Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 565,706	$ 540,921
Operating Expenses:
Cost of revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization	297,834	264,395
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization	152,727	144,026
Acquisition and related integration costs	1,642	28,645
Restructuring costs	0	7,050
Depreciation	15,370	14,125
Amortization of intangible assets	24,375	25,382
Losses (gains), net on disposal of property and equipment	2,481	80
Total operating expenses	494,429	483,703
Operating income	71,277	57,218
Interest expense	(36,499)	(43,882)
Gain on extinguishment of debt	1,234	0
Defined benefit pension plan income	663	7
Gain on sale of Triton business	0	81,784
Losses on stock warrant	0	(67,244)
Miscellaneous, net	(407)	(4,851)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	36,268	23,032
Provision for income taxes	13,903	19,529
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	22,365	3,503
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	2,064
Net income	22,365	5,567
Preferred stock dividends	(12,576)	(11,643)
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company	$ 9,789	$ (6,076)
Net income (loss) per basic share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ (0.10)
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.02
Net income (loss) per basic share of common stock (in dollars per share)	0.11	(0.07)
Net income (loss) per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.10	(0.10)
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.02
Net income (loss) per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ (0.07)
Advertising
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 398,481	$ 362,614
Retransmission and carriage
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	155,820	156,497
Other
Operating Revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 11,405	$ 21,810