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ABC's "Nightline," "This Week" hit ratings lows in 2004
USA Today via Poynter ^
| Jan 10 05
| Poynter/USA Today
Posted on 01/10/2005 10:01:10 AM PST by churchillbuff
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To: churchillbuff
What, me worry?
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:02:22 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: churchillbuff
Maybe they can get the communist government of Vietnam to write and produce a few more of their shows.
That "episode" got nice numbers.
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:03:51 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: churchillbuff
I stumbled across "This Week" on Sunday while reprogramming a new universal remote control. Hadn't watched in years.
Couldn't believe how the show's quality has fallen. Too many lispy young punk "commentators" a la Georgie Boy Snuffaluffagus.
To: churchillbuff
credilbility
when you shovel manure, no one wants to hang around
and like SeeBS, NYT, LAT et al; they will all go their graves in denial...
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:09:52 AM PST
by
kellynla
(U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
To: Izzy Dunne
I think Ted needs to talk to Traficant about improving his rug.
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:11:44 AM PST
by
pissant
To: Izzy Dunne
I can't believe Ted Krapple is still on the air.
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:13:28 AM PST
by
caisson71
To: churchillbuff
I love it.
Nothing quite like a deserved descent.
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:13:45 AM PST
by
onyx
To: churchillbuff
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:31:17 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Proud to be a Texan)
To: Izzy Dunne
Definitely the Vietnam episode showed their true colors..I hope it did the traitors in.
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:31:50 AM PST
by
Earthdweller
(US descendant of French Protestants)
To: caisson71
Ditto. I didn't know Nightline was still on.
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posted on
01/10/2005 10:37:30 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: No cliches!)
To: churchillbuff; Izzy Dunne; dead; martin_fierro; kellynla; pissant; caisson71; onyx; Txsleuth; ...
Not o kill joy the collective mood - but the result of low ratings has little to do with the conservatives striking back and Nightline or This Week - butthe fact that the ABC network's weak ratings of its lead ins. David Letterman also suffered from this at CBS - also - Disney which owns ABC is not promotingthe hsow to its affiliates - Disney wants to scrap Nightline and go for a its own late night talk show. Lastly, network ratinsg -while still far larger than cable TV are slipping all the time do to competing mediums like the internet and video games. All the networks want to get out of the news business - news broadcasts being something they had to have during regulation but no longer required.
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posted on
01/10/2005 11:21:41 AM PST
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Destro
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To: churchillbuff
ABC's "Nightline," "This Week" hit ratings lows in 2004This is VERY suprising... I didn't realize they were still doing these shows.......
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posted on
01/10/2005 11:26:03 AM PST
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: Destro
Typo Corrected version:
Not o kill joy the collective mood - but the result of low ratings has little to do with the conservatives striking back and Nightline or This Week - butthe fact that the ABC network's weak ratings of its lead ins. David Letterman also suffered from this at CBS - also - Disney which owns ABC is not promoting the shows to its affiliates - Disney wants to scrap Nightline and go for a its own late night talk show. Lastly, network ratings -while still far larger than cable TV are slipping all the time due to competing mediums like the Internet and video games. All the networks want to get out of the news business - news broadcasts being something they had to have during regulation but no longer required.
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posted on
01/10/2005 11:27:06 AM PST
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Destro
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To: Destro
The demise of biased network news programs is welcomed for any reason. It is true that network news in general may be going the way of the manual typewriter. I hope that whatever replaces it will serve the American people more honorably and truthfully.
To: caisson71
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posted on
01/10/2005 12:22:35 PM PST
by
Destro
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To: Destro
I care not for the reasons,
just the results.
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posted on
01/10/2005 12:22:43 PM PST
by
onyx
To: churchillbuff
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posted on
01/10/2005 12:23:28 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(President: Liger Breeders of the Pacific Northwest)
To: Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
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posted on
01/10/2005 1:35:25 PM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: pissant
Ted's dead weasel toupee makes Traficant's dead weasel look grand.
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:24:25 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
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