Posted on 02/20/2015 6:09:04 AM PST by C19fan
It was hardly a surprise Thursday when ratings-challenged MSNBC announced the cancellation of the poor-performing afternoon programs hosted by Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid after less than a year, with veteran news anchor Thomas Roberts stepping in to preside over the two-hour block from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Until a permanent replacement is named for Robertss 5:30 a.m. program Way Too Early, the 6 a.m. Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will temporarily take up the slack by starting a half-hour earlier.
But according to knowledgeable sources at the Comcast-owned cable network, Thursdays moves were only the opening salvo in a wider programming shakeup.
In the relatively near term, two well-placed sources predicted to The Daily Beast, Chris Hayes will be relieved of his weak-performing 8 p.m. show All In, to be replaced by the current 9 p.m. host of The Rachel Maddow Show, while a talent search is currently underway to fill the prime-time slot to be vacated by Maddow.
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The guy on the right has some kind of long stain down the inside of his pant leg and that guy on the far left is really creepy especially when his Adam's Apple jumps around when he gets excited!
The problem with the decline in viewership is not because of the various hosts. It is because of the policies and philosophy being pushed from the executive offices.
Replacing one liberal nutcase with another is not going to improve ratings.
Many viewers finally wake up, get tired of having liberal crap crammed into their eyes and ears on an hourly basis, and change the channel.
Both MSNBC and CNN have bigger problems than liberal hosts, and those problems come from the executive offices. Until that changes, the ratings will continue to decline.
Sharpton was the bargaining chip for the Fedgov to approve Comcast’s purchase of NBC Universal. So Sharpton is likely to stay.
Given Ed Schultz’ record of shooting his dog, beating his wife, he would require an armed escort out of the building.
He may find himself in an empty room, talking to cameras that may or may not be connected. This would be the 21st century version of a padded cell.
Alan Keyes had a show on there like 10 or 15 years ago.
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