Good, thorough story on the winding down of the broadcast news money machine.

"The major networks are offering fewer hours to their affiliates in daytime. Syndicated shows are going away as they can no longer attract large enough audiences to support them. Talk shows starring Kelly Clarkson, Sherri Shepherd and Steve Wilko are ending after this season, leaving hours of time for stations to fill in September.

"Local TV newscasts are also vital to station ad sales departments because the programs are the first stop for political campaign commercials. Although TV news viewers are older and less desirable to consumer advertisers, they are more likely to be voters who are engaged in current affairs."
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-03-23/inside-local-tv-news-layoffs-consolidation-shrinking-ratings

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