Robin Roberts was absent from Good Morning America for several days while away to promote another project she is heavily involved with.
The longtime GMA anchor appeared on several episodes of ABC’s morning program last week but was not at the desk with George Stephanopolous on Friday.
She also missed Tuesday’s episode, the latter of which featured the return of co-anchor Michael Strahan to the show.
Ahead of that, Monsters and Critics reported that Roberts took a trip with her wife and her “Glam Fam” crew.
The group went to the annual Sundance Film Festival held in Park City, Utah, until the end of the month.
A big part of Roberts’ reason for being there was revealed as she spoke about her upcoming television work, which has her in a different role than usual.
Roberts was replaced on recent GMA episodes
Last week, viewers saw Gio Benitez appear...
The longtime GMA anchor appeared on several episodes of ABC’s morning program last week but was not at the desk with George Stephanopolous on Friday.
She also missed Tuesday’s episode, the latter of which featured the return of co-anchor Michael Strahan to the show.
Ahead of that, Monsters and Critics reported that Roberts took a trip with her wife and her “Glam Fam” crew.
The group went to the annual Sundance Film Festival held in Park City, Utah, until the end of the month.
A big part of Roberts’ reason for being there was revealed as she spoke about her upcoming television work, which has her in a different role than usual.
Roberts was replaced on recent GMA episodes
Last week, viewers saw Gio Benitez appear...
- 1/24/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
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
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
With the 2023 Truth Seekers Summit presented by Showtime taking place a day after former President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time, this time in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow set the tone of the event after receiving the Variety and Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Award, “The crisis we have right now in this work that we do is not a crisis about the truth,” she said in a sitdown with Variety’s Co-Editor-In-Chief Ramin Setoodeh. “The truth is the truth; the truth just exists.
- 8/4/2023
- by Sean Malcolm
- Rollingstone.com
Longtime “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. spoke about the future of late-night TV at Variety and Rolling Stone’s Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime, saying he believes studios don’t realize that the more they look to downsize shows, the more likely they will face stiff competition from TikTok creators and other social media stars who can retain the rights to their content.
“I think the cheaper that they choose to make the product, the more accessible and affordable you make it for outside competitors to come in,” Wood Jr. said, when answering a question about if he was interested in hosting the Comedy Central talker following the exit of Trevor Noah, or any late-night show, in general.
“That’s the thing that I don’t think the entertainment studios understand is, if you want to get rid of an audience if you want to make the show a little smaller,...
“I think the cheaper that they choose to make the product, the more accessible and affordable you make it for outside competitors to come in,” Wood Jr. said, when answering a question about if he was interested in hosting the Comedy Central talker following the exit of Trevor Noah, or any late-night show, in general.
“That’s the thing that I don’t think the entertainment studios understand is, if you want to get rid of an audience if you want to make the show a little smaller,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Last Wednesday, Rolling Stone and Variety made more news regarding their upcoming Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime on August 2nd. The two brands announced a digital content hub for attendees, featuring the kind of reporting that’s at the heart of the event’s celebration of hard-nosed journalism and documentary and investigative storytelling. Seeking to dig “underneath the surface to reveal what’s hidden, what happened and what might come next,” the content hub will showcase stories on documentaries of all genres by both Rolling Stone and Variety.
One...
One...
- 7/26/2023
- by Sean Malcolm
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, Rolling Stone and Variety announced more names and special programming that will appear at the two brands’ annual Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime. Serving as welcomed additions to the August 2nd event, these developments will further bolster an already stacked lineup that will feature keynote and panel discussions led by journalists, documentary filmmakers and cultural trendsetters, whose sole purpose is to spread the gospel of authenticity while bringing truth to light in the stories they tell.
Hollywood and Crime’s host and co-producer, Tracy Pattin, will be...
Hollywood and Crime’s host and co-producer, Tracy Pattin, will be...
- 6/23/2023
- by Sean Malcolm
- Rollingstone.com
In continuing their shared dedication to truth, and giving flowers to those that seek it, Rolling Stone and Variety will hold their annual Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime Documentary Films, on August 2, 2023, in New York City. Celebrating the art of documentary and investigative storytelling across all platforms–from podcasts to newscasts to film–the event will have keynote and panel discussions with the leading documentary filmmakers, journalists and cultural trendsetters whose passion for authenticity has a lasting impact and effects change.
Headlining the Summit will be Rachel Maddow, host...
Headlining the Summit will be Rachel Maddow, host...
- 6/8/2023
- by Sean Malcolm
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Mary Bruce has been named chief White House correspondent for ABC News.
Bruce, who has served as senior White House correspondent for the network, succeeds Cecilia Vega, who departed earlier this year to join CBS News and 60 Minutes.
In an interview, Bruce said that she was “deeply humbled” and “grateful for this opportunity.” She also said that it was “surreal” given that she grew up in Washington, D.C. and idolized chief White House correspondents.
In a note to staffers on Friday, ABC News President Kim Godwin wrote, “For more than 15 years, Mary has been an integral part of our Washington team. As senior White House correspondent, she covered every step of the 2020 Biden campaign and election, which included the primaries, presidential and vice presidential debates, conventions, and five straight days of reporting as the winner was determined in the historic election. She has traveled with President Biden...
Bruce, who has served as senior White House correspondent for the network, succeeds Cecilia Vega, who departed earlier this year to join CBS News and 60 Minutes.
In an interview, Bruce said that she was “deeply humbled” and “grateful for this opportunity.” She also said that it was “surreal” given that she grew up in Washington, D.C. and idolized chief White House correspondents.
In a note to staffers on Friday, ABC News President Kim Godwin wrote, “For more than 15 years, Mary has been an integral part of our Washington team. As senior White House correspondent, she covered every step of the 2020 Biden campaign and election, which included the primaries, presidential and vice presidential debates, conventions, and five straight days of reporting as the winner was determined in the historic election. She has traveled with President Biden...
- 4/21/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC News anchor David Muir will anchor a live primetime “20/20” special from the border between Ukraine and Poland on Friday night, as the nation’s news networks continue to scramble to cover Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, one of the biggest global stories to take place in recent memory.
Muir will report on the refugee emergency taking place along that border as Ukrainians seek safety amid turmoil in their country. The program will air on Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. on Disney’s ABC.
The special, “Putin’s War: The Battle to Save Ukraine,” will examine the effects of the invasion on Ukrainians as well as repercussions on the immediate region as well as the world.
The special will also rely on other live reports from ABC News journalists stationed in the area. Ian Pannell, an ABC News senior foreign correspondent, will report from Kyiv on the battle in Ukraine.
Muir will report on the refugee emergency taking place along that border as Ukrainians seek safety amid turmoil in their country. The program will air on Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. on Disney’s ABC.
The special, “Putin’s War: The Battle to Save Ukraine,” will examine the effects of the invasion on Ukrainians as well as repercussions on the immediate region as well as the world.
The special will also rely on other live reports from ABC News journalists stationed in the area. Ian Pannell, an ABC News senior foreign correspondent, will report from Kyiv on the battle in Ukraine.
- 3/3/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The news focus on Presidents Day was of Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, as he ordered troops to enter two separatist regions of Ukraine for “peacekeeping” purposes after he recognized their independence.
Cable news networks carried parts of Putin’s speech, with his move viewed by correspondents and foreign policy analysts as another step toward war.
The White House responded with a vow to begin imposing sanctions, with President Joe Biden poised to issue an executive order to prohibit trade, investment and financing in those areas. The sanctions also will include any person “determined to operate” in those areas.
“To be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
A senior administration official said that the U.
Cable news networks carried parts of Putin’s speech, with his move viewed by correspondents and foreign policy analysts as another step toward war.
The White House responded with a vow to begin imposing sanctions, with President Joe Biden poised to issue an executive order to prohibit trade, investment and financing in those areas. The sanctions also will include any person “determined to operate” in those areas.
“To be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
A senior administration official said that the U.
- 2/21/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
To mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, networks have scheduled programming throughout the day. From special news reports to a docuseries on Paramount+, these shows will not only look at the attacks themselves but also the events leading up to what happened.. Read on to find out how TV is covering the day on January 6. ABC ABC News’ coverage includes reports and interviews from chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, chief White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce, congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks, correspondent Stephanie Ramos, and senior Washington reporter Devin Dwyer. In addition to Good Morning America and GMA3: What You Need to Know‘s coverage early in the date, Nightline is dedicating its show to marking the anniversary, with co-anchor Juju Chang in Washington, D.C. The View‘s ...
- 1/6/2022
- TV Insider
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
ABC News named Cecilia Vega to a new senior roles in its Washington operations, naming Vega the Disney news unit’s chief White House correspondent.
In a memo to staffers Tuesday, ABC News President James Goldston also named Mary Bruce a senior White House correspondent and MaryAlice Parks a weekend White House correspondent. Rachel Scott, who had been working a White House beat, is moving to Capitol Hill as a congressional correspondent, Goldston said, though she will “continue reporting from the White House from time to time” as she makes the beat transition.
Bruce served as the network’s lead campaign correspondent in 2020, and has been its lead congressional correspondent.. Parks began her ABC News career at “This Week” as a producer, and has since branched out to cover politics and voting rights. “In her new on air role she’ll be vital to helping our audience understand the latest...
In a memo to staffers Tuesday, ABC News President James Goldston also named Mary Bruce a senior White House correspondent and MaryAlice Parks a weekend White House correspondent. Rachel Scott, who had been working a White House beat, is moving to Capitol Hill as a congressional correspondent, Goldston said, though she will “continue reporting from the White House from time to time” as she makes the beat transition.
Bruce served as the network’s lead campaign correspondent in 2020, and has been its lead congressional correspondent.. Parks began her ABC News career at “This Week” as a producer, and has since branched out to cover politics and voting rights. “In her new on air role she’ll be vital to helping our audience understand the latest...
- 1/19/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
ABC News has unveiled a series of new assignments in Washington, with Cecilia Vega promoted to chief White House correspondent and Jonathan Karl launching an interview show for ABC News Live.
All of the networks have been reshuffling beats with the change in administrations.
Other changes announced Tuesday: Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent; Rachel Scott moves to Capitol Hill to be congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will take on a new role as weekend White House correspondent. Karen Travers will continue in her role at the White House, reporting daily for ABC News Radio and ABC NewsOne.
Karl has been chief White House correspondent and has also had the title of chief Washington correspondent since 2017. Karl and Martha Raddatz each have the title of This Week co-anchor, and fill in the weeks that George Stephanopoulos is off. Karl will launch and interview show for the streaming service ABC News Live this spring,...
All of the networks have been reshuffling beats with the change in administrations.
Other changes announced Tuesday: Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent; Rachel Scott moves to Capitol Hill to be congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will take on a new role as weekend White House correspondent. Karen Travers will continue in her role at the White House, reporting daily for ABC News Radio and ABC NewsOne.
Karl has been chief White House correspondent and has also had the title of chief Washington correspondent since 2017. Karl and Martha Raddatz each have the title of This Week co-anchor, and fill in the weeks that George Stephanopoulos is off. Karl will launch and interview show for the streaming service ABC News Live this spring,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC News is shuffling its Washington correspondents, tapping Cecilia Vega to be its new chief White House correspondent.
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
- 1/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC News is shuffling its Washington correspondents, tapping Cecilia Vega to be its new chief White House correspondent.
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
Jonathan Karl, who currently leads ABC News’ White House team, will continue as chief Washington correspondent and a co-anchor on ABC’s Sunday public affairs show This Week, alongside George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz. Karl will also get his own interview show on the ABC News Live streaming service. Karl was president of the White House Correspondents’ Association from 2019-2020.
Elsewhere, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce will become senior White House correspondent, Rachel Scott will become congressional correspondent, and MaryAlice Parks will become weekend ...
- 1/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Deep breaths, everyone. We’re in the home stretch of the exhausting 2020 presidential election. As hard as it is to believe, it really is probably almost over. Fingers crossed. And if ABC News is your preferred delivery method for the election results and analysis, then you’ll be happy to know you won’t need to drop a dime to enjoy the network’s coverage.
George Stephanopoulos will be lead anchor on Tuesday night, along with David Muir and Linsey Davis. The ABC News dedicated primetime coverage bloc will start at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and will go into the middle of the night.
And Stephanopoulos, Muir and Davis will be joined by a rather large pile of contributors, including Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce, Pierre Thomas, Martha Raddatz, Cecilia Vega, Tom Llamas, Terry Moran, Rachel Scott, Trevor Ault, FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver, Matthew Dowd, Dan Abrams, ABC News...
George Stephanopoulos will be lead anchor on Tuesday night, along with David Muir and Linsey Davis. The ABC News dedicated primetime coverage bloc will start at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and will go into the middle of the night.
And Stephanopoulos, Muir and Davis will be joined by a rather large pile of contributors, including Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce, Pierre Thomas, Martha Raddatz, Cecilia Vega, Tom Llamas, Terry Moran, Rachel Scott, Trevor Ault, FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver, Matthew Dowd, Dan Abrams, ABC News...
- 11/3/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
The 2020 Democratic National Convention comes to an end on Thursday, after former Vice President Joe Biden officially accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Biden will also deliver a speech “about his vision for uniting America, to move us forward out of constant chaos and crisis,” according to the DNC. His address comes one day after Sen. Kamala Harris was officially nominated as veep.
More from TVLineDNC Night 3: Watch Speeches by Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack ObamaDNC Night 2: Watch Speeches by Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden and Bill ClintonColbert Makes the Case...
Biden will also deliver a speech “about his vision for uniting America, to move us forward out of constant chaos and crisis,” according to the DNC. His address comes one day after Sen. Kamala Harris was officially nominated as veep.
More from TVLineDNC Night 3: Watch Speeches by Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack ObamaDNC Night 2: Watch Speeches by Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden and Bill ClintonColbert Makes the Case...
- 8/20/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The 2020 Democratic National Convention will make history on Wednesday night when Kamala Harris formally receives the nomination to be the next Vice President of the United States.
Harris is now the third female vice presidential candidate of a major party in U.S. history, following in the footsteps of Sarah Palin (2008) and Geraldine Ferraro (1984). She is also the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent on a major-party ticket for national office.
More from TVLineDNC Night 2: Watch Speeches by Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden and Bill ClintonDNC Night 1: Watch Speeches by Michelle Obama, John Kasich...
Harris is now the third female vice presidential candidate of a major party in U.S. history, following in the footsteps of Sarah Palin (2008) and Geraldine Ferraro (1984). She is also the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent on a major-party ticket for national office.
More from TVLineDNC Night 2: Watch Speeches by Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden and Bill ClintonDNC Night 1: Watch Speeches by Michelle Obama, John Kasich...
- 8/19/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Blink and you’ll miss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
As previously reported, Aoc will have just 60 seconds to deliver a pre-recorded message during Tuesday’s virtual event. Meanwhile, fellow rising star Stacy Abrams is among 16 who have been chosen to deliver the DNC’s keynote address. Additional keynote speakers include Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Pennsylvania, Sen. Marlon Kimpson of South Carolina, and Sen. Yvanna Cancela of Nevada.
More from TVLineDNC Night 1: Watch Speeches by Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders and MoreJoe Biden and Kamala Harris Hold First Press Conference as Running Mates2020 Democratic National Convention: Watch Kamala Harris,...
As previously reported, Aoc will have just 60 seconds to deliver a pre-recorded message during Tuesday’s virtual event. Meanwhile, fellow rising star Stacy Abrams is among 16 who have been chosen to deliver the DNC’s keynote address. Additional keynote speakers include Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Pennsylvania, Sen. Marlon Kimpson of South Carolina, and Sen. Yvanna Cancela of Nevada.
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- 8/18/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
ABC News announced plans for its coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions, including one hour of primetime coverage on the broadcast network, and more extensive coverage on its streaming site ABC News Live.
The broadcast coverage from 10 Pm to 11 Pm Et each night, led by chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, is in line with recent cycles even though the conventions themselves will be almost all virtual, after Democrats scrapped nearly all events in Milwaukee and Republicans scaled back plans for Charlotte. The Democratic National Convention will start on Aug. 17; the Republican convention begins a week later, on Aug. 24.
Stephanopoulos, who will be in New York, will be joined by World News Tonight anchor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis.
ABC News coverage will begin at 7 Pm each night and run until 11 Pm Et. Davis will start it at 7 Pm Et on ABC News Live, and Stephanopoulos...
The broadcast coverage from 10 Pm to 11 Pm Et each night, led by chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, is in line with recent cycles even though the conventions themselves will be almost all virtual, after Democrats scrapped nearly all events in Milwaukee and Republicans scaled back plans for Charlotte. The Democratic National Convention will start on Aug. 17; the Republican convention begins a week later, on Aug. 24.
Stephanopoulos, who will be in New York, will be joined by World News Tonight anchor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis.
ABC News coverage will begin at 7 Pm each night and run until 11 Pm Et. Davis will start it at 7 Pm Et on ABC News Live, and Stephanopoulos...
- 8/7/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The news anchors and network producers trekking to Iowa this weekend for the Iowa caucuses will be just at the start of what will be a frenetic schedule of impactful breaking news events.
On Sunday is the Super Bowl, which will feature Sean Hannity’s pre-game interview with Trump. On Monday is the caucus. The State of the Union is on Tuesday, followed by the Senate’s final impeachment vote on Wednesday and the ABC News/Wmur-tv/Apple News New Hampshire debate on Friday. The Oscars follow soon after on Feb. 9 — and it’s likely to have some kind of political tinge.
“It is the most intense period I can ever recall in politics,” ABC News’s political director Rick Klein said from Des Moines. “It is uncanny how many things are converging as big storylines at the same time.”
The Iowa caucuses are the official start of voting in the 2020 presidential race,...
On Sunday is the Super Bowl, which will feature Sean Hannity’s pre-game interview with Trump. On Monday is the caucus. The State of the Union is on Tuesday, followed by the Senate’s final impeachment vote on Wednesday and the ABC News/Wmur-tv/Apple News New Hampshire debate on Friday. The Oscars follow soon after on Feb. 9 — and it’s likely to have some kind of political tinge.
“It is the most intense period I can ever recall in politics,” ABC News’s political director Rick Klein said from Des Moines. “It is uncanny how many things are converging as big storylines at the same time.”
The Iowa caucuses are the official start of voting in the 2020 presidential race,...
- 2/1/2020
- 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
Capitol Hill media figures took a break from ongoing impeachment coverage on Thursday evening to honor NBC News Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell with a career achievement award.
O’Donnell is the first woman to receive the Radio & Television Correspondents Association’s Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress. A 25-year veteran of the network, O’Donnell quipped, “Could I ask this of the Rtca board. Could we call this the ‘Mid-Career Achievement Award’?”
Also honored at the event were Mary Bruce, ABC News’ senior congressional correspondent, who won the Joan S. Barone Award for political reporting in the past year. She covered the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. The BBC’s Clive Myrie won the David Bloom Award for his reporting on the source of the opioid crisis. CNN’s Kim Uhl received the Jerry Thompson Memorial Award, recognizing career achievement in photojournalism.
O’Donnell has covered not just Capitol Hill,...
O’Donnell is the first woman to receive the Radio & Television Correspondents Association’s Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress. A 25-year veteran of the network, O’Donnell quipped, “Could I ask this of the Rtca board. Could we call this the ‘Mid-Career Achievement Award’?”
Also honored at the event were Mary Bruce, ABC News’ senior congressional correspondent, who won the Joan S. Barone Award for political reporting in the past year. She covered the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. The BBC’s Clive Myrie won the David Bloom Award for his reporting on the source of the opioid crisis. CNN’s Kim Uhl received the Jerry Thompson Memorial Award, recognizing career achievement in photojournalism.
O’Donnell has covered not just Capitol Hill,...
- 10/25/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly three months after the release of Robert Mueller’s report into Russia’s election interference and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump, the former special counsel will testify Wednesday in public before Congress. Mueller will appear in two back-to-back hearings before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees in what promises to be one of the most closely watched political spectacles of the Trump presidency.
Broadcast, cable networks and streaming platforms will be blanketing with live coverage.
Live, comprehensive coverage begins on CNN at 8 Am with Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper, who will be joined by other CNN anchors and correspondents, with analysis by CNN contributors and commentators.
NBC’s coverage will begin at 8:15 a.m. Et and continue through both sessions. The special coverage will be led by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, NBC News chief legal correspondent and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, and moderator of...
Broadcast, cable networks and streaming platforms will be blanketing with live coverage.
Live, comprehensive coverage begins on CNN at 8 Am with Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper, who will be joined by other CNN anchors and correspondents, with analysis by CNN contributors and commentators.
NBC’s coverage will begin at 8:15 a.m. Et and continue through both sessions. The special coverage will be led by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, NBC News chief legal correspondent and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, and moderator of...
- 7/24/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Three of the broadcast networks — ABC, CBS and NBC — are ditching their primetime lineups tonight to offer live coverage of the midterm election.
This is kind of wall-to-wall coverage the networks usually reserve for the race for the White House. But the 2018 election cycle has attracted intense interest among voters and pundits who see the election as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency.
Democrats are hoping for a “blue wave” of angry voters to wash over the ballot boxes, and sweep the party into control of the House of Representatives. The Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and Trump’s recent attacks on the Central American migrants walking to the U.S. border, appear to have activated the Gop’s base.
All of that electoral drama is bound to boost viewership, and justifies pre-empting The Connors on ABC,...
This is kind of wall-to-wall coverage the networks usually reserve for the race for the White House. But the 2018 election cycle has attracted intense interest among voters and pundits who see the election as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency.
Democrats are hoping for a “blue wave” of angry voters to wash over the ballot boxes, and sweep the party into control of the House of Representatives. The Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and Trump’s recent attacks on the Central American migrants walking to the U.S. border, appear to have activated the Gop’s base.
All of that electoral drama is bound to boost viewership, and justifies pre-empting The Connors on ABC,...
- 11/6/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News, NBC News and ABC News will a interrupt daytime programming for a special report on Friday’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote that could advance Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to the Senate at large. The vote is expected to take place in Washington, D.C. at about 1:30 p.m. eastern.
The move reflects the intense national interest in the Kavanaugh nomination. On Thursday, at least 8 major U.S. TV networks – including ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS – replaced game shows, “The View,” regular news programming and even “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” to cover a congressional hearing that became become a lighting rod for national attention. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing of testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of assaulting her sexually when they attended high school in the 1980s became must-see viewing for people at home or at work.
The move reflects the intense national interest in the Kavanaugh nomination. On Thursday, at least 8 major U.S. TV networks – including ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS – replaced game shows, “The View,” regular news programming and even “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” to cover a congressional hearing that became become a lighting rod for national attention. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing of testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of assaulting her sexually when they attended high school in the 1980s became must-see viewing for people at home or at work.
- 9/28/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
It may be one of the most infuriating moments in TV history, as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and university professpr Christine Blasey Ford, one of several women who has accused him of sexual assault when they were teens, are expected to testify Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The hearing, which is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Et in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, comes despite the fact that Ford and Senate Democrats have asked for an FBI investigation into Ford’s claims. The Senate committee officials and Donald Trump have refused to allow the FBI to examine the allegations.
Instead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who refused to even hold a Senate hearing in 2016 on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, is now looking to “plow right through” the confirmation process despite growing number of allegations against Kavanaugh.
“I believed he was going to rape me,...
The hearing, which is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Et in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, comes despite the fact that Ford and Senate Democrats have asked for an FBI investigation into Ford’s claims. The Senate committee officials and Donald Trump have refused to allow the FBI to examine the allegations.
Instead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who refused to even hold a Senate hearing in 2016 on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, is now looking to “plow right through” the confirmation process despite growing number of allegations against Kavanaugh.
“I believed he was going to rape me,...
- 9/27/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
ABC, CBS, and NBC — preempting their usual daytime TV lineups — will air live reports as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
The highly anticipated event, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Et on Thursday, Sept. 27, will also be covered by live cable news networks and live-streamed on the internet.
Kavanaugh has now been accused by three women of sexual misconduct. Ford was the first to come forward, saying that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a high school party in 1982. Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied the accusations, and told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum in an interview Monday that he was a virgin “in high school or for many years thereafter.”
Some Republican senators including Susan Collins (R.-Maine) have remained undecided about whether to vote to confirm Kavanaugh, and Thursday’s hearing may determine the outcome of his nomination by President Donald Trump.
The highly anticipated event, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Et on Thursday, Sept. 27, will also be covered by live cable news networks and live-streamed on the internet.
Kavanaugh has now been accused by three women of sexual misconduct. Ford was the first to come forward, saying that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a high school party in 1982. Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied the accusations, and told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum in an interview Monday that he was a virgin “in high school or for many years thereafter.”
Some Republican senators including Susan Collins (R.-Maine) have remained undecided about whether to vote to confirm Kavanaugh, and Thursday’s hearing may determine the outcome of his nomination by President Donald Trump.
- 9/27/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
The most anticipated Supreme Court confirmation hearing in a generation is set for 7 a.m. Pt Thursday, when nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses him of sexual assault when they were teenagers in the 1980s, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Deadline is offering a livestream of the hearing (watch it here). But if you can’t be at a computer or on your phone, here’s a rundown of how to watch it. The day will begin with a statement by Republican committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, followed by a statement from Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the panel.
CBS News is offering gavel-to-gavel coverage starting at 7 a.m. Pt. Its programming with kick off with CBS This Morning at 6 a.m. Pt. Cbsn will stream coverage led by Vladimir Duthiers and Anne Marie Green starting at 6 a.
Deadline is offering a livestream of the hearing (watch it here). But if you can’t be at a computer or on your phone, here’s a rundown of how to watch it. The day will begin with a statement by Republican committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, followed by a statement from Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the panel.
CBS News is offering gavel-to-gavel coverage starting at 7 a.m. Pt. Its programming with kick off with CBS This Morning at 6 a.m. Pt. Cbsn will stream coverage led by Vladimir Duthiers and Anne Marie Green starting at 6 a.
- 9/26/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year — appropriately for a year in which the #MeToo movement was launched — marked a significant milestone on the road to gender equity in television news. In 2017, for the first time, nightly news assignment desks gave equal time to their leading male and female correspondents. Of the top 10 reporters ranked by airtime on the three broadcast networks’ weekday nightly newscasts, five were men and five were women. <em>ABC World News Tonight</em> gave most prominence to Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Cecilia Vega. <em>CBS Evening News</em> relied most on Nancy Cordes and Jeff Pegues. On <em>NBC Nightly News</em>, Hallie Jackson ...
- 4/24/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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