PMSNBC rating tank

[thundley4]

RamboLiberal   (1000+ posts)             Thu Feb-03-11 01:27 PM
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Ratings: Amid Major News, MSNBC’s New Primetime Lineup Drops To Third
   
On a week marked by a huge international story–and hefty NBC resources committed to telling it–MSNBC marked an unpleasant milestone, dropping to third place across primetime on February 1. In perhaps the most striking defeat for the network, Lawrence O’Donnell, who took over for the departed Keith Olbermann was soundly defeated by CNN’s Parker Spitzer, a show assumed by many to be such a poor performer as to be on the chopping block.

On Tuesday night, Parker Spitzer attracted 292,000 viewers 25-54, compared to O’Donnell’s 196,000.

CNN newcomer Piers Morgan, whose show Piers Morgan Tonight has had several ups and downs in its first two weeks, finished strongly ahead of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow (327,000 to 260,000). Morgan broke from single-interview format to cover the Egypt story live, and interviewed former British prime minister Tony Blair.

MSNBC’s Ed Show, which relocated to 10 p.m. in the new lineup, was nowhere near CNN’s AC 360. Cooper, who’s on assignment reporting from Cairo, led with 344,000 to Ed Schultz’s 180,000. Cooper has taken an all-in strategy on the Egypt story, immediately flying from New York last week and beginning live coverage over the weekend. Cooper has reported extensively on all CNN programs (and CNN International) and presumably driven viewers to his nightly show. AC360 was the network’s only show to move within striking distance of ratings leader Fox News, closing to within 39,000 viewers of timeslot winner Greta Van Susteren.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ratings-amid-major-news-msnb... /

To be fair even with KO MSNBC ratings usually took a hit on stories like what is happening this week in Egypt. Viewers turn to CNN. But still not good news at 8PM. Also, yuck, Beck's ratings are up, he went above 2 million.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x339703

No replies at the DUmp. Tellingly enough from the source material Fox News Kicked Ass.

[Ralph Wiggum]

alsame  (1000+ posts)      Thu Feb-03-11 01:36 PM
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2. O'Donnell and Ed aren't too good with the hard news coverage, they
 are better suited to the opinion format.

Johonny  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-03-11 01:43 PM
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5. I think you could argue MSNBC isn't good in hard news coverage
 they aren't likely to get better by being a format prison TV program 2/7 of the week rather than maintaining a news desk.

 

napi21  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-03-11 01:41 PM
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4. I think we shoud give it several more weeks. FOX is always
 going to be Fox, but most of the people I know turn o CNN when there's a bi international story. I think that's what happened here. GuessI'll be proven right or wrong after Egypt settles down somewhere.

I think the meme has been established. 

[GOBUCKS]

The only things that give PMSNBC decent ratings are women's prison shows and pedophile stings. Their commie shows don't draw flies.

[AllosaursRus]

I'm with the NapiHeaded21, I think ya better give ComCast a little time to improve the business model of the worst cable news channel in the universe before anyone makes judgment.

Pretty sure they didn't buy it to lose money. UberDork was just the first. He found out he wasn't goin' to be able to dictate to his bosses and flew the coop before they really took him down a notch! IMHO of course.

[jukin]

O’Donnell’s 196,000

I crap bigger than that...even that later second one.