“WWE Evil,” the first WWE original series for Peacock, will premiere March 24, the streaming service announced Thursday.
Created and hosted by WWE wrestler and actor John Cena, the eight-part docuseries examines the stories of notable “heels,” or villains, in the WWE’s history. Each episode dives into the career of a different heel, including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks and Roman Reigns.
The trailer previews all of the episodes of the series, showcasing both archival footage of notable events in the various performers’ WWE history, as well as interviews that dive into the psychology behind the people playing the heels.
“I’m not playing the character, I am the character,” Roman Reigns says during a talking head interview included in the trailer.
Cena executive produces “WWE Evil” with Micah Brown, who directs and showruns. Additional executive producers include Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn for WWE Studios and Julie Pizzi,...
Created and hosted by WWE wrestler and actor John Cena, the eight-part docuseries examines the stories of notable “heels,” or villains, in the WWE’s history. Each episode dives into the career of a different heel, including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks and Roman Reigns.
The trailer previews all of the episodes of the series, showcasing both archival footage of notable events in the various performers’ WWE history, as well as interviews that dive into the psychology behind the people playing the heels.
“I’m not playing the character, I am the character,” Roman Reigns says during a talking head interview included in the trailer.
Cena executive produces “WWE Evil” with Micah Brown, who directs and showruns. Additional executive producers include Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn for WWE Studios and Julie Pizzi,...
- 3/10/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Outgoing Disney executive chairman Bob Iger and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. are set to receive top honors from Pen America in person this fall at NYC’s American Museum of Natural History, perhaps.
Hoping for the coronavirus pandemic to continue to dampen domestically, Pen America planning to go non-virtual with its annual Literary Gala on October 5 in the Upper West Side locale’s Hall of Ocean Life.
The tableclothed fetting will come just weeks before Iger formally concludes his almost 15-years leading the House of Mouse to its dominate position in Hollywood. Currently chairman of Disney’s board of directors and having given up the CEO gig in early 2020, Iger’s designation as the bluntly named Corporate Honoree is based on “his career enlightening and entertaining billions at the helm of The Walt Disney Company, providing visionary leadership for one of the world’s most iconic companies,” says Pen America.
Hoping for the coronavirus pandemic to continue to dampen domestically, Pen America planning to go non-virtual with its annual Literary Gala on October 5 in the Upper West Side locale’s Hall of Ocean Life.
The tableclothed fetting will come just weeks before Iger formally concludes his almost 15-years leading the House of Mouse to its dominate position in Hollywood. Currently chairman of Disney’s board of directors and having given up the CEO gig in early 2020, Iger’s designation as the bluntly named Corporate Honoree is based on “his career enlightening and entertaining billions at the helm of The Walt Disney Company, providing visionary leadership for one of the world’s most iconic companies,” says Pen America.
- 5/10/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Simpsons” is taking aim at Donald Trump’s presidency for the show’s 31st installment of its series of Halloween episodes.
Variety revealed the long-running cartoon’s latest political bit, from the upcoming episode “Treehouse of Horror Xxxi,” on Tuesday. The new scene shows Homer at a polling location, confident in all of his voting decisions sans the presidential vote. A mask-clad Lisa then barges into Homer’s voting booth to ask him if he has forgotten all of the happenings over the last four years. A list of many of the president’s controversial actions and remarks, ranging from calling Mexicans rapists to referring to Apple CEO Tim Cook as Tim Apple, flashes over the screen.
“The Simpsons” has long done bits about American politics — the show generated headlines when fans realized that it joked about a Trump presidency in an episode from 2000 — and has offered plenty of...
Variety revealed the long-running cartoon’s latest political bit, from the upcoming episode “Treehouse of Horror Xxxi,” on Tuesday. The new scene shows Homer at a polling location, confident in all of his voting decisions sans the presidential vote. A mask-clad Lisa then barges into Homer’s voting booth to ask him if he has forgotten all of the happenings over the last four years. A list of many of the president’s controversial actions and remarks, ranging from calling Mexicans rapists to referring to Apple CEO Tim Cook as Tim Apple, flashes over the screen.
“The Simpsons” has long done bits about American politics — the show generated headlines when fans realized that it joked about a Trump presidency in an episode from 2000 — and has offered plenty of...
- 10/14/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
There’s nothing scarier than the 2020 election, which makes it the perfect opener for this year’s edition of “The Simpsons” Halloween-themed “Treehouse of Horror.”
Variety has an exclusive first look at the 31st installment, which opens on Election Day 2020. Marge calls Homer to remind him to vote, and he gets to the polling station just in time — where he seems decided in just about every position (including Amazon Alexa for Governor) except for the presidential race.
That’s when a flummoxed Lisa can’t believe that, after everything that has happened these past four years, her father is still undecided.
A helpful scroll then lists just a fraction of some of the things that Donald Trump has done that makes him unfit for president.
Here is that list:
Made it okay to shoot hibernating bears
Put children in cages
Called Mexicans rapists
Imitated disabled reporter
Looks lousy in a...
Variety has an exclusive first look at the 31st installment, which opens on Election Day 2020. Marge calls Homer to remind him to vote, and he gets to the polling station just in time — where he seems decided in just about every position (including Amazon Alexa for Governor) except for the presidential race.
That’s when a flummoxed Lisa can’t believe that, after everything that has happened these past four years, her father is still undecided.
A helpful scroll then lists just a fraction of some of the things that Donald Trump has done that makes him unfit for president.
Here is that list:
Made it okay to shoot hibernating bears
Put children in cages
Called Mexicans rapists
Imitated disabled reporter
Looks lousy in a...
- 10/12/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Eight months after a jury found political hatchet man Roger Stone guilty on seven counts including witness tampering and lying to Congress, President Trump rescued his former adviser and consigliere of sorts. According to multiple news outlets on Friday evening, Trump granted Stone clemency just days before Stone would begin a 40-month prison sentence.
It’s only the latest decision in which Trump has used the official powers of the presidency to reward his friends and allies while punishing his critics and investigators. Supporters such as Stone, former sheriff Joe Arpaio,...
It’s only the latest decision in which Trump has used the official powers of the presidency to reward his friends and allies while punishing his critics and investigators. Supporters such as Stone, former sheriff Joe Arpaio,...
- 7/10/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for testy remarks to NPR host and reporter Mary Louise Kelly, telling him, “I think you did a good job on her, actually.”
At a White House ceremony with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump noted the presence of Pompeo and said, “That was very impressive. That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you yesterday. I think you did a good job on her, actually.”
Most reporters took Trump’s comment as having to do with NPR host Mary Louise Kelly’s interview with Pompeo on Friday, not Monday. Pompeo abruptly ended that interview as Kelly pressed him on when he specifically defended Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was recalled from her post last spring.
After the interview ended, Kelly said, he glared at her for a moment and left the room. One...
At a White House ceremony with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump noted the presence of Pompeo and said, “That was very impressive. That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you yesterday. I think you did a good job on her, actually.”
Most reporters took Trump’s comment as having to do with NPR host Mary Louise Kelly’s interview with Pompeo on Friday, not Monday. Pompeo abruptly ended that interview as Kelly pressed him on when he specifically defended Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was recalled from her post last spring.
After the interview ended, Kelly said, he glared at her for a moment and left the room. One...
- 1/28/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
An NPR reporter who had been scheduled to travel on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to Europe and Central Asia this week was removed from the press pool, an action that a journalists’ group claims is retaliation against the network over NPR hosts Mary Louise Kelly’s recent interview with Pompeo.
Shaun Tandon, president of the State Department Correspondents Association, said in a statement that reporter Michele Kelemen was in rotation as the radio pool reporter but was removed. He noted that it “comes days after Secretary Pompeo harshly criticized the work of an NPR host. We can only conclude that the State Department is retaliating against National Public Radio as a result of this exchange.”
He added, “The State Department press corps has a long tradition of accompanying secretaries of state on their travels and we find it unacceptable to punish an individual member of our association.
Shaun Tandon, president of the State Department Correspondents Association, said in a statement that reporter Michele Kelemen was in rotation as the radio pool reporter but was removed. He noted that it “comes days after Secretary Pompeo harshly criticized the work of an NPR host. We can only conclude that the State Department is retaliating against National Public Radio as a result of this exchange.”
He added, “The State Department press corps has a long tradition of accompanying secretaries of state on their travels and we find it unacceptable to punish an individual member of our association.
- 1/28/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump told then-National Security Advisor John Bolton, in August 2019, that the hold his administration placed on the military aid to Ukraine should continue until Ukraine officials announced investigations into Trump’s political opponents, including former vice president Joe Biden and his son. This contradicts Trump’s public statements that he withheld the aid because he was concerned about corruption in Ukraine.
Bolton’s claim comes from a draft manuscript of his unpublished book, which was obtained by the New York Times. Bolton sent drafts, which included more than dozens of pages,...
Bolton’s claim comes from a draft manuscript of his unpublished book, which was obtained by the New York Times. Bolton sent drafts, which included more than dozens of pages,...
- 1/27/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
After a conservative radio host questioned the mere existence of NPR, President Trump confirmed that notion, writing, “A very good question!”
Mark Levin, a bomb-throwing Trump sycophant, who is both a conservative radio and Fox News host, tweeted out an anti-npr statement in the aftermath of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ornery interview with an NPR national security reporter on Friday. The president took Levin’s tweet as an opportunity to champion a cause that he’s pushed for in the past, the defunding of NPR.
A very good question!
Mark Levin, a bomb-throwing Trump sycophant, who is both a conservative radio and Fox News host, tweeted out an anti-npr statement in the aftermath of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ornery interview with an NPR national security reporter on Friday. The president took Levin’s tweet as an opportunity to champion a cause that he’s pushed for in the past, the defunding of NPR.
A very good question!
- 1/26/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly of violating “basic rules of journalism and decency” regarding a contentious interview and its aftermath.
On Friday, Pompeo abruptly ended his interview with Kelly after she pressed him on why he had not specifically defended former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was recalled from her post last spring. “I’ve defended every single person on this team,” Pompeo said.
In a statement issued via the State Department on Saturday, Pompeo said, “NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly lied to me, twice. First, last month, in setting up our interview and, then again yesterday, in agreeing to have our post-interview conversation off the record. It is shameful that this reporter chose to violate the basic rules of journalism and decency.”
After the interview ended, Kelly said that she thanked Pompeo, and he glared at her before leaving the room.
On Friday, Pompeo abruptly ended his interview with Kelly after she pressed him on why he had not specifically defended former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was recalled from her post last spring. “I’ve defended every single person on this team,” Pompeo said.
In a statement issued via the State Department on Saturday, Pompeo said, “NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly lied to me, twice. First, last month, in setting up our interview and, then again yesterday, in agreeing to have our post-interview conversation off the record. It is shameful that this reporter chose to violate the basic rules of journalism and decency.”
After the interview ended, Kelly said that she thanked Pompeo, and he glared at her before leaving the room.
- 1/25/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a testy interview, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dropped F-bombs at an interviewer and also questioned her knowledge about the region she was asking him about.
NPR National Security Reporter Mary Louise Kelly pressed Pompeo on Friday about whether he owed the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, an apology for the way she was mistreated by the Trump administration.
Pompeo was irritated right away, annoyed that the topic of Ukraine was brought up in the first place, saying, “You know, I agreed to come on your...
NPR National Security Reporter Mary Louise Kelly pressed Pompeo on Friday about whether he owed the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, an apology for the way she was mistreated by the Trump administration.
Pompeo was irritated right away, annoyed that the topic of Ukraine was brought up in the first place, saying, “You know, I agreed to come on your...
- 1/25/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
ABC News has reviewed a recording of what they say “appears” to be President Trump speaking about wanting former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch fired.
On the tape, the voice that appears to be Trump can be heard saying of Yovanovitch, “Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Ok? Do it.”
The report goes on to cite sources who say the recording was made by Igor Fruman during an intimate dinner in 2018 at the Trump International Hotel in Washington,...
On the tape, the voice that appears to be Trump can be heard saying of Yovanovitch, “Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Ok? Do it.”
The report goes on to cite sources who say the recording was made by Igor Fruman during an intimate dinner in 2018 at the Trump International Hotel in Washington,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert spent tonight looking into the notes of Lev Parnas, an associate of attorney Rudy Giuliani. House Democrats have released correspondence allegedly linking Parnas with Giuliani and other Trump associates who are accused of being involved in the dismissal of Us ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
Parnas, who was “the inspiration behind the beloved Soviet toy, Comrade Turnip Face,” said Colbert, noted that the House Intelligence committee released materials this week that they got from Parnas. The materials were described as “a trove of ridiculousy incriminating evidence.”
On the scale of Trump evidence, Colbert said, there’s “Very incriminating, ridiculously incriminating, and Rudy Giuliani on Merlot.”
Colbert couldn’t understand why Parnas bothered to write down his scheme on stationery from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Vienna. “You don’t write the crime down, dummy!” said Colbert. On the crime to-do list: “Put together package,...
Parnas, who was “the inspiration behind the beloved Soviet toy, Comrade Turnip Face,” said Colbert, noted that the House Intelligence committee released materials this week that they got from Parnas. The materials were described as “a trove of ridiculousy incriminating evidence.”
On the scale of Trump evidence, Colbert said, there’s “Very incriminating, ridiculously incriminating, and Rudy Giuliani on Merlot.”
Colbert couldn’t understand why Parnas bothered to write down his scheme on stationery from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Vienna. “You don’t write the crime down, dummy!” said Colbert. On the crime to-do list: “Put together package,...
- 1/16/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 3:00 Pm Pt: Impeachment took on a solemn, ceremonial tone as the seven House impeachment managers walked to the Senate side of the Capitol to deliver the articles of impeachment.
Save for the clatter of cameras, the corridors of the Capitol were silent as House Clerk Cheryl Johnson and House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving led Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and the five other managers to the Senate chamber. The procession had an 18th century formality to it, arcane in that it has happened so few times in American history.
A number of reporters recalled being present for a similar ceremony 21 years ago, when it was Republicans delivering articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
“So sad, so tragic for our country,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said moments earlier, before she sat at a desk labeled with the hashtag #defendourdemocracy and signed the articles...
Save for the clatter of cameras, the corridors of the Capitol were silent as House Clerk Cheryl Johnson and House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving led Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-ny) and the five other managers to the Senate chamber. The procession had an 18th century formality to it, arcane in that it has happened so few times in American history.
A number of reporters recalled being present for a similar ceremony 21 years ago, when it was Republicans delivering articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
“So sad, so tragic for our country,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said moments earlier, before she sat at a desk labeled with the hashtag #defendourdemocracy and signed the articles...
- 1/15/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Lev Parnas, an indicted crony of personal Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, has given House impeachment investigators a new cache of documents, including a handwritten note from the Ritz-Carlton in Vienna, Austria, that appears to document the plot to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
Parnas, a naturalized American citizen born in the former Soviet Union, ran an enterprise called Fraud Guarantee and “assisted Mr. Giuliani in connection with his representation of President Trump,” according to a letter submitted to Congress by former Trump attorney John Dowd. (Dowd briefly represented Parnas,...
Parnas, a naturalized American citizen born in the former Soviet Union, ran an enterprise called Fraud Guarantee and “assisted Mr. Giuliani in connection with his representation of President Trump,” according to a letter submitted to Congress by former Trump attorney John Dowd. (Dowd briefly represented Parnas,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Like a serial killer returning to the scene of a crime, Rudy Giuliani has been in Ukraine recently, still digging for dirt on former vice president Joe Biden, even as Giuliani’s associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, are prosecuted for campaign finance fraud and the House conducts hearings and draws up articles of impeachment around Ukraine. While there, Giuliani has met with people who have been pushing conspiracy theories around Biden and claiming Ukraine, not Russia, meddled in the election—a talking point straight from Russian President Vladimir Putin himself.
- 12/7/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The bottomless pit that is the Ukraine scandal continues to grow. According to a report from ABC News on Sunday, the House Intelligence Committee is now in possession of audio and video recordings as well as photographs that include both President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani. The materials were handed over as part of a congressional subpoena by Giuliani associate Lev Parnas.
ABC News reported it is unknown what is said on the recordings, and the attorney for Parnas, Joseph A. Bondy, would not comment on the matter. Instead, Bondy...
ABC News reported it is unknown what is said on the recordings, and the attorney for Parnas, Joseph A. Bondy, would not comment on the matter. Instead, Bondy...
- 11/24/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The impeachment inquiry against President Trump was once again grist for the Saturday Night Live mill, with Lorne Michaels tapping former cast member (and current host) Will Ferrell to play the hearing’s latest breakout star, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland.
Instead of specifically sending up this week’s public hearings (as it did last week), SNL opted instead to focus its cold open on the impromptu presser Trump (Alec Baldwin, reprising his role) held on the White House lawn, during which he dismissed Sondland’s claims of quid pro quo while also denying even knowing him.
Instead of specifically sending up this week’s public hearings (as it did last week), SNL opted instead to focus its cold open on the impromptu presser Trump (Alec Baldwin, reprising his role) held on the White House lawn, during which he dismissed Sondland’s claims of quid pro quo while also denying even knowing him.
- 11/24/2019
- TVLine.com
Donald Trump gave his first extended interview following this week’s impeachment inquiry hearings to Fox & Friends, and it was what would be expected: A lengthy attack, even a tirade at times, on Democrats, the news media and Ukraine.
The hosts at times questioned some of Trump’s assertions.
Trump advanced a debunked conspiracy theory that the hacked Democratic National Committee server was somehow given to the Ukrainians to hide the country’s role – not Russia’s – in meddling in the 2016 election.
“The FBI went in and said, ‘We’re not giving it to you.’ They gave the server to Crowdstrike, which is a company owned by a very wealthy Ukrainian. And I still want to see that server. You know the FBI has still never gotten that server. That is a big part of this whole thing. Why did they give it to a Ukrainian company?”
Host Steve Doocy interjected,...
The hosts at times questioned some of Trump’s assertions.
Trump advanced a debunked conspiracy theory that the hacked Democratic National Committee server was somehow given to the Ukrainians to hide the country’s role – not Russia’s – in meddling in the 2016 election.
“The FBI went in and said, ‘We’re not giving it to you.’ They gave the server to Crowdstrike, which is a company owned by a very wealthy Ukrainian. And I still want to see that server. You know the FBI has still never gotten that server. That is a big part of this whole thing. Why did they give it to a Ukrainian company?”
Host Steve Doocy interjected,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Republicans have derided much of the House impeachment inquiry testimony as hearsay. But on Thursday Democrats called a witness with first-hand testimony about president Trump’s demands for dirt from Ukraine.
David Holmes, a career foreign service officer who serves as political counselor at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, told impeachment investigators about the phone call he overheard between President Trump and European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland in late July of this year, in which the president pressed Sondland for an update on Trump’s demand for political investigations by the new Ukranian president,...
David Holmes, a career foreign service officer who serves as political counselor at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, told impeachment investigators about the phone call he overheard between President Trump and European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland in late July of this year, in which the president pressed Sondland for an update on Trump’s demand for political investigations by the new Ukranian president,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
After a month of closed-door depositions, the impeachment inquiry against President Trump moved into its public phase last Wednesday, when George Kent, the assistant deputy secretary of state, and Bill Taylor, the top U.S. ambassador in Ukraine, testified before the House Intelligence Committee. Marie Yovanovich, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, testified on Friday. Both days were plenty eventful.
The second week of hearings began on Tuesday, with sessions featuring Jennifer Williams, a national security aide to Vice President Pence; Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council expert; Kurt Volker,...
The second week of hearings began on Tuesday, with sessions featuring Jennifer Williams, a national security aide to Vice President Pence; Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council expert; Kurt Volker,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The House impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump is again being broadcast live this week, with three days of public hearings. This week’s hearings began on Tuesday, November 19 and will end on Thursday, November 21. There will be a total of five hearings this week, taking place in both the morning and the afternoon.
Investigators for the House of Representatives are looking into whether Trump abused his public office for private gain, specifically in his dealings with Ukraine. From attempting to pressure the Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden for corruption and asking Zelensky to investigate the conspiracy theory that it was Ukraine than interfered in the 2016 election — on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s campaign — to White House officials concealing records of phone correspondence on July 25 between Trump and Zelensky, a number of government officials already testified about these impeachable offenses to Congress behind closed doors.
Investigators for the House of Representatives are looking into whether Trump abused his public office for private gain, specifically in his dealings with Ukraine. From attempting to pressure the Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden for corruption and asking Zelensky to investigate the conspiracy theory that it was Ukraine than interfered in the 2016 election — on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s campaign — to White House officials concealing records of phone correspondence on July 25 between Trump and Zelensky, a number of government officials already testified about these impeachable offenses to Congress behind closed doors.
- 11/20/2019
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Soon after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s finished his testimony on the third day of the impeachment hearings yesterday, Republican Devin Nunes declared the ratings for were “way down, way down” and the whole affair was losing traction with the American public.
Well, the ranking Gop member of the House Intelligence Committee was very wrong in his characterization Tuesday of the dip between Day 1 and Day 2 of the widely televised inquiry. However, when it comes to the long third day of the probe into Donald Trump’s alleged leveraging of millions in aid to Ukraine for domestic political concerns, the highly partisan Rep. Nunes was incorrect again.
Filled with moving statements from White House assigned Lt. Col Vindman and contentious testimony from and VP Mike Pence aide Jennifer Williams, Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, an ex-National Security Council official, the Rep. Adam Schiff run...
Well, the ranking Gop member of the House Intelligence Committee was very wrong in his characterization Tuesday of the dip between Day 1 and Day 2 of the widely televised inquiry. However, when it comes to the long third day of the probe into Donald Trump’s alleged leveraging of millions in aid to Ukraine for domestic political concerns, the highly partisan Rep. Nunes was incorrect again.
Filled with moving statements from White House assigned Lt. Col Vindman and contentious testimony from and VP Mike Pence aide Jennifer Williams, Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, an ex-National Security Council official, the Rep. Adam Schiff run...
- 11/20/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The next round of public hearings in the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry continues Tuesday. Fox News will be showing wall-to-wall live coverage featuring Fox News anchors and commentators. The hearings will also be streamed live.
The hearings begin Tuesday at 6 a.m. Pt/9 a.m. Et. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and foreign service aide Jennifer Williams — both of who listened in on the July 25 call between Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky — will testify. The afternoon panel will include former special envoy Kurt Volker and former National Security Council aide Tim Morrison, both of whom are on the list of witnesses requested to appear by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee.
On Wednesday at 6 a.m. Pt/9 a.m. Pt, all eyes will be on Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who said he personally told Zelensky’s top aide that U.S. aid to Ukraine...
The hearings begin Tuesday at 6 a.m. Pt/9 a.m. Et. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and foreign service aide Jennifer Williams — both of who listened in on the July 25 call between Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky — will testify. The afternoon panel will include former special envoy Kurt Volker and former National Security Council aide Tim Morrison, both of whom are on the list of witnesses requested to appear by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee.
On Wednesday at 6 a.m. Pt/9 a.m. Pt, all eyes will be on Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who said he personally told Zelensky’s top aide that U.S. aid to Ukraine...
- 11/19/2019
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Update, 10:07 Am Pt: As Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was being grilled by the House Intelligence Committee during their impeachment inquiry, the White House sent out a tweet about his judgment.
“Tim Morrison, Alexander Vindman’s former boss, testified in his deposition that he had concerns about Vindman’s judgment,” the message read.
Vindman was questioned about his judgment during the hearing, but he defended his performance, citing a stellar review.
Tim Morrison, Alexander Vindman's former boss, testified in his deposition that he had concerns about Vindman's judgment. pic.twitter.com/xwHOt4bsHS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 19, 2019
Vindman is still a member of the National Security Council. Morrison was the top presidential adviser on Russia and Europe on the Nsc until his resignation in October. He is testifying on Tuesday afternoon.
On Friday, Trump tweeted out an attack on another witness, former Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, as she testified.
“Tim Morrison, Alexander Vindman’s former boss, testified in his deposition that he had concerns about Vindman’s judgment,” the message read.
Vindman was questioned about his judgment during the hearing, but he defended his performance, citing a stellar review.
Tim Morrison, Alexander Vindman's former boss, testified in his deposition that he had concerns about Vindman's judgment. pic.twitter.com/xwHOt4bsHS
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 19, 2019
Vindman is still a member of the National Security Council. Morrison was the top presidential adviser on Russia and Europe on the Nsc until his resignation in October. He is testifying on Tuesday afternoon.
On Friday, Trump tweeted out an attack on another witness, former Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, as she testified.
- 11/19/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with schedules for Week 2 hearings: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will continue public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump for a second week beginning Tuesday. Last week’s three witnesses marked the first such hearings to take place since President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 and only the fourth time against a sitting president in U.S. history.
The House of Representatives is probing charges that Trump attempted to coerce Ukraine, a foreign government, to launch an investigation of political rival Joe Biden and his son. The hearings could wrap before the end of the year.
Like last week, cable networks are planning full-court coverage for scheduled hearings this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (see the breakdown below). Most broadcast networks plan to break in to regularly scheduled programming, while offering uninterrupted coverage via their digital outlets.
Deadline will also live-stream all the hearings this week.
The House of Representatives is probing charges that Trump attempted to coerce Ukraine, a foreign government, to launch an investigation of political rival Joe Biden and his son. The hearings could wrap before the end of the year.
Like last week, cable networks are planning full-court coverage for scheduled hearings this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (see the breakdown below). Most broadcast networks plan to break in to regularly scheduled programming, while offering uninterrupted coverage via their digital outlets.
Deadline will also live-stream all the hearings this week.
- 11/19/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Hannity's name has turned up in another transcript of comments made to House investigators as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
On Monday night, the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the sworn testimony of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale.
Hale testified about a call that was purportedly made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Hannity regarding his commentary about Ukraine and former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
"I understood that he did call Sean Hannity," Hale said of Pompeo. "You understood the secretary called Sean Hannity?" the ...
On Monday night, the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the sworn testimony of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale.
Hale testified about a call that was purportedly made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Hannity regarding his commentary about Ukraine and former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.
"I understood that he did call Sean Hannity," Hale said of Pompeo. "You understood the secretary called Sean Hannity?" the ...
- 11/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Heading into a week featuring star witness Gordon Sondland and with Donald Trump claiming this morning he might show up too, the start of the impeachment hearings of the 45th President of the United States may be remembered more as a stage setter than a showstopper.
However, over two days of partisan jousting, three career diplomats, social media salvos from the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host and wall-to-wall coverage, it has proven to be a fairly well watched stage setter after all – despite the White House line that the whole thing was a bore.
Coming off a debut viewership of around 13.8 million over nearly a dozen cable and broadcast outlets on November 13, the November 15 sworn testimony of pink slipped Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch earned praise from many non-gop and Oval Office quarters. Facing what some termed “witness intimidation” in real time from Trump’s Twitter feed, the frontline career diplomat received a standing...
However, over two days of partisan jousting, three career diplomats, social media salvos from the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host and wall-to-wall coverage, it has proven to be a fairly well watched stage setter after all – despite the White House line that the whole thing was a bore.
Coming off a debut viewership of around 13.8 million over nearly a dozen cable and broadcast outlets on November 13, the November 15 sworn testimony of pink slipped Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch earned praise from many non-gop and Oval Office quarters. Facing what some termed “witness intimidation” in real time from Trump’s Twitter feed, the frontline career diplomat received a standing...
- 11/18/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump attacked three-time ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Twitter on Friday while she testified before the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings. But as she exited the room, some in attendance gave Yovanovitch a round of applause. The ovation followed her all the way to Sunday night, when she arrived at the Blues Alley jazz club in Washington DC.
Twitter user Lisa Dickey captured the show of support, writing, “Spontaneous ovation tonight at a DC jazz club for Marie Yovanovitch. Grateful for your courage and integrity, Ambassador!” and adding the hashtags #Impeachment and #ImpeachTrump.
Twitter user Lisa Dickey captured the show of support, writing, “Spontaneous ovation tonight at a DC jazz club for Marie Yovanovitch. Grateful for your courage and integrity, Ambassador!” and adding the hashtags #Impeachment and #ImpeachTrump.
- 11/18/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
“I think [Trump] knows full well that he’s in that office way over his head,” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday morning.
Pelosi was a guest on CBS News’ Face the Nation and when asked why the president tweeted about Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch during her testimony in real-time during the impeachment hearings Pelosi said that President Donald Trump “knows her strength. And he was trying to undermine it.”
Host Margaret Brennan pressed Pelosi to go further, repeating the White House’s line that the president was only expressing his opinion.
Pelosi was a guest on CBS News’ Face the Nation and when asked why the president tweeted about Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch during her testimony in real-time during the impeachment hearings Pelosi said that President Donald Trump “knows her strength. And he was trying to undermine it.”
Host Margaret Brennan pressed Pelosi to go further, repeating the White House’s line that the president was only expressing his opinion.
- 11/17/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
A radio host at a conservative Denver talk station claims he was fired Saturday for criticizing President Donald Trump.
Craig Silverman said he was let go from 710 Knus for talking about attorney Roy Cohn, who previously represented Trump. His broadcast was then interrupted by network news, and shortly thereafter, the program director came into the booth and told him, “You’re done.”
Silverman confirmed the firing by responding to Colorado state representative Dylan Roberts, who said his firing was “a sad day for Colorado and the First Amendment.”
“I cannot and will not toe strict Trump party line,” Silverman replied to Roberts’ tweet. “I call things as I see them. I see corruption and blatant dishonesty by President and his cronies. I also see bullying/smearing of American heroes w/courage to take oath and tell truth. Their bravery inspires me.”
It was unclear if Silverman had any prior confrontations...
Craig Silverman said he was let go from 710 Knus for talking about attorney Roy Cohn, who previously represented Trump. His broadcast was then interrupted by network news, and shortly thereafter, the program director came into the booth and told him, “You’re done.”
Silverman confirmed the firing by responding to Colorado state representative Dylan Roberts, who said his firing was “a sad day for Colorado and the First Amendment.”
“I cannot and will not toe strict Trump party line,” Silverman replied to Roberts’ tweet. “I call things as I see them. I see corruption and blatant dishonesty by President and his cronies. I also see bullying/smearing of American heroes w/courage to take oath and tell truth. Their bravery inspires me.”
It was unclear if Silverman had any prior confrontations...
- 11/17/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Given the propensity of the “SNL” writing staff to use the cold open sketch to lampoon the political happenings of the week, there was really just only one realistic choice for that treatment this week: Donald Trump’s congressional impeachment hearings. And boy was this one quite a doozy.
The sketch took the hearings and, uh, very loosely adapted them into a “Days of Our Lives” parody, dubbed “Days of Our Impeachment.” The opening title crawl for the parody declared that the show was doing this for the sake of those in the media who were dragged this week for having complained that the hearings “lacked pizzazz” or whatever.
The cold open brought out what felt like the entire “SNL” cast, with a bonus in the form of Jon Hamm making a surprise appearance as ambassador Bill Taylor.
Also Read: 'SNL': Kate McKinnon's Elizabeth Warren Explains Her Health Care Plan,...
The sketch took the hearings and, uh, very loosely adapted them into a “Days of Our Lives” parody, dubbed “Days of Our Impeachment.” The opening title crawl for the parody declared that the show was doing this for the sake of those in the media who were dragged this week for having complained that the hearings “lacked pizzazz” or whatever.
The cold open brought out what felt like the entire “SNL” cast, with a bonus in the form of Jon Hamm making a surprise appearance as ambassador Bill Taylor.
Also Read: 'SNL': Kate McKinnon's Elizabeth Warren Explains Her Health Care Plan,...
- 11/17/2019
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Because the impeachment inquiry against President Trump thus far is “lacking in pizzazz” (as one NBC News wonk put it), “dull,” and “is not The Masked Singer,” Saturday Night Live aimed to up the drama in soapy style this weekend.
In “Days of Our Impeachment” — which is arguably the best thing to happen for NBC’s Days of Our Lives since, well, this — the inquiry was presented, with very limited success, as a twisty daytime serial starring Cecily Strong as former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Mikey Day as the “Cross-Examiner With a Mysterious Brain Injury” (aka jacket-averse Ohio representative...
In “Days of Our Impeachment” — which is arguably the best thing to happen for NBC’s Days of Our Lives since, well, this — the inquiry was presented, with very limited success, as a twisty daytime serial starring Cecily Strong as former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Mikey Day as the “Cross-Examiner With a Mysterious Brain Injury” (aka jacket-averse Ohio representative...
- 11/17/2019
- TVLine.com
For anyone who thought this week’s House impeachment hearings were “boring” — as some Republicans and Trump allies complained — Saturday Night Live offered a solution. Up the “pizzazz” by turning the hearings into a soap opera.
The NBC sketch comedy series returned from a brief break this weekend and enlisted Mad Men alum Jon Hamm as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor.
Borrowing from daytime drama Days of Our Lives — which just released its entire cast from their contracts — SNL recast all the key players and renamed the hearings “Days of Our Impeachment.”
Asked what he was doing there, Hamm’s Taylor responded, “Unlike other people in the Trump administration, I show up.”
He then made a startling announcement.
“I have a bombshell revelation. There was a second phone call!” Hamm said as dramatic music rose to a crescendo.
“A second phone call?” asked SNL’s Heidi Gardner,...
The NBC sketch comedy series returned from a brief break this weekend and enlisted Mad Men alum Jon Hamm as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor.
Borrowing from daytime drama Days of Our Lives — which just released its entire cast from their contracts — SNL recast all the key players and renamed the hearings “Days of Our Impeachment.”
Asked what he was doing there, Hamm’s Taylor responded, “Unlike other people in the Trump administration, I show up.”
He then made a startling announcement.
“I have a bombshell revelation. There was a second phone call!” Hamm said as dramatic music rose to a crescendo.
“A second phone call?” asked SNL’s Heidi Gardner,...
- 11/17/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC's Saturday Night Live took on the Trump impeachment hearings during its Nov. 16 episode, reframing them as a Days of Our Lives parody called Days of Our Impeachment.
NBC's daytime soap made headlines earlier this week when it was announced that its entire cast had been released from their contracts and the 55-year-old show would be going on an indefinite hiatus at the end of the month.
Jon Hamm made a cameo in SNL's cold open, playing Bill Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Cecily Strong portrayed diplomat Marie Yovanovitch and Kate McKinnon reprised her Rudy Giuliani ...
NBC's daytime soap made headlines earlier this week when it was announced that its entire cast had been released from their contracts and the 55-year-old show would be going on an indefinite hiatus at the end of the month.
Jon Hamm made a cameo in SNL's cold open, playing Bill Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Cecily Strong portrayed diplomat Marie Yovanovitch and Kate McKinnon reprised her Rudy Giuliani ...
- 11/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
After former ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s explosive testimony on Friday, another State Department official testified privately and told impeachment investigators he overheard a phone call between Us Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and President Donald Trump during which the president asked whether Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had agreed to investigate his political rivals, the Bidens.
A leaked copy of Holmes’s opening statement, obtained by CNN’s Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, implicated Trump in very clear terms and blew up the Republican talking point that the only evidence Democrats had was “hearsay.
A leaked copy of Holmes’s opening statement, obtained by CNN’s Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, implicated Trump in very clear terms and blew up the Republican talking point that the only evidence Democrats had was “hearsay.
- 11/16/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Marie Yovanovitch, the daughter of Soviet refugees, joined the American foreign service under President Reagan. She served in seven different countries, from war-torn Somalia to corruption-riddled Ukraine. She helped open the U.S. embassy in Uzbekistan. She once dodged bullets when a gunman opened fire during a visit to U.S. diplomatic facility. “It took us three tries, me without a helmet or body armor, to get into a vehicle to go to the embassy,” she said. “We went because the ambassador asked us to come and we went because it was our duty.
- 11/15/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
The second public hearing in the House’s impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump on Friday, this time hearing testimony from the ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
Yovanovitch was removed from her position as ambassador last spring, after 33 years of foreign service for the United States, after becoming the target of false accusations led by Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, and his associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, both of whom were indicted last month.
Here at five key moments from Friday’s hearing, which lasted for more than six and a half hours.
Also Read: Trump Attacks Ousted Ukraine Ambassador Mid-Hearing, Schiff Suggests It's 'Witness Tampering'
Alex Wong / Getty Images / Drew Angerer / Getty Images
1. Trump insults Yovanovitch on Twitter as she testifies
Early during Yovanovitch’s testimony on Friday morning, Trump began insulting the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on Twitter and made a unfounded accusation that “everywhere [she] went turned bad.
Yovanovitch was removed from her position as ambassador last spring, after 33 years of foreign service for the United States, after becoming the target of false accusations led by Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, and his associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, both of whom were indicted last month.
Here at five key moments from Friday’s hearing, which lasted for more than six and a half hours.
Also Read: Trump Attacks Ousted Ukraine Ambassador Mid-Hearing, Schiff Suggests It's 'Witness Tampering'
Alex Wong / Getty Images / Drew Angerer / Getty Images
1. Trump insults Yovanovitch on Twitter as she testifies
Early during Yovanovitch’s testimony on Friday morning, Trump began insulting the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on Twitter and made a unfounded accusation that “everywhere [she] went turned bad.
- 11/15/2019
- by J. Clara Chan and Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Washington — What could be more Trumpian than the lawless president attacking a witness on Twitter as she testified before Congress about how she felt threatened by earlier comments of the president’s? That’s what happened Friday morning during Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s long-awaited appearance at the House Intelligence Committee’s second public impeachment hearing.
A three-time ambassador and public servant for 33 years, Yovanovitch testified Friday morning about facing a smear campaign orchestrated by Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, because she wouldn’t go along with Giuliani and...
A three-time ambassador and public servant for 33 years, Yovanovitch testified Friday morning about facing a smear campaign orchestrated by Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, because she wouldn’t go along with Giuliani and...
- 11/15/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine whose ouster is the backstory of the impeachment inquiry, did something that the previous witnesses did not: She got President Donald Trump’s attention.
As he tweeted against her, Democrats quickly accused the president of trying to intimidate a witness in real time.
Trump wrote, “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.”
In a break from her dramatic testimony, commentators quickly seized on the implications of Trump’s tweet.
“That was a turning point in this hearing so far. She was already a sympathetic witness & the President’s tweet ripping her allowed Schiff to point it out real time characterizing it...
As he tweeted against her, Democrats quickly accused the president of trying to intimidate a witness in real time.
Trump wrote, “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President’s absolute right to appoint ambassadors.”
In a break from her dramatic testimony, commentators quickly seized on the implications of Trump’s tweet.
“That was a turning point in this hearing so far. She was already a sympathetic witness & the President’s tweet ripping her allowed Schiff to point it out real time characterizing it...
- 11/15/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump marked a major turning point on Wednesday when William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, and George Kent, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, testified before the House Intelligence Committee. On Friday, open hearings resume with former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
Taylor and Kent’s testimonies marked the first public hearings since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24. Yovanovitch’s remarks are expected to be broadcast on C-span, as well as all major cable news networks. Coverage begins at 9 am.
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Taylor and Kent’s testimonies marked the first public hearings since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24. Yovanovitch’s remarks are expected to be broadcast on C-span, as well as all major cable news networks. Coverage begins at 9 am.
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- 11/15/2019
- TVLine.com
Hey, "Days Of Our Lives" fans. We've got some very important news for you guys in this article. As most of you know by now, the impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump have officially begun. They started yesterday, November 13, 2019, and caused all of the soap operas to get preempted because all the major networks: NBC, CBS and ABC provided Live coverage for them. Well, we're here to tell you the exact same thing is going to happen tomorrow, Friday, November 15, 2019. All the major networks: NBC, CBS and ABC will be providing Live coverage for the second round of impeachment hearings for our current President of the United States Donald Trump. The difference is tomorrow's hearings are scheduled to start an hour earlier than they did this past Wednesday. Tomorrow, they will start at approximately 8 am central standard time. If tomorrow's hearings last as long as they did this past Wednesday,...
- 11/15/2019
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Hey,"Young And The Restless" fans. We've got some possible bad news for you guys in this article. Yesterday, November 13, 2019, CBS preempted "Young And The Restless" to provide Live coverage for the President Trump Impeachment Hearings. Well, that was just the first round of them. CBS is scheduled to air the second round of them tomorrow, Friday, November 15, 2019. According to CBSnews.com, the Live coverage will began at around 8 am central standard time. So, they're only going to start about 1 hour earlier than the hearing that took place yesterday. Yesterday's hearings lasted well into the afternoon hours around 3 pm or so. If that happens again tomorrow, you guys should expect to see the same thing happen. All the major networks: CBS, NBC and ABC will be covering the hearings. Yesterday, the soaps were only preempted in the United States. Apparently, they did still air in Canada and some possible other places.
- 11/15/2019
- by Megan Jones
- OnTheFlix
The first day of the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump drew over 13 million total viewers across the broadcast and news networks combined.
Fox News’s coverage from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. drew the highest total viewership of any network, averaging around 2.9 million sets of eyeballs. MSNBC followed in second with 2.7 million viewers tuning in to its coverage in the same time period.
ABC, CBS and NBC all interrupted their regular daytime schedule to cover the hearings, with the Disney-owned network coming out on top with 2 million total viewers watching its impeachment coverage between 9:50 am and 4 p.m.
ABC also performed strongest of any of the broadcast and news networks in the key 25-54 demographic, averaging 496,000 viewers. Fox News came narrowly beat NBC into second place with an average of 442,000 to the Peacock’s 440,000.
CNN wasn’t far behind with 428,000, leaving CBS and MSNBC trailing in the demographic...
Fox News’s coverage from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. drew the highest total viewership of any network, averaging around 2.9 million sets of eyeballs. MSNBC followed in second with 2.7 million viewers tuning in to its coverage in the same time period.
ABC, CBS and NBC all interrupted their regular daytime schedule to cover the hearings, with the Disney-owned network coming out on top with 2 million total viewers watching its impeachment coverage between 9:50 am and 4 p.m.
ABC also performed strongest of any of the broadcast and news networks in the key 25-54 demographic, averaging 496,000 viewers. Fox News came narrowly beat NBC into second place with an average of 442,000 to the Peacock’s 440,000.
CNN wasn’t far behind with 428,000, leaving CBS and MSNBC trailing in the demographic...
- 11/14/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
It was just by a hair, but the debut of the impeachment hearings against Donald Trump yesterday beat Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress earlier this year …barely.
With a grand total of 13,098,000 Americans tuning in to watch the televised opening of the House Select Committee on Intelligence questioning on Wednesday, Ambassador William Taylor and Deputy Secretary of State George Kent topped the 12.9 million who saw the former FBI Director’s circumspect stint in the hot seat on July 25.
Having said that with Nielsen numbers from Fox News Channel. MSNBC, ABC, CNN, CBS and NBC now in, the 10 Am – 3:30 Pm Et hearing stumbled against another big ticket testimony. The Wednesday event, that the former Celebrity Apprentice host insists he didn’t watch, was down a hard 32% from the audience that eyed pink slipped FBI Director James Comey’s appearance before our elected representatives in June 2017.
It should be noted...
With a grand total of 13,098,000 Americans tuning in to watch the televised opening of the House Select Committee on Intelligence questioning on Wednesday, Ambassador William Taylor and Deputy Secretary of State George Kent topped the 12.9 million who saw the former FBI Director’s circumspect stint in the hot seat on July 25.
Having said that with Nielsen numbers from Fox News Channel. MSNBC, ABC, CNN, CBS and NBC now in, the 10 Am – 3:30 Pm Et hearing stumbled against another big ticket testimony. The Wednesday event, that the former Celebrity Apprentice host insists he didn’t watch, was down a hard 32% from the audience that eyed pink slipped FBI Director James Comey’s appearance before our elected representatives in June 2017.
It should be noted...
- 11/14/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump will enter a new phase on Wednesday, as William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, and George Kent, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
Taylor and Kent’s testimonies mark the first public hearings since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24. Testimony will be broadcast on the “Big 3” networks, as well as C-span and all major cable news channels. Coverage begins at 10 am Et, and will be anchored by the following journalists: George Stephanopoulos and David Muir...
Taylor and Kent’s testimonies mark the first public hearings since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24. Testimony will be broadcast on the “Big 3” networks, as well as C-span and all major cable news channels. Coverage begins at 10 am Et, and will be anchored by the following journalists: George Stephanopoulos and David Muir...
- 11/13/2019
- TVLine.com
On Wednesday morning, exactly 50 days after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's conduct, the first two witnesses will take the congressional stand and speak to an audience of millions of Americans.
Kicking off "impeachment television" will be Bill Taylor, the Trump administration's top diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs. On Friday morning, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will have her turn in front of the House Intelligence Committee.
"As a ...
Kicking off "impeachment television" will be Bill Taylor, the Trump administration's top diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs. On Friday morning, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will have her turn in front of the House Intelligence Committee.
"As a ...
- 11/13/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Update: All of the major broadcast networks will pre-empt regular programming on Wednesday and Friday for coverage of the first public hearings of the impeachment inquiry.
ABC and NBC announced their lineups for the hearings on Monday, joining CBS and PBS, which announced their plans last week.
The hearings will start on Wednesday with Bill Taylor, pictured, and George Kent testifying, followed by Marie Yovanovitch on Friday. They all have previously testified in closed-door hearings.
ABC News’ coverage will feature chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and contributor Kate Shaw. Muir will anchor World News Tonight from Washington starting on Wednesday.
ABC News Live will are pre- and post- shows on both days, anchored...
ABC and NBC announced their lineups for the hearings on Monday, joining CBS and PBS, which announced their plans last week.
The hearings will start on Wednesday with Bill Taylor, pictured, and George Kent testifying, followed by Marie Yovanovitch on Friday. They all have previously testified in closed-door hearings.
ABC News’ coverage will feature chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce, chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and contributor Kate Shaw. Muir will anchor World News Tonight from Washington starting on Wednesday.
ABC News Live will are pre- and post- shows on both days, anchored...
- 11/11/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
House Democrats’ impeachment case hinges on whether the Trump administration pursued a quid pro quo with Ukraine, withholding military aid and a White House invitation in order to extort new President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden and the 2016 election.
If President Trump did engage in such a quid pro quo, it would amount to precisely the type of abuse of power the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the impeachment clause into the Constitution. But after a month of damning testimony from an array of witnesses with...
If President Trump did engage in such a quid pro quo, it would amount to precisely the type of abuse of power the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the impeachment clause into the Constitution. But after a month of damning testimony from an array of witnesses with...
- 11/11/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The BBC has said it is going to show the Donald Trump impeachment hearings in full from next week.
The House Intelligence Committee evidence-gathering goes public on November 13 and will be shown on BBC Parliament, which usually brings audiences live action from the British Houses of Parliament.
However, because a December 12 election has been called in the UK — the first December election since 1923 — Parliament has been dissolved, meaning the BBC is looking for content to fill BBC Parliament’s schedule. To this end, the channel will go live from Washington D.C. next week.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has announced that the first days of open hearings will take place on Wednesday and Friday to determine whether Trump used the power of his office to try to persuade Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, the former vice president hoping to oust Trump in the 2020 U.S.
The House Intelligence Committee evidence-gathering goes public on November 13 and will be shown on BBC Parliament, which usually brings audiences live action from the British Houses of Parliament.
However, because a December 12 election has been called in the UK — the first December election since 1923 — Parliament has been dissolved, meaning the BBC is looking for content to fill BBC Parliament’s schedule. To this end, the channel will go live from Washington D.C. next week.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has announced that the first days of open hearings will take place on Wednesday and Friday to determine whether Trump used the power of his office to try to persuade Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, the former vice president hoping to oust Trump in the 2020 U.S.
- 11/8/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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