Meredith Vieira, who spent 11 years at CBS including stints as a reporter and anchor for “60 Minutes” and “CBS This Morning,” was asked for her reaction to Ronan Farrow’s New Yorker piece on CBS and Leslie Moonves during an…
“‘PBS Newshour’ anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff defended the broadcast network program’s unwillingness to call President Trump a ‘liar’ when they catch him saying something that’s blatantly false,” James Hibberd reports for EW.com in a piece on Woodruff’s appearance…
The recent upfront sales period for the 2018-2019 TV season saw both ad revenues and CPMs rise, MediaPost reports. “Combined broadcast and cable networks deal-making saw upfront TV advertising grow 5.2% to just over $20.7 billion, according to Media Dynamics,…
An Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor who was one of the stars of the hit CBS comedy “M*A*S*H” revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease. Alan Alda said during an appearance today on “CBS This Morning” that he was diagnosed with the…
After considering possible criminal charges against CBS Corp. Chairman Leslie Moonves, the District Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles County has decided not to pursue them, the AP reports. The case involves an unidentified woman who worked in the TV industry…
A cable drama that airs its seventh episode tonight just picked up a renewal for a second season. OWN announced the pickup for the romantic drama “Love Is___.” The series, which airs Tuesday nights, premiered June 19 with 1.2 million…
NBC has reversed course after canceling a drama series and will bring the show back — but only long enough to air a two-part series finale. The show is “Timeless,” which NBC seems to be having a hard time keeping…
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert took time out from the jokes last night on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to talk about the #MeToo movement and the systemic problem of sexual misconduct in the workplace after his boss, CBS…
“Less than 24 hours after the CBS Board of Directors let Les Moonves stay in his job despite sexual misconduct allegations, the CEO and other executives were accused of destroying evidence in the the media company’s increasingly pitched battle with…
To read about Koplovitz’ reasoning, as well as other provocative comments about the allegations against Moonves, please click here, which will take you to a thoughtful Open Mic essay by TVWeek blogger Chuck Ross.