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We think this speaks volumes about where the country is at right now.

For the first in history, ABC News' Nightline is #1 in total viewership for its fourth quarter, beating out its competition with 3.93 million viewers, on average.

As for Jay Leno, which airs at the same time slot, he only averaged 3.88, which is only slightly better than David Letterman, whose Late Show averaged 3.6 million in total viewers.

But back to Nightline. The news show's ratings were up 16% in total viewers, 15% in adults 25-54 and 14% in the adults 18-49 demo (1.27 million) compared to the previous quarter.

Marvelous! Good to know people are getting invested in the news again. There's a lot going on in the world and its important we all take note.

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Tags: abc news, competition, hollywood, nightline, ratings, viewership

CBS will ring in the new year with an almost entirely new Early Show crew.

Starting Jan 3, anchors Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez, and weatherman Dave Price will be gone from the show. According to CBS execs, they'll still be working for CBS News on-air…just on different programs.

Here's what CBS News had to say about Harry Smith's new role:

"[He] will shift his focus to hard news with an expanded role as primary substitute anchor on The Evening News with Katie Couric, Face the Nation and Sunday Morning while continuing to report major stories for all CBS News broadcasts."

And here's CBS News/Sports president Sean McManus on Harry, Maggie, and Dave's futures at CBS:

"We appreciate Harry, Maggie and Dave's countless contributions to The Early Show and are looking forward to the contributions they each will continue to make at CBS News."

The only member of the news team who will remain on The Early Show is Erica Hill, who will become a co-anchor with Chris Wragge.

Other new Early Show members include news reader Jeff Glor, who was an anchor on CBS Evening News' Saturday edition and weatherperson Marysol Castro, who was a weather/feature correspondent on ABC News' weekend edition of Good Morning America.

Guess we'll see how things play out with this new team. We'll be sorry to see the old team go, but we're glad to hear that none of them will be out of a job!

Thoughts???

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Tags: abc news, cbs evening news, cbs news, chris wragge, dave price, erica hill, face the nation, good morning america, harry smith, jeff glor, maggie rodriguez, marysol castro, sunday morning, the early show, the evening news with katie couric

This has to got to be one of the most impressive things we've ever heard!

After the recent trend of suicides by gay teens, Bishop Jim Swilley decided to announce to the world that he is gay.

Check out the video (above) to see a news report about the brave, selfless man.

Thank you for helping the cause, Jim! We can't emphasize enough how much we appreciate it!

Tags: abc news, brave, gay teens, jim swilley, megachurch pastor, selfless, suicide

Sorry, Jesse James! Nobody thinks you're a monster - just a dumbass, a dickwad, and douchebag!

The moron is apparently up in arms because it makes him feel sad that nobody likes him anymore.

A source says:

"While Jesse seemed very anxious and stressed out about the interview, it was still very important for him to do. He is sick of people thinking of him as a monster. Jesse feels that he needs to get some credit for admitting his faults, and for trying to make a life change."

Yeah, except you DIDN'T. Sluts McGee blew your cover and now you're repenting!

We wonder how honest you would be about your faults if you weren't outed as a complete tool!

DOUCHE.

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Tags: abc news, cheater, dickwad, douchebag, dumbass, nightline, no sympathy, sluts mcgee, tell all, whine

Congratulations, Jesse James! You were actually good for something!

The douchey scumbag's interview with Nightline garnered 6.817 million total viewers, their highest ratings since the news program re-launched in 2005!

Wow!

Almost 7 million people tuned in to see what an awful asshat you are! And, of course, you didn't disappoint!

Hope that you're proud of yourself!!

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Tags: abc, abc news, cheaters, douchebags, dumbass, interview, nightline, ratings, success, tell all

Not a bad idea, if it means people can keep their jobs.

In the last few weeks, ABC News has made 25 percent staff cuts that cost nearly 400 people their jobs. Looking to avoid the same fate, CBS is eyeing a deal with CNN that would bring their two networks together and hopefully, save their employees.

By combining their resources, the two networks would save a ton of money. For example, if they joined forces, they could both dip into the others news footage as well as share expensive equipment.

Furthermore, both networks are about to lose key anchors this year. Katie Couric's contract is almost expired and CBS can in no way afford her $15 million a year paycheck, while Anderson Cooper is also nearing the end of his deal with CNN, who probably faces the same issue.

Pool your funds, pool your personnel — a win, win for everyone.

And the best part of the merger would be that the networks wouldn't need any government approval, so as soon as they are ready, they can move right into it.

However, don't expect an official announcement any time soon. There are still some major issues to be hammered out, like unions and such.

But it does sound like a great idea. Like we said, anything to save some people from the unemployment line.

Thoughts?

Tags: abc news, cbs, cnn, merger, news

International reporter Christiane Amanpour gave her final goodbye on CNN Friday after being with the network for 27 years. She will be joining the ABC News family, where she will be anchoring the Sunday morning program, This Week.

Check out the video to see some classic moments as well as her last thoughts.

"This is our final broadcast, and I want to say what a privilege it has been to be at CNN for the past 27 years, to have had the opportunity to report the news to you all over the world, from all over the world. I have tried to be your eyes and ears in pursuit of the truth and the stories that beg to be told. That's been my mission in the field and here in the studio."

Good luck on your new job, bb!

Tags: abc news, christiane amanpour, cnn, international reporting, new job