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The Guardian mentioned it first (Nov 4, 2026, 11:57 PM EST). Right-leaning outlets followed 19 hours later. No least biased outlet mentioned it.
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3 articles mention Michael Crichton in the last 7 days (Oct 31 to Nov 6).
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| CBS News | Case pitting "ER" against "The Pitt" can proceed, appeals court saysCBS News A California appeals court has found that "ER" and "The Pitt" have enough similarity that a lawsuit brought by the widow and estate of "ER" creator Michael Crichton alleging "The Pitt" is an unauthorized reboot can move forward. | 0.40 | |
| The Washington Times | 'ER' and 'The Pitt' are similar enough for lawsuit to move forward, appeals court findsThe Washington Times A California appeals court has found that "ER" and "The Pitt" have enough similarity that a lawsuit brought by the widow and estate of "ER" creator Michael Crichton alleging "The Pitt" is an unauthorized reboot can move forward. | 0.40 | |
| The Guardian | The Pitt and ER are similar enough for Michael Crichton’s widow’s lawsuit to proceed, court rulesThe Guardian Court finds ‘clear and numerous similarities’ between two medical dramas, allowing lawsuit by ER creator’s widow Sherri to go to jury trial in 2027 The Pitt is similar enough to ER to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a long-running lawsuit over the award-winning medical drama, a US appeals court has ruled. In a unanimous opinion filed on Wednesday, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros Television (WBTV), which has argued for two years that the shows are unrelated. Continue reading... | 0.40 |
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| The Guardian | 0.1% | 1 | 751 |
| CBS News | 0.2% | 1 | 565 |
| The Washington Times | 0.2% | 1 | 421 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning1 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
- Least biased0 of 8 sources
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning2 of 14 sources
- <0.1%
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