Masters Ratings high for CBS

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Masters Ratings high for CBS

Despite Tiger Woods not really being in the mix, the early ratings show that the Masters was a ratings winner.​

The tournament went into a playoff and took the broadcast well past the 7PM scheduled end time.  Viewers didn't seem to mind as they stuck around to watch the playoff between Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera.

Although there is no breakdown yet, judging by Twitter traffic it is likely that Scott (the first Australian ​to win the Masters) help boost the ratings with the female viewers.

See why after the hop ​

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Bolting Black Rock?

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CBS News Investigative Reporter Sharyl Attkisson is looking to leave the Network.

Sources familiar with the situation say that disputes between Attkisson and network executives, including CBS Evening News executive producer Patricia Shevlin, as the cause for the talks, though the specific issues could not be confirmed.

"I am under contract at CBS and I have not quit," Attkisson told POLITICO in a written statement. She declined to comment further. CBS News declined to comment; a request to speak with Shevlin was redirected to the press office.

Attkisson has been with CBS News for 20 years.

​H/T Politico 

Tucker Carlson Caught with his Fly Down

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Tucker Carlson Caught with his Fly Down

A guy that calls himself Joey Boots was shooting video of a guy fishing in the middle of Central Park in New York.​

Mr. Boots didn't even know if it was legal to fish in the park (it is) and walked up to the guy and asked him about his fishing?​

The fisherman was no other than new Fox News hire Tucker Carlson. ​

In the video, Mr. Boots did not realize that he was talking to Carlson (most likely because he did not have on a bow-tie).​ It made for a very interesting interview. It also showed that Carlson is really kind of a cool guy.

Well is cool as a guy can be that fishes in Central Park. ​

The video is well worth the watch after the jump ​

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Fired Anchor Felt Slapped by her Co-Anchor

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Fired Anchor Felt Slapped by her Co-Anchor

When Dorothy Lucey ​was let go from the morning show at KTTV in LA, she felt she was slapped be her longtime co-anchor Steve Edwards with something he said to her. 

Lucey who now writes on her blog about her life says that she hadn't watched "Good Day LA" since she was let go from the show.​

But, she writes she caught a few minutes of the show the other day on a hotel's TV.

What did her co-anchor say to her when she was fired that she really didn't appreciate?

Find out after the jump

 

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Photog Hurt after Crashing Live Truck

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Photog Hurt after Crashing Live Truck

A News Photographer from WXMI (Grand Rapids) made some news while on his way to cover some news.​

The photographer was recovering in a Grand Rapids hospital following a Friday morning crash on U.S. 131.

The station says that as he was driving northbound near the I-196 interchange at around 8:30 a.m., the photographer hit an arrow board traffic sign where a work crew was making an emergency repair to a pothole, Michigan State Police said.

The collision made the live truck he was driving spin out then crash causing extensive damage to the vehicle which pinned him inside.

​More after the jump 

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Why Nielsen Just doesn't Matter Anymore

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Why Nielsen Just doesn't Matter Anymore

Could Nielsen and it's diaries be going the way of the VRC and Blockbuster?

A story in Wired magazine suggest that the way Nielsen tracks viewers is out of dat in the social media world. 

The write that on February 7, the fourth season of Community kicked off on NBC. It was something of a shock that the show had survived for so long. It ranked 193rd among broadcast shows. In May 2012, series creator and showrunner Dan Harmon had been unceremoniously canned. And on the night it aired, the season premiere pulled in just 4 million viewers. That’s a mere quarter of the audience enjoyed by ratings juggernauts like Two and a Half Men or The Big Bang Theory. It even underperformed a rerun of the ABC reality show Shark Tank on the Nielsen charts.

Until recently, those 4 million viewers would have been the end of the story. Just a few years ago, similar niche favorites like Jericho and Firefly were summarily executed for such numbers. In fact, cult legend Freaks and Geeks averaged nearly 7 million viewers in its single, 1999-2000 season before getting canceled. But that night in February,Community accomplished something that none of those shows ever had the chance to do—it spawned two worldwide trending topics on Twitter.

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Kelly Hasn't Talked to Regis in Years

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Kelly Hasn't Talked to Regis in Years

Remember when it seemed like Kelly and Regis were just like part of a happy family?​

Well. it turns out it was all an act for TV (Shocking...isn't it?).​

Kelly Ripa co-hosted Live! with Regis Philbin for more than 10 years but admits she’s lost touch with the lovable TV personality.

The revelation came as the petite 42-year-old revealed she hadn’t seen or spoken to the 81-year-old retired entertainment legend since he left the show in 2011.

More after the leap  ​

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TV Reporter to Appeal Sentence for Sex Crimes

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A former TV Reporter with Canada's Global Television who was sentenced to four years in prison for sexual assault involving a minor will be in court Today to appeal his sentence.

Bencze pleaded guilty last July.  His relationship with his victim lasted around seven years.

As part of his sentence, he was also given a 20 year ban from being around children and added to the National Sex Offender Registry.

Savannah to Sit Down with Obama

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Savannah to Sit Down with Obama

NBC and the rest of the Today Show is hoping that Savannah Guthrie's interview with President Obama might help boost the struggling Today Show's numbers.​

Today might be also hoping that the interview will put the spotlight back ​on Guthrie and take it off Hoda Kotb. 

​In an exclusive interview airing Tuesday and Wednesday on TODAY, Savannah Guthrie will sit down with President Barack Obama for a wide-ranging discussion at the White House.

Guthrie will talk to the president about the tensions in North Korea, gun control, immigration and the prospects of who will run for president in 2016.

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Top 5 Most Read Stories on FTVLive This Week

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Here is a look at what stories you guys read the most this week.​

The top list begins with:​

No. 5 -​ Cops Figure out the Cause to the Katie Couric Ghost Calls

No. 4 -​ Why I'm not Going to the WH Correspondents Dinner

No.3-​ Memphis Weatherman Found Dead in His Home

No. 2 -​ Tucson Weatherman Taking Leave of Absence...again

And the most read story on FTVLive this week:​ Everyone Loves Hoda (Well Except Kathie Lee)

Anchor Shake UP Coming to WABC?

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Anchor Shake UP Coming to WABC?

​There is a potential shakeup in the works at WABC/Ch. 7

Insiders are buzzing that the station brass may move afternoon anchor David Navarro to the channel’s morning newscast and replace him with lead sportscaster Rob Powers.

“It would just be an easy fit,” an insider told the Daily News about pairing Powers with brunette bombshell anchor Liz Cho.

A few years ago, Powers seemed to be a shoo-in at the anchor desk with Cho. Then Navarro joined the station in late 2010.

Cho “thought that [Powers] would be a better fit on that show. David [Navarro] came out of nowhere,” said the insider.

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Longtime Dallas Anchor/Reporter Leaving the TV Biz

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Longtime Dallas Anchor/Reporter Leaving the TV Biz

After 34 years in TV news you can stick a fork in WFAA Reporter Brad Watson.​

He's done.​

The longtime anchor, reporter and political observer at WFAA-TV (Channel 8), ended his 34-year career at the station Friday. He will work in corporate communications for Dallas-based Luminant.

“I thought I’d died and gone to heaven,” Watson recalled of being hired to work at WFAA in 1978. “It was Dallas-Fort Worth. It was WFAA. But there were very high standards.”

Among the stories that Watson said stand out in his career was the crash of Delta Flight 191 in 1985. The plane went down during a thunderstorm on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 137 people.

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Sponsor Love - Adams Broadcast Consulting

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Sponsor Love - Adams Broadcast Consulting

Another week comes to an end and once again we say a big thank you to all of you that have made FTVLive's trip over the paywall such a big success.​

It's been almost 80 days since we took FTVLive free and the site continues to grow and gain more traffic each week. We have ye to take a day off in the last 80 days and our goal is for you to keep coming back and enjoying a TV insider website that doesn't pull punches and doesn't suck up to the networks and stations that we cover.​

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More on her and the great company after the jump  ​

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