Comments on: Wright discusses MSNBC/CNBC/NBC on Cavuto… http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/ Unvarnished news & opinion on cable news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Charles http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10200 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:45:40 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10200 Cavuto will tell you right out that he doesn't believe that the whole hour should even be about business, because there's more to life than money. Cavuto will tell you right out that he doesn’t believe that the whole hour should even be about business, because there’s more to life than money.

]]> by: erljr http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10195 Wed, 31 May 2006 22:31:44 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10195 Your World is not a business show. It is the news - the same news Brit Hume or Shep Smith or Charlie Gibson or Brian Williams would do - but from a business perspective. Brit Hume does the news from a beltway perspective. Now Cavuto does do a business show on Saturday. But his weekday show is and always has been the news as seen from Wall Street. As far as the subject of autism - it's very relevant to Cavuto - as he has something he has to deal with and live with every day himself. Your World is not a business show. It is the news - the same news Brit Hume or Shep Smith or Charlie Gibson or Brian Williams would do - but from a business perspective. Brit Hume does the news from a beltway perspective. Now Cavuto does do a business show on Saturday. But his weekday show is and always has been the news as seen from Wall Street.
As far as the subject of autism - it’s very relevant to Cavuto - as he has something he has to deal with and live with every day himself.

]]> by: Missy http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10189 Wed, 31 May 2006 20:36:15 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10189 First of all, Cavuto's program includes business stories, politics and anything else he wants to include. You never see individual stock prices, ticker symbols, charts, etc. on his program; he and his guests discuss business and other stories in more general terms. He garners much better ratings than straight-business-reporting CNBC, so I guess his strategy is more interesting to the viewing public. And regarding NBC's programming: I rarely watch network TV, except for Law and Order, The Apprentice and The Office. But it's unbelievable what NBC has done as far as shifting these programs schedules. Law and Order has been pre-empted so many times over the years, it's amazing it's done as well as it has. Same with The Office on Thursdays; even though it's only been on a year or two, half the time they've got another program on in it's timeslot. And The Apprentice? It moved to Monday nights, plus they actually start it at 9:01 p.m. now. Yes, that's right, a minute late! I'd switch it on at 9:00 p.m., see that it wasn't on, and go back to cable news. I just recently found out that The Apprentice was being shown, but late. How many others may have thought, as I did, that it just wasn't on that night? They'd be better off just putting a program in a time slot and sticking to it, so that viewers could know when to watch each week. Screwing around with the schedule is one good way to lose viewers. First of all, Cavuto’s program includes business stories, politics and anything else he wants to include. You never see individual stock prices, ticker symbols, charts, etc. on his program; he and his guests discuss business and other stories in more general terms. He garners much better ratings than straight-business-reporting CNBC, so I guess his strategy is more interesting to the viewing public.

And regarding NBC’s programming: I rarely watch network TV, except for Law and Order, The Apprentice and The Office. But it’s unbelievable what NBC has done as far as shifting these programs schedules. Law and Order has been pre-empted so many times over the years, it’s amazing it’s done as well as it has. Same with The Office on Thursdays; even though it’s only been on a year or two, half the time they’ve got another program on in it’s timeslot. And The Apprentice? It moved to Monday nights, plus they actually start it at 9:01 p.m. now. Yes, that’s right, a minute late! I’d switch it on at 9:00 p.m., see that it wasn’t on, and go back to cable news. I just recently found out that The Apprentice was being shown, but late. How many others may have thought, as I did, that it just wasn’t on that night?

They’d be better off just putting a program in a time slot and sticking to it, so that viewers could know when to watch each week. Screwing around with the schedule is one good way to lose viewers.

]]> by: MGM http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10175 Wed, 31 May 2006 13:58:25 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10175 I just looked at the ratings for May. MSNBC's highest rated program was one of their crime shows on Friday night, then Hardball, then another crime show, then Olbermann. They are getting better ratings with repeats of crime shows than they do with their regular primetime series--that's just pathetic. I just looked at the ratings for May. MSNBC’s highest rated program was one of their crime shows on Friday night, then Hardball, then another crime show, then Olbermann. They are getting better ratings with repeats of crime shows than they do with their regular primetime series–that’s just pathetic.

]]> by: JR http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10174 Wed, 31 May 2006 12:45:06 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10174 So what if Cavuto talks about Autism on his show...Raising awareness about Autism no matter what the forum seems ok to me. And what is wrong with having strippers on your show, after all they are people too.... So what if Cavuto talks about Autism on his show…Raising awareness about Autism no matter what the forum seems ok to me.

And what is wrong with having strippers on your show, after all they are people too….

]]> by: Anonymous http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10165 Tue, 30 May 2006 22:49:09 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10165 Well at least this confirms that CNBC is indeed on the rebound (i.e. "CNBC is doing just fine so…I…")...taking a look at it's daytime ratings, it has snapped back quite nicely from even a few years ago (though not near it's '00 highs)...I've always thought CNBC daytime (4am-7pm) and MSNBC primetime (7pm - 3am) would be a perfect combination....MSNBC's daytime programming sucks and CNBC's primetime programming blows (except for DOND which seems to be doing exceptionally well) Well at least this confirms that CNBC is indeed on the rebound (i.e. “CNBC is doing just fine so…I…”)…taking a look at it’s daytime ratings, it has snapped back quite nicely from even a few years ago (though not near it’s ‘00 highs)…I’ve always thought CNBC daytime (4am-7pm) and MSNBC primetime (7pm - 3am) would be a perfect combination….MSNBC’s daytime programming sucks and CNBC’s primetime programming blows (except for DOND which seems to be doing exceptionally well)

]]> by: Harry http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10163 Tue, 30 May 2006 22:15:00 +0100 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/05/30/wright-discusses-msnbccnbcnbc-on-cavuto/#comment-10163 Talking about autism on a 'business show'? Doesn't sound like business to me. Ah..but this is the same show that interviews stippers from time to time. See, yet another example of FNC baiting the program with something then making it out to be something else. And FNC is about news?...yea right! Talking about autism on a ‘business show’? Doesn’t sound like business to me. Ah..but this is the same show that interviews stippers from time to time. See, yet another example of FNC baiting the program with something then making it out to be something else. And FNC is about news?…yea right!

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