Fourth Estate

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Why Is CNN Using Smerconish Instead of Weir and CNN Tonight?

This entry was posted in CNN's Search and tagged Bill Weir CNN Search CNN Tonight Michael Smerconish on April 28, 2014 by Tyler

This week, Michael Smerconish returns to the 9 P.M. timeslot on CNN. For the past two weeks, Bill Weir has been anchoring using the CNN Tonight branding. CNN Tonight will become a permanent show this summer in the 10 o’clock slot. However, tonight, Smerconish’s show did not use the CNN […]

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CNN at 9: Tapper Doesn’t Take The Lead

This entry was posted in CNN CNN's Search and tagged Anderson Cooper CNN CNN Search Jake Tapper Megyn Kelly Michael Smerconish Rachel Maddow The Lead on April 14, 2014 by Tyler

With the week’s ratings out, the results are that Jake Tapper and  The Lead failed to surpass any of Michael Smerconish’s demos in the week-over-week. Although Graph 1 does show that both shows followed similar trends in their weekday programming. Spikes on Monday before slowing down on Tuesday, a spike […]

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#PoliticalInsider Round-Up: Media Edition

This entry was posted in CNN Fourth Estate Political Insider and tagged CNN Jeff Zucker John Walsh Lisa Ling Mike Rowe on April 10, 2014 by Tyler

LATE NIGHT, FIRST UP: CBS wasted almost no time in naming Dave Letterman’s replacement. The Tiffany network announced today that Stephen Colbert would be the next host of Late Night. The Colbert Report, which airs on Comedy Central after The Daily Show, will be ending in eight months, and the […]

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CNN Search: Smerconish Struggles, As Tapper Prepares 1

This entry was posted in CNN CNN's Search and tagged Bill Weir CNN CNN Search Don Lemon Jake Tapper Michael Smerconish The Lead on April 7, 2014 by Tyler

Editor’s Note: CNN is currently searching for a new show to hold the 9 P.M. primetime timeslot after Piers Morgan Live was cancelled. Whatever show airs in the slot will be just the fourth holder of the slot in CNN’s over-thirty year history. TKNN is covering the search like no […]

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CNN Signs Maggie Haberman as Contributor

This entry was posted in CNN Fourth Estate and tagged CNN Inside Politics Jake Tapper Maggie Haberman Politico The Lead on March 31, 2014 by Tyler

CNN has signed Politico’s Maggie Haberman as a contributor, Jake Tapper announced on his show, The Lead, today. Haberman has been the Senior Political Reporter for Politico and currently covers the 2016 beat. Lately, Haberman has appeared as a guest on CNN’s Inside Politics as well as appearing on the […]

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