Struggling NBC sends 3 top executives packing

Los Angeles Times ^ | December 6, 2008 | Meg James

[Soliton]

NBC, in a move as harsh as it was swift, forced out three top programming executives Friday after a disastrous crash of its fall television season.

The three -- Katherine Pope, Teri Weinberg and Craig Plestis -- all lost their high-profile jobs amid one of the most sweeping shake-ups in television. The purging signals the desperation of NBC Universal bosses to fix the network, which slid back into fourth place last week.

[Soliton]

I hope they crash and burn

[Perdogg]

don’t worry, Bambi will give them a job.

[BradyLS]

NO BAILOUT!!!

[Phoenix11]

I’m not surprised. The only show I watch on that network is Heroes. It used to reign supreme with some great Thursday night comedies, including The Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Frasier, and Friends. The only other show that people I know watch on that network is Deal or No Deal.

[boxer21]

I’m crushed.

[peace with honor]

OH MY GOD!!!!!, I hope the door didn’t hit them on the way out

[Lorianne]

Their shows are trash.

[Robert A Cook PE]

It’s a start. Not a good start, but a start.

[pnh102]

Wow... maybe the Big 3 can take a lesson from this.

[FormerACLUmember]

Close NBC down!

[Soliton]

The Office is doing well. It is based on a British show like All in the Family and Sanford and Sons was. Maybe that is why they are bringing a manager over from England.

[Oldexpat]

I’m sure they’ll do just fine with their night jobs.

[TomGuy]

Maybe they need to program more Rosie variety specials.

[snicker]

[Dumpster Baby]

"Rosie Live" did them in. Professional hara-kiri.

[Soliton]

Their shows are trash.

They are losing ER this season too. I don't understand 30 Rock or Kath and Kate. Earl is funny though.

[depressed in 06]

Which one brought us Rosie?

[MinuteGal]

Next, I hope they shake Tom Brokejaw loose. We thought he was retiring, but old newsreaders don't seem to die, they just keep popping up like faded old pennies.

He's all over NBC like fertilizer, spreading his know-it-all liberal pap on every subject. And I bet he's not working for peanuts, either.

GET THE HOOK!

Leni

[struggle]

I've only been watching TV for the last two years, and only one show


And that's on CBS.

[bray]

When do they launch MSDNC??

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Soliton]

What the heck were they thinking in putting Rosie on anything? Her girlfriend wouldn’t even watch her. They might as well have put on “A Barney Frank Christmas”.