RIP Meet the Press. David Gregory is going to be a ratings disaster

[rhombus]

Watched the show this morning. All I have to say -- MTP is going to lose its number one spot for the very first time to either Face the Nation or This Week. It won't take long at all.

Gregory has NO presence whatsoever. A really misguided host flop.

[Chiefofland]

1. I didn't like Tim Russert either

His "gotcha" questions and disdain for top Democrats disgusted me.

[rhombus]

5. Russert at least appeared intelligent

Not so for Gregory. You get the sense that he's preening so hard to have some 'gravitas' but to no avail.

[underpants]

17. He did?

He came off as a "everyone at the cocktail party says..." typical DC pundit type to me

[Lex]

24. No he didn't.

Russert was a joke and a shill.

[rurallib]

2. Ratings don't matter. Pleasing Republicans is more important.

[thoughtcrime1984]

3. He is no better than Contessa Brewer or Norah O'Donnell

He is a perfectly coiffed, empty-headed shill.

[IndianaGreen]

18. Norah is prettier and has a great laugh

and she is not dumb, like Gregory.

[mucifer]

4. They will have a hard time getting around Obama's use of the internet

to help maintain his popularity.

[nc4bo]

6. Maybe after a few bad ratings they'll play musical hosts...

I just do not like weasel Gregory. Don't like him on 1600 and think he comes across as a major a-hole.

They should play musical hosts every Sunday. Maybe even have a poll and let the audience decide who'd they prefer.

[gristy]

7. Watching it now. He talks really fast.

[theoldman]

8. It's called the dead cat bounce.

I turned it off after the first few minutes. Maybe he will do better next week.

[thoughtcrime1984]

9. He is what he is

Don't expect improvement from a presentation standpoint. If he sets a Conservative tone week in and week out, then he is doing his job in GE's eyes.

[Overseas]

10. I dislike David Gregory from election season

so I am glad I can check in here, notice that Romney is the big guest, and avoid the show altogether.

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Such a G.E. choice -- like Jeff Zucker being allowed to remain for years...

as head of NBC as it continues to trash in the ratings. A completely uninspired choice -- a choice, it's my guess, made because Gregory is good at playing the corporate game at G.E. and fits into that culture well.

[WhiteTara]

12. but he can do a mean back up dance

for KKKarl

[malik flavors]

13. I thought he was fine, and certainly better than Brokaw.

Also, "Face The Nation" has no chance of competing with MTP.

[mtnsnake]

14. I couldn't agree more. n/t

[Rockholm]

15. Thought the show was OK...except for Mittens.

[mtnsnake]

19. I thought Mittens made some excellent points

especially when he pointed out why the Japanese automakers are able to sell their product for $2000 less per product than the Big 3 automakers. Without actually saying it, Mitt implied that the autoworkers of the Big 3 are making just a little too much money as compared to the autoworkers in this country who work for the Japanese builders.

[karynnj]

22. That was countered very well by pointing out that the

difference was in large measure due to US companies having to pay the health insurance costs and the fact that Japan subsidizes their companies. What was less clear was that the comparison between the Japanese cars built in the US and the big three cars is mostly the legacy costs - paying the healthcare of retired workers.

[uponit7771]

16. Russert was GREAT at interview setup Gregory is GREAT at pundint and comes across that way

[FrenchieCat]

20. I didn't watch it specifically to make your prediction come true.....

if everyone watches, than it goes against showing a rating plunge because they chose the wrong person to fill the spot.

[Drunken Irishman]

38. Unless you are a Nielsen Family, you have no impact.

That's how they get their rankings. You and I can't control anything because they have no idea what we're watching.

[Thrill]

21. Gregory is one ugly piece of shit

[KewlKat]

23. I would love for Moyers to be the new guy nt

[Teacher in SC]

32. What a great idea! I've wracked my brain trying to think of a suitable

replacement. I would watch Moyers as moderator any day. I already watch his PBS program every week.

[SpiralHawk]

25. People won't long tolerate Grepory's corporate republicon spin

Dude has no gravitas, no cred...just another overpaid republicon shill, which the corporate media keeps serving up the public as if it was somehow 'normal.'

Ptoooey on corporate republicon spin. How about some honest truth for a change.

[DCBob]

26. Gregory is pathetic. What a shame he was selected.

Stephanopolous will become the lead Sunday morning program now.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

27. This Week will be number one in the future...I enjoy it more tbh. Tom Brocaw hasn't exactly been

mr. personality either.

[ClarkUSA]

28. I dislike Stephanopoulos due to his wingnut debate questioning of Barack during the primaries.

I hope FTN gets a great anchor once Scheiffer retires because besides the Chris Matthews show, I have nothing worth watching
at the moment.

[DCBob]

30. Yeah, I almost forgot about that. That was disgusting.

George dropped several credibility notches that night.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. You know what

It never even dawned on me to turn it on this morning . . .

I think Bill Mahaer should host it anyways! :rofl:

[Allyoop]

31. In the minority

but I thought he did OK. I like him today more than I ever liked him before, much less Timmy or

Brokaw. He was a little rushed in his speech, but I can imagine he must have been a little nervous when

the whole country (those of us who watched) were ready and waiting to troll rate him. I was pleasantly

surprised and wish him well in the future. However, one performance does not make him a star.

[Bravo Zulu]

33. Gregory needs a nickname,my choice is Lurch!

[Dinger]

34. Hear Hear!

What rhombus said

[happychatter]

35. NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and FOX? Meet the FCC and Streaming Internet Media

I hope they CHOKE...

REALLY

I sincerely hope they lose their asses.

[Jennicut]

36. Does anyone watch Fareed Zakaria on CNN on Sunday afternoon?

I find him to be an intelligent man who does not insult his audience by playing games. He recently interviewed Al Gore. He is more liberal leaning, endorsed Obama for president, and recently argued that there is a US auto industry that works. His show after the Mumbai attacks was very moving considering his mother works at one of the hotels there. If John King's new show bumps him off CNN I will be way disappointed.

[book_worm]

37. Actually it wouldn't be the first time, back in the 80's MTP was at a low in the ratings

with "This Week with David Brinkley" and "Face the Nation" both beating it in the ratings. It made a comeback under Russert in the ratings. But even as #1 not a whole lot of people (comparably) watch--maybe 2-3 million per week.