Don Lemon, the CNN morning-show anchor, faced an internal rebuke from the chairman of his own network on Friday after his on-air comments about women and aging set off an […]
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Back to news homeNetflix Shuns Live Sports but Embraces Sports Documentaries
By the fourth season of Netflix’s documentary series about Formula 1, “Drive to Survive,” the streaming company had plenty of evidence that it was onto something: Ratings and attendance for […]
How Shari Redstone Claimed Control of the CBS Media Empire
On Sunday, May 13, 2018, Leslie Moonves, the chairman and chief executive of CBS, faced a difficult decision, perhaps the most agonizing of his long and celebrated media career: whether […]
‘Night Court’ Is Back, and America Is Tuning In
In recent years, network executives have rebooted and revived decades-old TV series at will, all in the hope of finding a born-again hit.Classic series like “Magnum P.I.,” “Murphy Brown,” “The […]
‘Based on a True Story’ (Except the Parts That Aren’t)
But if someone can convincingly claim that he or she was harmed by what screenwriters made up, that is grounds for a strong defamation suit, said Jean-Paul Jassy, a lawyer […]
Can Ron DeSantis Avoid Meeting the Press?
“We fully expect candidates will be rewriting the traditional rules of access and how they interact with journalists,” said Rick Klein, political director of ABC News, which featured Mr. Cohen […]
Crime and Police TV Shows Like ‘Criminal Minds’ Are Big Streaming Hits
Just a few years ago, it looked as though shows in which a group of characters confront and neatly resolve a crime or a court case in a single episode, […]
Republicans’ Internecine Conflict Is Mirrored in Conservative Media
William F. Buckley Jr., a founder of National Review, once famously described a conservative as “someone who stands athwart history, yelling ‘Stop!’ at a time when no one is inclined […]
Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Put ESPN at the Center of the News
It was 8:55 p.m., the early stages of a hotly anticipated National Football League game, when it seemed as though a run-of-the-mill injury had interrupted the game.“Another Bills player down,” […]
How Barbara Walters Went From ‘Today Girl’ to Pioneering Media Star
She became the subject of a Madame Tussauds wax figure. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was placed on the sidewalk outside the theater used for the Academy […]