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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Mediabistro.com TVNewser: NBC Apologizes to Michele Bachmann over Jimmy Fallon Flap and other news from the world of TV

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

NBC Apologizes to Michele Bachmann over Jimmy Fallon Flap

NBC apologized to GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann Wednesday over the musical introduction during her appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Monday night. The show's drummer Questlove had played the song "Lyin' Ass Bitch." Fallon apologized via Twitter on Tuesday but yesterday on Fox News, Bachmann demanded an apology from the network. And she got it. Via CNN: Bachmann received a letter Wednesday from Doug Vaughan, NBC's senior vice president for... read more>>

For Larry King's Fourth (And Last?) CNN Special: 'A Dinner With Kings'

CNN has announced that Larry King's fourth special for the channel will be a bit different than the last few. Rather than featuring traditional interviews, the special, called "Larry King Special: A Dinner with Kings" features the host and his wife hosting a dinner party featuring some big Hollywood names. The special will air December 4th, with replays slated for the following weekend on CNN and CNN International. The guests are Tyra... read more>>

On Thanksgiving, ABC News Focuses on 'Hunger at Home'

On a day when many Americans are spending time enjoying a large meal with their families, ABC News is planning to focus on the plight of those less fortunate. The network will present reports from its ongoing "Hunger at Home" series on "Good Morning America," "World News with Diane Sawyer" and other programs today and tomorrow. David Muir and Juju Chang will report on Americans that can't afford to put food... read more>>

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Mike Huckabee To Host GOP Presidential 'Forum' on Fox News Show

Former Arkansas governor and current Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee will be hosting a GOP primary debate of his own December 3. Rather than being a proper "debate," FNC is calling it a "forum," and rightly so. The New York Times has the letter FNC sent to the candidates, and it assures them that "At no point will candidates have on-air interaction with each other," and that there will be... read more>>

Host Walks 112 Miles Raising Money for Thanksgiving Dinners

While the Green Bay Packers head east across Lake Michigan to take on the Detroit Lions this afternoon, a Milwaukee radio host headed north to the home of the Packers, Lambeau Field, on foot. J. Pat Miller who hosts a midday show on 94.5 Lake FM in Milwaukee walked 112 miles to Green Bay. He started last Tuesday and arrived Friday. "The walk was long and painful, but the feeling when I arrived... read more>>

CNBC Live on Turkey Day with European Markets

CNBC will be live tomorrow morning with coverage from CNBC Europe keeping an eye on the markets across the continent. CNBC U.S. will simulcast CNBC Europe from 5am-7amET and again from 10am-NoonET. In between, CNBC U.S. will air two documentaries: "Pepsi's Challenge" and "Target: Inside the Bullseye." ... read more>>

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The Scoreboard: Tuesday, November 22

25-54 demographic (Live +SD) Total day: FNC: 293 | MSNBC: 140 | CNN: 253 | HLN: 85 Primetime: FNC: 400 | MSNBC: 205 | CNN: 829 | HLN: 88 5p: 6p: 7p: 8p: 9p: 10p: 11p: 12a: FNC TheFive: Baier: Shep: O'Reilly: Hannity: Greta: O'Reilly: Hannity: 359 383 434 489 338 365 379 247 MSNBC Matthews: Sharpton: Matthews: EdShow: Maddow: O'Donnell: EdShow: Maddow: 128 178 176 160 246 209 176 140 CNN Blitzer: KingUSA: Burnett: Debate: Debate: Cooper: Debate: Debate: 175 148 160 1.041 1.041 405 339 339 HLN Special: Prime: Issues: Grace: DrDrew: Behar: Showbiz: DrDrew: 88 96 107 118 99 53 56 62 Total Viewers (Live +SD) Total day: FNC: 1.228 | MSNBC: 524 | CNN: 847 | HLN: 231 Primetime: FNC: 1.678 | MSNBC: 783 | CNN: 2.876 | HLN: 300 5p: 6p: 7p: 8p: 9p: 10p: 11p: 12a: FNC TheFive: Baier: Shep: O'Reilly: Hannity: Greta: O'Reilly: Hannity: 1.512 1.933 1.596 2.392 1.332 1.298 1.227 711 MSNBC Matthews: Sharpton: Matthews: EdShow: Maddow: O'Donnell: EdShow: Maddow: 800 771 762 772 853 723 581 462 CNN Blitzer: KingUSA: Burnett: Debate: Debate: Cooper: Debate: Debate: 648 479 592 3.599 3.599 1.427 799 799 HLN Special: Prime: Issues: Grace: DrDrew: Behar: Showbiz: DrDrew: 196 269 400 455 299 166 183 166... read more>>

3.6 Million Watch Debate on CNN

Americans may be getting debate fatigue. Or maybe they were out shopping for Thanksgiving dinner last night as CNN's GOP National Security Debate was the least watched debate on the major networks since June. (CNBC's one and only debate earlier this month drew fewer viewers.) The debate was watched by 3.599 million total viewers and 1.041 million in the A25-54 demo. But that was enough to make CNN #1 during the 8-10pm... read more>>

Megyn Kelly Explains her Description of Pepper Spray as 'A Food Product, Essentially'

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is losing her voice -- it's why she wasn't anchoring her Fox News show today. But Kelly took the time to talk with TVNewser about the comments she made Monday night on "The O'Reilly Factor." Discussing the weekend pepper spray incident at UC Davis, Kelly began by explaining what pepper spray is. "It's a derivative of actual pepper. It's a food product, essentially," said Kelly. That was enough... read more>>

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At CPJ Gala, Dan Rather Criticizes Corporate Media, While Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Promises Journalistic Independence For NBC News

Last night the Committee to Protect Journalists held its annual gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The bulk of the event was to honor journalists who risked their lives to cover the news, and along the way a few well-known faces showed up. In addition to the international award recipients, Mansoor al-Jamri of Bahrain, Javier Valdez Cardenas of Mexico, Umar Cheema of Pakistan and Natalya Radina of... read more>>

CNN Radio Anchor Killed in Car Wreck

Stan Case, an anchor for CNN Radio, was killed in a head-on car crash in Birmingham, Alabama Tuesday during a driving rainstorm. Case's wife, Angela Stiepel Case, who is a writer for CNN Newsroom in Atlanta, was injured and remains in the hospital. Case, based in Atlanta, joined CNN in 1985 after working as a correspondent for KEBC-AM in Oklahoma City. He was "in many ways the backbone of this network," said... read more>>

Justin Bieber's 'Today' Show Concert on 'Good Morning America' Homepage

There was a lot of singing and dancing on the mornings shows today. Two of them anyway. "Good Morning America" spent a better part of the 8am hour putting on a "Dancing with the Stars" after-party, flying the top three couples, including winners J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff, on a redeye in time for the show. HLN's Nancy Grace, eliminated just one week before the semi-finales, was at last night's finale. Host Tom... read more>>

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