Posted on 02/23/2014 4:27:25 PM PST by kristinn
There have been times when the CNN host Piers Morgan didn’t seem to like America very much — and American audiences have been more than willing to return the favor. Three years after taking over for Larry King, Mr. Morgan has seen the ratings for “Piers Morgan Live” hit some new lows, drawing a fraction of viewers compared with competitors at Fox News and MSNBC.
It’s been an unhappy collision between a British television personality who refuses to assimilate — the only football he cares about is round and his lectures on guns were rife with contempt — and a CNN audience that is intrinsically provincial. After all, the people who tune into a cable news network are, by their nature, deeply interested in America.
CNN’s president, Jeffrey Zucker, has other problems, but none bigger than Mr. Morgan and his plum 9 p.m. time slot. Mr. Morgan said last week that he and Mr. Zucker had been talking about the show’s failure to connect and had decided to pull the plug, probably in March.
Crossing an ocean for a replacement for Larry King, who had ratings problems of his own near the end, was probably not a great idea to begin with. For a cable news station like CNN, major stories are like oxygen. When something important or scary happens in America, many of us have an immediate reflex to turn on CNN. When I find Mr. Morgan telling me what it all means, I have a similar reflex to dismiss what he is saying. It is difficult for him to speak credibly on significant American events because, after all, he just got here.
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“I sure hope they can lure Shepard Smith away from Fox for the spot. He should fit right in behind Anderson Cooper.”
And Anderson Cooper can fit right in Shep’s behind too.
New York Times spin:
Morgan and his boss sat down to figure out what to do about the lackluster ratings and then mutually decided to end the show.
What the security cam shows:
His boss called him in his office and fired him.
I would say it’s obvious than an America-hater would fail hosting a news show in America, except an America-hater was elected to lead the country.....twice. Makes no sense.
Caliph Baraq gives out lots of free stuff.
Piers, not so much.
That’s the difference.
-PJ
lol! Right you are.
That fatuous, self important, Limey should go back to the tabloids.
His schtick is anit-American and dispossesed of any semblence of American history that would inform him.
He is not the slightest bit curious about America and her values.
Like illegal immigrants, who come here for an improvement in their economic status, he and they aren’t interested in America or being American.
He is a grifter of some avarice but, vainly and higly flawed about purpose, except it be a means to an end.
Chateau “Effite” anyone?
At least the people crossing our border hope for better for their children.
“And CNN is still relevant to what?”
It has a lot of web viewers:
15 Most Popular News Websites | February 2014
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eBizMBA Rank which is a constantly updated average of each website’s Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast.”*#*” Denotes an estimate for sites with limited Compete or Quantcast data.
1 | Yahoo! News
30 - eBizMBA Rank | 125,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *29* - Compete Rank | *30* - Quantcast Rank | N/A - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
2 | HuffingtonPost
36 - eBizMBA Rank | 105,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 22 - Compete Rank | 14 - Quantcast Rank | 73 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
3 | CNN
63 - eBizMBA Rank | 85,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 43 - Compete Rank | 84 - Quantcast Rank | 63 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
4 | Google News
80 - eBizMBA Rank | 80,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *75* - Compete Rank | *85* - Quantcast Rank | N/A - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
5 | New York Times
87 - eBizMBA Rank | 70,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 94 - Compete Rank | 49 - Quantcast Rank | 118 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
6 | Fox News
95 - eBizMBA Rank | 65,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 66 - Compete Rank | 50 - Quantcast Rank | 169 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
7 | NBC News
106 - eBizMBA Rank | 63,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 40 - Compete Rank | 27 - Quantcast Rank | 251 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
8 | The Guardian
137 - eBizMBA Rank | 60,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 135 - Compete Rank | 110 - Quantcast Rank | 165 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
9 | Mail Online
167 - eBizMBA Rank | 53,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 108 - Compete Rank | 292 - Quantcast Rank | 101 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
10 | USA Today
167 - eBizMBA Rank | 50,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 97 - Compete Rank | *135* - Quantcast Rank | 268 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
11 | Washington Post
182 - eBizMBA Rank | 47,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 176 - Compete Rank | *75* - Quantcast Rank | 295 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
12 | WSJ
184 - eBizMBA Rank | 40,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 160 - Compete Rank | 154 - Quantcast Rank | 238 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
13 | BBC News
235 - eBizMBA Rank | 35,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *300* - Compete Rank | *350* - Quantcast Rank | 55 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
14 | ABCNews
247 - eBizMBA Rank | 33,000,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | *110* - Compete Rank | *150* - Quantcast Rank | 482 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
15 | LA Times
270 - eBizMBA Rank | 30,500,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors | 188 - Compete Rank | *170* - Quantcast Rank | 451 - Alexa Rank.
The Most Popular News Sites | Updated 2/15/2014 | eBizMBA
Can we have Jeremy Clarkson meet him at Heathow airport LOL!
Now that’s Hope and Change I can get behind!
Aww, gee what a shame. Where will CNN find another snarky, pompous leftie?
Yes, he is no longer a victim of job lock.
OH MAN you beat me to it LOL!
I'm betting if they are beers they must be made of all organic materials.
Glad this POS gun grabber is gone. I think his only claim to fame was being on the Celebrity Apprentice, go back to jolly ole' England where gun violence is on the rise!!!
Need ta put a ‘merican in dere bubba.
Maybe Morgan will show up at Al Jazeera or fruit bag Gore’s old Current TV.
Buh bye to the Commie pink fag Lymie.
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