Some good news about Meet the Press formally called Meet the Republicans

[Coolest Ranger]

David Gregory’s time is nearly up at “Meet the Press,” sources told Page Six, and he could be replaced as moderator of the nation’s longest-running TV show soon after the November midterm elections.

While NBC News President Deborah Turness has publicly supported the embattled Gregory, there are serious concerns about the losing battle to turn around the show’s sinking ratings.

Viewership is down a whopping 43 percent compared to when Gregory ascended to the moderator’s chair in December 2008, after the death of Tim Russert. The show finished in third place behind CBS’s “Face the Nation” and ABC’s “This Week” in the second quarter of 2014.

An NBC source said, “The discussion is whether to make a change before or after the midterm elections. Just after the midterms would give the new moderator time to settle in.”

more at the link below


http://pagesix.com/2014/07/23/meet-the-press-host-david-gregory-to-be-replaced-after-elections/

[femmocrat]

1. That is good news, but...

the potential replacements mentioned in the article all suck, too.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. In any other situation, a host losing 43% of the audience would be long gone by now.

Turness must not have full authority to pull the trigger.

[KoKo]

4. They want him there through Mid-terms so "Meet the Republicans"

can provide stability for the PTB who want us Dems to lose big time. But, given his poor ratings and the disgust with many with the Republicans it might backfire. He just will lose more ratings because folks are sick of seeing John McCain, Cheney and the rest of that crowd over and over and over on that show.

[Cha]

12. I saw on another site that Deboral Turnesss was standing behind him.. maybe she doesn't want

to admit that David Gregory has been, is, and will continue to be a big fucking flop?

"The New York Times‘ Mark Leibovich famously described Gregory in his 2013 book This Town as “overly ambitious, excessively full of himself, and unworthy of ‘the (Meet the Press) chair.’"

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/another-blow-to-david-gregorys-image/

[Zambero]

3. Meet McCain

That ongoing series has not helped ratings much either. With McCain's toxic overexposure and predictable whining at every turn, Gregory can share some of the "credit" for the -43% showing.

[Cha]

13. I read a comment somewhere that said it should just be called "Meet John McCain" because

of his over exposure on the once vaulted Sunday show.

[Pisces]

5. It is the same news if Chucky Toad is the replacement. He is the worst and it will not entice me to

watch.

[leftyohiolib]

6. they are not mid-terms thy are congressional elections

[Gothmog]

7. Todd is also really weak

I hope that they find someone other than Chuck Todd

[Oilwellian]

8. It doesn't matter who takes his place

The quality of the show's content will continue to fail, because after all, it's news and discussion brought to you by Comcast. Funny how content isn't even mentioned in the article.

[wheniwasincongress]

9. AHAHAHAHAHAHA

They tested Chuck Todd with test audiences and the results suggested he was liked even less than Gregory - yet he'll be the new moderator, won't he? Or Joe and Mika, their agent was pushing them.

[flamingdem]

10. The Toad must have had a

sad over that

[flamingdem]

11. They should put the Palestinan woman in his slot

- the one who lost it on Ronan Farrow's show. MSNBC cancelled all her appearances and will not renew her contract.. but she could get eyeballs and make them some dough. She doesn't hold back.

[herding cats]

14. This snip is priceless!

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” team of Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have also been said to be angling for a Sunday slot, but NBC insiders said there are concerns about putting a partisan host in charge of “Meet the Press,” as Scarborough is a former Republican congressman.

Yet they put in David Greggory and are now considering Chuck Todd? Maybe if they stop treating their viewers as if they're as dumb as a box of rocks they'd rise in the ratings? Give us something new, something cutting edge, not more of the same crap they used to beat the crap out of in ratings on the other networks. Beat up the politicians when they're wrong. Eviscerate them in the name of truth and democracy! Don't simper and kowtow to their every whim for fear of alienating a potential "source." They keep lowering the bar and expecting us to enjoy it. Then they get upset when it doesn't draw in new viewers. How dense are these people?

[JI7]

15. cancel it

[Uncle Joe]

16. They should replace Gregory with Phil Donahue and their ratings will improve but I believe

ratings are of secondary importance to them, toting Corporate/Republican power is the prime directive.


Thanks for the thread, Coolest Ranger.

[senseandsensibility]

18. I agree, ratings are not the concern

of the network. If ratings were the concern, Gregory would have been told what to change to increase them by now. And, of course, he would have done so if his bosses wanted him to. It's not like networks don't have access to public relations professionals, etc. What a joke.

[wheniwasincongress]

17. by the way, how stupid could NBC execs be

to let Chuck Todd be the host? They think people will want to watch him? Rachel Maddow is watchable, Glenn Beck is watchable (I'm not suggesting him, merely listing watchable and interesting people,) Billy Bob Thornton is watchable... Chuck Todd is a dull, dull ass and everyone knows it - except NBC, apparently.

[Major Hogwash]

19. He should sit on the end of his desk at the end of the program and show off his legs.

Because that worked so well for Katie Couric at CBS News.

[Hekate]

20. Chris Hayes. Rachel Maddow. Basically anyone who is able to behave in a non-partisan manner....

...has a variety of guests on that balance the political spectrum, doesn't allow the GOP and RWers to hog the airtime, and bears in mind that the GOP is not the "default party" at all times with the Dems just waiting in the wings even when the President is a Dem.

Rachel's changed, but she can really pull herself together for a gig like this. She has a doctorate in political science, for gods' sake. Chris has been doing very well with "All In."

If I never see McCain on Sunday again I will be very happy. If they just pull a clone of David Gregory out of their hats I will continue to refuse to watch MTP -- it's been all Republicans all the time, talking over other guests, with Gregory not ever actually doing the job of a moderator.