Posted on 08/27/2002 1:44:23 PM PDT by Pokey78
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUESDAY AUGUST 27, 2002 16:25:04 ET XXXXX
MSNBC'S 'DONAHUE' HITS LOWEST NIELSEN RATING POSSIBLE
Phil Donahue has plunged in total collapse on MSNBC with cable viewers, NIELSEN ratings show.
DONAHUE has sunk to a basement rating of a .1, according to sources, the lowest possible rating's measure available!
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Last Friday night, DONAHUE earned a .1 to CONNIE CHUNG's .6 on CNN and O'REILLY's 1.0 on FOX NEWS.
Even more amazingly, MSNBC for the entire day average only a 0.2, and it was beaten by both CNN'S HEADLINE NEWS channel and CNBC that day. (FOX was .6, CNN .5, MSNBC .2).
For the month of August, MSNBC's M-F prime time is down 21% among the key demos (25-54) from a year ago. Year over year, in total weekday ratings, FOX is up 75%, CNN is up 25%, and MSNBC is flat, with 0% growth.
CABLE WARS:
Friday August 23 at 8 PM ET: O'Reilly 1.0; Connie .6; Donahue .1
9 PM ET: Larry King 1.1; Hannity and Colmes .7; Hardball w/Matthews .3
10 PM ET Greta 0.7; Brown 0.5; Nachman .2
Developing...
I believe Drudge is wrong on this. At least, he would've been wrong ten-or-so years ago.
Anything that didn't round to 0.1 (i.e., below 0.05) was registered as an *. And a 0.0 rating would be impossible. If even one viewer was tuned to the show, it would rate an *.
Donahue an asterisk on the butt of the viewing public. I can't wait...
Admitting he was wrong? Ha! That'll be the day. His show yesterday was ostensibly prompted by Dick Cheney's speech in which he outlined -- with great eloquence and in great detail -- why the U.S. must force regime change in Iraq. And he was still babbling on and on about how Bush hasn't "made the case" and how "by those standards, someone should be invading us." Such an intellecutally dishonest (or morally blind) man is hardly capable of sincerely admitting that (1) he was wrong on the facts, and (2) was wrong to sully everyone who was right for days on end.
That's not a rating, that's a rounding error...should be '0'.
See Phil Donahue in 00.0 Man
Can't believe gretta is doing so well@10EDT. Wish someting good was on at that time. I just have the Freep at that time.
I've got no idea where Rosie is these days. I seem to recall something about her wanting to "spend more time with her family" or something like that.
But while it was on the air, I do seem to recall she had steady and pretty good ratings.
As for Clinton, you're assuming he'd do a political talk show, which I agree would fail miserably. But of course, Slick is so much more (gag) than a tawdry politician. He's so (retch) sensitive, and he feels pain, and is (barf) a sex god, and he positively glows on-stage. I could easily imagine CBS putting him in a touchy-feely show aimed at Rosie's fan base, with a little politics thrown in to liven up the love-fest.
In fact, it might well be a very effective political forum for him. And, of course, it would serve Hillary's political ambitions quite nicely indeed.
ROFLMAO!
Your bad my friend......;-)
See Phil Donahue in 0.0 Man
I think he'd do great as Double Zero.
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