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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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Peter Johnson reports "Nightline" just notched its lowest number of average viewers ever, from a high in 1993 of 6.2 million to a low last year of 3.7 million. The same is true for Sunday public affairs show "This Week," with a high of 4.9 million in 1993 compared with 2.5 million last year, behind No. 1 NBC's "Meet the Press" (4.3 million) and CBS' "Face the Nation" (3.8 million).

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: abc; abcnews; bringbackbrinkley; ccrm; clintonista; disney; flop; liberalmedia; msm; nightline; peterjennings; snuffaluffagus; stephanopoulos; steponallofus; tedkoppel; thisweek
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1 posted on 01/10/2005 10:01:10 AM PST by churchillbuff
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To: churchillbuff
What, me worry?

2 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.)
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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.

3 posted on 01/10/2005 10:03:51 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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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.


4 posted on 01/10/2005 10:05:41 AM PST by martin_fierro (</pith>)
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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...


5 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)
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To: Izzy Dunne

I think Ted needs to talk to Traficant about improving his rug.


6 posted on 01/10/2005 10:11:44 AM PST by pissant
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To: Izzy Dunne

I can't believe Ted Krapple is still on the air.


7 posted on 01/10/2005 10:13:28 AM PST by caisson71
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To: churchillbuff
I love it.
Nothing quite like a deserved descent.
8 posted on 01/10/2005 10:13:45 AM PST by onyx
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To: churchillbuff

YAY!!!!!!!


9 posted on 01/10/2005 10:31:17 AM PST by Txsleuth (Proud to be a Texan)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Definitely the Vietnam episode showed their true colors..I hope it did the traitors in.
10 posted on 01/10/2005 10:31:50 AM PST by Earthdweller (US descendant of French Protestants)
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To: caisson71

Ditto. I didn't know Nightline was still on.


11 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!)
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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.


12 posted on 01/10/2005 11:21:41 AM PST by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
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ABC's "Nightline," "This Week" hit ratings lows in 2004

This is VERY suprising... I didn't realize they were still doing these shows.......

13 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.)
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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.

14 posted on 01/10/2005 11:27:06 AM PST by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
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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.


15 posted on 01/10/2005 11:45:32 AM PST by caisson71
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To: caisson71

Jimmy Kimmel?


16 posted on 01/10/2005 12:22:35 PM PST by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
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To: Destro

I care not for the reasons,
just the results.


17 posted on 01/10/2005 12:22:43 PM PST by onyx
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To: churchillbuff

Say goodnight Ted!


18 posted on 01/10/2005 12:23:28 PM PST by Clemenza (President: Liger Breeders of the Pacific Northwest)
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To: Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...

Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING


19 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!!!)
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To: pissant

Ted's dead weasel toupee makes Traficant's dead weasel look grand.


20 posted on 01/10/2005 3:24:25 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Help to insure freedom with a monthly donation to Free Republic!)
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