Glimmer

Rotating anchors could be interesting, and CBS certainly has a deep bench of folks who’d fit in that role. I assume they’ll try and get Gayle King to start the rotation…

The Dan Rather curse continues…

https://deadline.com/2024/07/paramount-nexstar-affiliation-agreement-cw-network-1236026376/ CBS and Nexstar have renewed their affiliate agreement, and additionally WBFS and WKBD are joining/rejoining The CW beginning 9/1

Patrick Paolantonio is leaving WISN after 22 years; final newscast next week

Former anchor Jeff Vaughn is suing CBS, citing “anti-white discrimination”

WITI has quietly added a 10:30pm newscast; no promos or announcements from what I’ve seen

Interestingly, ABC will be making the September debate available to other broadcasters to carry

Apparently stations will have the option of carrying it overnight or of carrying just an hour of the show

What I’ve seen speculated are games on Saturday and Sunday nights

WVBT? Will it be a subchannel or are they dropping Fox?

I’m really trying to figure out which stations would end up going for this; the Fox-owned MNTs? Sinclair? I can’t see Nexstar cutting back those successful local morning shows to air this.

WCVB was really one of the first local stations to have a national presence and reputation

I wonder if this is in advance of the rumors of some affiliates carrying an extra hour of Daily

There was a tidbit in one of the articles when this was going into the market that CMV was telling stations with the current Judge Judy package NOT to pick up Judy Justice; kinda wonder if that’s the reason why a lot of the current Judge Judy station groups passed on this

Judy Justice officially a go for this fall, with Nexstar and Cox among groups signing on

The CBS owned stations have picked up a new Jaleel White hosted game show, The Flip Side, for fall

Gray teaming with Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate and Jonathan Katz on a pair of new streaming and OTA channels launching New Years Day

“I absolutely love talking to real people about real problems. People who aren’t just complaining but are actively looking for real solutions to better their lives,” McGraw said. “American families and our core values are under attack. I love this country, and I believe family is the backbone of our society. Together we are going to stand strong and fight for the very soul and sanity of America and get things that matter back on track.” This Dr. Phil quote from the announcement feels kinda TBN-ish in tone, now that I think about it

It basically sounds like Adell had cold feet about selling and is using this as an excuse to back out of the deal

Barbara Ciara retiring from WTKR on December 1st after 43 years in Norfolk television

A little surprised it was announced this far off, but if anyone’s earned a long victory lap it’s Tom.

According to FTVLive, Amy Robach is joining NewsNation with her own show

To the surprise of absolutely no one, ABC sticking with MNF simulcasts for the remainder of the NFL season

In a unique move, CBS LA is adding a second news director

Oh my god they’re more desperate than I thought…