The Mueller investigation was followed by the Ukraine phone call, which was followed by impeachment. Trump's hearings were covered in equal depth to Bill Clinton's. As for the underlying misbehavior: Russia was more newsworthy than Whitewater; but Ukraine fell far short of the Starr Report. Zelensky is no Lewinsky.

The build-up to Campaign 2020 was much lighter than four years ago, but normal for a one-party primary. Economy coverage always peaks in recessions: so no news is good news.

CBS changed anchors and location. Norah O'Donnell is in the nation's capital where she continues to focus on wars, foreign policy, and race-&-immigration: think Syria and Mexico.

NBC relies less on its anchor, more on correspondents--led by Almaguer, Gosk, Gutierrez--to narrate domestic news. Health is a main beat: drug costs, opioids, measles shots, vaping.

ABC's emphasis on breaking news means it covers policy abstractions like justice reform and climate change lightly. But it leads with their symptoms: crime video and weather extremes.

Who could have predicted so much airtime for Felicity Huffman, Jussie Smollett and the late Jeffrey Epstein?

Most Newsworthy Woman of the Year is Capitol Hill's Nancy Pelosi. The Man has no name: the Ukraine Whistleblower.