Comments on: Thursday’s Numbers…

by: Pat

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:33:55 +0000

I had to laugh at your views of Fox. They may repeat things but at least we know it is the truth and reported fairly, something the other cable news channels are sorely lacking.
No agenda with them.

by: Steve L

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:04:17 +0000

Would it be possible to see some line graphs showing total viewer trends compared for each cable channel? By week or month for the last year or two. This is how you measure the success or lack of success of the managers business and editorial strategies. That is the type of information management is probably looking at to make future decisions. This also might change our perceptions.

by: Arthur

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:55:57 +0000

I’m not saying the victim’s race was important - I’m saying it was her rape accusation against the suspected killer and the pregnancy (and the fact that the Marines seemed to be treating her accusation like a joke) that hyped the coverage.

by: Ira

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:28:41 +0000

Artie: Disagree.

Marine on Marine (not just “ordinary” military) crime and Astronaut love triangles will always transcend race.

by: Don

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:18:11 +0000

msnbc should do this just once exspand hardball to
- 2hrs (5 and 6)
- 3hrs (5, 6 and 7) reason he never shuts up and never has enough time to get through his points etc

then try with tucker
- lead in to countown (this would be in comp with shep and i do belive lou dobbs)

- or if all else fails expand harball to 3hrs then have tucker come after countown or live with dan abrams

by: Arthur

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:23:04 +0000

#4 - doubt it.

Military on military murder isn’t all THAT unusual - military bases are communities like any other, with their soap operas, domestic violence and feuds. It was the eight-months pregnant and first missing before being discovered dead and the rape accusation that threw this one into hyperspace.

by: Ira

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:07:30 +0000

Elmo and Ali: If the murdered black woman was a Marine, ugly or not, and was murdered by another Marine who disappeared, it would be covered.

And covered

by: Alison

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:42:53 +0000

Get a grip Elmo-they won’t even cover an ugly white woman who is missing, let alone a minority.

by: Aaron

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:49:16 +0000

Man, >Tucker got beat by Prime News.
Spud, put the CNBC prime numbers up please.
I am sure >Tucker was probably 5th.
So, what?
It’s a loyal base of watchers.
Big night for Big Bill.
Countdown @ the 7 digit mark.
Woah, Nancy. Who got killed?

by: elmonica

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:42:32 +0000

I am overwhelmingly disappointed in Olbermann’s third place finish. I guess we can no longer call him “Solid Second Keith”. To think it was Nancy Grace peddling the same smut made famous by Fox News that resulted in her strong second place finish.

Nancy, I make the same challenge I made to Fox News. Let us see you keep your viewers tuned in for a two weeks on a case of an ugly murdered black woman.