Richard Madeley shocked his co-star when he told her that 'we don't need you anymore' live on air. The presenter was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (May 25) alongside Susanna Reid.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Good Morning America” eked out a victory on a different battlefield in TV’s ongoing morning-news wars.The ABC News program typically wins the biggest audience among morning-news programs, while NBC News rival “Today” typically dominated in the critical category of viewers between 25 and 54 — the demographic that governs how much advertisers pay for each show. Last week, however, “GMA” prevailed in both, the first time in more than four months that it has done so.“It’s an incredible win as we deal with the challenges of still broadcasting and working during a pandemic,” says Simone Swink, executive producer of “Good Morning America.” “Our team remains laser-focused on delivering the best straightforward, relevant and engaging news.
We love our viewers who join us every morning and make this possible!” NBC News could not be reached for immediate comment. According to Nielsen, “GMA” won 47,000 more viewers in the 25-to-54 category than “Today” for the five days ended May 6.
“GMA” has an average of 815,000 viewers between the ages of 25 and 54, compared with 768,000 for “Today” and 547,000 for “CBS Mornings.” The ABC News show also captured the most viewers overall for the time period, winning nearly 3.4 million, compared with nearly 2.96 million for “Today” and 2.43 million for “CBS Mornings,” according to data from Nielsen.Season to date, “Today” continues to beat “GMA” among the crucial advertiser demo.“GMA” won another interesting victory over its rival in the recent past. In February, the ABC program won more viewers overall than “Today” during NBC’s first week of coverage of the Winter Olympics from Beijing, the first time it had done so in more than three decades.
Richard Madeley shocked his co-star when he told her that 'we don't need you anymore' live on air. The presenter was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (May 25) alongside Susanna Reid.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSurvive, from New York: “Saturday Night Live” will continue on without four prominent departing cast members, but most of them got a chance to offer up a few final laughs before the show completed its 47th season.Word that Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson planned to leave the venerable late-night series after Saturday’s broadcast leaked out late in the week. That made appearances by the actors all the more emotional during NBC’s broadcast of SNL’s season finale. McKinnon made one more run as Ms.
Good Morning Britain viewers were utterly divided on Friday, during a segment about whether to go public with a huge lottery win or keep the details under wraps. This week saw a couple from Gloucester celebrate publicly after scooping a humungous £184,262,899 with a EuroMillions lucky dip – making them the UK’s biggest EuroMillions lottery winners ever and catapulting them onto rich lists.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPete Williams is getting ready to sign off from NBC News after a nearly three-decade-long career. Before he goes, however, he may just have to report on one of the most consequential national stories in recent memory.Williams, who has covered the U.S.
Ronan Keating looked pretty uncomfortable during his latest telly appearance as he was quizzed about his daughter. The Boyzone singer and TV presenter was on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (May 19) to chat about his upcoming tour which is finally going ahead after being cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRichard C. Wald, a former president at NBC News and a senior vice president at ABC News who worked behind the scenes with Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Ted Koppel and Roone Arledge, died May 13 after suffering a stroke earlier in the month. He was 92.Wald was involved with the creation of “Nightline,” the signature ABC News late-night program that grew out of special coverage in 1979 on the taking of U.S.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“PBS NewsHour” typically dissects the news with a depth its counterparts at ABC, NBC and CBS do not. For tonight, at least, the venerable show is generating headlines of its own.Judy Woodruff, the veteran news anchor who logged time at NBC News and CNN before taking up anchor duties at PBS’ venerable “NewsHour,” is expected to leave the desk in early 2023, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC viewers were already seeing a lot of Maria Taylor on Sundays. Now they can be assured of seeing even more.Taylor, the up-and-coming sportscaster who left ESPN last year for NBC Sports, was named host of “Football Night in America,” the show that precedes “Sunday Night Football” and garners one of the network’s biggest weekly audiences.
Good Morning America” for an emotional Thursday segment in which she revealed that Naomi Judd used a firearm to take her own life, and that she discovered her mother during a routine daily visit to her Tennessee home.“I would start with, my mother knew that she was seen and she was heard in her anguish, and … she was walked home. She was walked home,” Judd said. Judd said her sister Wynonna wasn’t ready to speak publicly, but that her family had “deputized” her to talk about how Naomi Judd took her own life.“I’m tasked with an exceedingly difficult task in disclosing the manner of the way my mother chose not to continue to live,” she said through tears.
Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming at the programme on Thursday (May 12) thanks to a 'massive spoiler alert'. Susanna Reid was back at the helm of the ITV show alongside Ben Shephard, while Kate Garraway was on hand to bring the latest headlines.
Good Morning Britain is often dividing viewers - but a number have people have lodged official complaints following an interview with Susanna Reid and the Prime Minister. The presenter finally got to talk to Boris Johnson, almost five years after he last spoke to the ITV programme.
Martin Lewis has replaced Richard Madeley on Good Morning Britain for the first show of the week. On Monday 9 May the 65 year old was replaced by the financial journalist who appeared alongside Susanna Reid, which ITV viewers were delighted to see. The Money Saving Expert took the opportunity to discuss the latest changes to the cost of living as well as university fees and viewers rushed to Twitter to praise the switch-up.
Ranvir Singh arrived at the BAFTAs looking dazzling in a long gown.The stylish 44 year old joined her Good Morning Britain co-stars at London's Royal Festival Hall, including Dr Hilary Jones, Sean Fletcher, Alex Beresford and Charlotte Hawkins. Ranvir wore her brunette locks in loose curls to one side, and sported a very glamorous makeup look. Her floor-length gown featured lots of pretty floral design, and she clutched onto a black bag.
Lorraine Kelly has spoken out after being put on the spot about becoming the new Countdown host following Anne Robinson's departure from the show.
Popular presenter Kate Garraway shared with followers why she was absent from Friday’s Good Morning Britain citing “urgent” issue at home. The journalist was not in her usual spot on Friday’s show and was replaced by Charlotte Hawkins, who hosted the ITV daytime show with Ben Shephard. Kate, 54, took to her Instagram to share her reason for not appearing on the breakfast show to her 1.1 million followers.