Super Bowl Update

Warner Bros. has announced this afternoon that Anderson Live, the syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Anderson Cooper, will end its run at the end of the show's current season.

“We are extremely proud of Anderson and the show that he and the entire production team have produced,” said a Warner Bros. spokesperson in a statement. “While we made significant changes to the format, set and produced it live in its second season, the series will not be coming back for a third season in a marketplace that has become increasingly difficult to break through.”

The biggest problem the show has faced has been ratings.  The show was a weak performer in the 2011-12 season, and despite the changes made for this season, it just hasn't been able to make any headway among strong competition. Indeed, for the week ending, the show averaged a 1.1 rating nationally, down 15% from an already weak number for the same week last year.

In preparing for the second season of his daytime talk show, Anderson Cooper has shaken things up a bit, modifying its format and even changing its name from "just plain" Anderson to Anderson Live. [USA Today]

While the NBC-owned-and-operated stations are doing well - most station groups are this year, and a rising political tide lifts all boats, as the saying goes - parent company Comcast's broadcast operation overall (which includes NBC) isn't, although the company does expect to break even on the Olympics (see below) ... despite its bungling of the coverage. [TVNewsCheck]

NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke says that his company is outperforming its own expectations - at least from the standpoint of money - with its coverage of the Summer Olympics in London. "We're way ahead of where we thought we would be," he told analysts. "Given the trends, we stand to make money on future Olympics." I guess we'll see. [The Wrap]

After nine years at ESPN, radio host Doug Gottlieb is jumping ship, reports Big Lead Sports' Jason McIntyre. He's expected to land at CBS Sports. [Big Lead Sports]