Reality Show Guy New Chief at Nexstar's CDub

[Mark Jeffries]

No surprise that Mark Pedowitz is leaving The CW as CEO as Nexstar takes over from Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, and no surprise that his replacement is from the unscripted ranks--Dennis Miller (not that Dennis Miller) was chairman of Industrial Media ("American Idol," "30 Day Fiance," "Selena [Gomez] + Chef") until the company was bought by Sony earlier this year and his presence pretty much indicates that the future of CDub is not NewsNation on OTA (and definitely not Dare to Defy scripted dramas), but more "Masters of Illusion," "Whose Line?" and foreign scripted shows, if any:

https://www.thewrap.com/the-cw-ceo-mark-pedowitz-to-exit-as-nexstar-takes-over-network/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking_news_7057700