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CBS Gets Past NBC Sunday (Main NBC network Olbermann gets mediocre ratings)
ZapIt ^ | August 27, 2007

Posted on 08/27/2007 9:48:19 PM PDT by tlb

CBS dominated the 7 p.m. hour with "60 Minutes," 6.0/12. A repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos," 3.8/7, put ABC in second. NBC aired a special edition of MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," scoring a 2.7/5. FOX got a 2.2/4 from "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?," and The CW trailed with a "Smallville" rerun.

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing.


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Sports viewer comments left on the NBC board tended to say they were not happy to have Olbermann forced on them. Guest stars Mo Rocca from every VH 1 special and Joel McHale from "The Soup"

http://boards.nbcuni.com/nbcs/index.php?showtopic=314&st=40

1 posted on 08/27/2007 9:48:20 PM PDT by tlb
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To: tlb

Ha Ha.


2 posted on 08/27/2007 9:57:09 PM PDT by manic4organic (Send a care package through USO today.)
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To: tlb

Maybe a combination show called “Is Your Fifth Grader Smarter Than Keith Olbermann?” would pull better.


3 posted on 08/27/2007 9:58:13 PM PDT by JennysCool ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
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To: tlb

What was he saying about Rush Limbaugh?

And how did Rush’s name even come up?


4 posted on 08/27/2007 9:59:55 PM PDT by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: tlb

isnt countdown with olberman frequently in last place in the cable news show ratings? Is NBC trying to force this unfunny liberal on everyone to get some extra viewers or what?


5 posted on 08/27/2007 10:00:30 PM PDT by Tears of a Clown
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To: tlb

Sunday Night Football has friggin Keith Olbermann as one of their analysts. How far has the great game of football slid ???


6 posted on 08/27/2007 10:15:14 PM PDT by Obie Wan
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To: Tears of a Clown

Football should be free of odious, outspoken liberals like the loathed and despised olberman. I hope NBC gets the message.

They are not good at ‘getting the message.’


7 posted on 08/27/2007 10:23:25 PM PDT by altura
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To: tlb

I was flipping channels and came across NBC and olberman. I don’t think I’ve ever flipped a channel faster.


8 posted on 08/27/2007 10:55:02 PM PDT by vpintheak (Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Prov. 25:26)
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To: tlb
CBS dominated the 7 p.m. hour with "60 Minutes," 6.0/12. A repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos," 3.8/7, put ABC in second. NBC aired a special edition of MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," scoring a 2.7/5. FOX got a 2.2/4 from "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?," and The CW trailed with a "Smallville" rerun.

It's this sort of gripping "entertainment" that has my TV turned off. Too bad networks keep recycling the same idiots in choosing their programming.

9 posted on 08/27/2007 10:57:14 PM PDT by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: highlander_UW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhdTu4Cdeo0

Collinsworth gets a couple digs in. Never liked that guy until now.


10 posted on 08/27/2007 11:15:29 PM PDT by IslandJeff (Joel 2 = 2007)
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To: tlb

Good deal. I hope the commies at NBC who thought it would be a good idea to sneak olberboy into the mainstream by pretending he’s still a “sportscaster” got their pink slips Monday. I also hope NBC was flooded with complaints.


11 posted on 08/27/2007 11:22:43 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Obie Wan

Is he going to be a regular? If so, I ain’t watchin’ ! And if I ain’t watchin’, I know lotsa people ain’t watchin’! ( That’s the way that works. )


12 posted on 08/27/2007 11:24:07 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Obie Wan

NBC is high on Olbermann. They like the way he bashes Bush and O’Reilly.


13 posted on 08/27/2007 11:57:29 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: tlb

So the Olberdork barely beat out a show called “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?”

This seems incredibly appropriate somehow, except that it would be even better to see him getting trashed by the “AYSTA5G” show...... maybe next week!

Why would ANY sports related show bother with this vicious drooling clown? For that matter, why would any politically oriented show bother with this vicious drooling clown???


14 posted on 08/28/2007 2:19:15 AM PDT by Enchante (Reid and Pelosi Defeatocrats: Surrender Now - Peace for Our Time!!)
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