Author: David Bauder
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CNN in third place in prime time for first time
NEW YORK – CNN is poised to finish March third in the prime-time weeknight ratings behind Fox News Channel and MSNBC, the first time this has ever happened for the channel that pioneered the cable news genre nearly three decades ago. CNN says its overall business is healthy and it is not straying from its…
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Nickelodeon stands by Chris Brown as nominee
NEW YORK – Nickelodeon said it has no plans to remove Chris Brown as a nominee for its annual Kids’ Choice Awards, despite the singer’s felony charges for allegedly beating up his girlfriend Rihanna. Brown is nominated for favorite male singer and favorite song for “Kiss Kiss.” Rihanna, who police say was allegedly punched, bitten…
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Stretch your dollar on Iceland trip
REYKJAVIK, Iceland • We figured the driver taking us to a New York airport didn’t know much about our destination when we said we were going to Iceland and he asked us to spell it. “Oh,” he said. “The bankrupt country.” Yes, the bankrupt country. Not the volcanic island south of the Arctic Circle with…
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Inaugural party on TV: serious with bit of goofy
The inaugural concert telecast Sunday on HBO from the Lincoln Memorial had a sense of history and seriousness of purpose – sprinkled with a little frat party.The latter came when Garth Brooks, backed by a youthful chorus, sang the rock staple “Shout.” Thousands of spectators raised their hands in the time-honored dance.What was “Shout” doing…
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News inspires reality series on ABC
NEW YORK • You’re standing in line at a deli behind two day laborers fumbling with cash and struggling with English, when the clerk begins spewing hatred. Go back to your country, he says, or go eat at Taco Bell. What would you do? Stand in uncomfortable silence, hoping simply to leave as quickly as…
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A Fey-Palin comedy summit? Stay tuned
NEW YORK – It seems like the inevitable comedic summit of this fall’s presidential campaign: the real Sarah Palin coming on “Saturday Night Live” to meet her look-alike impersonator, Tina Fey.”All in good time,” said a cagey Lorne Michaels, longtime executive producer of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” which has been rejuvenated this fall by Fey’s…
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Couric makes news with her interviews
NEW YORK • After two years of stories about bad ratings and an uncertain future, Katie Couric is back to making news the old-fashioned way – with her work. The “CBS Evening News” anchor is on an impressive run of interviews, including a “vice presidential questions” segment in which she will ask Sarah Palin and…
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Olbermann, Matthews won’t anchor
NEW YORK • MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory and will use the two newsmen as commentators. The change reflects tensions between the freewheeling, opinionated MSNBC and the impartial newsgatherers at NBC News. Throughout the primaries and summer, MSNBC argued Olbermann and Matthews could…
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TV pursues new fans online
NEW YORK – On television, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” is a traditional, half-hour sitcom about two super-smart dweebs fumbling around their sexy neighbor. On the Internet, that premise is cut to its essence on “Talk Nerdy 2 Me,” a series of clips from the show that last less than two minutes.They’re the creation of…
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Pundit police never take breaks
Elizabeth Price bowled a strike during a Wii tournament at Winslow Court in January. The owner of the community partnered with Nintendo for the console. Photo by ( KIRK SPEER, THE GAZETTE)