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TV broadcasts come directly into the homes of their viewers, and live broadcasts get there instantly - two characteristics that make television an ideal vehicle for delivering important news and information. Programmers have always understood TV's value as a news source, and news has always been one of the fundamental programming genres on broadcast TV.

During the heyday of the Big Three broadcast networks, the nightly evening newscast was the flagship program of the network, and the newscast's anchor enjoyed an reputation that lay somewhere between that of a celebrity and a respected civic leader. During the 1960s and 70s, CBS's Walter Cronkite was often referred to as "the most trusted man in America," and later anchors such as Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw achieved similar, if not quite as universal, levels of respect.

The broadcast networks also produce morning news programs, along with weekend news and political talk programs.

In 1980, Ted Turner's Cable News Network became the first 24-hour all-news cable channel. Thanks to its ability to focus entirely on news without pre-empting other programming, CNN pioneered the now-ubiquitous round-the-clock coverage of sensational events. In 1996, CNN was joined by competing news channels MSNBC and Fox News.

In the 2000s, programs like "The Daily Show" that blur the line between news and entertainment - mostly by putting a humorous spin on current events - have become popular.

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    Dateline
    Dateline
    What Would You Do?
    What Would You Do?
    American Greed
    American Greed
    20/20
    20/20
    Morning Joe
    Morning Joe
    NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
    NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
    MSNBC Live
    MSNBC Live
    Good Morning America
    Good Morning America
    Howard Stern: The Interview
    Howard Stern: The Interview
    Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
    Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
    Nightline
    Nightline
    Motorweek
    Motorweek
    American Masters
    American Masters
    On The Case With Paula Zahn
    On The Case With Paula Zahn
    ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos
    ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Ken Burns' The West
    Ken Burns' The West
    Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!
    Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!
    The Merv Griffin Show
    The Merv Griffin Show
    Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
    Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
    The Greg Gutfeld Show
    The Greg Gutfeld Show
    All In With Chris Hayes
    All In With Chris Hayes
    The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
    The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
    Bad Romance -- A Special Edition of 20/20
    Bad Romance -- A Special Edition of 20/20
    CBS Sunday Morning
    CBS Sunday Morning
    Fox Business Network Live
    Fox Business Network Live
    The ReidOut
    The ReidOut
    Alex Wagner Tonight
    Alex Wagner Tonight
    Lost Tapes
    Lost Tapes
    Tucker Carlson Tonight
    Tucker Carlson Tonight
    The Daily Show
    The Daily Show
    The Glenn Beck Program
    The Glenn Beck Program
    Vice
    Vice
    Inside Edition
    Inside Edition
    CBS News Sunday Morning
    CBS News Sunday Morning
    E! News
    E! News
    Deadline White House
    Deadline White House
    Feherty
    Feherty
    Hard Time
    Hard Time
    FOX News Tonight
    FOX News Tonight
    The Five (2011)
    The Five (2011)
    GMA Live!
    GMA Live!
    NBC TODAY Show
    NBC TODAY Show
    Billboard Music Awards
    Billboard Music Awards
    The Grid
    The Grid
    PBS NewsHour Live
    PBS NewsHour Live
    PBS Newshour
    PBS Newshour
    NOW on PBS
    NOW on PBS
    TMZ Live
    TMZ Live
    Everest: Beyond the Limit
    Everest: Beyond the Limit
    CNBC Originals
    CNBC Originals
    Pure Nature
    Pure Nature
    State of the Union
    State of the Union
    CBS This Morning: Saturday
    CBS This Morning: Saturday
    Fox & Friends
    Fox & Friends
    ICYMI: The Best of ABC News
    ICYMI: The Best of ABC News
    CBS This Morning
    CBS This Morning
    World News Tonight Prime With David Muir
    World News Tonight Prime With David Muir
    NBC Meet the Press
    NBC Meet the Press
    E:60
    E:60
    America In Black
    America In Black
    Katie's New Face
    Katie's New Face
    Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist
    Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist
    TODAY Third Hour
    TODAY Third Hour
    Meet the Press
    Meet the Press
    ABC World News Now
    ABC World News Now
    ABC World News
    ABC World News
    NBC Nightly News
    NBC Nightly News
    CNN Newsroom Live
    CNN Newsroom Live
    Xploration Earth 2050
    Xploration Earth 2050
    The Year: 2022 With Robin Roberts
    The Year: 2022 With Robin Roberts
    The Choe Show
    The Choe Show
    Xploration Awesome Planet
    Xploration Awesome Planet
    FORA TV: The Internet
    FORA TV: The Internet
    MSNBC Special
    MSNBC Special
    The Live Show
    The Live Show
    Fareed Zakaria GPS Special
    Fareed Zakaria GPS Special
    CBSN News & Breaking News Updates
    CBSN News & Breaking News Updates
    CBS Sports
    CBS Sports
    The Last Word with Lawrence O' Donnell
    The Last Word with Lawrence O' Donnell
    Tornado Chasers
    Tornado Chasers
    Face The Nation
    Face The Nation
    The Dave Ramsey Show
    The Dave Ramsey Show
    MSNBC Prime
    MSNBC Prime
    CBSN Live News Hour
    CBSN Live News Hour
    White House Correspondents' Dinner
    White House Correspondents' Dinner
    BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime
    BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime
    The Jason Show
    The Jason Show
    Pod Save America
    Pod Save America
    NBC News NOW
    NBC News NOW
    CBS Morning News
    CBS Morning News
    Amanpour
    Amanpour
    Democracy Now!
    Democracy Now!
    America This Morning
    America This Morning
    20/20 on ID
    20/20 on ID
    Vengeance: Killer Coworkers
    Vengeance: Killer Coworkers
    Ed Gordon
    Ed Gordon
    Strange Inheritance
    Strange Inheritance
    Wildlife SOS
    Wildlife SOS