Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
| | 1. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-27621) pertaining to The E.W. Scripps Company 1997 Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors, as amended |
| | 2. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-89824) pertaining to The E.W. Scripps Company Long-Term Incentive Plan |
| | 3. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-125302) pertaining to The E. W. Scripps Company Amended and Restated 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
| | 4. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-27623) pertaining to The E.W. Scripps Company Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan |
| | 5. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-40767) pertaining to The E.W. Scripps Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1997) |
| | 6. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-120185) pertaining to The E.W. Scripps Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2004) |
| | 7. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-151963) pertaining to The E. W. Scripps Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2008) |
| | 8. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-167089) pertaining to The E. W. Scripps Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
of our report dated August 31, 2011, with respect to the audited financial statements of McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Company, Inc., as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 included in the Current Report (Form 8-K) of The E.W. Scripps Company, as of this date.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
March 9, 2012
