president of podcast editorial at Paramount. The news was announced Monday by Steve Raizes, executive vice president of podcasting and audio for Paramount.
Marcus will work on editorial across all Paramount Global Podcasts. She will also oversee content for CBS News’ slate of podcasts, including Erin Moriarty’s “My Life of Crime,” David Pogue’s “Unsung Science,” Major Garrett’s “The Takeout,” Jill Schlesinger’s “Eye on Money,” Allison Keyes’ “Kaleidoscope,” Mike Morell’s “Intelligence Matters,” as well as podcasts from CBS News franchises “CBS Sunday Morning,” “CBS Mornings,” “48 Hours,” “CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell” and “60 Minutes.”
This new role marks a return to CBS News for Marcus, who produced the first two seasons of Mo Rocca’s podcast “Mobituaries.”
“Megan is a dynamic producer and leader in the podcasting field,” said Raizes in a statement. “She...
Marcus will work on editorial across all Paramount Global Podcasts. She will also oversee content for CBS News’ slate of podcasts, including Erin Moriarty’s “My Life of Crime,” David Pogue’s “Unsung Science,” Major Garrett’s “The Takeout,” Jill Schlesinger’s “Eye on Money,” Allison Keyes’ “Kaleidoscope,” Mike Morell’s “Intelligence Matters,” as well as podcasts from CBS News franchises “CBS Sunday Morning,” “CBS Mornings,” “48 Hours,” “CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell” and “60 Minutes.”
This new role marks a return to CBS News for Marcus, who produced the first two seasons of Mo Rocca’s podcast “Mobituaries.”
“Megan is a dynamic producer and leader in the podcasting field,” said Raizes in a statement. “She...
- 11/7/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sat down with CBS News Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett over the weekend and offered his candid assessment of the factors behind this week’s attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which left him in the hospital after being assaulted with a hammer at their San Francisco home.
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“I’ve seen the dehumanization of Nancy Pelosi,” Newsom told Garrett. “I don’t think anyone’s been dehumanized like she has consistently. Now I watched this one guy, Jesse Watters or something on Fox News. What he’s been saying about Paul Pelosi the last five,...
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“I’ve seen the dehumanization of Nancy Pelosi,” Newsom told Garrett. “I don’t think anyone’s been dehumanized like she has consistently. Now I watched this one guy, Jesse Watters or something on Fox News. What he’s been saying about Paul Pelosi the last five,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News is partnering with the Texas Tribune Festival, the annual event that focuses on news and civic engagement.
As part of the partnership, conversations with CBS News correspondents and newsmakers at the TribFest will appear on the network platforms.
The Sept. 22-24 event takes place in Austin.
Among the events: Major Garrett in conversation with national election expert David Becker on “the big lie,” with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith moderating (Sept. 22 at 1:30 Pm Ct); a live taping of Garrett’s podcast The Takeout with Major Garrett (Sept. 23 at 10 Am Ct); Ed O’Keefe’s interview with former Ohio Governor John Kasich (Sept. 23 at 2:15 Pm Ct); and Robert Costa’s interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-md), a member of the January 6th Committee (Sept. 23 at 3:30 Pm Ct).
Garrett and Becker also will do a book signing of their book The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of ‘The Big Lie,...
As part of the partnership, conversations with CBS News correspondents and newsmakers at the TribFest will appear on the network platforms.
The Sept. 22-24 event takes place in Austin.
Among the events: Major Garrett in conversation with national election expert David Becker on “the big lie,” with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith moderating (Sept. 22 at 1:30 Pm Ct); a live taping of Garrett’s podcast The Takeout with Major Garrett (Sept. 23 at 10 Am Ct); Ed O’Keefe’s interview with former Ohio Governor John Kasich (Sept. 23 at 2:15 Pm Ct); and Robert Costa’s interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-md), a member of the January 6th Committee (Sept. 23 at 3:30 Pm Ct).
Garrett and Becker also will do a book signing of their book The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of ‘The Big Lie,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
No upcoming concerts for John Hinckley Jr., it seems.
In his first television interview since his unconditional release this month, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in an attempted assassination attempt told CBS Mornings today that his three recently canceled singer-songwriter performances at venues in Brooklyn, Chicago and Connecticut won’t be rescheduled in what correspondent Major Garrett said was the “foreseeable future.”
Watch the interview above.
Also during the interview, Hinckley publicly apologized to the families of his shooting victims – Ronald Regan, press secretary James Brady, Secret Service Agent Tim McCarthy and police officer Thomas Delahanty – and “to Jodie Foster for bringing her into this.”
On March 30, 1981, Hinckley, then 25, carried out the shooting outside the Washington Hilton as the president walked to his limousine. He later said that he was motivated by a delusional obsession to try to impress actress Foster.
Garrett said on today’s show that...
In his first television interview since his unconditional release this month, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in an attempted assassination attempt told CBS Mornings today that his three recently canceled singer-songwriter performances at venues in Brooklyn, Chicago and Connecticut won’t be rescheduled in what correspondent Major Garrett said was the “foreseeable future.”
Watch the interview above.
Also during the interview, Hinckley publicly apologized to the families of his shooting victims – Ronald Regan, press secretary James Brady, Secret Service Agent Tim McCarthy and police officer Thomas Delahanty – and “to Jodie Foster for bringing her into this.”
On March 30, 1981, Hinckley, then 25, carried out the shooting outside the Washington Hilton as the president walked to his limousine. He later said that he was motivated by a delusional obsession to try to impress actress Foster.
Garrett said on today’s show that...
- 6/28/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News and Stations announced an overhaul Monday that included a new studio in New York, and a new slate of programming. CBS News Miami also became the company’s 13th local streaming service, launching Monday.
The rebranding was announced by Neerah Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, presidents and co-heads of CBS News and Stations.
“We’re unlocking the power of CBS News – streaming the best of our reporting and storytelling on television to viewers everywhere,” Khemlani said in a statement. “From up-to-the-minute reporting from our new live news desk, signature interviews by Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, adventures on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ and ’60 Minutes,’ true crime on ’48 Hours’ – and reporting out of Washington to Kyiv to Beijing – we’re delivering a 24/7 experience with quality journalism from the best news brands in the business.”
The overhaul now brings together national and local live news in addition to content from CBS News’ long-standing shows,...
The rebranding was announced by Neerah Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, presidents and co-heads of CBS News and Stations.
“We’re unlocking the power of CBS News – streaming the best of our reporting and storytelling on television to viewers everywhere,” Khemlani said in a statement. “From up-to-the-minute reporting from our new live news desk, signature interviews by Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, adventures on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ and ’60 Minutes,’ true crime on ’48 Hours’ – and reporting out of Washington to Kyiv to Beijing – we’re delivering a 24/7 experience with quality journalism from the best news brands in the business.”
The overhaul now brings together national and local live news in addition to content from CBS News’ long-standing shows,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
8th Update, Wednesday, 4:30 Pm Pt: Some good news for Democrats after an otherwise dismal off-year election night, as Phil Murphy was projected to win reelection as governor of New Jersey.
But his race against Republican Jack Ciattarelli was unexpectedly tight. Murphy was ahead by less than 1 percentage point when the Associated Press called the race on Wednesday afternoon.
Murphy is the first Democratic governor re-elected in more than 40 years in New Jersey. The last Democratic governor, Jon Corzine, was defeated by Chris Christie in 2009.
Meanwhile, some entertainment industry figures reacted to the Democrats’ disappointing results with a mixture of bewilderment, anger and resolve.
Rob Reiner tweeted, “No time for hand wringing and over analyzing Virginia. Pass Infrastructure and Build Back Better. Then focus like a laser on Voting Rights.”
Cher wrote, in all caps, “Joe Works Tirelessly 2 Work With Cong,& Pass Bills 2 Help Every Day Americans,& He’S Hit From Dems On Right,...
But his race against Republican Jack Ciattarelli was unexpectedly tight. Murphy was ahead by less than 1 percentage point when the Associated Press called the race on Wednesday afternoon.
Murphy is the first Democratic governor re-elected in more than 40 years in New Jersey. The last Democratic governor, Jon Corzine, was defeated by Chris Christie in 2009.
Meanwhile, some entertainment industry figures reacted to the Democrats’ disappointing results with a mixture of bewilderment, anger and resolve.
Rob Reiner tweeted, “No time for hand wringing and over analyzing Virginia. Pass Infrastructure and Build Back Better. Then focus like a laser on Voting Rights.”
Cher wrote, in all caps, “Joe Works Tirelessly 2 Work With Cong,& Pass Bills 2 Help Every Day Americans,& He’S Hit From Dems On Right,...
- 11/3/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“Reporting 9/11 and Why It Still Matters,” a new documentary about the experiences Tom Brokaw, Savannah Guthrie and other journalists had covering the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and its companion docuseries, “Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories,” will debut on SVOD platform Wondrium in September, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
Produced in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, “Reporting 9/11 and Why it Still Matters” “provides a definitive account of what journalists encountered at the attack sites, traveling with President Bush and aboard Air Force One, reporting from the anchor desk and the sky above Manhattan, at New York’s Ground Zero, at the Pentagon, and in the fields of Shanksville following the crash of United Flight 93,” per the film’s description.
Executive produced and directed by journalists Allison Gilbert and Phil Hirschkorn, co-editors of “Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11,” the nearly two-hour film includes interviews with 45 broadcast and print journalists who “shared their urgent,...
Produced in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, “Reporting 9/11 and Why it Still Matters” “provides a definitive account of what journalists encountered at the attack sites, traveling with President Bush and aboard Air Force One, reporting from the anchor desk and the sky above Manhattan, at New York’s Ground Zero, at the Pentagon, and in the fields of Shanksville following the crash of United Flight 93,” per the film’s description.
Executive produced and directed by journalists Allison Gilbert and Phil Hirschkorn, co-editors of “Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11,” the nearly two-hour film includes interviews with 45 broadcast and print journalists who “shared their urgent,...
- 8/12/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
More than six months after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, viewers will get to hear firsthand accounts of what happened on January 6 at the first hearing of a select House committee set up to investigate the insurrection.
Broadcast and cable networks plan to carry all or parts of the first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Or you can watch the livestream here:
Scheduled to testify are four law enforcement officers who will share their accounts: They include Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, and Metropolitan Police officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges.
It’s taken months to get a committee up and running amid opposition from Republicans. They blocked an earlier plan to set up an independent bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6, similar to one that was set up after 9/11. Then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Broadcast and cable networks plan to carry all or parts of the first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Or you can watch the livestream here:
Scheduled to testify are four law enforcement officers who will share their accounts: They include Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, and Metropolitan Police officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges.
It’s taken months to get a committee up and running amid opposition from Republicans. They blocked an earlier plan to set up an independent bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6, similar to one that was set up after 9/11. Then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
- 7/27/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Christy Tanner, one of the architects of CBS’ early-to-market Cbsn streaming-news outlet, is leaving the company just as more media companies have begun to focus on creating news programming for mobile viewers.
She announced her exit to staffers on Thursday. “It’s been eight years since I joined CBS Interactive, five years since I joined CBS News Digital, and … never years since I took some solid time off,” Tanner wrote. “The fact is I haven’t wanted to miss a minute of the incredible opportunity it has been to work with you — building Cbsn into the leading streaming news service, transforming CBS News Digital into a powerhouse and establishing news as a pillar of CBS All Access, Paramount Plus and Pluto.”
Tanner, who joined CBS after working stints for Lionsgate and Washington Post Co., has risen through the ranks to become executive vice president of CBS News Digital, and in...
She announced her exit to staffers on Thursday. “It’s been eight years since I joined CBS Interactive, five years since I joined CBS News Digital, and … never years since I took some solid time off,” Tanner wrote. “The fact is I haven’t wanted to miss a minute of the incredible opportunity it has been to work with you — building Cbsn into the leading streaming news service, transforming CBS News Digital into a powerhouse and establishing news as a pillar of CBS All Access, Paramount Plus and Pluto.”
Tanner, who joined CBS after working stints for Lionsgate and Washington Post Co., has risen through the ranks to become executive vice president of CBS News Digital, and in...
- 6/17/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Biden is facing the media in his first press conference as President of the United States on Thursday, with the remarks set to begin at 1:15 p.m. Et/10:15 a.m. Pt — meaning the broadcast networks will be breaking in to their regularly scheduled lineups to cover it. Below is a guide on how to watch the event.
Donald Trump was 27 days into his presidency when he held his first press conference. Barack Obama did so at just 20 days. George W. Bush waited 33 days before taking questions in a formally. For Biden, it’s been more than two months, prompting ongoing questions about the delay.
The president has plenty to discuss. He surely will seek to play up the fulfillment of his pledge to administer 100 million doses of vaccine in his first 100 days, which he accomplished 42 days early. Then there is the massive $1.9 trillion relief package he signed...
Donald Trump was 27 days into his presidency when he held his first press conference. Barack Obama did so at just 20 days. George W. Bush waited 33 days before taking questions in a formally. For Biden, it’s been more than two months, prompting ongoing questions about the delay.
The president has plenty to discuss. He surely will seek to play up the fulfillment of his pledge to administer 100 million doses of vaccine in his first 100 days, which he accomplished 42 days early. Then there is the massive $1.9 trillion relief package he signed...
- 3/25/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with Day 4 details: The prosecution has rested in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, and now it’s the defense’s turn. The proceedings in the U.S. Senate are set to continue Friday at noon Et/9 a.m. Pt. Day 4 of the trial featured the Democrats impeachment managers summarizing their incitement case against Potus 45 for the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Defense attorneys Bruce Castor and David Schoen begin their case Friday, after the latter told reporters that they should wrap by Saturday..
Follow the live hearing here, via C-span:
Previously, February 9 Am: The second impeachment trial of now former President Donald Trump is set to begin Tuesday at 1 p.m. Et/10 a.m. Pt in the U.S. Senate, in the same building where just more than a month ago a pro-Trump mob uprising led to five deaths and an article...
Follow the live hearing here, via C-span:
Previously, February 9 Am: The second impeachment trial of now former President Donald Trump is set to begin Tuesday at 1 p.m. Et/10 a.m. Pt in the U.S. Senate, in the same building where just more than a month ago a pro-Trump mob uprising led to five deaths and an article...
- 2/12/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Congress will count the 2020 Electoral College votes on Wednesday to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential victory in a joint session beginning at 1 p.m. Et/10 a.m. Pt in the House of Representatives.
The final (and usually pro-forma) step in the Potus certification process, today’s count is expected to verify the votes electors cast back in December that gave Biden a 306-232 win in the Electoral College, a month after Biden won the popular vote in the general election. The margin of victory is the same in which now-President Donald Trump declared victory in 2016.
Trump and many GOP members of Congress have disputed the results of the this year’s presidential election, though dozens of attempts to overturn results in both state and federal courts (and two in the U.S. Supreme Court) have failed. Trump continues to press on with unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him,...
The final (and usually pro-forma) step in the Potus certification process, today’s count is expected to verify the votes electors cast back in December that gave Biden a 306-232 win in the Electoral College, a month after Biden won the popular vote in the general election. The margin of victory is the same in which now-President Donald Trump declared victory in 2016.
Trump and many GOP members of Congress have disputed the results of the this year’s presidential election, though dozens of attempts to overturn results in both state and federal courts (and two in the U.S. Supreme Court) have failed. Trump continues to press on with unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
In normal times, the certification by Congress of electoral votes for president would be, at best, a nominal news event. But these aren’t normal times.
On Wednesday, Congress is expected to complete the final step in making Joe Biden’s election official. But with some Republican lawmakers signaling that they will bow to public pressure from President Donald Trump to upend the electoral-college certification — a process rarely infused with drama and described by the Constitution as a fairly routine counting exercise — television-news is gearing up for event coverage.
MSNBC will kick off its coverage at 9 a.m. Et with Stephanie Ruhle on “MSNBC Live”; Hallie Jackson will then take over as anchor for two hours of special coverage from Washington, D.C., beginning at 10 a.m. Et. At noon Et, coverage will be taken over by Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell in Washington, D.C., and Katy Tur in New York.
On Wednesday, Congress is expected to complete the final step in making Joe Biden’s election official. But with some Republican lawmakers signaling that they will bow to public pressure from President Donald Trump to upend the electoral-college certification — a process rarely infused with drama and described by the Constitution as a fairly routine counting exercise — television-news is gearing up for event coverage.
MSNBC will kick off its coverage at 9 a.m. Et with Stephanie Ruhle on “MSNBC Live”; Hallie Jackson will then take over as anchor for two hours of special coverage from Washington, D.C., beginning at 10 a.m. Et. At noon Et, coverage will be taken over by Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell in Washington, D.C., and Katy Tur in New York.
- 1/5/2021
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Gayle King has been a TV anchor for many years and many election cycles. But she’s never had an Election Night experience like this one.
The “CBS This Morning” anchor was part of the live team that anchored CBS’ coverage from 7 p.m. Et on Tuesday until just after 3 a.m. Et Wednesday on a wild night of seesawing numbers and partisan jousting over the vote-counting process. She was back on the air live from 6 a.m.-noon Et on Wednesday.
“I am cock-eyed tired,” King admitted.
King had been prepared for a late night on Tuesday but was surprised when her assistant told her she’d need to be back on air at 6 a.m. Et. At that point, wearing the yellow dress that she wore on air, King decided rather than heading home she would grab a few winks on a couch in the green room of MTV’s “Trl” studio,...
The “CBS This Morning” anchor was part of the live team that anchored CBS’ coverage from 7 p.m. Et on Tuesday until just after 3 a.m. Et Wednesday on a wild night of seesawing numbers and partisan jousting over the vote-counting process. She was back on the air live from 6 a.m.-noon Et on Wednesday.
“I am cock-eyed tired,” King admitted.
King had been prepared for a late night on Tuesday but was surprised when her assistant told her she’d need to be back on air at 6 a.m. Et. At that point, wearing the yellow dress that she wore on air, King decided rather than heading home she would grab a few winks on a couch in the green room of MTV’s “Trl” studio,...
- 11/4/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The end of the road is finally in sight for the 2020 presidential election — though the drama could, and probably will, certainly continue on after Nov. 3. But no matter what happens on Tuesday night in this race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, CBS News will be there to cover all of it, and you’ll be able to watch the network’s coverage for free from wherever you end up.
CBS News will have its coverage going all day on the Cbsn streaming platform, but the main event — the network’s dedicated coverage bloc — will start up at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt. Which is when the first states close their polls on the East Coast. “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell will be the lead. But she won’t be alone.
O’Donnell will be joined on the desk by “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King, “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan,...
CBS News will have its coverage going all day on the Cbsn streaming platform, but the main event — the network’s dedicated coverage bloc — will start up at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt. Which is when the first states close their polls on the East Coast. “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell will be the lead. But she won’t be alone.
O’Donnell will be joined on the desk by “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King, “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
The final debate of the 2020 presidential election cycle is tonight in Nashville, with the second nationally televised meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden set to begin at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt at Belmont University.
NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate the debate, which will be simulcast across a total of 16 broadcast and cable networks and available on several streaming services and digital platforms. You can also watch the livestream on Deadline (courtesy of PBS NewsHour) here:
Like the first debate on September 28 in Cleveland — which drew 73.1 million viewers across the networks, the third-highest total ever — tonight’s debate will be 90 minutes without commercial interruption, with the subject matter (chosen by Welker) across six 15-minute segments to include fighting Covid-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security and leadership.
The Commission on Presidential Debates, which organizes the proceedings, has tweaked...
NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate the debate, which will be simulcast across a total of 16 broadcast and cable networks and available on several streaming services and digital platforms. You can also watch the livestream on Deadline (courtesy of PBS NewsHour) here:
Like the first debate on September 28 in Cleveland — which drew 73.1 million viewers across the networks, the third-highest total ever — tonight’s debate will be 90 minutes without commercial interruption, with the subject matter (chosen by Welker) across six 15-minute segments to include fighting Covid-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security and leadership.
The Commission on Presidential Debates, which organizes the proceedings, has tweaked...
- 10/23/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News will base its election night coverage from Times Square for the first time, in ViacomCBS’s headquarters at 1515 Broadway.
The network on Thursday announced its plans for coverage of Nov. 3, with a heavy emphasis on its reporting team, visual graphics and exit and polling data.
The biggest scrutiny, though, will be on how the networks characterize the state of the race and at what point they will declare a winner. One of the biggest concerns has been of candidates declaring victory based on election night totals, even though big chunks of mail-in votes remain to be counted.
The network’s decision desk, led by Anthony Salvanto, will feature an Election Night Tracker that combines exit poll data and vote tallies along with the network’s polling. CBS News’ Battleground Tracker will have polled 100,000 people by election day. The network said that Salvanto will explain its methodology and how it makes projections.
The network on Thursday announced its plans for coverage of Nov. 3, with a heavy emphasis on its reporting team, visual graphics and exit and polling data.
The biggest scrutiny, though, will be on how the networks characterize the state of the race and at what point they will declare a winner. One of the biggest concerns has been of candidates declaring victory based on election night totals, even though big chunks of mail-in votes remain to be counted.
The network’s decision desk, led by Anthony Salvanto, will feature an Election Night Tracker that combines exit poll data and vote tallies along with the network’s polling. CBS News’ Battleground Tracker will have polled 100,000 people by election day. The network said that Salvanto will explain its methodology and how it makes projections.
- 10/15/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The election coverage will be from CBS News. The studio may remind some savvy viewers of MTV.
CBS News will cover the 2020 election from different digs than it has in the past, moving a phalanx of its best-known anchors from its regular New York digs to a big studio in Times Square that once housed MTV’s long-running music program “Trl.” The new space will give Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson, and Ed O’Keefe a chance to maneuver along with crew and producers while making use of new technologies that let viewers see graphic displays and maps in real time.
The team will need room, thanks to the new rigors of covering an election amid a global pandemic and a bevy of new wrinkles in this critical national process.
“This is going to be the most complicated election of our lifetime, and there are a host of...
CBS News will cover the 2020 election from different digs than it has in the past, moving a phalanx of its best-known anchors from its regular New York digs to a big studio in Times Square that once housed MTV’s long-running music program “Trl.” The new space will give Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson, and Ed O’Keefe a chance to maneuver along with crew and producers while making use of new technologies that let viewers see graphic displays and maps in real time.
The team will need room, thanks to the new rigors of covering an election amid a global pandemic and a bevy of new wrinkles in this critical national process.
“This is going to be the most complicated election of our lifetime, and there are a host of...
- 10/15/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
NBCUniversal tried to harness two Fox News anchors in the recent past and failed. Now the company no doubt hopes the third time’s the charm.
The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m. news hour that, as Smith himself described it, aims to give viewers “journalists and experts, not opinions and pundits.” The business-news network clearly has some ambition for the new program. It hired a well-known producer, Molly Kordares, from “CBS Evening News,” lured Sally Ramirez, a top news executive from a major-market CBS affiliate in Houston, and assigned one of its veterans, Sandy Cannold, to oversee the project.
Several Fox News personalities who have left that outlet have gained new recognition for their newsgathering or anchoring skills, including Major Garrett and Catherine Herridge at CBS News and Alisyn Camerota at CNN. But NBC News has...
The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m. news hour that, as Smith himself described it, aims to give viewers “journalists and experts, not opinions and pundits.” The business-news network clearly has some ambition for the new program. It hired a well-known producer, Molly Kordares, from “CBS Evening News,” lured Sally Ramirez, a top news executive from a major-market CBS affiliate in Houston, and assigned one of its veterans, Sandy Cannold, to oversee the project.
Several Fox News personalities who have left that outlet have gained new recognition for their newsgathering or anchoring skills, including Major Garrett and Catherine Herridge at CBS News and Alisyn Camerota at CNN. But NBC News has...
- 10/1/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
All three broadcast networks are planning new programming initiatives in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
CBS News has created a voter integrity unit led by Major Garrett that will focus on concerns over casting ballots in the November election, with a series called America Decides: Counting Your Vote. The network also is planning a series on misinformation, with CBS News chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues leading the coverage. His reports will be a series called America Decides: Misinformation. The network also is launching a series, Every State Has A Story, featuring interviews with voters in swing states tied to the network’s Battleground Tracker.
NBC News unveiled a national polling average. In a collaboration with TargetSmart, the network also is doing an analysis of early voting nationally and in states where the information is available. Another tool, called Swing the Election, in collaboration with Cook Political Report,...
CBS News has created a voter integrity unit led by Major Garrett that will focus on concerns over casting ballots in the November election, with a series called America Decides: Counting Your Vote. The network also is planning a series on misinformation, with CBS News chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues leading the coverage. His reports will be a series called America Decides: Misinformation. The network also is launching a series, Every State Has A Story, featuring interviews with voters in swing states tied to the network’s Battleground Tracker.
NBC News unveiled a national polling average. In a collaboration with TargetSmart, the network also is doing an analysis of early voting nationally and in states where the information is available. Another tool, called Swing the Election, in collaboration with Cook Political Report,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As Donald Trump addressed delegates at the Republican National Convention on Monday, CNN cut away from his speech, with anchor Anderson Cooper explaining that the president’s speech was “the most recent greatest hits and false statements.”
MSNBC and Fox News stayed with the address, the first appearance Trump plans to make on each of the four days of the convention this week.
Republican National Convention Promises Gavel-To-Gavel Trumps, Including The President All Four Nights
Some of the broadcast networks also interrupted daytime programming to carry the speech. CBS News interrupted at about the same time as CNN to do a fact check.
The decision to cut away from Trump — as he made debunked claims of widespread mail-in voter fraud — comes amid questions of how CNN and other networks will handle fact-checking of Trump’s inaccurate statements as the convention proceeds in the primetime hours starting tonight.
Last week, CNN...
MSNBC and Fox News stayed with the address, the first appearance Trump plans to make on each of the four days of the convention this week.
Republican National Convention Promises Gavel-To-Gavel Trumps, Including The President All Four Nights
Some of the broadcast networks also interrupted daytime programming to carry the speech. CBS News interrupted at about the same time as CNN to do a fact check.
The decision to cut away from Trump — as he made debunked claims of widespread mail-in voter fraud — comes amid questions of how CNN and other networks will handle fact-checking of Trump’s inaccurate statements as the convention proceeds in the primetime hours starting tonight.
Last week, CNN...
- 8/24/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Colbert’s animated news comedy Tooning Out The News will have you covered for the Democratic National Convention. The CBS All Access series will deliver up to the minute political coverage by hosts and analysts from “Big News,” “Hot Take,” and “Virtue Signal” with breaking news and election updates from the DNC, the network says.
This week’s shows will feature special guests beginning Tuesday, August 18 with Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News, followed by Sarah McBride, Democrat Candidate for Delaware in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, August 19, Jennifer Palmieri, political advisor and former White House Communications Director on Thursday, August 20, and Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Congressman representing Connecticut’s 4th district on Friday, August 21.
Tooning Out The News features a cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, lampooning top news stories and interviewing real-world guests, newsmakers and analysts. New five- to seven-minute...
This week’s shows will feature special guests beginning Tuesday, August 18 with Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News, followed by Sarah McBride, Democrat Candidate for Delaware in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, August 19, Jennifer Palmieri, political advisor and former White House Communications Director on Thursday, August 20, and Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Congressman representing Connecticut’s 4th district on Friday, August 21.
Tooning Out The News features a cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, lampooning top news stories and interviewing real-world guests, newsmakers and analysts. New five- to seven-minute...
- 8/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is requesting that the first presidential debate between the president and Joe Biden be held in early September, while it has provided organizers with a list of recommended moderators.
The list, below, is heavy in Fox News personalities, yet does not include Chris Wallace. He moderated a debate in the 2016 cycle, but recently interviewed Trump for Fox News Sunday in a widely praised hour-long exchange in which he, at multiple points, fact-checked the president’s assertions.
Trump’s campaign argues that the first debate, now scheduled for Sept. 29, will take place after early voting has begun in 16 states. Two other presidential debates are scheduled for Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. The Trump campaign also continued its call for debate planners to a fourth debate to the schedule in early September, but said that if that does not happen, the Oct. 22 event should be moved to that date.
The list, below, is heavy in Fox News personalities, yet does not include Chris Wallace. He moderated a debate in the 2016 cycle, but recently interviewed Trump for Fox News Sunday in a widely praised hour-long exchange in which he, at multiple points, fact-checked the president’s assertions.
Trump’s campaign argues that the first debate, now scheduled for Sept. 29, will take place after early voting has begun in 16 states. Two other presidential debates are scheduled for Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. The Trump campaign also continued its call for debate planners to a fourth debate to the schedule in early September, but said that if that does not happen, the Oct. 22 event should be moved to that date.
- 8/5/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Super Tuesday isn’t just about politicians competing in primary elections, though it’s certainly mostly about that. On top of the political contests, we’ve also got a bunch of news networks competing for your attention, with every network putting their normal primetime programming aside for hours and hours of election coverage. CBS News is no exception, as it’ll devote plenty of time Tuesday evening to election results.
Broadcast CBS will start with the “CBS Evening News” with Norah O’Donnell at 6:30 p.m Et. After a break for local news, it’ll return for a three-hour special report on the Super Tuesday results, beginning at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt. Those on the West Coast will get a bonus updates during the 8 p.m. hour after the special report ends.
Norah O’Donnell will continue to anchor, with plenty of CBS News correspondents chiming in as well,...
Broadcast CBS will start with the “CBS Evening News” with Norah O’Donnell at 6:30 p.m Et. After a break for local news, it’ll return for a three-hour special report on the Super Tuesday results, beginning at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt. Those on the West Coast will get a bonus updates during the 8 p.m. hour after the special report ends.
Norah O’Donnell will continue to anchor, with plenty of CBS News correspondents chiming in as well,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Some of the blame for CBS News’s chaotic, messy Democratic Party primary debate Tuesday night can be laid at the feet of the party itself — to a degree, CBS was depicting the chaos and mess of a party badly divided in the midst of a bruising campaign. But a share of ignominy also goes to CBS itself, which botched its time in the spotlight in part by insisting that it, and not the candidates, deserved that spotlight.
In enlisting five of its journalists — moderators Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell along with the network’s Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett, and Bill Whitaker — CBS edged close to the seven candidates onstage. The ratio suggests a bit of confusion as to which side of the dais is the evening’s main event, and while the impulse to promote the newsgathering prowess of CBS’s organization is understandable, a more limited moderating team...
In enlisting five of its journalists — moderators Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell along with the network’s Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett, and Bill Whitaker — CBS edged close to the seven candidates onstage. The ratio suggests a bit of confusion as to which side of the dais is the evening’s main event, and while the impulse to promote the newsgathering prowess of CBS’s organization is understandable, a more limited moderating team...
- 2/26/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
CBS and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute on Tuesday play host to the 10th Democratic debate, live from the Charleston Gaillard Center in Charleston, S.C. It is the third and final primary showdown scheduled for the month of February, and comes just days ahead of the state’s Feb. 29 primary.
The debate preempts the Eye network’s regular lineup, which consists of NCIS, FBI and FBI: Most Wanted — all of which return with new episodes on Tuesday, March 10. (They are preempted again next Tuesday, March 3 — aka Super Tuesday.)
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The debate preempts the Eye network’s regular lineup, which consists of NCIS, FBI and FBI: Most Wanted — all of which return with new episodes on Tuesday, March 10. (They are preempted again next Tuesday, March 3 — aka Super Tuesday.)
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- 2/26/2020
- TVLine.com
It’ll be billionaire vs. billionaire when Tom Steyer returns to the Democratic debate stage in South Carolina on Tuesday night to face off against Michael Bloomberg, who made his debut in last week’s debate. In addition to Steyer and Bloomberg, the tenth Democratic debate will include Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren. Here’s how you can watch it on TV or online:
Tuesday’s debate will be held at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, Sc. The event is hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. Moderators for the event include Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett, and Bill Whitaker. It will begin at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt.
The debate will air live on CBS stations. It will also stream across a number of devices, including Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. You can also...
Tuesday’s debate will be held at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, Sc. The event is hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. Moderators for the event include Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett, and Bill Whitaker. It will begin at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt.
The debate will air live on CBS stations. It will also stream across a number of devices, including Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. You can also...
- 2/25/2020
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The 10th debate of the Democratic presidential election cycle is set for Tuesday beginning at 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Pt in Charleston, Sc, four days away from Saturday’s critical South Carolina primary. It also marks the final debate for the seven qualified candidates before Super Tuesday on March 3, when 16 states and territories vote to award about half of the total number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ nominee to take on Donald Trump.
The debate at The Gaillard Center in Charleston, expected to last a bit more than 2 hours, will air live on CBS stations and ViacomCBS corporate sibling Bet. It will also be livestreamed on CBS News’ streaming service Cbsn as well as on its subscription-based CBS All Access and FuboTV. Twitter will also livestream the event and, as a debate partner, users can submit questions via #DemDebate that could be used on the air.
Co-hosted by CBS News...
The debate at The Gaillard Center in Charleston, expected to last a bit more than 2 hours, will air live on CBS stations and ViacomCBS corporate sibling Bet. It will also be livestreamed on CBS News’ streaming service Cbsn as well as on its subscription-based CBS All Access and FuboTV. Twitter will also livestream the event and, as a debate partner, users can submit questions via #DemDebate that could be used on the air.
Co-hosted by CBS News...
- 2/25/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Democratic debate on Tuesday night has all of the ingredients of the most consequential one yet this cycle: Bernie Sanders, now the front runner, likely will be the main target of rivals’ attacks.
Michael Bloomberg, blanketing the airwaves with his campaign commercials, is looking for a reset after last week’s debate fumble.
And Joe Biden, leading in the polls for much the campaign season, desperately needs a great night to ensure a victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday to keep his presidential bid alive.
Just as last week’s Las Vegas debate was full of the type of drama that makes for some must-watch TV moments, the Charleston event could very well do the same. CBS News, sponsoring the debate with the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, may not draw the record audience of last week’s debate, but it could still deliver a ratings spike.
“Since...
Michael Bloomberg, blanketing the airwaves with his campaign commercials, is looking for a reset after last week’s debate fumble.
And Joe Biden, leading in the polls for much the campaign season, desperately needs a great night to ensure a victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday to keep his presidential bid alive.
Just as last week’s Las Vegas debate was full of the type of drama that makes for some must-watch TV moments, the Charleston event could very well do the same. CBS News, sponsoring the debate with the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, may not draw the record audience of last week’s debate, but it could still deliver a ratings spike.
“Since...
- 2/25/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King will moderate next week’s Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina, with Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett and Bill Whitaker joining them in questioning the candidates.
The debate on Feb. 25 will be the first that CBS News has hosted this cycle. Twitter is a debate partner, and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute will co-host. Bet will simulcast the event.
The event also is taking place less than a week after the debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, sponsored by NBC News and MSNBC.
The South Carolina debate was set up to advance that state’s primary on Feb. 29, but the event also will be the final such meeting of the candidates before Super Tuesday on March 3, when more than a third of the delegates will be chosen across 14 states.
The CBS News debate will be live streamed on Cbsn and on Twitter @cbsnews.
King will...
The debate on Feb. 25 will be the first that CBS News has hosted this cycle. Twitter is a debate partner, and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute will co-host. Bet will simulcast the event.
The event also is taking place less than a week after the debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, sponsored by NBC News and MSNBC.
The South Carolina debate was set up to advance that state’s primary on Feb. 29, but the event also will be the final such meeting of the candidates before Super Tuesday on March 3, when more than a third of the delegates will be chosen across 14 states.
The CBS News debate will be live streamed on Cbsn and on Twitter @cbsnews.
King will...
- 2/19/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Most of the media that has trekked to Iowa over the past few days is doing what is known as “parachuting,” or swooping in to cover a story before moving on to the next.
Since Donald Trump’s shocking victory in 2016, it’s become a bit of a caricature for reporters to try to make sense of red state America by chatting up patrons at small-town diners.
By contrast, NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard, a member of the network’s team of “road warriors,” has been dispatched to Iowa for much of the past year and has spent more days in the state than anywhere else over the past five years. He’ll be part of the network’s coverage on Monday, with Lester Holt anchoring from New York and Chuck Todd in Iowa as entrance polls and results come in, while Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams and Nicole Wallace headline MSNBC...
Since Donald Trump’s shocking victory in 2016, it’s become a bit of a caricature for reporters to try to make sense of red state America by chatting up patrons at small-town diners.
By contrast, NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard, a member of the network’s team of “road warriors,” has been dispatched to Iowa for much of the past year and has spent more days in the state than anywhere else over the past five years. He’ll be part of the network’s coverage on Monday, with Lester Holt anchoring from New York and Chuck Todd in Iowa as entrance polls and results come in, while Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams and Nicole Wallace headline MSNBC...
- 2/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s legal team laid out their case against his removal from office in a truncated day of the impeachment trial on Saturday, with senators gathered for less than three hours to hear the president’s team outline why he had done nothing wrong in his interactions with Ukrainian leaders.
Broadcast and cable networks covered the rare weekend session, with an initial focus on a comment made by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), the lead impeachment manager, as he was concluding his case against the president on Friday.
Schiff cited a CBS News report that “a Trump confidant said that key senators were warned, ‘Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.’ I don’t know if that’s true.” Republicans were visibly upset over the remark, and it continued to reverberate on Saturday morning.
On CBS News, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett told anchor Norah O’Donnell...
Broadcast and cable networks covered the rare weekend session, with an initial focus on a comment made by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca), the lead impeachment manager, as he was concluding his case against the president on Friday.
Schiff cited a CBS News report that “a Trump confidant said that key senators were warned, ‘Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike.’ I don’t know if that’s true.” Republicans were visibly upset over the remark, and it continued to reverberate on Saturday morning.
On CBS News, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett told anchor Norah O’Donnell...
- 1/25/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, Jan. 17, 3:15 Pm Pt: PBS NewsHour will cover the impeachment proceedings live as well as the commercial broadcast and cable news networks.
Judy Woodruff will anchor the broadcast, with Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardnis and White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor. PBS NewsHour will feature highlights and additional analysis. Guests are expected to include Elizabeth Chryst, Marty Paone, Victoria Nourse, John Hart and Margaret Taylor.
Some PBS stations will rebroadcast the trial proceedings in the evening, including Weta-tv, the PBS affiliate in Washington, D.C.
Previously, Jan. 16, 7:50 Am Pt: Broadcast networks are devising plans for coverage of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, meaning substantial pre-emptions of regular daytime programming.
Set to begin in earnest on Tuesday, the trial is expected to last about two weeks, and could very well go longer, especially if the Senate votes to call witnesses.
CBS News announced that it will broadcast...
Judy Woodruff will anchor the broadcast, with Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardnis and White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor. PBS NewsHour will feature highlights and additional analysis. Guests are expected to include Elizabeth Chryst, Marty Paone, Victoria Nourse, John Hart and Margaret Taylor.
Some PBS stations will rebroadcast the trial proceedings in the evening, including Weta-tv, the PBS affiliate in Washington, D.C.
Previously, Jan. 16, 7:50 Am Pt: Broadcast networks are devising plans for coverage of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, meaning substantial pre-emptions of regular daytime programming.
Set to begin in earnest on Tuesday, the trial is expected to last about two weeks, and could very well go longer, especially if the Senate votes to call witnesses.
CBS News announced that it will broadcast...
- 1/17/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump will likely be only the third president in U.S. history to face an impeachment vote on the floor of the House, after the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved articles that charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, 23-17, on each of the two articles. The approval clears the way for a full House vote, expected next week. Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the vote, along with cable news networks. As a clerk read through each name, members announced their “yea” or “nay” in serious and almost subdued tones, the only moment of levity coming when Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked to make sure that his vote was recorded as a “No.” Afterward, Republicans gathered in the entrance lobby of the Longworth Office Building on Capitol Hill and, one by one, told...
- 12/13/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with schedules for Week 2 hearings: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will continue public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump for a second week beginning Tuesday. Last week’s three witnesses marked the first such hearings to take place since President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 and only the fourth time against a sitting president in U.S. history.
The House of Representatives is probing charges that Trump attempted to coerce Ukraine, a foreign government, to launch an investigation of political rival Joe Biden and his son. The hearings could wrap before the end of the year.
Like last week, cable networks are planning full-court coverage for scheduled hearings this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (see the breakdown below). Most broadcast networks plan to break in to regularly scheduled programming, while offering uninterrupted coverage via their digital outlets.
Deadline will also live-stream all the hearings this week.
The House of Representatives is probing charges that Trump attempted to coerce Ukraine, a foreign government, to launch an investigation of political rival Joe Biden and his son. The hearings could wrap before the end of the year.
Like last week, cable networks are planning full-court coverage for scheduled hearings this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (see the breakdown below). Most broadcast networks plan to break in to regularly scheduled programming, while offering uninterrupted coverage via their digital outlets.
Deadline will also live-stream all the hearings this week.
- 11/19/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: All of the major broadcast networks will pre-empt regular programming on Wednesday and Friday for coverage of the first public hearings of the impeachment inquiry.
ABC and NBC announced their lineups for the hearings on Monday, joining CBS and PBS, which announced their plans last week.
The hearings will start on Wednesday with Bill Taylor, pictured, and George Kent testifying, followed by Marie Yovanovitch on Friday. They all have previously testified in closed-door hearings.
ABC News’ coverage will feature chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and contributor Kate Shaw. Muir will anchor World News Tonight from Washington starting on Wednesday.
ABC News Live will are pre- and post- shows on both days, anchored...
ABC and NBC announced their lineups for the hearings on Monday, joining CBS and PBS, which announced their plans last week.
The hearings will start on Wednesday with Bill Taylor, pictured, and George Kent testifying, followed by Marie Yovanovitch on Friday. They all have previously testified in closed-door hearings.
ABC News’ coverage will feature chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and contributor Kate Shaw. Muir will anchor World News Tonight from Washington starting on Wednesday.
ABC News Live will are pre- and post- shows on both days, anchored...
- 11/11/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine Herridge, a Fox News Channel veteran who has been with that network since it was founded in 1996, is moving to rival CBS News.
She will work as a senior investigative correspondent out of Washington, CBS News said, and will start in November.
Herridge is the second long-serving Fox News journalist to leave the Fox Corporation-owned cable-news outlet in recent weeks. Shepard Smith, another long-serving Fox News journalist who was seen as the network’s main breaking-news anchor, surprised viewers earlier this month by announcing his departure on a Friday-afternoon broadcast. Smith had tangled on air with opinion host Tucker Carlson.
Herridge’s move is said to have been in the works for several weeks, and is not tied to Smith’s exit. Her contract with Fox News lapsed this summer, and the network had been negotiating to get her to stay, according to a person familiar with the matter.
She will work as a senior investigative correspondent out of Washington, CBS News said, and will start in November.
Herridge is the second long-serving Fox News journalist to leave the Fox Corporation-owned cable-news outlet in recent weeks. Shepard Smith, another long-serving Fox News journalist who was seen as the network’s main breaking-news anchor, surprised viewers earlier this month by announcing his departure on a Friday-afternoon broadcast. Smith had tangled on air with opinion host Tucker Carlson.
Herridge’s move is said to have been in the works for several weeks, and is not tied to Smith’s exit. Her contract with Fox News lapsed this summer, and the network had been negotiating to get her to stay, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- 10/31/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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