With all due respect... to hell with Matthews, Rachel, Schultz, Lawrence, and Cenk...

[ReverendDeuce]

I like them, but I am not watching. I don't blame them at all for this. Not one bit. I blame Comcast, Phil, and the like.

Not watching MSNBC anymore. Done with the whole mess of it.

[krawhitham]

1. If you do not have a Nielsen box it does not matter what you watch

[pokerfan]

4. Nielsen, who needs Nielsen?

Cable operators have already begun tracking digital-cable viewership on a massive scale—without Nielsen. Comcast is collecting viewer data from 1.2 million homes in Philadelphia, for example, while Time Warner’s Oceanic Cable is crunching viewing patterns in 200,000 households in Hawaii.

http://www.frankwbaker.com/who%27s_really_watching.htm

[undergroundpanther]

15. That is why

my basic cable has no cartoon network,animal planet etc. Because they want to PRESSURE me into getting thier damn cable box so they can collect data.FUCK U COMCAST.

[krawhitham]

21. that article is from 6 years ago and today Nielsen is still the only thing used

Advertisers pay for Nielsen ratings

I know TWC can tract all viewers and wanted to use the data a few years ago but faces legal problems in doing so

[pokerfan]

22. How about 2009?

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Constructing-500TB-User-Data-Warehouse-100163

http://techliberation.com/2009/01/12/cable-companies-to-log-viewing-habits-is-privacy-at-risk

[Tracyjo]

2. I will miss Rachel

and I think Lawrence has a lot of potential, but I've been trying to cancel my Comcast all night. I can't seem to get a real person, and they keep thanking me for calling and hanging up on me.

[RainDog]

3. go to their online chat option

that will allow you to contact an actual human.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Try these numbers:

at this site, tells you what numbers work and how to avoid telephone tree:

http://gethuman.com/Comcast__Xfinity_-phone-numbers_197.html

[LooseWilly]

17. You can use internet to watch them with no cable whatsoever...

Well, maybe not Lawrence... but now that he's taking the 8 pm slot, maybe the website will actually post his show.

Gives ad money solely to their shows... but their shows are on the network... decisions decisions....

[coolhip33]

25. watch msnbc tv online here.... i do M-F

http://www.justin.tv/rockinroosters12#/w/785000336/15

[Youth Uprising]

6. Okay...

So, one Progressive voice is silenced and you're going to turn your back on the other Progressive voices left at MSNBC? That doesn't make any sense. All you're doing is accelerating the process of extinguishing more Progressive voices from the media.

[lonestarnot]

16. Why feed the fuckers dough for shit?

[Supersedeas]

7. the network of Joe Skankburg, Mika and Greenspan can have their little RW playhouse--I'm done

[JI7]

8. what will be tougher for me will be things like election night coverage and upcoming SOTU

i liked Keith, Tweety, etc reporting together on these things. it wont be the same without him.

[Youth Uprising]

10. Who the hell is Tweety?

[JI7]

12. chris matthews

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Chris Mathews

Very much a local DU thing to call him tweety.

[bdamomma]

13. geez that's right I loved hearing Keith's comments for

things like that. He contributed alot. Damn I am going to miss him.

[SayitAintSo]

9. Me too....Gawd this is horrible...

[janet118]

11. I won't give up Rachel n/t

[Raine]

18. I can't give up Ed, Rachel or Cenk

I just can't do it, as long as they're on I'll tune in for them. :yoiks:

[pacalo]

19. So am I.

[egressingsparrowdrop]

20. Taking your ball and going home?

Come on, don't be like that.

Even Cenk? Not Cenk, surely. Will you still watch him on the youtubes?

[Safetykitten]

23. You think Comcast will not fiddle with their shows? Just a matter of time.

[Major Hogwash]

24. They screwed up their lineup, and I was just getting used to it. They do this every 6 months!!!

I used to catch Keith at 6 PM, and watched him while I ate dinner with my 2 dogs and 2 cats.
The cats didn't mind, and they even hung around to watch Rachel with me sometimes.
But, the dogs went right to sleep, and then woke back up when Lawerence came on and they would have to go outside and take a dump.
The cats would follow them outside, but by the time Ed came on, they'd all be back inside.

Now, I don't know when they will go outside to take a dump.