Keith Olberman's ratings down 30%

POSTED BY: whozit
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 23:41
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WHOZIT

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:58 PM

30%, that's my new favoret number! I hope he's NOT on suicide watch, I mean I hope no one trys to stop him.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/02/coutdown-with-keith-olbermann-pos
ts-lowest-ratings-of-the-year-in-may/19862

KWICKO

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 10:35 PM

I guess I'm to blame...

I haven't been watching much, since I found out I can download the audio version on iTunes. So I still get my dose, but it's at work the next day. And yes, my boss DOES kinda hate it, because I load my iPod with podcasts and listen all day long. I can't take TOO much politics, though - I mix in "Stuff You Should Know" podcasts, NPR's Fresh Air, Grammar Girl's podcasts, and just about anything else I can find that grabs my interests, including astronomy podcasts. I'm hooked.

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

WHOZIT

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 11:12 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I guess I'm to blame...

I haven't been watching much, since I found out I can download the audio version on iTunes. So I still get my dose, but it's at work the next day. And yes, my boss DOES kinda hate it, because I load my iPod with podcasts and listen all day long. I can't take TOO much politics, though - I mix in "Stuff You Should Know" podcasts, NPR's Fresh Air, Grammar Girl's podcasts, and just about anything else I can find that grabs my interests, including astronomy podcasts. I'm hooked.

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

"BONES" is on TNT at 6 and 7 p.m. EST, I told you that so you can download somthing that doesn't suck.

KWICKO

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 11:20 PM

Seen 'em all already.

And I don't get to *watch* this stuff at work - I download the audio podcasts so I can listen while I work. Olbermann, Maddow, Bill Maher, Fresh Air, Bill Moyers, history lectures, astronomy, math lectures, literature, grammar, you name it. I kinda have to draw the line at art and architecture podcasts, though, because talking about art is like dancing about architecture - with some subjects, you NEED the visual aids!

Some of my favorites are from "How Stuff Works", including "Stuff You Should Know" and "Stuff They Didn't Tell You In School".

Haven't found any good podcasts on the anti-Federalists, though. Dammit.

PIRATENEWS

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:19 AM

Comcast banned MSNBC and CSPAN in Tennessee several years ago. That's not good for ratings.

But I pay for 50 other channels I never watch, thanks to the monopoly men.

FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 5:24 PM

Yeah, that always was bullshit, having to pay for channels you didn't want - and it still is, PN.

Not that you can trust the Gov to fix it.

Another interesting thing about cable is that while not as efficient as modern means, someone clever CAN use it to eavesdrop on you - but as it's one of my better low tech tricks which slips right by most folks security, I am not gonna explain how it works, oh hell no.

It's a GREAT way of getting dirt however.

Oh, and Mikey ?

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Haven't found any good podcasts on the anti-Federalists, though. Dammit.

You may well be in luck, someone this past week offered me cashy money to some voice work for em as the voice of Patrick Henry, since I can emulate not only his voice, but his delivery, better than any current emulation.

You MIGHT find some podcast stuff here.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Politics/Political-Figure
s/Patrick-Henrys-Give-Me-Liberty-Or-Give-Me-Death-Speech/19475#
This voice actor isn't so hot, Henrys deliver was quite a bit more "firey" than that.

You could also try here, though the site is slow to load.
http://librivox.org/the-anti-federalist-papers-by-patrick-henry/

Of course, you KNEW I was gonna pop up outta the ground with some links the moment you said that, ya smartass.

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

KWICKO

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:52 PM

Why the hell do ya think I brought it up? To get links, which I knew damned well you'd have handy!

Thanks for those - I'll check 'em out when I get home.

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

KWICKO

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
30%, that's my new favoret number! I hope he's NOT on suicide watch, I mean I hope no one trys to stop him.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/02/coutdown-with-keith-olbermann-pos
ts-lowest-ratings-of-the-year-in-may/19862

Weird.

According to this, Olbermann's ratings are doing quite well...

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/may_ratings_msnbc_tops_cnn
_again_in_prime_time_117961.asp

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For the third consecutive month, MSNBC beat CNN in the prime time A25-54 demo in May, while finishing ahead of CNN for the second time in three months in Total Viewers. FNC finished first.

Hardball with Chris Matthews topped CNN at 7pmET in both Total Viewers and the demo for 2nd place. Countdown with Keith Olbermann finished 2nd at 8pmET in both Total Viewers and the demo. The Rachel Maddow Show finished 2nd in the demo.

Morning Joe is up 16% in the demo and 15% in Total Viewers year-to-year.

For the third consecutive month, MSNBC out-rated CNN in primetime among the key Adults 25-54 demographic in primetime and out-rated CNN in total viewers for the second time in three months, according to Nielsen Media Research data for the month of May. MSNBC was also the #1 cable news network among younger viewers, Adults 18-34. "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" continues to dominate CNN's "Campbell Brown: No Bias No Bull" at 8 p.m., beating CNN for the 15th consecutive month among A25-54 and total viewers. "The Rachel Maddow Show" out-rated CNN's "Larry King Live" for the seventh time in eight months in A25-54, while "Hardball with Chris Matthews" also out-rated CNN in total viewers and A25-54 at 7 p.m. Following are MSNBC ratings highlights for May 2009:

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

WHOZIT

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 11:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
30%, that's my new favoret number! I hope he's NOT on suicide watch, I mean I hope no one trys to stop him.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/02/coutdown-with-keith-olbermann-pos
ts-lowest-ratings-of-the-year-in-may/19862

Weird.

According to this, Olbermann's ratings are doing quite well...

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/may_ratings_msnbc_tops_cnn
_again_in_prime_time_117961.asp

Quote:
For the third consecutive month, MSNBC beat CNN in the prime time A25-54 demo in May, while finishing ahead of CNN for the second time in three months in Total Viewers. FNC finished first.

Hardball with Chris Matthews topped CNN at 7pmET in both Total Viewers and the demo for 2nd place. Countdown with Keith Olbermann finished 2nd at 8pmET in both Total Viewers and the demo. The Rachel Maddow Show finished 2nd in the demo.

Morning Joe is up 16% in the demo and 15% in Total Viewers year-to-year.

For the third consecutive month, MSNBC out-rated CNN in primetime among the key Adults 25-54 demographic in primetime and out-rated CNN in total viewers for the second time in three months, according to Nielsen Media Research data for the month of May. MSNBC was also the #1 cable news network among younger viewers, Adults 18-34. "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" continues to dominate CNN's "Campbell Brown: No Bias No Bull" at 8 p.m., beating CNN for the 15th consecutive month among A25-54 and total viewers. "The Rachel Maddow Show" out-rated CNN's "Larry King Live" for the seventh time in eight months in A25-54, while "Hardball with Chris Matthews" also out-rated CNN in total viewers and A25-54 at 7 p.m. Following are MSNBC ratings highlights for May 2009:

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

May want to check out this page and it's headlines.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/ratings/top-news/cable-news