History YMMV / BroadcastNews

* AwardSnub: In a way. Though the film was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture of the Year, it ended up winning none, largely due to being overshadowed by ''Film/TheLastEmperor'' and ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}''. Creator/AlbertBrooks' supporting performance and James L. Brooks' screenplay were probably the closest the film came to winning anything.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Bill Conti's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dY33WbnJw&feature=related score]].

** Christian Clemenson has a very minor role as Bobby, a member of the news station. He would go on to become a main character on David E. Kelley's legal drama, ''Series/BostonLegal'' (winning an Emmy in the process).

* SocietyMarchesOn: The United States goes on high alert with an incident with Libya, during the days of UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi.
* StarmakingRole: For Creator/JoanCusack, who had always been in the shadow of her brother [[Creator/JohnCusack John]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Bill Conte's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dY33WbnJw&feature=related score]].

* HarsherInHindsight: Aaron is supposed to be the sensitive, intelligent "real reporter," while Tom is supposed to be the air-headed self-absorbed "talking head." But, when Aaron responds to Tom's [[FairForItsDay ahead of its time]] report on date rape with "Can I turn on the news for a second? ...Oh, wait a minute. Sex -- Tears -- This must be the news....I think you really blew the lid off nookie...." WAY harsher.

** "It was like ''great sex'' having you inside my head!"

* MemeticMutation: Blair's "obstacle course" run is the most run clip from the film.

** Another reporter is played by William B. Davis, later known as the [[Series/TheXFiles Cigarette Smoking Man]].

** Christian Clemenson has a very minor role as Bobby, a member of the news station. He would go on to become a main character on David E. Kelley's legal drama, ''Series/BostonLegal'' (winning an Emmy in the process).

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Bill Conte's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dY33WbnJw&feature=related score]].

* AwardSnub: In a way. Though the film was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture of the Year, it ended up winning none, largely due to being overshadowed by ''Film/TheLastEmperor'' and ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}''. Albert Brooks' supporting performance and James L. Brooks' screenplay were probably the closest the film came to winning anything.

* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/JackNicholson, who plays network anchor Bill Rorish, not only accepted the role for scale (minimum SAG payment), but ''specifically'' requested that he not appear in the trailer, the opening credits, or any advertisements or promotions for the film because he did not want to take attention away from Hunter, Hurt and Brooks.
* DuelingMovies: Released the ''same day'' as ''Film/{{Moonstruck}}''.
* InformedAttractiveness: Tom's incredibly great looks compared to Aaron's frumpiness is a major aspect of the movie, but William Hurt, though a reasonably good-looking guy, really isn't (and wasn't then) the Adonis he's portrayed as.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Marc Shaiman, noted composer, gets a bit part (during the "Big Finish!" scene), just before he became a well-known musician.

* AwardSnub: In a way. Though the film was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture of the Year, it ended up winning none, largely due to being overshadowed by ''TheLastEmperor'' and ''{{Moonstruck}}''. Albert Brooks' supporting performance and James L. Brooks' screenplay were probably the closest the film came to winning anything.

* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/JackNicholson, who plays network anchor Bill Rorish, not only accepted the role for scale (minimum SAG payment), but ''specifically'' requested that he not appear in the trailer, the opening credits, or any advertisements or promotions for the film because he did not want to take attention away from Hunter, Hurt and Brooks.

* MematicMutation: Blair's "obstacle course" run is the most run clip from the film.

* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/JackNicholson, who plays network anchor Bill Rorish, not only accepted the role for no money, but ''specifically'' requested that he not appear in the trailer, the opening credits, or any advertisements or promotions for the film because he did not want to take attention away from Hunter, Hurt and Brooks.

** Christian Clemenson has a very minor role as Bobby, a member of the news station. He would go on to become a main character on David E. Kelley's legal drama, ''BostonLegal'' (winning an Emmy in the process).

* RetroactiveRecognition: Marc Shaiman, noted composer, gets a bit part (during the "Big Finish!" scene), just before he became a well-known musician.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Bill Conte's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dY33WbnJw&feature=related score]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Bill Conte's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dY33WbnJw&feature=related score]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Tom, arguably, especially on multiple viewings.
** Aaron too, more often than not. His response to Tom doing a report on date rape was to make a snarky comment about how Tom had "blown the lid off nookie"
** Jane sends a romantic rival off to Alaska so she can get closer to Tom

** Aaron too, more often than not

* {{Jerkass}}: Tom, arguably, especially on multiple viewings.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Bill Conte's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dY33WbnJw&feature=related score]].