Chris Cuomo, Tucker Carlson Plan One-On-One NewsNation Sit-Down

Cuomo traveled to Florida for a one-on-one sit-down conversation with Carlson that is expected to air Monday, March 11, at 8 p.m. ET on Nexstar Media’s NewsNation. The two have a lot to discuss. They were both top draws in cable-news primetime during the presidency of Donald Trump. And both have been trying to make their way in a new era after each was ousted by their former media employers. Cuomo joined NewsNation to lead a primetime show in 2022, while Carlson has set up his own media company and broadcasts programs that are seen on the social-media hub X.

As She Battles Cancer, NewsNation’s Nichole Berlie Makes A Bold Hair Choice

After losing her hair as a result of chemotherapy treatments, a veteran TV journalist decides to “let it shine” under the studio lights.

Chris Cuomo Isn’t Done With TV

Fired by CNN in 2021, Cuomo now has the top-rated show on the upstart NewsNation. Even with a much smaller audience, he’s still making waves.

Caitlyn Becker Joins NewsNation As A National Correspondent

Nexstar’s cable news network NewsNation is adding Caitlyn Becker as a national correspondent. She will begin her new role on Saturday, Jan. 27, reporting across the network’s programming. “As we continue to expand […]

NewsNation To Debut New Sunday Public Affairs Program

The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt is launching Sunday, March 3, at 10 a.m. ET.

NewsNation To Expand Weekend Programming, Launching ‘Morning In America’ On Jan. 27

Journalist Hena Doba will anchor the three-hour newscast. The Nexstar cable network will also debut a new weekday programming lineup on Jan. 22.

NewsNation To Present Special Coverage Of The Iowa Caucuses

Nexstar’s cable channel NewsNation will present special coverage of the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, Jan. 15, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Co-anchored by Chris Cuomo, Dan Abrams and Elizabeth Vargas, the […]

NewsNation Anchor Nichole Berlie Says She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

NEWSTECHFORUM 2023

For TV News, Rebuilding Trust Is Core Imperative For Election Year

E.W. Scripps CEO Adam Symson and NewsNation anchor Connell McShane told a NewsTECHForum audience Tuesday that TV news needs a more durable model based on more consistent community engagement and more room for conversation and discovery around subjects. (Image: Symson, left, and McShane)

NewsNation’s GOP Debate Coverage Draws More Than 4 Million, A Drop From The Last Republican Faceoff But A Record For The Network

Viewership for the fourth Republican debate fell since the last event, drawing more than 4 million for Nexstar’s NewsNation and its simulcast on The CW. But it was a record night for NewsNation, which drew 1.6 million viewers for its debate coverage, the largest audience in its history, according to Nielsen’s early fast national numbers. Another 2.5 million watched the simulcast on The CW, giving it its most watched program since 2018. In the 25-54 demo, NewsNation drew more than 350,000 viewers and The CW drew nearly 500,000. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

NEWS ANALYSIS

Fourth GOP Debate Will Be A Key Moment For NewsNation

Yet with two of the three debate moderators associated with conservative media and not NewsNation, including podcast star Megyn Kelly, the event threatens to be at odds with the centrist image the Nexstar-owned network is trying to cultivate.

NewsNation’s ‘The Hill’ To Air On SiriusXM’s P.O.T.U.S. Channel Starting Dec. 4

Nexstar’s NewsNation cable news network, will offer an audio broadcast of the network’s 5 p.m. political program, The Hill, on SiriusXM’s bipartisan P.O.T.U.S. Channel beginning Monday, Dec. 4. Each weeknight, the show will air on SiriusXM […]

NewsNation Plans Special Programming Ahead Of Its First GOP Presidential Primary Debate

NewsTECHForum Keynote: Democracy, Technology, TV Journalism And The ’24 Election

News leaders from E.W. Scripps and NewsNation will confront the high stakes the industry faces in a pivotal election year, the journalistic and technological resources they’ll bring to bear against it and the repercussions for American democracy itself in a keynote panel at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum conference on Dec. 12 in New York. Register here.

NewsNation Signs Ross Coulthart As Special Correspondent

Nexstar’s NewsNation cable news network, has hired award-winning journalist and author Ross Coulthart as a special correspondent and investigative journalist. In his new role, effective immediately, he will contribute to […]

NewsNation To Host Fourth 2024 GOP Presidential Primary Debate

It will air Dec. 6 from Tuscaloosa, Ala., with moderators Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas and Eliana Johnson.

NewsNation Notches Highest-Rated Week In Total Day, Climbs Double-Digits In Weekday Primetime

NewsNation said it delivered its highest-rated week ever in total day across both total viewers and the key 25-54 demographic according to Nielsen Media Research. This marked the third consecutive week that […]

Nexstar And ReachTV Extend Distribution Of NewsNation And The CW

Cable News Network and CW Sports Programming will air on ReachTV’s network reaching over 50 million monthly viewers in hotels and airports nationwide.

The Hill And NewsNation Sign Steve Krakauer As Contributor

Nexstar’s political website The Hill today announced that Steve Krakauer will join the platform as an opinion contributor. Additionally, he will serve as an on-air contributor for Nexstar’s cable news network […]

Dan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield Try To Reach ‘Marginalized Moderate Majority’ At NewsNation

The primetime anchors for the Nexstar-owned cable channel don’t shy away from opinion, but are trying to avoid “extreme” positions.

NewsNation Signs Dan Abrams To New Multi-Year Deal

The weeknight primetime host will celebrate the second anniversary of Dan Abrams Live on Sept. 27.

‘NewsNation Now’ Adds Connell McShane As 3-5 P.M. ET Anchor

Nexstar’s NewsNation cable network today announced that Connell McShane will join the network as host of the afternoon weekday program NewsNation Now at 3-5 p.m. ET, beginning Monday, Sept. 25.  The show will […]

NewsNation To Host September 13 Town Hall With Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Pence

NewsNation will host a town hall with Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday, September 13th at 9 PM ET. Moderated by On Balance anchor Leland Vittert, the event […]

NewsNation Names Blake Burman Permanent Anchor Of ‘The Hill’

NewsNation today announced that chief Washington correspondent Blake Burman will take over as permanent moderator of the newly launched 5 o’clock weekday political program The Hill. He will begin his new role on Tuesday, September 5. Additionally, Mr. Burman will continue to report on the latest in politics from Washington, D.C., according to a NewsNation press release.

UFO Story Boosts NewsNation’s Ratings But Dings Its Credibility

The fledgling cable channel NewsNation found a viewership niche in the murky claims of alien visitors but also had to run some corrections.

NewsNation To Host First Live Town Hall With GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy On Aug. 14

Nexstar’s NewsNation cable news network will host a live town hall with Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday, Aug. 14, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. The event will […]

NewsNation Sets Primetime Special On Congressional UFO Hearing For July 30

NewsNation will present a special two-hour live report on this week’s UFO congressional hearing entitled, We Are Not Alone: The Historic UFO Hearing on Sunday, July 30, at 9 p.m. ET. Anchored […]

Upstart NewsNation Cited Repeatedly During Congress’ UFO Hearing

Nexstar’s cable news network NewsNation received some positive brand exposure during the ongoing congressional UFO hearings being held this week. Former military intelligence officer-turned whistleblower David Grusch repeatedly referenced his NewsNation interview when answering House Oversight subcommittee members’ questions about unidentified aerial phenomena, telling the panel he is “absolutely” certain that the U.S. government is in possession of UAPs, citing interviews he said he conducted with 40 witnesses over four years.

Hawaiian Telcom Says Nexstar Ordered It To Withdraw FCC Retrans Complaint

Cable operator Hawaiian Telcom has lobbed fresh accusations against broadcaster Nexstar Media Group over its ongoing carriage dispute involving several TV channels. On Monday, attorneys representing Hawaiian Telcom said it had reached an “agreement in principle” with Nexstar to return KHON (Fox and CW), KHII (MNT) and NewsNation to its cable TV platform, but the deal ultimately fell apart after Nexstar sprang a number of demands on the telecom at the last minute.

NewsNation To Present July 31 Town Hall Edition Of ‘Cuomo,’ ‘Crime In America’

NewsNation will feature a special town hall edition of Cuomo entitled, “Crime in America” on Monday, July 31, at 8 p.m. ET. Originating from NewsNation’s studios in New York City, the town […]

Stephen Arnold Music Delivers Custom Music For NewsNation’s Expanded Lineup

The new nightly newscast Elizabeth Vargas Reports recently debuted on NewsNation, supported by a custom music package from Stephen Arnold Music, according to a press release. The sonic branding studio […]

NewsNation Criticized For ‘Oxygen Remaining’ Countdown Clock Featured In Coverage Of Missing Titanic Sub

NewsNation To Host Live Presidential Town Hall With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On June 28

Nexstar Media’s NewsNation cable news network will host a live town hall with Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, June 28, from 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET. Moderated […]

Nexstar’s NewsNation Viewing Up By Triple Digits In May

For the month of May, NewsNation was up triple digits in both total primetime viewership and in the key advertising demographic of viewers aged 25-54 — with 102% year-over-year growth in the former and 100% growth in the latter.

TVN FOCUS ON JOURNALISM

For TV Station Groups, National Collaborations Increase And Improve

Station groups including Gray, E.W. Scripps and Nexstar are increasingly drawing on their stations to contribute stories for their national reporting projects. The ensuing collaborations are having a transformative effect on news production. Pictured: Susan Campbell reporting a story for one of Gray Television’s “consumer franchises” — Did You Know? — from KOLD Tucson.

Sean Spicer Joins NewsNation As Contributor

The former White House press secretary made his first appearance on the upstart cable news network Thursday, appearing on its recently launched political table talk show The Hill to discuss Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s entrance into the 2024 Republican presidential primary.

Markie Martin Named Co-Anchor Of NewsNation’s ‘Morning In America’

She joins co-host Adrienne Bankert as the morning show expands to four hours.

NewsNation Signs Former Congressman And OMB Director Mick Mulvaney As Contributor

Beginning Tuesday he will offer commentary and analysis across the Nexstar network’s daytime and primetime programming, including the new political ensemble program, The Hill, and special election and political coverage.

Talking TV: As NewsNation Expands To 24/5, Its Help Wanted Sign Is Still Out

Cherie Grzech, VP of news and managing editor of Nexstar’s NewsNation, shares the importance of the network’s recent expansion to 24 hours of news each weekday and its two new state-of-the-art studios in New York. She says while other news organizations are cutting staff, NewsNation is still hiring producers and reporters. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

NewsNation, WPIX New York Christen New Facility In Manhattan

NewsNation and WPIX New York, both part of Nexstar Media Group, unveiled two new studios on Tuesday at The Daily News Building on 42nd Street in New York, where the network and station both operate from. NewsNation expanded to 24 hours, Monday through Friday, on April 24, and WPIX marks 75 years on the air this year.