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brooklynite

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26. And I assume you know what would be interesting to their audience?

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 03:27 PM

Aug 2015

What I take from this thread is: "get rid of all the shows that -I- don't like..."

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MSNBC Threw Liberals Under The Bus And Is Now The Lowest Rated News Network [View all] cal04 Aug 2015 OP

MSNBC needs to ditch Scarborough, Mitchell, and now Todd. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #1

+1 daleanime Aug 2015 #41

I can't stand them now. Even Rachel and Lawrence are muzzled. It frees up my night. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #51

I turned Rachel off this evening emsimon33 Aug 2015 #106

Last night - ONLY covered GOP candidates, NO DEMS, and a 10 minutes on the 2 Female Army Rangers. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #112

Dear MSNBC: Pleaae give RON REAGAN a show! Mike Nelson Aug 2015 #2

Excellent choice! AndreaCG Aug 2015 #10

I agree on both points tech3149 Aug 2015 #17

Yes... Mike Nelson Aug 2015 #91

Agree! Mike Nelson Aug 2015 #90

That is my complaint. She wastes time which wastes our time. emsimon33 Aug 2015 #107

And John Fugelsang! cui bono Aug 2015 #105

I love John True Blue American Aug 2015 #124

Totally agree briloop Aug 2015 #120

Yep! They did it. Reap what you sow. So very sad! nt 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #3

I am not surprised riverbendviewgal Aug 2015 #4

Aljazeera True Blue American Aug 2015 #62

I just read the articles on-line plus Jim Beard Aug 2015 #100

I have switched to Aljazeera myself. emsimon33 Aug 2015 #108

App True Blue American Aug 2015 #118

Only a matter of te before Rachel is INdemo Aug 2015 #5

The exact opposite. Right now I think they are kissing her feet the moment she walks in the building stevenleser Aug 2015 #9

That isnt the way corporatists/Republicans think though INdemo Aug 2015 #39

It's exactly the way they think. She is the only one bringing in ad $$$. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #40

The Rachel Maddow Show Control-Z Aug 2015 #6

The old MSM T.V. is like radio: Dying off with the population using them. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #7

See: Limbaugh's ratings. Ikonoklast Aug 2015 #69

I'm putting on my Cleita Aug 2015 #8

and you weren't the only Marty McGraw Aug 2015 #45

Lock Down 24/7 Oh, good. jwirr Aug 2015 #57

That's part of the equation. The Limbaugh sponsor boycott also had a side effect of hastening Chakab Aug 2015 #64

Eh. I find Chris and Rachel better liberals than Ed. DirkGently Aug 2015 #11

http//www.freespeechtv murray hill farm Aug 2015 #13

I will look into this -- thank you! n/t DirkGently Aug 2015 #14

You will love it. murray hill farm Aug 2015 #27

Bernie Sanders MadCrow Aug 2015 #58

also on ROKU Jim Beard Aug 2015 #101

IMO Thom Hartman has best political talk show on TV by far. And check out FSTV documentarys too. ooky Aug 2015 #96

And Link TV! True Blue American Aug 2015 #65

Thank you for the mention of freespeechtv nt/ truedelphi Aug 2015 #77

Oh, I am True Blue American Aug 2015 #121

Since Comcast took over all of these programs have changed. I watched jwirr Aug 2015 #60

Bingo, bango, bongo! Comcast executives in control changed MSNBC. Morning Joe and daytime was always RW, so Quelle surprise! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #78

I don't see Republicans dominating on Chris / Rachel. DirkGently Aug 2015 #115

I do not view news and commentary programs as entertainment so I jwirr Aug 2015 #117

Have you seen True Blue American Aug 2015 #123

Actually I saw him on Ed's web site as a guest. I thought it was kind of jwirr Aug 2015 #129

Bad business decisions by Comcast. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #12

And I think you are right...they don't care. zeemike Aug 2015 #22

Yeah, but they still have Prison Porn on weekends JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #15

I'm down to just Faux pas Aug 2015 #16

Me too katmondoo Aug 2015 #18

Yep Faux pas Aug 2015 #19

I watch Matthews and Maddow SCantiGOP Aug 2015 #20

Matthews Faux pas Aug 2015 #23

Quit watching when they dumped Keith... Contrary1 Aug 2015 #21

Rehire Schultz, fire Todd from both networks Cherry Creek Native Aug 2015 #24

Yep MissDeeds Aug 2015 #49

My day dream is that Keith, Ed, and all the remaining liberals who are jwirr Aug 2015 #63

Many are True Blue American Aug 2015 #119

I know several of my grandchildren are getting some pretty good deals. jwirr Aug 2015 #128

Yes to all your suggestions flamingdem Aug 2015 #93

MSNBC is now Trump 24/7 olddots Aug 2015 #25

Except for Scarborough. ooky Aug 2015 #94

And I assume you know what would be interesting to their audience? brooklynite Aug 2015 #26

Where is MSNBC going to find a loyal audience? JDPriestly Aug 2015 #42

"I can't afford to watch" doesn't seem to be what the OP is suggesting... brooklynite Aug 2015 #47

Their shows have become so repetitive of each other too aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #28

This is perhaps their biggest problem. Atman Aug 2015 #46

I hesitate repeating this but Jim Beard Aug 2015 #102

When one of you "stars" is Scarborough.... wolfie001 Aug 2015 #29

We all knew this would happen martigras Aug 2015 #30

Trump? Trump! Trump, Trump jberryhill Aug 2015 #31

I'm having Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump beaked beans Trump Trump Trump and Trump! nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #44

Eggs, Trump, baked beans, bacon and Trump! jberryhill Aug 2015 #48

You forgot Donald Trump. 24/7 all day every day. Donald Trump! nt Stellar Aug 2015 #71

I couldn't agree more! nt jonno99 Aug 2015 #75

Trump Trump! jberryhill Aug 2015 #76

I have no gift to bring pa trump trump trump trump aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #80

My Trump jberryhill Aug 2015 #81

All that MSNBC is interested in is selling vodka and Lincolns to 27 year old stock brokers. leveymg Aug 2015 #32

...with toenail fungus, ulcerative colitis, and erection problems. jberryhill Aug 2015 #82

Rachel is the only show I'm consistently watching on MSNBC. Vinca Aug 2015 #33

And kissing up to Trump with endless coverage of the toad turns off their regular viewers. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2015 #52

TRM is the only progam I watch there exclusively. I've been thinking about sacrificing the... marble falls Aug 2015 #34

MSNBC has an agenda that viewers will not embrace. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #35

That nailed it right there............................... turbinetree Aug 2015 #38

Somebody who gets it! NOVA_Dem Aug 2015 #103

Kicked and recommended! I hope MSNBC hits rock bottom. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #36

MSNBC was not a station on the low-priced list of stations in my area of Los Angeles. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #37

I'm not familiar with what stations are senseandsensibility Aug 2015 #53

It depends on where you live. I get MSNBC in the low cost package in MN. jwirr Aug 2015 #70

Not in bottom tier in NY or TN (nt) sunnystarr Aug 2015 #97

This does not seem to make sense. Wonder how they decide? jwirr Aug 2015 #116

I didn't know it was sunnystarr Aug 2015 #127

We have the cheapest package with Direct TV. jwirr Aug 2015 #130

FOX is free. That's one reason their #'s are always good. The other reason is... napi21 Aug 2015 #104

I already could not stand Maddow, sadly. Sad to see final death of Air America progressive talk. Leopolds Ghost Aug 2015 #43

as if they care... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2015 #50

The channel really sucks now... SoapBox Aug 2015 #54

I agree True Blue American Aug 2015 #122

To fix at least the evening shows they need to free their hosts so that jwirr Aug 2015 #55

Maybe not enough Liberals watch TV kwolf68 Aug 2015 #56

Liberals select their shows. The shows we are talking about in this thread jwirr Aug 2015 #73

I think comcast is deliberately driving down the ratings. Jim__ Aug 2015 #59

Why go through the subterfuge? brooklynite Aug 2015 #66

One reason would be CYA. Jim__ Aug 2015 #72

I have to agree...drive down ratings, switch to RW like they always intended to at the right time. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #79

I'm not surprised. Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #61

One reason it happened: C-O-M-C-A-S-T! 66 dmhlt Aug 2015 #67

Amen! True Blue American Aug 2015 #125

I think MSNBC is trying to spoon feed us Republic0n BullS***, to start a new competition with Stellar Aug 2015 #68

A problem we face as critical thinkers olddots Aug 2015 #74

I took a look a the commercials on Fox a while back, and, yeah jberryhill Aug 2015 #84

they didn't switch to news, they switched to trumpteevee spanone Aug 2015 #83

soon even the commercials on MSNBC will feature trump aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #87

It amazes me that DUers do not notice...Trump is not just a Republican candidate, he's a Republican Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #111

Leave Mitchell alone. NYCButterfinger Aug 2015 #85

Andrea Greenspan sucks ass. TheKentuckian Aug 2015 #92

Please. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #113

Same story hour after hour is not news. oldandhappy Aug 2015 #86

And Rachel is not that great. She wants to thing she is, but.... Hotler Aug 2015 #88

They need to start over. Get rid of everyone and find some talent livetohike Aug 2015 #89

I wish they would have more actual "news" of the world. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #95

I still think of them as the network that dumped Phil Donahue. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #98

You are not alone. Donahue True Blue American Aug 2015 #126

CNN has a Trump problem... DAMANgoldberg Aug 2015 #99

25-54 year olds are too busy working to watch much tv these days SoCalDem Aug 2015 #109

It's unwatchable. AngryOldDem Aug 2015 #110

Free Speech TV now. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #114