This Weekend's Programming 1/12 - 1/13/13

SATURDAY, January 12, 2013

SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Airs Saturday 4:30PM – 5:00PM and Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AM

This week on Sanjay Gupta MD, Sanjay explains the facts about the flu.  He digs in to explain what is different about this year’s flu season, and why it is hitting some places so hard. He’ll walk through the best advice about how to avoid getting sick, and how to know if you or a loved one is facing serious complications.  Sanjay also talks with Dr. James Andrews, the legendary sports surgeon who just operated on Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, and who also fixed the knee of Vikings star Adrian Petersen. Andrews shares his best advice on preventing sports injuries. 

THE SITUATION ROOM: EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM EGYPT – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer features a one-hour special on his travel to Egypt and his exclusive interview with President Mohamed Morsy.

THE COMING STORMS – Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PM; Sunday 2:00AM

CNN’s intrepid correspondents report for a comprehensive investigation on the lessons learned by the October Superstorm Sandy – and what Americans need to do to prepare for the next inevitable weather test.  CNN’s Jason Carroll, focuses on the impact of the storm surge and flooding, particularly to lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and New Jersey, in the wake October’s devastating Tropical Storm Sandy.  CNN’s Ed Lavandera investigates what New Orleans has done in the deadly wake of Hurricane Katrina to make sure that city won’t go underwater again – and what we can learn from them.  CNN’s John Zarrella reports on threats to our eyes in the sky, satellites which are crucial to warning people that a storm is coming.  CNN’s David Mattingly reports from Breezy Point in Queens, New York, on potential engineering solutions to address the powerful storm surges associated with superstorms, and investigate the vulnerability of the nation’s power grids, communications and transport systems – and what municipalities are and are not doing to safeguard our infrastructure from storm damage.  CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Greenland about science being gathered there about the condition of the ice sheets and their potential affect on global climate.  And throughout, chief meteorologist Chad Myers, offers his scientific insights on the factors that make these powerful “superstorms” so destructive, and discusses what Americans can expect from future weather systems.

SUNDAY, January 13, 2013

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON

Topic:    Gun Control Debate; Vice President Biden

Guest:   David Keene, president, NRA

Topic:    Gun Control Debate; Newtown One Month Anniversary

Guest:   Gov. Dan Malloy, Connecticut

Topic:    Non-Partisan Group “No Labels”

Guest:   Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-WV)

Guest:   Former Gov. Jon Huntsman, Utah; former presidential candidate

Topic:    Politics; Guns; Obama’s New Cabinet

Guest:   Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

Guest:   Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

Guest:   Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times

Guest:   Michael Scherer, TIME

Anchor:  Candy Crowley

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM     

Topic:     The Hagel Nomination

Guest:    Peter Beinart, editor of the Daily Beast’s “Open Zion” blog; author The Crisis of Zionism

Guest:    Bret Stephens, global view columnist, The Wall Street Journal

Topic:      Is there a new Russo-U.S. cold war?

Guest:     William Browder, founder and CEO, Hermitage Capital Management, Ltd.

Guest:     Stephen F. Cohen, PhD, author, Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War; professor emeritus Princeton & New York Universities

Topic:      President Obama Options for the Debt Ceiling

Guest:     Bruce Bartlett, deputy assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for economic policy under the George H.W. Bush administration; author, The Benefit and The Burden
Guest:     Jeffrey Toobin, legal analyst, author, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court

Topic:     The Coming End of the War in Afghanistan  

Guest:    Jake Tapper, journalist; author, The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor

Anchor:   Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11:00AM – NOON

Topic:   Media and the Gun Debate

Guest:  Paul Farhi, The Washington Post

Guest:  Robert Costa, Washington Editor, National Review

Guest:  Keli Goff, TheRoot.com

Topic:   Lance Armstrong to be interviewed by Oprah; Sportscaster Musberger Faces Criticism

Guest:  Christine Brennan, sports columnist for USA Today

Topic:  Jimmy Kimmel Takes on the 11:30PM Competition

Guest:  Adam Buckman, Columnist for TV Newser

Guest:  Gail Shister, TV Columnist for Xfinity

Topic:   Protests Erupt in China Over Media Censorship

Guest:  Rebecca MacKinnon, senior fellow, New America Foundation; former CNN bureau chief in Beijing and Tokyo

Host:  Howard Kurtz

THE NEXT LIST –  Airs Sunday 2:00PM – 2:30PM

This week ‘The Next List’ profiles Greg Gage, a neuroscientist, engineer, teacher, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Backyard Brains - a Michigan-based company that wants to revolutionize how science is taught by putting neuroscience in the hands of young people. Gage created the “SpikerBox,”a small DIY kit that helps young people understand the electrical impulses that control the nervous system.

MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT: The GPS Road Map for a 2^nd Term – A Fareed Zakaria GPS Special – Airs Sunday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PM; Monday 2:00AM

In advance of U.S. President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, CNN & TIME’s Fareed Zakaria speaks to a dozen current and former advisors to American presidents about how to have a successful second term in office and establish a lasting legacy in domestic and foreign affairs.  Featured in the program are: James Baker III, Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1985-1988); U.S. Secretary of State (1989-1992); Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York (I) (2001-present); Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD, U.S. National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981); Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor (2001-2009); Ken Duberstein, Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan (1988-1989); Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, (R-TX) (1993-2013); Paul O’Neill, U.S. Treasury Secretary (2001-2002); co-chairman, Alcoa (1987-1999); Peter Orzag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2009-2010); Director Congressional Budget Office (2007-2008); John Podesta, Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); Steven Rattner, former counselor to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (“car czar”) (2009); Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (2003-2011); chairman, Democratic National Committee (1999-2001), and; Robert Rubin, U.S. Treasury Secretary (1995-1999); co-chairman, Council on Foreign Relations



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Your Views on the News 1/10/13

We're not sure if we've just gotten lazy about posting CNN news or that there's little to report while we wait for the Zucker era to begin.  We do have news about the John King disappearance, TVN reported that he's on an extended vacation with his family. Seems an odd time to take an extended vacation with a new boss coming on board but who are we to argue with TVN and their sources? And then there's Piers and his anti-gun programming, which has helped him to top the ratings for CNN primetime. Good for CNN or just for Piers?  Speaking of ratings you may have noticed our weekly ratings post has gone missing for a while now.  Again it could be sheer laziness or could it be Groundhog Day syndrome?  Now it's your turn to tell us what your thinking or what's caught your attention at CNN. 

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This Weekend's Programming 1/5 - 1/6/13

SATURDAY, January 5, 2013

SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Airs Saturday 4:30PM – 5:00PM and Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AM

This week on Sanjay Gupta MD, Sanjay looks at an extremely experimental treatment for head injuries – a massive infusion of Omega-3 fish oil.  Also, Dr. Robert Lustig who gained worldwide attention with a lecture making the case that sugar is the number one culprit behind our epidemics of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. He argues that sugar – and its close cousin, high-fructose corn syrup – is a virtual toxin. Dr. Lustig joins Sanjay to talk about his new book, “Fat Chance.”  And, Sanjay’s best advice on how to keep your New Year’s resolution. 

THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM

Topic:  Hillary Clinton

Guest: Paul Begala, Democratic strategist; CNN political contributor

Guest: Ari Fleischer, Former Bush White House Press Secretary; CNN political contributor

Topic: Debt Mess

Guest: Erskine Bowles, Former Clinton W.H. Chief of Staff

 Topic:  North Korea

Guest: Bill Richardson, Former New Mexico governor 

Anchor: Wolf Blitzer

25 SHOCKING MEDICAL MISTAKES – Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PM (Sunday 2:00AM)

CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells stories of disturbing mishaps experienced by real-life patients – and empowers viewers with simple ways to help doctors and nurses get things right.

SUNDAY, January 6, 2013

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON

Topics:   113^th Congress; Congressional Agenda

Guest:    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)

Guest:    Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Topics:   Fiscal Cliff Deal; Spending Cuts; Taxes; Debt Ceiling

Guest:    Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Guest:    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Topics:   Fiscal Cliff Next Steps; Cabinet Vacancies; Gun Control

Guest:    Neera Tanden, President & CEO, Center for American Progress

Guest:    Stephen Moore, editorial board member and senior economics writer, The Wall Street Journal

Guest:    Dana Bash, CNN senior congressional correspondent

Guest:    Jackie Calmes, White House correspondent, The New York Times

Anchor:  Candy Crowley 

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM     

Topics:    What will happen in 2013 around the world: will Assad fall?  Will Israel or the U.S. bomb Iran?  Will the EuroZone collapse?  Will the U.S. get its fiscal house in-order?

Guest:     Ian Bremmer, PhD, president Eurasia Group

Guest:     Richard Haass, PhD, president of the Council on Foreign Relations

Guest:     Anne-Marie Slaughter, D.Phil, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, former Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department of State (Barack Obama Administration)

Topics:    What the ‘fiscal cliff’ debate looked like from abroad and what it’s impact will be – on the U.S. and the world

Guest:     Lionel Barber, editor, Financial Times

Guest:     Anatole Kaletsky, chairman of the governing board, Institute for New Economic Thinking; writer, The Times of London

Topics:    The road ahead for Syria

Guest:     Fawaz Gerges, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Guest:     Lakhdar Brahimi, United Nations and Arab League Envoy to Syria

Anchor:   Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11:00AM – NOON

Topic:    Covering the Fiscal Cliff Debate

Guest:   Dana Bash, CNN senior congressional correspondent

Guest:   Jonathan Weisman, congressional reporter, The New York Times

Topic:   Coverage from the Left and Right: Fiscal Cliff Debate, Superstorm Sandy Relief, Hillary Clinton’s Illness

Guest:   Ana Marie Cox, political columnist, The Guardian

Guest:   Tim Carney, senior political columnist, Washington Examiner

Topic:   Al Jazeera buys Current TV

Guest:  Dave Marash, former anchor, Al Jazeera

Topic:   Finding Balance in American Journalism; New Book

Guest:  Norm Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute; co-author, “It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism”

Guest:  Thomas Mann, Brookings Institution; co-author, “It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism”

Host:    Howard Kurtz

THE NEXT LIST –  Airs Sunday 2:00PM – 2:30PM

This week The Next List profiles Jim McKelvey - an engineer, entrepreneur, artist, community activist, environmentalist, and citizen of the world. McKelvey is most well known as the Co-Founder of Square, the mobile-payment system. In fact, it was his belief that small entrepreneurs endured abuse in the credit world that led Square to focus on payments. He is working on creating a new economic model to help keep the struggling publishing industry alive.

THE COMING STORMS – Airs Sunday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PM (Monday 2:00AM)

CNN’s storm correspondents report for a comprehensive investigation on the lessons learned by the October Superstorm Sandy – and what Americans need to do to prepare for the next inevitable weather test.  CNN’s Jason Carroll, focuses on the impact of the storm surge and flooding, particularly to lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and New Jersey, in the wake October’s devastating Tropical Storm Sandy.  CNN’s Ed Lavandera investigates what New Orleans has done in the deadly wake of Hurricane Katrina to make sure that city won’t go underwater again – and what we can learn from them.  CNN’s John Zarrella reports on threats to our eyes in the sky, satellites which are crucial to warning people that a storm is coming.  CNN’s David Mattingly reports from Breezy Point in Queens, New York, on potential engineering solutions to address the powerful storm surges associated with superstorms, and investigate the vulnerability of the nation’s power grids, communications and transport systems – and what municipalities are and are not doing to safeguard our infrastructure from storm damage.  CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Greenland about science being gathered there about the condition of the ice sheets and their potential affect on global climate.  And throughout, chief meteorologist Chad Myers, offers his scientific insights on the factors that make these powerful “superstorms” so destructive, and discusses what Americans can expect from future weather systems.

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CNN RATINGS HIGHLIGHTS / 4th QUARTER

CNN RATINGS HIGHLIGHTS

Fourth Quarter 2012

·         CNN HAD ITS BEST QUARTERLY PRIME TIME DELIVERY SINCE Q1 ‘09 (Obama Inauguration)

o   In both M-F and M-Su Prime, CNN registered it best total viewer delivery since Q3-09 and its best in the demo since Q1-09;

·         CNN HAD ITS BEST QUARTERLY TOTAL DAY DELIVERY SINCE Q1 ’11 (Japanese Tsunami);

o   In total day, Q4-12 is the network’s best since Q1-11 among both total viewers and in demo 25-54. 

·         CNN had significant growth compared to year ago (4Q 2011); up double digits in total day and in primetime versus last year;

·         Erin Burnett Outfront registered its best quarterly deliveries since launch (Q4-11) among both total viewers and key demo 25-54;

·         AC 360 at 8 pm is the highest rated show on the network in the key demo 25-54 (229k); AC 360 at 8p posted its best delivery in both demos since taking over the 8p hour (Q3-11), giving the network its best performance in the hour since Q3-09 among total viewers and Q1-09 among 25-54;

·         Piers Morgan Tonight at 9 pm is the highest rated show on the network among total viewers (717k); Piers Morgan Tonight experienced its best total viewer delivery since its launch quarter of Q1-11 and its best in the demo since Q3-11.

Total Day:  Up +30% in total viewers (525k vs. 404k) and +50% in the key demo 25-54 (184k vs. 123k)

Prime Time (M-F):  Up +50% in total viewers (1.016m vs. 677k) and +80% in the target demo 25-54 (372k vs. 207k)

Day Time (M-F): Up +6% in total viewers (544k vs. 511k) and up +25% in key demo (169k vs. 135k)

6pm – The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer:  Up +31% in total viewers (661k vs. 505k) and +75% in key demo 25-54 (214k vs. 122k)

7pm – Erin Burnett Outfront:  Up +23% in total viewers (604k vs. 490k) and +42% among 25-54 (195k vs. 137k)

8pm – AC 360:  Up +23% (711k vs. 578k) and +28% among 25-54 (229k vs. 179k)

9pm – Piers Morgan Tonight:  Up +18% in total viewers (717k vs. 609k) and +27% among adults 25-54 (209k vs. 164k)

December 2012

• CNN also had a strong December, growing double digits in key dayparts compared to last year;
• In Monday-Sunday primetime, CNN grew the most vs. year ago. FNC had double digit ratings loss;
• For the month, AC at 8 pm is the highest rated show on the network in the key demo (202k), while Piers Morgan Tonight is the highest in total viewers (671k).

Total Day:  Up +16% in total viewers (456k vs. 392k) and +31% in the demo 25-54 (153k vs. 117k)

Prime Time (M-Su):  Up +26% in total viewers (656k vs. 519k) and +32% in key demo (203k vs. 154k)  (FNC down -17% in total viewers and -36% in demo in M-Su primetime in December)

6pm – The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer:  Up +5% in total viewers (557k vs. 529k) and +38% in the target demo (172k vs. 125k)

7pm – Erin Burnett Outfront:  Up +16% in total viewers (543k vs. 468k) and +36% among key demo 25-54 (169k vs. 124k)

8pm – AC 360:  Up +21% in total viewers (667k vs. 553k) and +20% in demo (202k vs. 168k)

9pm – Piers Morgan Tonight:  Up +12% in total viewers (671k vs. 601k) and +19% in the key demo (185k vs. 155k)

Year End/2012

CNN ends the year with a +5% gain in M-F primetime in the key demo (251k vs. 238k) – while FNC is flat.  Piers Morgan Tonight ends the year as the top rated show on CNN in total viewers (590k)

with AC 360 at 10pm the highest rated in the key demo 25-54 (198k).

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What Sandy Has Taught Us Airs Sunday 1/6/13

What Sandy Has Taught Us – and What Can Be Done to Prepare For “The Coming Storms”

New Investigative Documentary Debuts Sunday, Jan. 06 at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m. ET & PT

CNN’s intrepid storm correspondents will report for a comprehensive investigation on the lessons learned by Superstorm Sandy – and what Americans need to do to prepare for the next inevitable weather test.  The one-hour investigative documentary, The Coming Storms will debut Sunday, Jan. 06 at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m. ET & PT and replay on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 8:00p.m. and 11:00p.m. ET & PT. 

CNN’s Jason Carroll investigates the impact of the storm surge and flooding, particularly to lower Manhattan and New Jersey, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.  He also reports on climate change and how it may make storms more dangerous and more damaging.  CNN’s David Mattingly reports on potential engineering solutions to address the powerful storm surges associated with superstorms, and investigate the vulnerability of the nation’s power grids, communications and transport systems – and what municipalities are and are not doing to safeguard our infrastructure from storm damage.  CNN’s Ed Lavandera investigates what New Orleans has done in the deadly wake of Hurricane Katrina to make sure that city won’t go underwater again – and what we can learn from them.  CNN’s John Zarrella reports on threats to our eyes in the sky, satellites which are crucial to warning people that a storm is coming.

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Greenland about scientists from Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research who are studying the ice sheets and temperature changes there, and their potential affect on global climate.  Throughout the documentary, CNN meteorologist and severe weather expert Chad Myers, offers his scientific insights on the factors that make these powerful “superstorms” so destructive, and discusses what Americans can expect from future weather systems.

A complementary digital extension will offer a slideshow of the damage to the Northeast coastal states following the landfall and flooding after Superstorm Sandy.   The online coverage will include news stories and opinion pieces on what can and should be done to meet the challenges presented by the impact of the next big storm.   

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from ATC!

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