- Monday numbers: Debate/FNC, PostDebate/FNC, Debate/CNN 1-2-3.
- Q3 numbers: Fox #1, viewership sets records; CNN, MSNBC improve.
- Out# videos: Bret Baier et al size up the debate
- Megyn Kelly salutes Don Lemon, as Judge Judy pays tribute to Megyn.
- Klein: Fox, the ‘Never-Trump Network‘. ICN: Fox, the Trump Network.
- Ariens: FNC, CNN share honors for debate night. Q&A: Chris Stirewalt.
- Concha: Holt emerges from debate ‘bruised and partisan‘; record ratings.
- HuffPo: See, moderators can fact-check. Politico: Holt kept out of the way.
- Kelly File videos: Kurtz says pundit panel
- Greta honored for ‘fairness and honesty‘. Martin Bashir resurfaces. Flashback.
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Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Perino/Stirewalt podcast leads to a Sunday 5pm election-themed show.
- Baier, Hume helped lead crushing FNC win; Cavuto sets records on FBN.
- Concha: How a smartphone video changed cable news’ Clinton coverage.
- Q&A: Greta talks about Hillary, the media, her future. Weekend numbers.
- Wemple calls O’Reilly historical book series ‘moribund’: #1
- Videos: Bill O’Reilly talks politics, Ailes, and more on Today; on F&F.
- Echoing Brian Stelter, another CNN host paints Hillary as a victim of sexism.
- Kelly File video: What impact will have on the campaign?
- What WebMD learned from CNN.com. HuffPo: There are no journalists on tv.
- Wemple: University to de-Ailes its newsroom, but the scholarship he funds stays.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: Megyn Kelly-Bill O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- Griswold: Why Chris Wallace is right about fact-checking debaters.
- Lean Lean: MSNBC cuts over a dozen producers in ‘restructuring’.
- Outnumbered video: in email flap. Q&A: Bret Baier.
- Gray: Sean Hannity hasn’t changed, ridicules rumors of ‘Trump TV’.
- Today’s firing demand: Drop Chris Wallace from third Prez debate.
- Today’s CNN Lauer piece. Video: with Charlie Rose.
- Today’s NY Times Matt Lauer piece. Today’s bonus NYT Lauer piece.
- Flood: CNN’s 9/11 remembers the day, the dust, and the ‘legacy kids’.
- Turner wants to sell its channels directly to consumers via streaming.
- Pamela Brown, Eugene Scott on distinguished list. Q&A: Robin Meade.
- Videos: on nitpicking; did Brian Stelter?
- Geraldo book deal axed because he defended Ailes. Greta blames execs.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Maddow-McKelway (Bret)-Tucker (Hannity) 1-2-3.
- Q&A: Bret Baier discusses Ailes, Special Report ‘on steroids’, and more.
- Bill O’Reilly and Hannity also have the ‘Ailes clause’ in their contracts.
- Stay Classy: Erik Wemple headlines Greta’s FNC exit with ‘Good News’.
- Greta invoked contract clause to renegotiate. Greta’s statement. More.
- Greta leaving Fox News; Brit Hume to anchor 7:00 pm. Announcement.
- Zurawik: Settlement, Greta exit have Fox making news for wrong reasons.
- No interviews? BriWi’s text statement on his MSNBC show. Neil is back.
- Fox News joins legal filings against gag orders over government searches.
- Video: Fox and Friends bids farewell to Maria Molina with
- ‘Ailes paying‘ report from Sherman ‘sources’ debunked in under four hours.
- Concha: For Gretchen, it was never about money; she still has a future in tv.
- Lean Forward: Fox nemesis Sherman is now officially on the MSNBC payroll.
- Ellison: Lawsuit settlement earns Gretchen Carlson $20 million plus apology.
- Ailes lawyer asks Sherman, mag to preserve documents for ‘defamation claim’.
- Steinberg: The attorney who took down Gawker is now working for Roger Ailes.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: Hannity-O’Reilly-Trish Regan (Megyn) 1-2-3.
- Tom Foreman at Troy University. Lynne Russell suing Motel 6 et al.
- Ashley Banfield moves to HLN, Inside Politics takes over noon on CNN.
- Concha: FNC adds Sunday election report with Bret Baier. No mo Bo?
- Suebsaeng: Bo Dietl threatens lawsuit over Gabriel Sherman allegations.
- Trump/Ailes media conspiracy theory promoted by Stelter, Esquire, et al.
- Kennedy videos: Party panel debates Trump Ellen’s
- Lean Forward: Chris Matthews says get excited about Hillary ‘or don’t vote‘.
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Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Ziegler: Hannity, Scarborough should pay the price for hyping Trump.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Libertarian Town Hall-O’Reilly-Hannity 1-2-3.
- This is CNN: ‘Bullsh!t artist‘…’loud-mouthed d!ck‘…then back for more!
- How Bret Baier sheds pounds…in an election year! Q&A: Jeffrey Toobin.
- Flood: Why betting against Fox News is risky business. Megyn zings Joe.
- Battaglio: Murdochs will not change Fox News’s ‘position in the market’.
- Factor video: offers the perfect ‘Trump should have said’.
- CNN’s boozy DNC afterparty; CNN’s Corey problem; CNN’s Green town hall.
Friday Links and Open Thread
- Thursday’s numbers: FNC/10pm-FNC/11pm-CNN/10pm 1-2-3.
- Fox News tops CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC both totals and demo.
- Factor video: on the media’s hysteria over Trump.
- Concha: Will Matthews rail against ‘exploitation’ in Philadelphia too?
- Matthews terrified of Trump delegates, wanted to relocate to a booth.
- Chris Cuomo: Hey, we are not anti-Trump. Wemple: Today’s O’Whine.
- As Ailes leaves Fox News, Rupert Murdoch steps in and staffers adjust.
- From high atop tv news Ailes stares into the abyss. Q&A: Chris Jansing.
- Ailes resignation reactions: Greta, Bret Baier, Brit Hume, Chris Wallace.
- Ailes changed politics, television. Wemple: Don’t hire a sexist paranoic.
- ICN: Ailes drama winners, losers; Murdoch made the best pick: himself.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: FNC/10pm-Megyn Kelly-CNN/10p 1-2-3.
- On night two Fox News tops all, beats broadcast nets at 10pm.
- Q&A: Greta on anchoring conventions, and what’s in her trunk.
- Concha: Carl Bernstein credits Drudge, not FNC, for Trump win.
- Concha: Day two RNC winners and losers include FNC, MSNBC.
- Impartial CNN reporter declares first two days of RNC ‘a disaster‘.
- F&F video: Brian Kilmeade goes of Special Report.
- Rutenberg: Will news nets be a truth squad or a Trump infomercial?
- Profile: Maria Bartiromo is getting into politics. Weekend numbers.
- CNN joins the Kik Bot Shop, is adding solicitations to Great Big Story.
- Drudge tweet triggers media scramble. Q&A: Greta. The 13-day war.
Monday Links and Open Thread
- Friday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Coop-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Concha: Gabriel Sherman ‘sources’ say Ailes exit is imminent.
- Stelter: Review not concluded, ex-employees may be quizzed.
- Ariens: An inside look at the media swarming the FNC.
- The Five video: A look at the gang’s
- Somerby: Maddow understands that what she said is just not true.
- Concha: News nets prepped for convention, and maybe much more.
- Q&A: Bret Baier talks conventions, coffee, Colbert, and Carlson.
- Specularama: Why Megyn isn’t talking about Roger. Cupp’s pilot.
- The Brothers Murdoch may make changes at FNC…unless they don’t.
Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Sean Hannity 1-2-3.
- Bruce: Carlson implies all female Fox hosts prostituted themselves.
- ICN: Every day CNN looks less and less reputable compared to FNC.
- FTV Live: CNN’s Lewandowski also being paid by Trump campaign.
- Late Show videos: Bret Baier with Stephen Colbert
- Goodrich: Bill Hemmer shares his take on Trump and all things RNC.
- Luke Russert leaving (MS)NBC to ‘pursue other interests’ (via Stelter).
- CNN convention anchors to include Coop, Cuomo, Tapper, Lemon et al.
- Concha: Tapper’s crazy route to CNN stardom. CNN fights privacy suit.
- Concha: Even if Gingrich isn’t a VP candidate, Fox unlikely to rehire him.
- Road trip: Pittsburgh or bust. Bill and Matt’s breakfast in the Hamptons.
- Real Story, sans Gretchen, scores its biggest ratings ever. Q&A: Maddow.
- Q&A: Bret Baier on Ailes, Fox, and more. Wemple: Leave Megyn out of it.
- McFarland: There was never a whisper of Roger being one of ‘those men’.
- Gretchen Carlson: I’m standing up for what happened to me and the truth.
- Kennedy video: Judge Nap spots about AG Lynch’s testimony.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly-Rachel Maddow 1-2-3.
- Neil Cavuto has open-heart surgery, came through ‘with flying colors’.
- Former Ailes Apprentice Brian Llenas named full-time correspondent.
- Clinton + Trump = a windfall for cable news. Wemple: Today’s O’Whine.
- Sunday showdown: FNC’s MediaBuzz tops Reliable. Weekend numbers.
- Kelly file video: to the firing of Corey Lewandowski.
- Bret Baier is making book. Andrea Tantaros petition closing in on 10,000.
- CNN hires Wash Post‘s Matt McFarland. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien on success.
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Wednesday Links and Open Thread
- Tuesday’s numbers: CNN/election-Megyn Kelly-MSNBC/elec 1-2-3.
- Guthrie: Bill O’Reilly talks Trump, Megyn Kelly, and Jack Nicholson.
- Road trip: The Five to spend two weeks on a bus. Q&A: Soledad O’Brien.
- F&F video: first military member crowned Miss USA.
- Bret Baier interviews Hillary tonight. Wemple: Today’s O’Reilly put-down.
- Lisa Ling: it’s a girl; Susan Hendricks: it’s a boy. Style issues for newswomen.
Tuesday Links and Open Thread
- Monday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Somerby: Megyn Kelly coverage fairer to Gov McAuliffe than Maddow’s.
- Legends & Lies premiere tops rivals in totals and demo. Weekend numbers.
- Outnumbered video: Outrage over in Stanford rape case.
- Q: Did Trump get Bill O’Reilly’s questions in advance? A: No. ‘Never, ever.’
- O’Reilly Factor, Kelly File videos: Wemple: Bill the racist.
- CNN’s Awra Damon found a cause in plight of burned Iraqi boy. Today’s oops.
- Audio Q&A: Bret Baier on WLS. Q&A: Stacey Dash. MSNBC spiffs up visuals.
- Did White House cut reply to Fox News from transcript? CNBC debuts Binge.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- The Five video: gets a mention from Eric Bolling.
- The Five video: a lively discussion of Hillary’s speech.
- Jen Psaki loses it, attacks James Rosen for ‘vilifying me on television’.
- Wednesday’s numbers: Sean Hannity-Bill O’Reilly-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Tuesday’s numbers: Bill O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- F&F videos: ‘cover-up’ at State; responds.
- Borchers: What happened when Bret Baier asked twitter for story ideas.
- May program ranker: FNC F holds 14 of 15 top slots, 8 of top 10 in 25-54.
- Nguyen: Michelle Fields ‘learned a thing or two’ from brush with scandal.
- Kelly File video: Documents trigger fresh lawsuit.
- Somerby: How Rachel Maddow has become one of the biggest fakes on tv.
- Scandal du jour: Trump gave $75K to a veterans’ charity that Hannity likes.
- ICN: Why CNN ignores irrelevant Couric flap; thoughts on MSNBC changes.
Thursday Links and Open Thread
- Wednesday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Sean Hannity-Megyn Kelly 1-2-3.
- Will Donald Trump repeat past candidates’ mistakes in Kelly confab?
- Elliott: Megyn Kelly talks fears, courage, Trump in exclusive interview.
- Concha: Criticism of Megyn/Eric Trump interview is ‘FDS’ exemplified.
- Kilmeade video: Congrats and Andrew Sansone.
- TCG: Andrea Tantaros hangs up on radio host when asked about Fox.
- Joyella: Bret Baier given Tomlinson Award for outstanding journalism.
- Kelly File video: Trump’s getting mixed reviews.
- Bobbin: If Megyn Kelly wants to broaden her horizons, now is the time.
- Collins: Kelly Ripa lobbying hard for Cooper, but ABC suits have other ideas.
- Grinapol: JJ Ramberg testifies before the US House. Q&A: Dr Sanjay Gupta.