MSNBC President Phil Griffin has sent a end-of-the-year memo to the staff of the cable news network. 2014 has been a difficult year for the network as it slipped behind CNN in the ratings, especially the 25-54 age demo, and sometimes loses to HLN in the demo as well. Breaking […]
MSNBC announced shift today, a new digital video platform. shift launched today and features three new original shows a day. The shows are an hourlong and most focus in on one topic. Unlike MSNBC which has doubled down on political coverage, the shows on Shift tackle sports, technology, and pop […]
NBC’s Saturday Night Live took on Reverend Al Sharpton and his show, PoliticsNation, again last night for its cold open. The show lampooned Sharpton’s struggles to read off of a teleprompter and his involvement with both the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. Kenan Thompson portrayed Sharpton. Even though MSNBC […]
On Tuesday, CNN managed to beat Fox News in the 25-54 demo at every hour. The success could be in part because CNN had live coverage of the Ferguson riots around the clock, with CNN International being simulcast and Jake Tapper anchoring in the overnight hours. CNN has seen ratings […]
Americans turned to cable news yesterday when new developments in the Michael Brown shooting occurred, including the announcement of no indictment and the following riots. CNN saw the most gains, especially in the important 25-54 demo. That is the demo used by advertisers. From 4 PM to midnight, CNN won […]
