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CNBC's McEnroe Cancelled (BWAHAHA)
Yahoo News ^ | 11/04/04 | Josh in PA

Posted on 12/04/2004 1:15:01 PM PST by Josh in PA

'McEnroe' Canceled by CNBC After Four Months

By Paul Gough

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - CNBC said Friday it canceled its heavily promoted talk show "McEnroe," which occasionally registered a zero rating.

The show, which debuted on the business channel in July, marked tennis great John McEnroe's first foray into the talk arena. But his fans did not follow: A few times it garnered a 0.0 rating in households, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Two months ago, CNBC pledged to keep the faith after a change of executive producers. But the ratings didn't come.

A memo sent to CNBC employees Friday by primetime chief Bob Meyers said nothing about the bad ratings.

"John and the show consistently had top guests and people from all over the world waiting on line to be part of our in-studio audience," Meyers said.

"McEnroe" will be seen in originals and repeats until the end of the year. It will be replaced by "The Big Idea" with ad exec Donny Deutsch, a show that will go from a once-a-week airing to five days a week beginning sometime in late January.


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KEYWORDS: cnbc; mcenroe
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Another leftists bites the dust.
1 posted on 12/04/2004 1:15:02 PM PST by Josh in PA
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To: Josh in PA

McEnroe had a tv show?


2 posted on 12/04/2004 1:15:30 PM PST by NeoCaveman (http://route-82.blogspot.com (Now with 20% more stuned beebers))
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To: Josh in PA

3 posted on 12/04/2004 1:17:16 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (I Watch TV, What Do You Want From Me?)
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To: Josh in PA

If not for Free Republic, I would have never known that.


4 posted on 12/04/2004 1:17:32 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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To: Josh in PA

Wow, he had a show...


5 posted on 12/04/2004 1:17:44 PM PST by Always Right
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To: Josh in PA
It will be replaced by "The Big Idea" with ad exec Donny Deutsch, a show that will go from a once-a-week airing to five days a week beginning sometime in late January.

Replacing one leftist with Donny Deutsch, another liberal loser. Apparently MSNBC hasn't learned their lesson with McEnroe.

6 posted on 12/04/2004 1:20:44 PM PST by Azzurri
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To: dubyaismypresident

My question too.


7 posted on 12/04/2004 1:20:58 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: My Favorite Headache

All I want to know is where do I get one of those hats???


8 posted on 12/04/2004 1:22:31 PM PST by melbell (groovy)
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To: Josh in PA

I guess even his relatives quit watching...


9 posted on 12/04/2004 1:23:11 PM PST by Welsh Rabbit
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To: Josh in PA

I can't believe it took this long. I would have assumed it'd have faded away into oblivion months ago.


10 posted on 12/04/2004 1:25:04 PM PST by Ex-Dem (AFL-CIO - Where organized labor becomes organized crime.)
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You cannot be serious. YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!

(somebody had to say it)


11 posted on 12/04/2004 1:25:11 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture (We shall overcome)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Maybe they should try Rush Limbaugh


12 posted on 12/04/2004 1:26:22 PM PST by LauraleeBraswell (See and decide for yourself)
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To: Josh in PA
CNBC's McEnroe Cancelled (BWAHAHA)

Game, set, match

13 posted on 12/04/2004 1:30:33 PM PST by beyond the sea (I know beyond a doubt ...... my heart will lead me there)
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To: dubyaismypresident

A few months ago our cable company switched up a bunch of channels (I think in a conspiracy to lower FOX News viewership because they put FOX on a channel that previously had no station on it), and since they did that I don't even know where CNBC is. I've never seen McEnroe's show.


14 posted on 12/04/2004 1:30:53 PM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: Josh in PA

McEnroe was just terrible, really quite unwatchable.


15 posted on 12/04/2004 1:32:29 PM PST by Bullish
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To: Josh in PA

A few weeks ago I was working in Times Square. There was a guy and a girl on the street corner giving away free tickets. This is a common practice in the area. They were saying, "Free tickets to an NBC talkshow!" Only after a person said they were interested did they tell them it was for McEnroe's show. Let's just say they were having a hard time giving the tickets away.


16 posted on 12/04/2004 1:32:45 PM PST by thefactor
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To: Josh in PA
Who here remembers his show THE CHAIR, from '02?!


17 posted on 12/04/2004 1:34:03 PM PST by streetrepair
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18 posted on 12/04/2004 1:34:12 PM PST by RandallFlagg (FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
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To: RandallFlagg
How about giving a show to Ann Coulter? When is Ann Coulter going to get a show?
19 posted on 12/04/2004 1:38:25 PM PST by LauraleeBraswell (See and decide for yourself)
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To: Josh in PA

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA




HA HA HA

You FAAAAAIIILLLLED! Youre sooooo suaaaave. Rico Suave McEnroe....

How 'come nobody watched your hip, progressive, funny show with all those hip, progressive funny people like "Sting"? Could it be that you make Al Gore look like George Clinton?

Hey, "If Dennis Miller can do it, I can do it better!" you thought. Wrong! HAHAHA

You were a virtural black hole of ratings! HA!

Who convinced you that you could do that? I know, you are always at hip, progressive parties and you're like so "in the groove" making people laugh and think about pressing social issues of the day. And that one hostess says "You should have your own TV show you're so funny, suave, witty and hip!" HAH HAH HAH

You know what I think went wrong? You just didn't connect with the beta female side of your viewing audience. Try harder next time! HAHAHHAHAHA!

20 posted on 12/04/2004 1:39:12 PM PST by Rate_Determining_Step (US Military - Draining the Swamp of Terrorism since 2001!)
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