Bum start for CNN's 'Zahn' and 'Cooper' (Ratings for 7 and 8pm time slots down almost FIFTY PERCENT)

Media Life ^ | September 10, 2003 | Kevin Downey

[Timesink]

For those that don't remember, the "new" Serpenthead/Begala version of Crossfire last year itself caused CNN's ratings in the 7pm time slot to be decimated, so to lose 50% of those ratings is a true disaster.

[Timesink]

Schadenfreude

This is the New York Times CNN Schadenfreude Ping List. Freepmail me to be added or dropped.

[InvisibleChurch]

i wonder how many of those viewers are actually producers and assistants watching monitors in control rooms?

[TheBigB]

Schadenfreude-o-rama!

[DeFault User]

MSNBC's audience in the 25-54 demo was down 53 percent last week, to 82,000 viewers.

CNN and MSNBC could do much better by showing Andy Griffith reruns.

[WOSG]

The network's [Fox News Channel] audience in the summer was up 22 percent, to 1.3 million people, and was up 20 percent in August. “People might be getting sick of the news and returning to other things,” says Deana Myers, an analyst with Kagan World Media.

They throw in a moron's quote right after the data that directly refutes the quote. LOL! ... trying to make excuses for the implosion of CNN. btw, what is CNN anyway? are they still around? Havent watched them in years! :-)

[Ann Archy]

I never watch CNN ESPECIALLY after having Pau;l Begala and Carvile on Crossfire!! Are you saying that it isn't on anymore???

[Calvin Locke]

Note to CNN Programming Buffoons: Liberal lies and distortions without a captive audience is not good for the bottom line.

Trying to emulate pMSNBC probably won't work for you either.

Crossfire failed because you confused Fox News Channel reality shows with Fox Entertainment reality shows....

[Ron in Acreage]

Key to ratings success? The TRUTH. Fox tells it. CNN doesn't.

[Hazzardgate]

[Timesink]

I never watch CNN ESPECIALLY after having Pau;l Begala and Carvile on Crossfire!! Are you saying that it isn't on anymore???

It's still on, but it's been demoted to the 4:30pm Eastern time slot and cut from an hour to 30 minutes.

[Timesink]

Fox ping!

[Timesink]

Ha ha ha! Where did you find THAT?!

[nutmeg]

Thanks for the ping, Timesink! I'll ping the FoxFan list.

[nutmeg]

FoxFan ping!

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[lainde]

Thanks nutmeg!

[CaptSkip]

There is so much delicious schadenfreude of late...should I feel guilty....NAH!

[ReleaseTheHounds]

It's the old "if the tree falls in the woods" question again.

10+ years ago, our TV was constantly tuned into CNN. Of course, that was before the choice of FoxNews was available. Now, we don't even know the number and it is never on. As for Keith Olberman and his ilk on MSNBC (or Tina Brown on CNBC???!!!): NEVER! My wife tunes into Chris Matthews every once in a while just to know what the Demo talking points are...

[Crawdad]

Man, if my business dropped 47% in one week, I'd be gone quick-like.