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The 12 Worst Shows on Cable News
Mediaite ^ | July 31, 2014 | Mediaite Staff

Posted on 08/31/2014 10:18:17 PM PDT by EveningStar

Last week we made a few cable news PR flacks happy and listed what we consider the 12 best shows on cable news. And now comes the time to dispose of that good will.

Without further ado, here are the 12 worst shows on cable news:

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To: EveningStar
Any show with a Kardashian in it has to be #1 or #2
41 posted on 09/01/2014 5:32:41 AM PDT by carcraft (Pray for our Country)
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To: EveningStar

You can’t have Nancy Grace on that list without including Jane Velez-Mitchell and Dr. Drew On Call.


42 posted on 09/01/2014 5:53:16 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: EveningStar

Fox & Friends (Fox News)
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That show would have serious sponsorship problems if they lost Nutrisystems.


43 posted on 09/01/2014 6:02:37 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: RetSignman
That show would have serious sponsorship problems if they lost Nutrisystems.
Fox & Friends is ALWAYS in a commercial when I turn them on.
I don't know what restrictions (if any) the FCC has on cable commercial time, but I wouldn't be surprised if Fox is over 30 minutes per hour.
Oh, and the majority of "news" time is spent cooking outside in the plaza.
44 posted on 09/01/2014 6:16:57 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven
Fox & Friends is ALWAYS in a commercial when I turn them on.

Sometimes these commercial blocks are three to four minutes long and contain a myriad of commercials.

I can remember when they sold cable in the late 1970s with the promise of no commercials. After all you were paying for the service, whereas over-the-air programming was free and HAD to have commercials.

Pffft.

45 posted on 09/01/2014 6:19:51 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: EveningStar

Media Buzz with Howard Kurz belongs on this list. An awful program. Who cares what the lamestream media is buzzing about? Fox news is useless on Sunday. Kurtz makes it worse.


46 posted on 09/01/2014 6:20:34 AM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: oh8eleven

>> don’t know what restrictions (if any) the FCC has on cable commercial time <<

None, if I recall correctly.

But here’s my theory as to what MIGHT be going on for those commercial-laden shows:

The radio and TV powers-that-be might have figured out that they can cram more commercials into a program when most listeners/views are too busy to change the channel. Hence, a morning show on radio or TV — when many audience members are driving to work or eating breakfast — may have more commercials, simply because it’s too much trouble for us to change channels when driving or eating!


47 posted on 09/01/2014 6:35:08 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: Hawthorn
... they can cram more commercials into a program when most listeners/views are too busy to change the channel.
I'm sure you're right. My solution is that I just don't watch them anymore.
48 posted on 09/01/2014 6:43:52 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

Fox & Friends is ALWAYS in a commercial when I turn them on.
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Another commercial that really sticks in my craw is The Wounded Warrior Project and it’s on all Fox programs. That organization has been granted a non-profit status even though their board of executives and CEO are raking in the dough.

Selling pity is very profitable.


49 posted on 09/01/2014 6:53:30 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: 3Fingas

Actually Bourdain is a self described Libertarian.


50 posted on 09/01/2014 7:06:48 AM PDT by mylife
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To: EveningStar

“Hogwash”.....Viewers Numbers count & Fox News Channel is slaughtering “all” the competition!! End of story!!!


51 posted on 09/01/2014 7:21:59 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: RetSignman
That organization has been granted a non-profit status even though their board of executives and CEO are raking in the dough.
Sickening ... "Compensation for the top ten WWP employees runs from $150K to $333K per officer annually."
Wounded Warriors Project A Legal Scam.
52 posted on 09/01/2014 8:27:21 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: EveningStar

I love Media Buzz. It’s a bunch of Media folks discussing the media and all the prejudices and errors brought to each story each week.

No wonder other media outlets hate it. No one likes being taken to the woodshed.


53 posted on 09/01/2014 9:22:57 AM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: DemforBush

I saw that article. :)


54 posted on 09/01/2014 10:17:06 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

I turn on the new NewsMax channel often just for background chatter, it’s okay. If we got the Blaze on DirectTV, I don’t think we do, I would turn that on. Overnight, NewsMax TV came on out of nowhere, it’s not perfect but it’s fairly lowkey, Michael Reagan and others are on it.


55 posted on 09/03/2014 7:17:20 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

NewsMax is channel 349 on DirectTV for anyone interested.


56 posted on 09/03/2014 8:37:17 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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