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‘Nightly News’ Takes Ratings Hit During Brian Williams Crises (all three newser nitworks hit hard)
TV Newser ^ | February 9, 2015 | Chris Ariens

Posted on 02/09/2015 1:41:55 PM PST by Zakeet

Preliminary Nielsen ratings show “NBC Nightly News” dropped -36% on Friday from last week’s Monday-Thursday average among A25-54 viewers. NBC’s competitors were down too, but not as much: ABC was down -16% while CBS was down -17% on Friday.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brianwilliams; broadcastnews; liberalmedia; media; mediabias; msm; nbcnews
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To: Captain Peter Blood

What if the liberal networks can not sell enough advertisements to pay someone to cover-up lies and tell lies for those with a D next to their names?


61 posted on 02/09/2015 3:39:59 PM PST by FreedBird (w)
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To: Bon mots

You forgot:

“If you like your health insurance, you can keep it.”


62 posted on 02/09/2015 3:42:33 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Stand Watch Listen

That last one is especially funny!


63 posted on 02/09/2015 3:43:53 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Jean2
I saw a rumor on the web about Williams being replaced by Katie Couric.

Oh, good....she can get down with her bad self.


64 posted on 02/09/2015 3:46:40 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Jane Long

Poor child having to suffer the after effects of that televised colonoscopy.

;>)


65 posted on 02/09/2015 3:55:28 PM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Jean2

Katie Couric? Isn’t she the person after whom the unit of measure for fecal size is named? I realize she’s famous for that...but why would they want her to anchor a network newscast? ;-)


66 posted on 02/09/2015 4:12:36 PM PST by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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To: COUNTrecount

LOL!!!!! She is to old to care!!!!!!! Pretty scary though huh!!!!!!!


67 posted on 02/09/2015 4:56:19 PM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: Zakeet

This pic is hysterical!!!!! Thank you LOL!!!!!!


68 posted on 02/09/2015 4:57:20 PM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

he is suited for the job over on that channel, hope he does go there too.


69 posted on 02/09/2015 6:28:47 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Jane Long

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And her over-cooked Drumstick legs.
.


70 posted on 02/09/2015 6:52:11 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Well stated.


71 posted on 02/09/2015 7:13:32 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Zakeet

Video:

Reporter who broke Brian Williams story speaks out

Feb. 06, 2015 - 11:00 - NBC anchor under fire for fake Iraq claim

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4037316374001/reporter-who-broke-brian-williams-story-speaks-out/?intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips


72 posted on 02/10/2015 5:55:45 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Stand Watch Listen
He was awesome as a kid too...

Little Brian Williams gave his all too

73 posted on 02/10/2015 6:00:49 AM PST by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: BobP

74 posted on 02/10/2015 8:08:16 AM PST by Stand Watch Listen (When the going gets tough...the Low Information President Obola (LIPO) goes golfing)
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To: Milton Miteybad

Beats me why they would even consider it. She fell flat on her face at CBS.


75 posted on 02/10/2015 8:10:49 AM PST by Jean2 (ox)
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To: Zakeet

What I am surprised about is how many people believed in NBC ever, at all, period.


76 posted on 02/10/2015 12:45:39 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: FreedBird

Then they will go the way of the DODO bird.


77 posted on 02/10/2015 5:11:25 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: reasonisfaith

Something about Cronkite and Vietnam comes to my mind.


78 posted on 02/10/2015 5:16:36 PM PST by nomorelurker
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To: nomorelurker

EXACTLY what I was thinking.


79 posted on 02/10/2015 7:09:19 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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