Mike Rowe Joins Fox Business Primetime in New Documentary-Focused Schedule

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe TV industry has for decades relied on a single yardstick: Nielsen ratings.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News said it has helped to evacuate four Afghan freelancers and their associates — 24 people in all — as part of a larger move by media organizations to secure an exit from the country for nationals who have helped their on the ground efforts in the region.In a memo to staffers on Sunday, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said the company, part of Fox Corp., had “evacuated three Afghan nationals who formerly served as freelance associates, as well as an Afghan

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBehind the scenes, the TV news biz is reeling as top talent exit rarefied posts for new ventures, worn out after an intense year covering the Trump administration and the rise of the coronavirus.Four of TV’s top news programs — ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “CBS Evening News,” “NBC Nightly News” and the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today” morning franchise — are on the hunt for executive producers.

Mike Muriano, a 20-year veteran of the NFL Network, has joined Amazon as Executive Producer, Live Sports at Prime Video as the streaming powerhouse continues to ramp up its sports efforts.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJennifer Eckhart is launching a second act after leaving Fox Business last year: The former TV producer and journalist is hosting “Reinvented,” a weekly podcast series in which she interviews people who have overcome serious obstacles on their path to success.“Reinvented With Jen Eckhart” is set to debut Aug. 23, with Grammy-winning artist Sean Paul as her first guest.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJose Andino, a senior executive at CBS News, has joined ABC News as its vice president of process management, one of the first major hires by Kim Godwin, the Walt Disney unit’s new president.Godwin announced the hire at her Friday-morning editorial meeting, according to two people familiar with the matter.Andino worked in human resources at CBS News, but is expected to have eyes on broader areas at ABC, and is likely to serve as a key lieutenant for the news

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Mike Richards has been tapped to become the show’s new host.What is: The fans are outraged.Hot takes from hotheaded “Jeopardy!” watchers are sizzling on social media in response to claims that Richards, 46, is in “advanced negotiations” to become the trivia series’ permanent master of ceremonies. “If Mike Richards is going to be the new host of Jeopardy!, I’m done,” one fuming fan wrote on Twitter.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorViacomCBS said second quarter profit rose as advertisers spent more robustly on its media assets and the company saw new revenue from a host of streaming initiatives.The New York owner of the CBS broadcast network, Showtime, Nickelodeon and the Paramount movie studio, said revenue  rose 8% to $6.6 billion, fueled by gains in ad sales, fees from affiliates and streaming activity.

Fox Business Network announced a major overhaul to its primetime lineup on Wednesday. “FBN Prime” will launch Sept.

Stuart Varney, Cheryl Casone, John Rich and Kacie McDonnell will host new weekly shows for Fox Business Network’s new original primetime slate under the banner FBN Prime.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN cut back on coverage of one of the biggest news stories of the day during its primetime schedule due to a very unorthodox situation: The anchor not telling the story is the brother of the public official at the center of it.The WarnerMedia-backed outlet kept anchor Chris Cuomo on the air Tuesday night even as it worked to cover a state investigation that found Cuomo’s older brother, New York Gov.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDiscovery said second-quarter profit increased as advertising rebounded from a pullback last year during the coronavirus pandemic and as the company attracted new customers — 18 million to date — to its new streaming operations.Net income came to $672 million, or $1.01 per share, compared with $271 million, or 40 cents a share.The New York owner of the HGTV, Food Network and Discovery Channel cable outlets said overall revenue in the second quarter rose 21% to

An employee of the Fox Business Network has sued the network, claiming host Larry Kudlow made racist and sexist remarks and accusing senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano of sexual harassment, in a complaint filed in New York.The lawsuit from plaintiff John Fawcett was filed by Ty Clevenger, who is also representing the former Fox News anchor Ed Henry in a defamation lawsuit filed last month against the network and its CEO Suzanne Scott.The complaint states that Fawcett first started working

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBob Costas isn’t hosting the Olympics any longer, but he’s still having conversations about bigger issues in sports. Not too long ago, with the Summer Olympics in full swing, he might have held forth on NBC.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne of Fox News’ staunchest sponsors, MyPillow, has asked for its all of commercials to taken off the news channel after Fox balked at the claims that the company hoped to make in a potential new ad campaign.In a statement late Thursday, Fox News confirmed a report by The Wall Street Journal that Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, had asked for his company’s ads to be taken out of their schedule after the network decided not to run a proposed ad promoting baseless

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTV ratings have fallen, top athletes have dropped out and live crowds aren’t around to cheer, but executives at Comcast still believe in the power of broadcasting the Olympics.“We’ve had some bad luck,” acknowledged Jeff Shell, chief executive of Comcast’s NBCUniversal, which has the rights to telecast the sports extravaganza, during a call with investors on Thursday.