On Thursday afternoon, The New York Times released a long-rumored item about embattled Maine Democratic senatorial candidate and liberal media darling Graham Platner that detailed claims that many will find unsettling and even abusive toward ex-girlfriends. The major broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, and NBC – saw no reason to tell viewers about it on their flagship Thursday night newscasts. On their lead Friday morning shows, the blackout continued with nothing ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today, but CBS Mornings stepped out with nearly six minutes (5:42). CBS co-host Nate Burleson even teased it twice, including telling viewers before the “Eye Opener” set of teases that “we also have new allegations of misconduct by Senate candidate Graham Platner.” Following a lead-off report on the Senate passing President Trump’s border funding package, featured co-host Vladimir Duthiers declared: “A Democratic candidate in a crucial Senate race in Maine [is] facing explosive new allegations. The New York Times reports some women who used to date Graham Platner say they saw disturbing behavior. Platner was already facing scrutiny over explicit texts he sent to other women early in his marriage.”