MSNBC may have made a boneheaded move when it put Ed Schultz on the air, but at least they were smart enough to bury him on the fringe of primetime.
The ratings on his premier show were, shall we say, disappointing. That makes the ratings on night two disastrous. And the ratings on night three were..hello…hello…is anyone out there?
By night three, the Fox show in the same time slot has 4.5 times as many viewers as Schultz. And the CNN shown had twice as many.
Fox and CNN both love the EdShow. Finally, something they can both agree on.
| Network | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |||
| Fox | 2,125,000 | 1,919,000 | 2,202,000 | |||
| CNN | 1,147,000 | 1,010,000 | 807,000 | EdShow/MSNBC | 725,000 | 602,000 | 406,000 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research via MediaBistro
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MSNBC = More Stupid Network Bull Crap
It’s not a boneheaded move. It is just who they are as a network. No denying it now…Oh wait, you can’t question a “journalist” and his impartiality….
The idea of an “openly” liberal network is just laughable considering we already have to put up with CNN, CBS, NBC, etc. It just shows how out of touch the people at MSNBC really are…they’ve become just another lefty network in a market already clogged with liberal networks.
Ed is like a guy who lost a bet and
has to speak in cliches for a week.
One talking point after another.
His delivery actually makes it more
painful to take,for he whines and
bellows at the same time,no mean
feat.
Off by the end of the yr.
Ed, your bloated, red faced , spray haired, bloviating personna ought to endear you to the union goons. You would make a good business agent for the teamsters.
ron, what’s your complaint? Those are his selling points.
Hey, I like the ED Show, sure beets FOX, “The Republicin lier shows” why the low ratings, dinner time, 6:00 time slot, not to good, I will watch him till the end.
The Ed Show beets fox. Oh yeah well Fox radishes the Ed show!
I think your remarkable spelling skills say everything that needs to be said about Ed viewers. By this time next year, you may be his last remaining viewer.
2 words…public education
3 letters…NEA
2 more words…social promotion
Larry Yurek you sooper smarter jeenus. It is lair not lier you moron. Looks like you not only have the (lack of) brain power to watch the fat bloated one but the skill set too.
Have Larry explain how Beck crushes in the ratings from an hour earlier. He beats the entire primetime BSNBC lineup from the far less favorable 5pm EST, then again, Red Eye almost does that as well, from 3anEST, & if you disagree, you are probably a racist.
ed stop yelling your mike is on. and we still arent listening.
I used to watch MSNBC every day. After a while, I figured it out, and when the Ed show came on, I went to another station to avoid throwing up. Why is this radically opinionated asshole on tv?
because of the ed show, I stopped watching msnbc and went to fox
I was in the Vietnam era 1965. What the hell does the ignorant Ed know to be able to comment and ridicule any one else. He was 11 when I was drafted . What an arrogant asshole you have there. Msnbc I watched the last ten years, No more , basically because you broadcast from that ignorant asshole.
it should be called mr ed, he is truly a horses ass. regardless of your party preference this guy is way out of touch, how does he keep his job, help someone, i once enjoyed some msnbc but this nut has ruined that. by the way HELLO program execs stop watching fox and pay attention he is hurting you!!!!!!!!