Eric Bolling is departing Newsmax after three years with the network. “After working together for three years to produce, present, and break news for the American people, it's time for Eric to embark on new endeavors,” said a statement on Bolling’s website. “Eric and Newsmax are grateful for their…

Fox News again topped the February ratings, while MSNBC saw double digit growth in total day and primetime. The networks have had a mixed ratings picture so far during the election year, a time that has typically seen a large viewer uptick. But the dominance of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the race…

Fox News edged out MSNBC in total viewers and a key demographic in total day and primetime on Tuesday, when Donald Trump’s arraignment in Miami dominated coverage. MSNBC’s coverage of the hearing itself — including Trump’s trek to the Miami courthouse, arrest and not guilty plea during the 2 p.m. ET…

Newsmax is launching a primetime panel show, Chris Plante The Right Squad , tonight in the 9 p.m. ET hour. The show is the latest panel iteration, with Fox News’ The Five , airing at 5 p.m. ET, ranking as the most watched cable news show. Related Stories …

Lawrence Jones will host Fox News Tonight next week, the latest rotating host in the 8 PM ET time slot after the exit of Tucker Carlson. Fox News Tonight has seen a viewership fall off this week compared to Carlson’s numbers. But Fox News Tonight won total viewers on Thursday, while MSNBC’s All In Wit…

MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes topped the 8 p.m. ET time slot on Wednesday night, a ratings win for a Fox News rival following the departure of Tucker Carlson. Hayes’ show drew 1.38 million viewers, edging out Fox News Tonight with 1.33 million and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 with 643,000. In the…

Sean Spicer has ended his nightly Newsmax show Spicer & Co. after three years. Spicer, who served as Donald Trump’s first White House press secretary, said it was “my honor to be part of the Newsmax team and I’m grateful for my time there. With all of that under my belt, it is time for me to move on…

DirecTV has reached a carriage deal with conservative news outlet Newsmax, ending two months of media industry acrimony that spilled into Washington. Under the new multi-year deal, Newsmax will return Thursday to DirecTV satellite systems, DirecTV Stream internet bundles and U-verse cable. With about…

UPDATED, with Newsmax comment: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Congress should investigate AT&T and DirecTV for their decision to drop Newsmax and, last year, One America News Network . “I think there should be no ideological litmus test when you have these big companies that have the decision to…

DirecTV said that it was adding the conservative channel The First to its lineup, after it dropped Newsmax from its lineup in a dispute that stirred the ire of Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The First, which features personalities including Bill O’Reilly and Dana Loesch, will be available on…

Conservative network Newsmax has gone dark on DirecTV, and Republican lawmakers are accusing the privately held distributor of “an assault on free speech.” DirecTV, which is owned by AT&T and private equity firm TPG, blamed the disruption in carriage on “significant fees” being requested by the news…

Even Newsmax, the network which itself is being sued by Dominion Voting Systems for promoting false claims that Dominion engaged in election fraud, is done with Lara Logan. The onetime 60 Minutes correspondent has been kicked off the far-right network after comments she made on Eric Bolling’s show…