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Heckler Interrupts President Obama During Speech, Steals Some News Coverage
During President Obama’s speech to the National Defense University, he was interrupted a handful of times by a protester who called for him to shut down the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
As so often happens when there is a heckler, news coverage of the speech spent some time talking about the heckler rather than the meat of the speech itself. Show More Summary
Sunday Show Ratings: May 19
CBS’ “Face the Nation” was the top-rated Sunday public affairs show on May 19, besting NBC’s “Meet the Press” by +210,000 Total Viewers and +181,000 A25-54 viewers.
Compared to the same week last year, every show except “Meet the Press” is up in both ratings measurements. Show More Summary
Spike TV Announces 'Guys Choice' Presenters and Attendees Including Seth MacFarlane, Vin Diesel & More
pike TV’s “Guys Choice” (#GuysChoice) to feature an all-star roster of presenters and attendees as Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Vin Diesel, The Dude himself,
Morgan Freeman Dozes Off During Interview with KCPQ
Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman played a real life version of Highlights magazine’s “Goofus and Gallant” during a live interview with Seattle FOX affiliate KCPQ.
Caine played “Gallant” to Freeman’s “Goofus” during the junket for their...Show More Summary
'Psych' Season 7 Finale to Air Next Wednesday on USA
Next week, USA delivers a suspenseful season finale of PSYCH, a heart-pounding episode of WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW and marathons from NCIS and LAW & ORDER: SVU.
'Supernatural' Has the Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Percentage Growth of the 2012-13 Television Season
If you asked most television viewers which television show's Adults 18-49 ratings improved the most this television season, they'd probably guess sophomore sensation Scandal.
Will 'Save Me's' Ratings Make a Case For Its Salvation? - Poll
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Charlie Rose: ‘I Tend Not to Take Stock Advice From Television’
On “CBS This Morning” co-hosts Charlie Rose and Norah O’Donnell were talking about the falling price of gold with contributor Melody Hobson. The discussion turned to how gold has been sold over the years, on radio and TV. Those tactics even came under congressional scrutiny (by, as it turns out, the guy now running for NYC mayor). Show More Summary
TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Delivers 5.3 U.S. HH Rating & 8.2 Million Total Viewers
TNT’s exclusive presentation of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat delivered a 5.3 U.S. HH rating and 8.2 million total viewers,
New Episode of 'Family Tools' to Replace Repeat of 'Modern Family'
ABC is burning off the remaining episodes of canceled comedy Family Tools this summer.
New Special 'Bigger Badder Celebrity Feuds' to Premiere Tuesday, May 28 on E!
As long as there have been celebrities, there have been celebrity feuds, and it seems like the past couple of years have yielded a bumper crop.
The CW Moves Up the Premiere of 'Breaking Pointe' Season 2 to Monday, July 22
The CW has announced that its critically acclaimed docuseries, BREAKING POINTE, will return for a sophomore season one week earlier than previously announced.
'The Talk's' Week in New York Delivers Ratings Growth
CBS's THE TALK, featuring a week of shows from New York, posted growth in viewers, women 25-54 and women 18-49 from the prior week and also posted growth from last year's comparable New York trip, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 19.
CBS News to Premiere 'Brooklyn DA' on Tuesday, May 28
CBS News will premiere BROOKLYN DA, a new six-part documentary series featuring the driven, hard-charging career prosecutors of the nation’s largest urban district attorney’s office, Tuesday, May 28, 2013
HLN Tops Combined Average of FNC, MSNBC During Jodi Arias Plea
Just to give you a sense of what the Jodi Arias trial has meant for cable news viewership, take a look at Tuesday’s 2pm hour. As the devastation in Moore, OK was still settling in, 1,000 miles to the west Arias was asking a jury to spare her life. Show More Summary
Late Night TV Ratings For May 13-17, 2013
Leno Outperforms Letterman, Kimmel in 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54 Demos
Telemundo Names VP of News for KSTS
Juan Miguel Muñiz has been named vice president of news for KSTS, the Telemundo owned station for the San Francisco Bay Area market.
“I am thrilled to have Juan Miguel Muñiz join KSTS as vice president of news,” said station manager Erika Díaz. Show More Summary
USA Telecast of 'Milk' For Pride Month With Introduction by Neil Patrick Harris
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group Chairman Bonnie Hammer today announced that USA Network will air Milk as the next film in the quarterly series that builds upon the Characters Unite public service campaign
'CBS Sunday Morning' is Number 1 Sunday Morning News Program for the 2012-2013 Season
CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD was the #1 Sunday morning news program in adults 25-54, viewers and households for the 2012-2013 television season
ABC Family Greenlights New Game Show 'Spell-Mageddon'
ABC Family has added another original series to its roster of original programming that will premiere this summer. “Spell-Mageddon” is an hour game show where contestants take on hilarious distractions while spelling increasingly challenging words.
