BEHIND THE CURVEMAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Trails Behind Rivals in Ratings BattleTony Dokoupil is stuck in the slow lane.Erkki Forster
TUNED OUTNew MAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Suffers Ratings BloodbathTony Dokoupil’s nightmare start to his new job is becoming clear.Annabella Rosciglione
HEAD-TO-HEADNBC’s Lester Holt Replacement Loses First Ratings BattleLlamas took over the esteemed “NBC Nightly News” from Lester Holt last month—though he couldn’t keep all of Holt’s final viewers. Corbin Bolies
Shows UpNetwork News Reporters Are Snapchat’s Biggest StarsThere’s an NBC anchor named Savannah who has a hard time going out without being recognized by teens. It’s not the Savannah who hosts the ‘Today’ show. It’s the one on Snapchat.Taylor Lorenz
RETHINKCan Vice Reinvent the Nightly News?There’s no anchor, no makeup, and none of the usual rules of TV newscasts. Led by Josh Tyrangiel, HBO’s ‘Vice News Tonight,’ launching Monday, is blowing up the ‘Voice of God’ approach.Lloyd Grove
DEBATEHow to Watch the First Presidential DebateTrump and Clinton will square off head-to-head on NBC for the first presidential debate of the 2016 election. Amelia Warshaw
‘America’s Direction’Democracy’s at Stake in the First DebateLester Holt should have Clinton and Trump, two candidates who profess to recognize that they’re in a flawed system, debate democracy first.Robert Reich
HEARD IT ALL BEFOREBrian Williams’ ‘11th-Hour’ RedemptionBrian Williams has been allowed back on TV with a nightly show on MSNBC. His first night ran smoothly enough but do we still need him? Lloyd Grove
Life LessonsTom Brokaw: How I Want to DieIn a candid interview, the NBC News icon talks about the aftermath of Brian Williams, his battle against blood cancer, and his hope for a ‘swift’ death.Lloyd Grove
PeacockingNBC’s New Crown PrinceThe network’s newest alpha male talks about Charleston, being a newsroom leader, and the Brian Williams fiasco. Lloyd Grove
Ch-ch-changesHow Lester Holt Dethroned Brian WilliamsLester Holt may have finally secured for ‘Nightly News’ anchor crown, but Brian Williams has still been awarded an emphatic presence at both MSNBC and NBC. Lloyd Grove
