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Monday, February 24, 2014
Piers Morgan To End CNN Show “Probably In March”: NYT
By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday February 23, 2014 @ 5:02pm PSTTags: CNN, Jeff Zucker, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Live!, TV Ratings
CNN will kill the ailing Piers Morgan Live by next month, reports the NYT’s David Carr, a move later confirmed by CNN in a statement. Ratings struggles haven’t let up on the Piers Morgannews show which scored its second-lowest numbers to date last week. The network will look for a replacement for its 9PM slot and Morgan says he is likely to continue his relationship with CNN after March’s cancellation. Among the candidates is recent hire Bill Weir. CNNrenamed the show Piers Morgan Live last spring following two years on the air asPiers Morgan Tonight shortly after it notched a yearly low in the ratings.
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Having had a rocky ratings ride ever since its January 2011 launch taking over from Larry King, the former America’s Got Talent judge’s show hit lows for CNN in its time slot. Morgan’s talk show started to seriously take on water last fall with Fox News’ revamp of its long standing primetime. Replacing Sean Hannity in the 9PM slot in October 2013, FNC’s The Kelly File improved on its predecessor’s already impressive results and shot to top of the cable news pile. The Kelly File has pretty much stayed in the top 3 cable news shows ever since. With a less than strong lead-in from AC360, Morgan’s show never gained any traction from FNC’s transition. The demise of Piers Morgan Live! and the recent axing ofAnderson Cooper‘s intermittent 10PM show now leaves most of CNN’s primetime seeking new shows, potential new faces and Jeff Zucker praying for better ratings. With the exceptions of Blackfish and Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, CNN’s been unable to turn its ratings around since the former Todayproducer took over in late January 2012. Now Zucker will have to figure things out with 9PM and 10PM replacement before the all-important upfronts in April.
OSCARS: The Full List Of Presenters
By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday February 24, 2014 @ 5:35am PSTTags: Oscars
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron today announced the complete slate of stars who will present Oscars at the ceremony. The Oscars®, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Oscar Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.The presenters, including several past Oscar winners and nominees, will be:Amy Adams
Kristen Bell
Jessica Biel
Jim Carrey
Glenn Close
Bradley Cooper
Penélope Cruz
Benedict Cumberbatch
Viola Davis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Robert De Niro
Zac Efron
Sally Field
Harrison Ford
Jamie Foxx
Andrew Garfield
Jennifer Garner
Whoopi Goldberg
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Anne Hathaway
Goldie Hawn
Chris Hemsworth
Kate Hudson
Samuel L. Jackson
Angelina Jolie
Michael B. Jordan
Anna Kendrick
Jennifer Lawrence
Matthew McConaughey
Ewan McGregor
Bill Murray
Kim Novak
Tyler Perry
Brad Pitt
Sidney Poitier
Gabourey Sidibe
Will Smith
Kevin Spacey
Jason Sudeikis
Channing Tatum
Charlize Theron
John Travolta
Christoph Waltz
Kerry Washington
Emma Watson
Naomi Watts“We are very excited that the Hollywood community will be turning out in force for Sunday’s Oscar ceremony,” said Zadan and Meron. “We sought to include a tremendous diversity of stars to represent not only this year’s nominees, but the legacy of the motion picture business as well.”
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