WGN’s Trump Interview Draws Only 116,000 Viewers

Also Read: ABC News Frustrated That NBC Scheduled Trump Town Hall for Same Time as Biden EventBernstein, who is also an alum of the Washington Post where he, along with Bob Woodward, spearheaded the paper’s reporting on the 1972 Watergate scandal, stressed that “since JFK v.

news personalities and stars of its own broadcast-network shows, as well as other Hollywood heavyweights.Also Read: CNN's Don Lemon Bashes NBC's Trump Town Hall as 'Outright Embarrassing Ratings Ploy'ABC News was surprised by its competitor’s Wednesday announcement, an insider told TheWrap.NBC News defended its decision on the timing Wednesday, too, with an executive telling TheWrap the network is following the same exact plan — including the format, duration and time slot — it did for Biden one

Also Read: ABC News Frustrated That NBC Scheduled Trump Town Hall for Same Time as Biden EventAn ABC News insider spoke to TheWrap on Wednesday, echoing the idea that the move by NBC was done with ratings in mind.The news networks’ original plan for Thursday was to air the second presidential debate, but Trump backed out once the bipartisan commission in charge made it virtual following his COVID-19 diagnosis.

Ted Johnson NBC News is taking heat for its decision to schedule a town hall on Thursday evening with President Donald Trump that will compete head-to-head with ABC News’ event with Joe Biden.The backlash comes after Trump refused to participate in a virtual town hall debate with Biden, long scheduled for Oct. 15, forcing the Commission on Presidential Debates to cancel the event.

Jordan Moreau More than 100 Hollywood actors, directors, producers and showrunners have sent a petition to NBCUniversal and Comcast executives protesting the timing of President Donald Trump’s town hall on Thursday night, which airs at the same time as Joe Biden’s event.The lengthy list of signees includes Ava DuVernay, J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Aaron Sorkin and many more who have worked with NBCUniversal at some point.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus‘ name didn’t appear on the list but she tweeted the tag #NBCBlackout.Read the letter below:To Brian Roberts, Jeff Shell and Cesar Conde:We are a group of writers, actors, directors and producers. Many of us have been lucky enough to work for NBCUniversal at some point in our careers.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMore than 100 writers, actors, directors and producers are speaking out against NBC’s plan to air a town hall with President Donald Trump tonight at 8 PM directly opposite the Joe Biden town hall on ABC.In an open letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCU News Group chairman Cesar Conde, the Hollywood heavyweights are asking for the Trump town hall to be shifted from the time slot.

Ellise Shafer editorDuring Wednesday night’s episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC, Maddow interviewed democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris – and criticized her parent company’s decision to hold a town hall for President Donald Trump on Thursday.After discussing Trump’s response to COVID-19, Maddow posed the following question to Harris: “Are you as mad as everybody else is that NBC is doing a town hall with President Trump tomorrow instead of the debate, at the

Facebook post. “Is this what the new leadership at NBC thinks is the right thing to do? To be complicit in Trump’s tantrum? A shameless grab for ratings! I wouldn’t be shocked if this were Fox News.

Ted Johnson When a senior adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign thanked Ice Cube for working with the White House on a plan for Black America, it immediately triggered questions of who he was supporting in 2020.Ice Cube explained shortly afterward on Twitter that he was contacted by both parties about his Contract with Black America, which includes an array of policy proposals, including judicial reform, lending reform and FCC licensing.“Both parties contacted me,” he wrote.

Shame on @NBC. Y’all sign my checks as of late but I’m disgusted by my home network giving Trump a platform for fear mongering, bigotry & disinformation,” the actress said on Twitter.

announced Wednesday that it will host a town hall event with Trump on Thursday, setting up a showdown with Democratic rival Joe Biden, who will participate in his own event on ABC that same night. Both will begin at 8 p.m.

Donald Trump before voters in a town hall event on Thursday after the president submitted to an independent coronavirus test with the results reviewed by Dr. Anthony Fauci.The announcement Wednesday sets up dueling town halls with Democratic opponent Joe Biden on a night the two candidates were supposed to meet for their second debate.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News will move forward with an 8 p.m.

When Jeremy Strong jumped on a zoom call two months ago it was primarily an interview centered on his Best Actor in a Drama Series Emmy nod for “Succession.” A nomination that turned into his first Emmy win a little over a month alter. But he also got a gleam in his eye when asked about his role in Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” READ MORE: Aaron Sorkin’s “Trial of the Chicago 7” provokes outrage but often feels manufactured [Review] “I’ve been very lucky.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the latest public figure to pile on President Trump for a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Major League Baseball’s expanded wild-card round, drawing far more viewers for 16 games but an average down vastly from the single-knockout contests in previous years.The most-watched game was the New York Yankees’ opening 12-3 win over Cleveland on Sept. 29, which averaged 2,642,000 despite taking place partly opposite a presidential debate.Last year’s ESPN game, Tampa Bay’s 5-1 win over Oakland starting just after 8 p.m.

Michael Keaton suggested that Democratic nominee Joe Biden should not participate in any more presidential debates after he “won” the first one on Tuesday against President Trump.