The gay marriage debate went to the Supreme Court on Tuesday and all three network evening news shows spun the argument in support of gay marriage. While audio from the court gave ABC, CBS and NBC the ability to deliver balanced portrayals of the actual debate inside, each show put its own twist on the… Read more »
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Network Evening Shows Attack Gun Industry 3 Times More Than Defending It
Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, the media have come out with guns blazing against firearms and the business that sell or produce them. The broadcast networks’ coverage of the gun industry has been no exception. Between Dec. 14, 2012, and Feb. 22, 2013, the evening news shows on all three networks attacked the gun… Read more »
Monday Ratings: HLN’s Evening Express Wins 6PM In Demo
Monday evening, during the 6:00 p.m. ET hour, HLN’s Evening Express beat the rest of its competitors in the key 25-54 demo. Racking up 282k demo viewers, the HLN show beat out Fox News’ Special Report (248k), MSNBC’s Al Sharpton (161k), and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer (70k). In total audience, however, Baier’s 1.90M viewers put Express… Read more »
The Blackout Continues: CBS Evening News Again Ignores Obama Drone Strikes
For the second day in a row, the CBS Evening News on Wednesday avoided any coverage of a new memo revealing that the Obama administration asserts the power to legally strike terrorists, even if they're American citizens. Of the combined three nightly newscasts on Wednesday and three morning shows on Thursday, four of them found… Read more »