Soledad Shaking Her Head

Word is that former CNN Anchor Soledad O'Brien is shaking her head over CNN's push to get people to watch their new morning show.​

In less than 2 weeks, Chris Cuomo, Kate Bolduan and  Michaela Pereira will hit the air with CNN's latest attempt at a relevant morning show.

And Jeff Zucker and the gang are spending some big bucks promoting "New Day."​

CNN has purchased billboards in a number of the major markets. Ads in magazines and online are popping up in front of viewers.

This is a far cry for what CNN did when Soledad O'Brien anchored the morning show. O'Brien was outspoken at how little CNN did to promote her show and try and find her some viewers. ​

Now, it appears that ​Zucker and company are taking O'Brien criticism to heat and making a big push for "New Day."

Will it work? We'll find out soon. ​

Sweeping Up in The Burgh

Pittsburgh is one market where just about every ratings book is a horse race.​

The May book once again was a close one and while KDKA came out a winner, WPXI is closing in on the outside.​

WTAE won the ratings in the morning with WPXI second and KDKA in last. 

But, after the mornings, KDKA takes over the ratings lead.  The station won from noon to 11 p.m. with the exception of the 10 p.m. news on The CW. WPXI's Channel 11 report on Fox 53 took that slot.

WPXI did not win any of the main newscasts, but the station is gaining ground.

In the ages 25-54 demographic, its figures were flat at 4:30 a.m. but up for the rest of the day.

On Top in Palm Beach

WPTV in West Palm Beach came out on top of the May ratings.​

The station claims victory from morning to night.​

​The station was No. 1 in every local news time period every day.

“Today on 5” dominates morning news from 4:30-7 a.m.

The 6 a.m. hour of “Today on 5” takes in 60 percent of local news ratings according to Nielsen.

WPTV also wins the Noon news.

The station's early evening newscasts from 5 to 6 PM topped the ratings as well. The 6 p.m. News scored an 8.4 rating.

NewsChannel 5 at 11 was the most watched late news in the West Palm Beach market.

Pop some Tags

It appears that with the slow Holiday Weekend, Vanity Fair had to come up with something to take up space.​

So they decided to go with a top list of the best dressed TV Newsman.​

They write: The professional anchor (as opposed the the amateur anchors out there) toes a fine line when it comes to style. His wardrobe should be dynamic enough to hold our attention but not so outré as to distract from the evening broadcast. From the silver-tongued nightly newscaster to the fiery ideologue, these best-dressed men strike just such a balance.

It appears that Vanity Fair is a big fan of NBC. Most of the list is made up of 30 Rock Anchors. You can check out who made the cut at their website. 

NY Mayoral Candidate: TV is a Dying Industry

Anthony Weiner who became infamous for posting a picture of his weiner on the Internet is still a big fan of the information highway.

Not so much with TV news.​

Weiner is trying to make a political comeback by running for Mayor in New York City.​

It hasn't really gotten off to a great start and people can't get the images he posted online out of their mind. ​

At a local campaign stop Weiner was making his way through a thicket of boom mikes and video cameras to a waiting SUV. But before leaving, he had a dialogue with Jenesis Vaughn, an eight-year-old second-grader at PS 182 who told the candidate she wanted to be a journalist one day.

“What kind of reporter do you want to be?” Weiner bent down to ask the vivacious little girl. “A print reporter, for a newspaper, or a TV reporter?”

“I just want to be a TV reporter,” she answered eagerly.

Weiner bent down lower, as if to impart a confidence. “You might not want to go into TV—it’s a dying industry,” he told her. “The Internet is where it’s at.”

It's also the place you can find weiner pictures of Weiner. ​

H/T Daily Beast ​

Magic Mic

Fox Sports Network Reporter Sophia Minnaert was doing her report edge of the field during the Brewers-Pirates baseball game.

A baseball comes flying right at her, but lucky for her she was saved by the mic. ​

Good thing for her she wasn't wearing a lav.​

Here's the video:​

The Top 5 Most Read Stories for the Week

So what were the Top 5 Most Read Stories about TV News this week?

FTVLive has the list and we're counting them down:​

No. 5 -​ WABC Reporter Leaving for CBS News

No. 4 -​  If this Doesn't Bring a Tear to your Eye...Nothing Will

No. 3 -​ LA Anchors Appear on Price is Right

No. 2 -​ Flower Show Loses Big $$$ and Blames TV Weather Anchors

And the most Read Story the past Week on FTVLIve was:​

Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Tornado Survivor, "Do You Thank The Lord?"

Sweeping up in the Big Easy

Reversing an overall downward trend in television ratings in recent years, New Orleans CBS affiliate WWL added audience in every news time slot year-to-year during the May “sweeps” ratings period, which concluded Wednesday (May 22). The only nongainer for the market’s longtime news champ was its noon newscast, which stayed flat compared with its May 2012 performance.

NBC affiliate WDSU also showed year-to-year gains in every newscast but one, 4:30 a.m., where there was a decline.

Fox affiliate WVUE ’s May 2013 performance was up (5 a.m., 6 a.m., 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and down (8 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.) The station’s 5:30 p.m. local newscast repeated its ratings performance of May 2012.

ABC affiliate WGNO showed slight audience growth at 6 a.m., but year-to-year decreases at 5 a.m., 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. The station’s “News With a Twist” broadcasts were up year-to-year

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