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Ratings Roundup: Meet the Press Bests Rivals with Donald Trump Interview, NBC Nightly News Sees Ratings Uptick

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Ratings Roundup: Meet the Press Bests Rivals with Donald Trump Interview, NBC Nightly News Sees Ratings Uptick

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Meet the Press featured the first network sit-down with Donald Trump since winning the 2024 election against Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. It also marked the first time a network news anchor interviewed Trump since September 2023, as he never appeared for a sit-down conversation during the run-up to Election Day.

The interview — conducted by Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker — was a ratings winner for the NBC News program. The show, which has finished behind both Face the Nation on CBS and This Week with George Stephanopoulos on ABC in recent months, topped the Sunday political affairs program ratings last week. Nearly 3 million total viewers tuned in to hear the comments from Trump. Additionally, the discussion has earned more than 4.5 million views on YouTube.

For the week, Face the Nation — hosted by Margaret Brennan — saw 2.7 million viewers, while the Stephanopoulos-led show earned 2.4 million total viewers.

In the coveted Adults 25-54 demographic, Meet the Press led with 569,000 compared to 438,000 for the CBS News show and 430,000 for ABC News.

FOX News Sunday, which is helmed by Shannon Bream, earned just over 1 million total viewers and 227,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo.

Nightly Network News Ratings Race Tightens

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir has been the highest-rated nightly network news program for several years. But, at times, the gap between it and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt has contracted. The week of December 2nd was one of those times, as the Holt-led show earned an additional 116,000 total viewers for the week.

Muir’s program led the way with 7.9 million total viewers, while NBC Nightly News saw 6.3 million viewers. Meanwhile, as Norah O’Donnell enters her final weeks hosting the CBS Evening News, that show featured 4.7 million viewers for the week, on average. That represented a nearly 300,000 viewer increase for the program that will soon be hosted by Brennan, John Dickerson, and Maurice DuBois.

Despite the gains in the overall ratings for NBC News, ABC News actually widened the gap slightly in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the week. The network saw 1.1 million viewers from the demo, while NBC News featured 929,000, down slightly from the previous week.

CBS News saw its key demo audience at 696,000 viewers.

Patriot Awards Top 1 Million

The FOX Nation streaming platform held its annual Patriot Awards on Thursday, December 5th. A re-broadcast of the program was shown on Fox News on Sunday, December 8th in the 10 PM-Midnight ET window.

During the rebroadcast, hosted by network mainstay Sean Hannity after FOX & Friends Weekend host Pete Hegseth departed the network to join the second Trump Administration as the Defense Secretary nominee, more than 1 million viewers tuned into the event.

President-elect Donald Trump was named Patriot of the Year by the conservative cable network. Additionally, longtime Hollywood actor Kirk Cameron was presented with the Culture Warrior Award.

Meanwhile, Fox News personalities like Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Duffy, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Harris Faulkner, Bill Hemmer, Abby Hornacek, Lydia Hu, Laura Ingraham, Johnny Joey Jones, Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade, Martha MacCallum, Dana Perino, Judge Jeanine Pirro, and Jesse Watters made appearances at the event.

Viewership totals for the live broadcast on the FOX Nation platform were not made available.

Lotus Seattle Names Andre Riley General Manager

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Lotus Seattle Names Andre Riley General Manager

Lotus Communications has announced the appointment of Andre Riley as the General Manager for its trio of stations in Seattle, which includes Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM.”

Riley is returning to radio, where he began his career in sales with Bonneville, Fisher Communications, and Entercom. He served as General Sales Manager for Fisher from 2000 to 2003 and Entercom from 2003 to 2008.

A former wide receiver at the University of Washington, Riley later returned to the university, taking on the role of VP/GM to manage corporate partnerships for the athletic department. He also held a similar position at USC Sports Properties from 2016 to 2018. Since 2018, Riley has been active in the Seattle real estate market.

He takes over from Kane Biscaya, who has managed the Seattle cluster alongside 670 KIRN Simi Valley/Los Angeles since April 2023.

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Shams Charania: ‘I 1000% Stand By My Reporting’ on Jimmy Butler Situation

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Shams Charania: ‘I 1000% Stand By My Reporting’ on Jimmy Butler Situation

Shams Charania, who is in his first season as senior NBA insider for ESPN, reported over the last several days that the Miami Heat have started to listen to trade offers for guard Jimmy Butler. Within his reporting, Charania indicated that the three teams Butler would be open to joining would be the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. On Wednesday of this week, Charania added that the Phoenix Suns were also part of the list of approved teams, citing Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, as indicating such information in league circles.

Lee ostensibly took exception to Charania including his name within his social media post and opted to express his opinion on X. Within his thread of posts, Lee stated that he had initially given Charania a pass because he was busy and not worth his time to acknowledge. From there, he stated that he is not sure what he will do but assured Charania that “it would indicate severe dislike.”

Lee classified Charania’s reporting as being fabricated and claimed that it would do nothing or the position he represents to do anything that has been divulged as having taken place. To close, he informed Charania to take responsibility and convey that he has ChatGPT write his tweets. These accusations went viral on social media, leading Charania to issue a response to Lee on Thursday morning’s edition of First Take on ESPN.

“I 1000% stand by my reporting,” Charania said. “It’s fully vetted, and as a professional, that’s what I do, that’s what I get paid to do, that’s what I’m going to do. Report truthfully and accurately, that’s what this is, period.”

Charania has broken several stories throughout his first few months with ESPN while also contributing across the scope of its NBA coverage. Upon being asked by First Take featured commentator Stephen A. Smith to explain what he reported, he elucidated that Butler seems to prefer “a win-now destination” and reiterated the four teams to which he is open to being moved. From there, he reiterated that what he is reporting are the facts of the situation and that he stands by his work.

“Yesterday, I added that there was another team also in that list: the Phoenix Suns,” Charania said, “and that was the reporting, and so I 1000% stand by it. It is 1000% facts.”

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Z100 New York’s Jingle Ball Announces Celebrity Presenters

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Z100 New York’s Jingle Ball Announces Celebrity Presenters

iHeartMedia has unveiled a lineup of celebrity presenters and attendees for the upcoming Z100’s Jingle Ball 2024, scheduled for tomorrow night (12/13) at Madison Square Garden.

The evening’s celebrity presenters will feature a diverse lineup, showcasing both well-known figures and emerging stars. Drew Barrymore, Martha Stewart, and Jonathan Van Ness are among those slated to appear.

Other personalities, including Antoni Porowski, Anya Packer, and Tan France, will join them. Notable attendees include Ashley Cooke, Bethenny Frankel, Harry Daniels, and numerous other prominent individuals from various entertainment fields.

The upcoming concert will showcase performances from prominent artists, including Katy Perry, Tate McRae, and twenty one pilots. Other notable performers set to take the stage include Teddy Swims, Meghan Trainor, and The Kid LAROI.

Additionally, Madison Beer, Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, and NCT Dream are confirmed to participate.

In addition to being a live event, ABC will broadcast the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024” Christmas special on December 18 at 8 p.m. (ET) and streaming the next day on Hulu.

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Colin Cowherd: I Wanted to Hire Danny Parkins at ‘The Volume’

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Colin Cowherd: I Wanted to Hire Danny Parkins at ‘The Volume’

Danny Parkins is in the midst of his first few months as a co-host of Breakfast Ball in FS1, joining the network after working in afternoon drive on 670 The Score over the last several years. Although he is currently colleagues with Colin Cowherd at the network, who simulcasts his FOX Sports Radio show on the network in the afternoons, there was a time when Cowherd tried to hire Parkins to work at The Volume. Cowherd founded The Volume in 2021 and hired several sports media personalities to create content for the outlet, and he wanted Parkins to be part of the group.

Cowherd obtained Parkins’ phone number and could discern his passion for radio, leading him to call and introduce himself. Once Parkins learned that it was Cowherd on the other end, he simply stopped talking, a period of silence being disseminated. After some time passed, which Parkins shared on social media is longer than he believes Cowherd depicted while telling the story on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, he learned that Cowherd wanted to hire him at The Volume but did not think he would be able to afford him.

“I just said, “I just think you’re great, I think you’re way better than I was at this age. You’re great, and I want to hire you,’” Cowherd recalled. “I could not afford it – the radio station outbid me – and then FS1 came back a year later. Eric Shanks said, ‘Who do you think we should hire as a new guy?,’ and I said, ‘There’s a kid in Chicago – I tried to hire him, I couldn’t afford him. When I went to Chicago, I made a point of listening to his show. I think he’s really talented.’”

Parkins moved to FS1 after spending time hosting radio programming in Kansas City and Chicago for Audacy. The new morning show, Breakfast Ball, is filmed in New York City and features analysts Craig Carton and Mark Schlereth. As a whole, the program is part of the new FS1 show lineup, which includes The Facility in middays and a revamped edition of Speak occupying the afternoons. Additionally, First Things First with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes continues to broadcast in its new two-hour alignment.

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Educational Media Foundation Aquires Radio Nueva Vida

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Educational Media Foundation Aquires Radio Nueva Vida

Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is set to enhance its network portfolio by adding a third Christian network. The organization has agreed to acquire the Association for Community Education, which operates the Spanish Christian network “Radio Nueva Vida” along with its associated stations and translators.

The agreement involves EMF taking on the role of the sole member of the Association for Community Education, pending approval from the FCC, and no financial compensation will be exchanged.

EMF Interim CEO Tom Stultz said, “For more than 42 years, EMF has been a pioneer in using media to share the Gospel. This alignment with Phil and Mary Guthrie and the RNV Team will enable us to innovate and reach new audiences, ensuring our mission continues to thrive in a whole new way.”

Radio Nueva Vida President Phil Guthrie commented, “Since 2010, Educational Media Foundation has partnered with Radio Nueva Vida to serve the rapidly growing Spanish-speaking population. I am thrilled we are solidifying our Kingdom partnership; there is so much work to do, and I know with God’s help, together we’ll be better!”

Radio Nueva Vida, based at 90.3 KMRO in Camarillo, CA, broadcasts across several EMF-owned facilities, including translators in major cities like Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Portland.

As part of this transition, all employees of Radio Nueva Vida will continue their roles as the Association for Community Education becomes a subsidiary of EMF.

EMF has identified enhancing service for the Hispanic audience as a primary objective. Earlier this year, the organization introduced “Música de Adoración!” as a digital sub-brand of “Air 1,” which has reportedly accumulated 300,000 hours of listening.

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SiriusXM To Carry All College Football Playoff Games Live

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SiriusXM To Carry All College Football Playoff Games Live

SiriusXM said it will carry live play-by-play of every college Division 1 college Football Bowl Subdivision bowl game this season, including all of the games in the new 12-team College Football Playoff.

The satellite broadcaster will also have the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship games and other postseason All-Star games.

Special pre- and post-game programming will air around the College Football Playoffs quarterfinals, semifinals and national championship games. SiriusXM hosts broadcasting from game locations will include former coaches and players Rick Neuheisel, Jacob Hester, EJ Manuel, Roddy Jones and Ben Hartsock along with college sports experts Nicole Auerbach and Chris Childers.

Twenty-five of the bowl game broadcasts – including the College Football Playoff games  – are produced and provided by ESPN Radio or an affiliate. SiriusXM will carry the official radio broadcasts for many of the schools playing in Division I FBS bowl games through its agreements with Learfield, Legends, Playfly, Van Wagner or individual universities.

SiriusXM will carry Westwood One’s broadcast of the FCS Football Championship on January 6. 

The All-Star games carried by SiriusXM include the East-West Shrine Bowl, the Reese’s Senior Bowl, the HBCU Legacy Bowlm and the All-American Bowl.

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Newsmax Tabs Marc Lotter as New ‘Wake Up America’ Co-Host

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Newsmax Tabs Marc Lotter as New ‘Wake Up America’ Co-Host

Newsmax has announced the addition of Marc Lotter to its Wake Up America show opposite established co-host Sharla McBride.

Lotter steps into the role vacated by Rob Finnerty’s move to primetime in the cable network’s lineup.

“It is an honor to be joining Sharla McBride and the team at Wake Up America,” said Marc Lotter. “I am extremely grateful to Chris Ruddy and the team for putting their faith in me. I am truly excited by this opportunity to inform our viewers and get them ready to take on the day.” 

Marc Lotter joins Newsmax after previously serving as the Chief Communications Officer for the America First Policy Institute. He also served as the Director of Strategic Communications for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign. He was also a Special Assistant to the President and Press Secretary for Vice President Mike Pence during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition team.

“Marc has had a remarkable career in media and communications,” Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy said. “Throughout this time, he has shown an ability to connect strongly with viewers and we’re glad to have him as part of our team. “

Lotter will begin his duties as the show’s co-host on Monday, December 16th.

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Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk Score Top 10 Finishes in Triton Digital November Podcast Rankings

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Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk Score Top 10 Finishes in Triton Digital November Podcast Rankings

Triton Digital has released its November podcast rankings and news shows hosted by Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk saw big finishes during the month.

NPR News Now and Up First from NPR remained the top two shows of the month. The rest of the top five shows were also unchanged as The Dan Bongino Show finished the month in the third position.

The Charlie Kirk Show was the biggest mover inside the top 10, as it rose two places from the previous month to finish sixth.

The strong month for NPR was showcased by placing another program in the top finishing shows of the month as Fresh Air (9th) and The NPR Politics Podcast (11th) each saw one place upticks. Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! (15th), Indicator from Planet Money (19th) and Consider This from NPR (20th) also saw strong finishes.

Elsewhere in the news/talk space, The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show has continued its rise through the Triton Digital rankings. In November, the show was up two spots to 14th. Armstrong & Getty On Demand earned the 27th place in the rankings.

The Cumulus Podcast Network also had a pair of top shows. The Shawn Ryan Show was 13th overall, while The Mark Levin Podcast earned 23rd.

In the Top Sales Networks By Weekly Average Downloads, iHeart Audience Network was first, followed by NPR, Wondery, Audioboom, Audacy, and Cumulus.

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Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Linear, Streaming into Separate Divisions

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Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Linear, Streaming into Separate Divisions

Warner Bros. Discovery said it was restructuring the company by creating two separate divisions, one for its legacy linear networks, the other for its streaming and studio businesses.

The move echoes the announcement last month that Comcast NBCUniversal would be spinning off most of its cable networks into a new publicly traded company. The WBD restructuring could pave the way for an eventual sale or spinoff of its linear assets.

Warner Bros. Discovery stock was up 15% to $12.49 in morning trading Thursday.

The company said it expects the new structure to be in place by mid-2025. It did not announce who would be running the new divisions.

Warner Bros. Discovery had been troubled by a high debt load, losses in streaming and declining revenue and profits at its linear networks.

In the third quarter, the company’s direct-to-consumer business, which includes Max and HBO, was in the black, reporting adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $289 million,

But earnings at the networks segment was down 12% to $2.1 billion.

WBD said that the new global linear networks division will focus on maximizing profitability and free cash flow, enabling the company to pay down debt. The global streaming and studios division will focus on growth on returns on increasing invested capital.

“We continue to prioritize ensuring our Global Linear Networks business is well positioned to continue to drive free cash flow, while our Streaming & Studios business focuses on driving growth by telling the world’s most compelling stories,” said CEO David Zaslav. “Our new corporate structure better aligns our organization and enhances our flexibility with potential future strategic opportunities across an evolving media landscape, help us build on our momentum and create opportunities as we evaluate all avenues to deliver significant shareholder value.”

In addition, the company said it expects to continue to evolve its board to execute its strategy and drive future shareholder value creation.

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