Tag Archives: morning show

Do You Watch “The Early Show?”

Now that CBS execs are fairly certain Katie Couric is staying anchored at the evening news desk they have decided to place their energy into bolstering their other last place news show—“The Early Show.” Have you heard of it? Seriously, if you look at the ratings you have to wonder if people even know it is on the air. CBS News execs are now hoping to change that. Just a few days ago they made a public announcement saying they are looking to make the perennially last-place morning program more competitive by revamping its format and abandoning the way it … Continue reading →

Watch Out Regis and Kelly–Fox Says It’s Going To Do Mornings

Is watching the “Today” show part of your morning routine? How about “Good Morning America?” Or, the “The Early Show” on CBS? Fox network hopes if it is that you will consider switching the channel at 9 a.m. The network has just announced that come January it will be launching an hour-long morning news program of its own. The program that will start as ABC’s and CBS’s morning shows end will cover “more entertainment-driven stories unless there is a major new story,” says Fox executives. Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy who currently serve as daytime anchors on Fox News Channel … Continue reading →

Charlie Gibson’s Good Bye Party

Joan Lunden will be there, old favorite David Hartman, Diane Sawyer (of course) and some “surprise guests.” The gang is coming together tomorrow to wish Charlie Gibson well as he departs from the anchor desk at ABC’s “Good Morning America.” But don’t expect Wednesday’s farewell block party to be anything like the pull-out-all-the-stops-and-don’t-forget-the-Kleenex extravaganza that NBC threw Katie Couric when she departed from the Today show in May. Why? Well, first of all, Gibson is not really going anywhere. He is merely changing time slots from mornings to evenings. A few months ago Gibson was named primary anchor for ABC’s … Continue reading →