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Trump: NBC can’t resist my fantastic ratings
NY Times ^ | October 31, 2015 | By Robert Rorke

Posted on 11/01/2015 6:17:29 AM PST by COUNTrecount

Why is Donald Trump hosting “Saturday Night Live” next weekend after NBC canceled the Miss Universe pageant?

“It’s called ratings,” Trump told The Post. “I go on Jimmy Fallon, he got his best ratings. One of the best nights he’s had in years. Then I did Colbert’s show. That got fantastic ratings. He beat Fallon by a lot. Since then, NBC and I get along great.”

“The Tonight Show” drew 4.46 million viewers when Trump appeared on Sept. 11, its biggest Friday audience in 18 months. Trump’s Sept. 22 sit-down on “The Late Show” on CBS averaged 4.56 million viewers, the show’s second-largest ratings since Stephen Colbert’s debut. Fallon averaged 3.38 million viewers the same night.

Those numbers have welcomed Trump back to the network that had a very public falling out with the candidate in June.

First, Trump says NBC was upset that he pulled out of “Celebrity ­Apprentice.”

“If you’re running for president you can’t have a television show. NBC was not happy. They wanted to give me 28 shows. I said I can’t commit. [Executive producer] Mark Burnett called me. He said, ‘You’re the only person I know who’s turning down a major extension.’ ”

Then came his June 16 presidential campaign announcement.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cnbc; election2016; elections; enemedia; nbc; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; robertrorke; saturdaynightlive; saturdaynightvile; snl; trump
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To: Awgie

>>Combined with The Donald’s inherent love of America and her traditions, along with his competitive spirit, boundless energy and prodigious intellect, we have the ingredients for an epic saga and hopefully an epic finish where President Donald Trump leads not only an ailing nation, but a dangerously sick world into the light.<<

Geez, send him all your money and your first-born why don’t you?


21 posted on 11/01/2015 7:54:38 AM PST by Norseman (Defund the Left....completely!)
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To: Awgie

Something about that article suggested to me that the Don used his time on CA to learn everything there is to know about ratings and how to use them as a weapon.


22 posted on 11/01/2015 8:04:59 AM PST by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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To: Awgie

“even Rove is losing weight, trying to reconcile their “computer model” campaign tactics with the juggernaut steam roller style of Mr Trump.”

LOL!


23 posted on 11/01/2015 11:09:13 AM PST by CottonBall
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To: Awgie
Slide ruler nerdy consultant wonks are sleepless, even Rove is losing weight, trying to reconcile their computer model campaign tactics with the juggernaut steam roller style of Mr Trump.

And don't forget the 112-page Powerpoint of the Jebbie Bush campaign. The GOPe has been caught flat-footed by Donald Trump and they have no idea how to react to it. They are still stuck in the 20th Century - dinosaurs that they are.

24 posted on 11/01/2015 11:17:25 AM PST by SamAdams76 (Businessmen use their own money to succeed. Politicians take other people's money and fail.)
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To: Norseman
“Geez, send him all your money and your first-born why don�€™t you?”

LOL! I would...if he could use either!

25 posted on 11/01/2015 11:20:44 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: Sacajaweau

I too think Trump is the real deal and all I see on FR anymore is Cruz. I know I’m the minority but the Corker/Cardin bill brought me to a screeching halt on Cruz. I can’t see any reason to vote for it unless it was extremely important to his backers.

Sorry.


26 posted on 11/01/2015 12:37:57 PM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: Kenny

Go Trump go!


27 posted on 11/01/2015 12:44:18 PM PST by Boardwalk
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