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A former MSNBC producer on Monday published a searing open letter explaining why she left the network, writing that the broadcast news industry is a “cancer” that “stokes national division” due to the prioritization of ratings. Ariana Pekary, a producer for MSNBC’s primetime show “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” said her last day at the …

She was the darling of daytime TV talk shows — using her deadpan wit and easy demeanor to tease the best out of A-list guests from Jennifer Aniston to Jamie Foxx. Then came a single tweet March 20 — and Ellen DeGeneres’ carefully crafted image as one of Hollywood’s nicest comedic powerhouses came crashing down. …

Chuck Todd has lost his 5 p.m. show on MSNBC amid much “hand wringing” at the network, Page Six is told. Todd is giving way to Nicolle Wallace’s 4 p.m. show, “Deadline: White House,” which will expand to two hours, taking over the slot previously held by Todd’s “MTP Daily,” which moves to 1 p.m. …

Gabrielle Union slammed Terry Crews for not supporting her during a dispute with “America’s Got Talent.” After her complaint against NBC for discrimination, Crews is still in the cast and said that “racist and misogynistic” treatment was “never” his experience at NBC or “AGT.” Union responded, “I think Terry is showing us who he is, …

NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy is under investigation at the network after he was accused of “presiding over a toxic environment” in a bombshell report by The Hollywood Reporter. Telegdy has been in a public battle with former “America’s Got Talent” judge Gabrielle Union, who accused him of threatening her agent while Union was in …

Comcast said its second-quarter revenue slumped 12 percent as the impact of the coronavirus squeezed its NBCUniversal entertainment division. The Philadelphia-based cable-TV giant had some bright spots in the quarter — namely an uptick in internet customers and the launch of streaming service Peacock, which has garnered 10 million sign-ups since April, even as cord-cutting …

Joy Reid pulled in near-record numbers of viewers for the premiere of her MSNBC show “The ReidOut” on Monday. She grabbed 2.6 million overall viewers — making it the second-most-watched regularly scheduled episode to air in the 7 p.m. hour in MSNBC’s history. Only her predecessor Chris Matthews has managed more, when 2.77 million tuned in …

Bill Ackman lashed out at CNBC on Wednesday after anchors prodded him about his controversial appearance on the cable network this spring during the early days of the coronavirus. On March 18, the 54-year-old hedge fund manager appeared to be fighting back tears on CNBC, fretting about his father’s health amid the pandemic. Ackman warned …

Presidential hopeful Kanye West claimed in his since-deleted Monday night Twitter rant that NBC “locked up” disgraced comedian Bill Cosby. The rap superstar made the startling claim just after accusing his wife, Kim Kardashian, of trying to “lock me up” for comments he made during his first campaign rally in South Carolina about their eldest …

Joy Reid’s friends and family threw her a surprise Zoom party on Sunday to celebrate her MSNBC show, “The ReidOut.” “It was a very emotional virtual party… It was a celebration of her making history as the first African American woman to host a primetime cable show. She was on with her husband Jason, and …