FTVLive has told you in the past how close the news ratings race is in Pittsburgh. We said it is one of the most competitive markets when it comes to the News numbers.
Well, move over Pittsburgh, because her comes Orlando.
The March ratings race is a tight one in O-Town.
See just how close it is after the Skip
Read MoreAlessandra Stanley has a story in Today's New York Times on the disaster that is the Today Show.
The story doesn't really report anything new, it just kind of rehashes all the Lauer reports in the past few days.
The piece talks about how this isn't the first time there has been controversy over a Today Show anchor, but it is first time for it to be the male anchor that's being talked about.
Stanley then goes on to talk about all the female anchor changes and some of the swings and misses in that slot.
But there was one paragraph that we think Stanley missed the mark. By a lot.
More on that after the hop
Read MoreKUTV in Salt Lake City rand a story about a lawsuit filed by Gay couples against the state of Utah.
The graphic used showed a "gay couple" with the tagline "Gay Couples Sue Utah."
The couple in the graphic were very handsome and had smiles on their faces.
But there was just one little problem.
Find out after the leap
Read MoreScary Larry Mendte gives his take on the Lauer backlash and the only thing that can save him.
Mendte says that Lauer's image has been tarnished by one uncomfortable moment (Mendte is kind of an expect in this area).
Larry says there is only one person that can save Lauer now.
Did ABC pull a Hasselbeck, Lauer, Leno on Barbara Walters? Or then again maybe not.
The gossip website Showbiz411 says that ABC News may have done to Walters what they did to Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and what NBC just did to Jay Leno and Matt Lauer. My source says that Walters had only discussed retiring officially from ABC News, not “The View.” She actually owns a piece of that show.
The website says that ABC may have decided that the only way to make Walters retire was to announce it and see what happened.
More on this site's conspiracy theory after the hop
Read MoreWhile the Today Show implosion is not really drawing curious viewers to the mornings, it sure is working at late night.
Jay Leno ratings are at a seven week high as more viewers to tune it to watch Leno lambast his bosses at NBNC.
The past week The Tonight Show had 3.52 million total viewers (Leno's best since the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 1) and a four-week high in the 18-49 demo with 982,000 viewers (his best since Feb. 18-22).
The ratings bump for the week of March 18-22 came as Leno began taking nightly jabs at his employers — like referring to them as snakes — as news hit that a succession plan was in the works to replace him with Jimmy Fallon.
More on this story after the bounce
Read MoreWe're guessing you can say it's not a "Fine" day at ESPN.
The AP Reports that Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two former ball boys' claims that the longtime coach sexually abused them.
A yearlong federal investigation that followed accusations that Fine abused team ball boys ended with no charges. Fine was Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim's assistant for 35 seasons.
ESPN reported the allegations on Nov. 17, 2011. Fine was fired 10 days later when a third man made similar claims.
Following along with just about everyone else, WJW in Cleveland is getting into the 4PM news game.
The station says they will be adding a 4 p.m. newscast this fall.
And they have already made a hire for the show.
WBZ (Boston) meteorologist Melissa Mack, who is returning to Northeast Ohio and WJW.
More after the jump
Read MoreNews Bloopers are fun to watch and all, but sometimes you just need more.
It's not often you watch a video of a crime being committed and and up laughing your ass off. But that will be the case with this video.
The Redding, California police released this surveillance video of a bumbling and oddly dressed burglary suspect who threw a rock earlier this month at the glass front door of Market.
It doesn't seem that funny, until you watch it. The video after the Leap
Read MoreNBC's Jenna Wolfe shocked some people when you came out announcing that she was gay on the Today Show.
She then piled on by saying that she was not only gay, but she was also pregnant.
On Wednesday's Today Show, Wolfe said she was pregnant and in a relationship with fellow journalist Stephanie Gosk (also and NBC staffer).
It didn't take long for the questions to be asked as to who the father of the baby is?
More on that after the Hop
Read More137 year old Barbara Walters maybe finally ready to call it a day on her historic television career.
Walters, 83 (we were kidding about the 137 thing) has been in television over 50 years and has been a trailblazer in the industry.
Deadline reports that a plan has been put in place for Walters to announce her retirement, eyed for May 2014.
More after the Jump
Read MoreYou know when you see a car accident in the southbound lane, yet traffic is going just as slow in the northbound lane?
We all know why that is, the northbounders want to slow down and look at the accident and see if they see some blood.
Many thought that's what would happen in the morning show ratings game.
You sort of expected that NBC to maybe pull out a win, while people slowed down to look at the spectacular crash that is the Today Show.
And at first.... it look like Today was going to pull out a win at least in the demos.
But sad to say, there just might not have been enough blood (yet) at the scene of the crash.
The sad story for Today after the Jump
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After the whole Erin Burnett hosting CNN's new morning show crashed and burned. CNN boss Jeff Zucker was back to square one.
It took awhile, but Zucker and CNN have finally decided that Kate Bolduan is going to be joining Chris Cuomo on the new (again) CNN morning show.
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Roland S. Martin, nationally syndicated columnist, television host, and radio and television commentator, is to receive the organization’s Journalist of the Year award.
It is one of NABJ's most coveted honors celebrating the accomplishments of black journalists and those who support blacks in the media. Martin was selected for the award by NABJ’s Board of Directors.
Yes..... this is the same Roland Martin that CNN is Kicking to the Curb.
Oh the Irony....
NBC has denied that they are pushing Matt Lauer out the door and replacing him on Today.
Yesterday, Today Show EP Alexandra Wallace issued two separate statements, pledging her support for tarnished Golden Boy.
But, this supposed "support" comes after NBC contacted Anderson Cooper about replacing Lauer on Today. Also, we need to point out that in either of the statements, NBC does not deny making reaching out to Cooper. Sources tell FTVLive that it's "100% fact" that NBC made inquires to the CNN star.
Still Wallace claims she and the Today Show are behind Lauer.
But what about Lauer's support for Today?
NBC sources tell FTVLive EXCLUSIVELY that Matt Lauer has taken all he can stand and he's ready to bow out as the the co-host of the Today Show.
More after the Jump
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