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Fox News topped the third-quarter ratings as well as September numbers, but all of the cable news networks showed year-over-year declines. In the third quarter primetime, Fox News averaged 2.37 million total viewers, down 32% from the same period a year earlier. MSNBC posted 1.27 million, down 40%, while CNN had…

FOURTH UPDATE, 12:57 PM PT: President Joe Biden told reporters that “the core of who we are is not divided,” but also warned that the polarization in the country was bolstering authoritarians who believe that democracy cannot survive in the 21st century. “Are we going to in the next four, five six ten years…

José Díaz-Balart will host a new 10 AM ET show on MSNBC, as Hallie Jackson takes over a slot later in the day at 3 PM ET. Díaz-Balart will end his role as anchor of Telemundo's nightly newscast Noticias Telemundo at the end of the month, but will still anchor monthly specials and breaking news events. Those were among…

After Rachel Maddow signed a new multi-year deal with MSNBC and NBCUniversal, there were reports that she ultimately will scale back her schedule to as little as once-a-week. That would leave the network with the potential loss of the nightly show, with no obvious successor. In an interview with Deadline after…

UPDATED with arrest information: U.S. Marshals arrested Benjamin Eugene Dagley on Thursday at a shopping plaza in Dayton, Ohio, and the Gulfport Police Department in Mississippi has filed criminal charges against the man it says accosted MSNBC reporter Shaquille Brewster during an on-air live segment Monday. Dagley…

There are multiple ceremonies planned for Saturday, September 11, to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But before then, all the major networks and streamers are rolling out programming to commemorate the lives lost and provide perspective on one of the darkest days in U.S. history. For an…

Fox News topped other cable networks in August, beating its cable news rivals as well other cable networks. Audiences again were down across the board versus last year. The drop was somewhat expected, given last year’s presidential elections and, in August, the political conventions. In primetime, Fox News drew 2.47…

The grueling, nearly two-decade-long U.S. intervention in Afghanistan officially ended Monday, but Joe Biden today was still trying to justify how it came to a chaotic conclusion. "We will maintain the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries, we just don't need to fight a ground war to do it," said…

Shaquille Brewster, an NBC News and MSNBC correspondent, was doing a live shot on the Hurricane Ida aftermath in Gulfport, MS, when a man jumped out of a white pickup truck and ran toward him and began shouting something at him. Brewster tried to reorient the crew away from the intrusion, telling host Craig Melvin, “I…

UPDATED with additional details: News writers and producers at MSNBC have voted overwhelmingly to be represented by the WGA East for the purpose of collective bargaining. The vote, which was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, was 141 and 58 opposed. The 300-member bargaining unit includes writers…

UPDATED: Rachel Maddow will be staying at MSNBC, as sources confirmed on Sunday that she has signed a multi-year agreement with the network and NBCUniversal. In addition to her show, Maddow will be developing projects in a new partnership with NBCU, according to a person familiar with the matter. She’ll have access…

Rachel Maddow is still talking with MSNBC about a new contract, but the primetime host and her current cable news home just scored what might be a bonding TKO against One America News Network. Reaffirming the decision by a San Diego-based U.S. District Court last year to toss out the conservative outlet’s $10 million…