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‘Nightly News’ Takes Ratings Hit During Brian Williams Crises (all three newser nitworks hit hard)
TV Newser ^ | February 9, 2015 | Chris Ariens

Posted on 02/09/2015 1:41:55 PM PST by Zakeet

Preliminary Nielsen ratings show “NBC Nightly News” dropped -36% on Friday from last week’s Monday-Thursday average among A25-54 viewers. NBC’s competitors were down too, but not as much: ABC was down -16% while CBS was down -17% on Friday.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brianwilliams; broadcastnews; liberalmedia; media; mediabias; msm; nbcnews
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To: Zakeet

Brian Williams never finished college and does not have a degree in journalism.

But he rocketed to a top post in DC, and then NYC.

Somebody must have been pulling strings.

Plus he gets paid $10 million a year.

A smart TV exec would fire him for lying and give his job to some up and coming person for $2 million/year.

Save $ 8 million /year in the process and become a hero.

The operative word is “smart”.


21 posted on 02/09/2015 2:00:55 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Chode

Your graphic is required here.


22 posted on 02/09/2015 2:03:26 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: ColdOne

Not just the left though is it who watches the crap. I know plenty of people who are just ignorant when it comes to politics and getting their factual news.


23 posted on 02/09/2015 2:05:00 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: colorado tanker
Wow, there actually were people out there who thought they were getting the straight story from the MSM?

There are certain odd folks ... some of them even on this forum ... who will believe ANYTHING in Big Media, no matter how outlandish, provided only that it reinforces their existing prejudices.

24 posted on 02/09/2015 2:05:03 PM PST by NorthMountain
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To: reasonisfaith
I can’t think of any good reason not to suspect all networks of the same degree of lying and fraud.

On topics of which I have personal or professional expertise, I notice that Big Media routinely buggers up stories often beyond recognition.

I therefore assume that on topics of which I have no particular knowledge, Big Media is still buggered up beyond recognition.

25 posted on 02/09/2015 2:06:58 PM PST by NorthMountain
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To: DoughtyOne

Hillary dodging rounds, Williams saying his stories and lets not forget Geraldo is right up there cave story chasing Bin Laden or in Libya saying he was in a firefight.

The media lies and millions have still not figured that out yet. I have neighbors who I have a drink with at the weekend and the wife comes out with the LSM comments and I have to correct her every weekend, only for her to say I had ot heard about this why did they not mention this on the evening news.


26 posted on 02/09/2015 2:07:53 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: dynachrome

He will be replaced with a girlie light on the loafers, girlie guy , probably another homosexual or a cross dressing freak.


27 posted on 02/09/2015 2:08:45 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: nascarnation

I can believe that as most I know who watch the evening news now are much older and not have caught on to FOX or the LSM lies


28 posted on 02/09/2015 2:10:06 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: nascarnation

In the watershed year of 1980 I think around 60 million people watched the three networks now look at it, less than half that number now.


29 posted on 02/09/2015 2:13:30 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Zakeet

The people who watch the network news are more likely than not to be in their middle sixties and up in age. They grew up with Walter Cronkite and are still blissfully ignorant as to the propaganda rot served by the networks.

Just look at all the Viagra and other drug commercials during the network news. My guess is most network news watchers also reside in nursing homes.


30 posted on 02/09/2015 2:15:12 PM PST by Obadiah (Wind turbines, aka: bird choppers, cause earthquakes due to their harmonic frequencies.)
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To: manc

I hear you. That is the state of affairs in the U. S. right now.

All the big money is behind the Left.

That’s very strange.


31 posted on 02/09/2015 2:15:32 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The question is Jeb Bush. The answer is NO!)
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To: Zakeet

WOW poor NBC Nightly News, it went from 5 viewers to 2..such a pitty


32 posted on 02/09/2015 2:16:11 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: DoughtyOne

Brian Williams came out today with another whopper..said he was the Left Shark during halftime


33 posted on 02/09/2015 2:16:39 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Interesting stats.
A lot of those former viewers must have migrated to liberal cable channels and internet sites.


34 posted on 02/09/2015 2:18:55 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

LOL


35 posted on 02/09/2015 2:21:36 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The question is Jeb Bush. The answer is NO!)
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To: nascarnation

Probably more Demographics than anything else.


36 posted on 02/09/2015 2:21:48 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Zakeet

“Nitworks.” I like it. Blends nicely with it’s sister word, “Nitwits.”


37 posted on 02/09/2015 2:21:53 PM PST by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: Zakeet
 photo 141215100016-brian-williams-1024x576_zps4dabd0b1.jpg If you follow the Kardashians, you will love this Reality News Show.
38 posted on 02/09/2015 2:21:54 PM PST by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: manc
"He will be replaced with a girlie light on the loafers, girlie guy , probably another homosexual or a cross dressing freak.

You rang?

39 posted on 02/09/2015 2:22:50 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg (You're either in or in the way.)
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To: Obadiah

My mom is 85 and I have had to educate her on the MSM, now if she wants to watch news it is FOX only she really likes it!!!!! She used to be a DEM and is NOW a pubbie, she is from Mass. So I have made GREAT strides with her she screams at the TV every time a DEM starts talking, God bless her heart and soul!!!!!!


40 posted on 02/09/2015 2:24:35 PM PST by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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