Murphy Back on Ch. 7 Reporting on Team That Pays Him
After the end of the 6 p.m. sports report Thursday featuring a story on the Buffalo Bills participation in the NFL Scouting Combine, Channel 7’s Keith Radford turned to co-anchor Joanna Pasceri and...
View ArticleMacFarlane at Center of Unpredictable Oscars
With the Oscars on ABC tonight, it is all about expectations. The host — “Family Guy” writer-producer-performer Seth MacFarlane – tried to lower them last month in a press conference during the...
View ArticleMacFarlane Gives Oscars Something to Talk About
Well, at least “Oscar” host Seth MacFarlane gave us something to write and talk about Sunday night. The rest of the evening was as dull and boring as a bad Bills game in the 2012 season. If you read...
View ArticleOscars Gain Here; TWC Rate Hike Explained
Despite the complaints about the edginess or crudeness of host Seth MacFarlane and how long it took to get around to giving out the top awards, the local ratings for the Oscar telecast Sunday improved...
View ArticleLessons Learned About Constitution, Twitter and Arrested Development
The semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour can be quite an educational experience. I can’t tell you how many times I said to myself over the course of a week in Pasadena, Calif. last...
View ArticleCh.4′s Segal Gives a Classy “Wake Up!” Goodbye
I’ve got to hand it to former Channel 4 meteorologist Amelia Segal. She sure can keep a secret. It wasn’t until a day before her departure from WIVB-TV that just about everybody inside her station...
View ArticleCh.2 Dominates News Early, Ch. 4 Late
Channel 2 News is the big winner at 6 a.m. and from 5 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. Channel 4 News remains the leader in the late evening newscasts. And Channel 7’s Eyewitness News has seen big percentage...
View ArticleCh.2 Scores on Weekends; “Amazing Race” Couple in Jeopardy
Here are some more interesting things to note about Western New York viewing patterns after the just- concluded February sweeps. Channel 2 News Owns the Weekends: The NBC affiliate dominated at 6 p.m....
View Article“Dallas” Shooting, “Following” Escape and “Amazing” Shot Connection
This is what I’m thinking: Who shot J.R. Monday night on TNT’s new version of “Dallas”? Somehow, I doubt as many people care as did back in the day 33 years ago when the series was a Friday night hit...
View ArticleABC’s Kimmel Needs a Boost Here on Channel 7
Jimmy Kimmel told me in early January that he has never been to Buffalo. After looking at the local late-night ratings for the February sweeps, he might consider coming here on his next publicity tour....
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