Broadcasting & Cable News

Political Ads Help Scripps Post Profit in Third Quarter

November 11, 2018

The E.W. Scripps Co. swung to a third quarter profit as revenues were boosted by local political ad sales revenue from Katz Broadcasting, acquired a year ago. Income from continuing operations was $20 million, or 24 cents per share, compared to a loss of $27.6 million, or 34 cents per share. ...

Fox News Dominates Midterm Coverage

November 11, 2018

Robin Williams’ Daughter Doing Series With Gunpowder & Sky

November 11, 2018

Gunpowder & Sky, the studio started by former MTV executive Van Toffler, is working with Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams to develop her short film Shrimp into a weekly half hour show. The studio said it is talking with premium TV channels and SVOD services about airing the series. The ...

Duplass Brothers Find ‘Room’ for New Season of Hotel Hijinks

November 11, 2018

Season two of the anthology series Room 104 premieres on HBO Nov. 9, airing at 11:30 p.m. Mark and Jay Duplass created the series, about a single room of a cheesy chain motel, and the stories that take place in the room. The premiere episode sees a trio of young adults renting the room to ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins as ‘Thursday Night Football’ Grows

November 11, 2018

Fox won Thursday’s prime derby with Thursday Night Football, Steelers versus Panthers, leading Fox to a 3.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnight ratings, and a 14 share. That easily beat the 1.2/5 that CBS put up. A blowout for the Pittsburgh squad, Steelers-Panthers took up all of Fox’s ...

Silicon Valley to Trump: Fed Privacy Law Should Trump States

November 11, 2018

Big computer companies and edge providers are in agreement that federal privacy legislation currently being contemplated by the White House and Congress should preempt state efforts to regulate privacy. They also advise the Trump Administration and Congress not to be in too much of a hurry to give ...

'Nova' Special ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Premieres Nov. 14

November 11, 2018

PBS documentary series Nova premieres the film Thai Cave Rescue Wednesday, Nov. 14, depicting the 12 boys and their soccer coach who were stranded in a Thailand cave in June and July. The boys and their coach entered the cave after soccer practice. Heavy rains flooded the cave and they were trapped ...

More Thrills, More Fun, More Weirdness as Spy Drama ‘Patriot’ Returns on Amazon

November 11, 2018

Season two of international intelligence drama Patriot returns to Amazon Prime Nov. 9. The new season sees U.S. intelligence officer John Tavner, who took cover as a middling employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm in season one as he aimed to prevent Iran from going nuclear, lose his ...

‘The Blacklist’ Back on NBC Jan. 4

November 11, 2018

Season six of The Blacklist premieres on NBC Friday, Jan. 4. A two-hour special marks the occasion. “Following the startling revelation that Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) isn’t who he says he is, Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) is torn between the relationship she’s developed with the ...