MSNBC Undergoes Major Reorganization, so who gets thrown under the bus???.

[CK_John]

Beginning next week, MSNBC will reorganize its TV and digital teams, uniting the two into a single newsroom termed "The Bridge."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/12/msnbc-reorganization-newsroom-the-bridge_n_6147974.html

I think it will be Manic Maddow.

[Ykcutnek]

1. Hopefully Chris Matthews, Andrea Mitchell and Joe Scarborough.

A guy can dream, can't he?

[amandabeech]

9. Joe and Mika are beating CNN in the early morning time slot,

so I'm afraid that they'll still be there.

The other two may "retire," though.

[Throd]

20. So am I, and I don't have a show.

[amandabeech]

25. LOL!!! n/t

[Atman]

33. BWHAHA! DUzy!

First true LOL of the week!

[leftofcool]

41. Absolute DUZY!

[adirondacker]

42. ! I don't post these much...

[wyldwolf]

14. Hardball is MSNBC's highest rated show.

[Ykcutnek]

21. That's... unfortunate.

Especially with the way he's acted post-midterms.

[amandabeech]

24. It's surprising that they cut it back to only the 7 pm slot.

He used to be on at 5 as well.

Personally, I like Tweety. He says some things that infuriate many DUers, including me, but he didn't get to be Tip O'Neil's chief of staff because of his looks. He can be pretty savvy, particularly when he steps back and analyzes the relative positions of both parties. And I love it when he talks about Tip.

[wyldwolf]

27. his ratings ticked up then.

I don't NOT like Tweety. He seems to get more quests and has more engaging guests.

[amandabeech]

32. That makes sense.

He's been around DC forever, and seems to know everyone in DC. And his show is based in DC.

Hayes and Maddow are much more wonkish, and Maddow, at least, is based in New York rather then DC. It must be more difficult for her to get the DC crowd to come for a visit than it is for Matthews.

[wyldwolf]

38. Maddow is entertaining and smart. Hayes is (sorry, fans) boring.

[amandabeech]

45. Agreed, but Farrow is even more boring than Hayes! nt

[sabrina 1]

60. I can't stand Tweety, never could. Anyone who was fooled so completely that he got tingles down his

leg when he saw Bush pretending to be a war hero in the flight suit with the prominent cod piece, has ZERO 'savvy'.

But even worse than that, he went on to suggest that 'women love this stuff' as he gushed over that staged event. I guess his opinion of women is pretty low.

Then he went on to make it even worse again by asking: 'Seriously you have to admit, can you imagine Liberals being able to strut like that, to exude such (blah blah blah) as Bush did in that suit'

And then, the worst part. He gave examples of Liberals he apparently viewed, as 'so wimpy' there was no way they could put on a flight suit like that 'and carry it off'. ONE OF THE LIBERALS HE USED AS AN EXAMPLE was GEORGE McGOVERN!

Clearly the moron, Tweety I mean, had no idea that McGovern was an ACTUAL, REAL LIFE, WAR HERO. One who didn't just 'strut and swagger' around in a flight suit, he actually wore one as a WW11 Fighter Pilot.

Anyone that ignorant is nothing but another of the media blowhards dished up to the public as 'experts'.

He's a DC insider and a pretty ignorant, nasty person.

Haven't watched his show since I heard him CHEER for a Fake 'hero' in a flight suit who went AWOL from the NG while ignorantly slamming a true, LIBERAL, actual WW11 Fighter Pilot.

Still makes me angry to think about it.

Just another talking head.

We don't get too many intelligent and knowledgeable people on our media, so I stopped watching all of it a long time ago.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. "Manic Maddow"?? Excuse me?

One of the many things she is not, is manic. She's one of the best, most level-headed people they have. Manic? You have to be kidding.

[elleng]

4. YES, THANKS, Ocelot.

[bullwinkle428]

22. The OP needs to realize that for a joke to be funny, it has to

have some kind of factual basis to it.

[babylonsister]

51. Agree totally! Thanks for sounding off before I did. nt

[lob1]

55. She's by far the best one at MSNBC, or anywhere, for that matter.

[elleng]

3. 'Manic?'

[JaneyVee]

5. You wish.

[SummerSnow]

6. Probably will be Ronan Farrow

[amandabeech]

7. Try as I might, I cannot watch his show.

Perhaps he should be writing rather than hosting.

[Boom Sound 416]

11. It's still on?

[Rhinodawg]

8. Hell....I'm waiting for Keith to return.nt

[Boom Sound 416]

10. She runs the joint

[Cleita]

12. John Fugelsang dropped an aside about a week ago that

he's been having meetings at MSNBC. Now I know he does little guest spots on Ed and other shows, so I'm certain the meetings aren't about those. Could it be he might get a show? If so, that would indicate a further move to the left.

[City Lights]

15. It would be fantastic if he got a show! nt

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. Nope....He has his own show on Current TV soon....

so the MSNBC talks failed.

[Cleita]

29. There is no Current TV unless we've gone back in time.

Do you mean Al Jazeera or are you pulling my leg?

[VanillaRhapsody]

31. Not Current....shoot...I meant Free Speech

sorry!

[Cleita]

37. So he got a deal at FSTV? Good. He's better off there and they need

more talent like his.

[VanillaRhapsody]

40. Yes he did.....He announced on Stephanie Miller on Friday's with Fugelsang...

[rurallib]

50. I googled and nothing came up

I hope you are right.

[leftofcool]

43. From your mouth to gawd's ears.

Please hire Fugelsang!

[babylonsister]

54. He would be awesome! A Stewart , or Colbert, or Oliver

in the making, on msnbc?

Be still, my heart!

Let it be so!!!

[Azathoth]

13. Chris Hayes. Ed Schultz.

I like Hayes, but he has decimated their prime time ratings. People tune in for Hardball, then a third of them leave when his show comes on and come back an hour later for Maddow. I'm pretty sure that's almost unheard of.

Ed's ratings are so bad anymore his show can't be distinguished from background noise.

[wyldwolf]

17. Yes, Chris Hayes. People actually seem to be watching Matthews, leaving, then returning for Maddow

[gvstn]

23. Where are you getting your ratings numbers?

Hayes and Maddow consistently beat Matthews.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/category/ratings

[wyldwolf]

36. Mediabistro is a good source

The numbers you're seeing are the 25 - 54 demo. An important demo, yes.

I'm looking at numbers overall in the last measured 30 day period.

MSNBC’s highest-rated show in total viewers was “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” which came in at 15th while “The Rachel Maddow Show” was 16th.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-top-cable-news-shows-in-october-were_b243831#more-243831

This could change through November. We'll find out in December.

Good piece here:

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/29/hardball-replaces-rachel-maddow-msnbcs-highest-rated-show.html

[gvstn]

62. I really appreciate the information.

I've been looking at the TVNewser 25-54 demo rating for years without reading/comprehending the small print.

I apologize for my post sounding blunt. I stand corrected and am grateful for the link to more detailed ratings.

Thanks again!

[wyldwolf]

65. I you REALLY want to know which show they find the most valuable

... figure out which one as the the most 18 -32 FEMALE viewers.

[Blue_In_AK]

18. I'd rather watch Chris Hayes

than all the rest of them.

[markpkessinger]

19. I like Chris Hayes, but . . .

. . . and I hate to say this -- his voice can be really annoying.

[Cleita]

26. He does get chirpy when he's excited. I guess he

needs to work on that.

[markpkessinger]

30. LOL! "Chirpy" -- what a perfect description! n/t

[Sedona]

63. Chirpy & Tweety!

Two DUzies in one thread!

(yes, I'm trolling for a DUzy)

[MFM008]

39. Ed and Rachel are

the only 2 I watch.

[JHB]

44. Hayes was better suited to the format he had with UP...

...maybe he'll end up back there.

[Azathoth]

46. I agree

Up was by far the best weekend political show on all the networks, including the broadcast channels. Taking Hayes away from the discussion panel format and having him read a teleprompter for 40 minutes was an inept move.

[Old Nick]

16. Maddow???

She's the best they've got!

[Half-Century Man]

34. I just hope MSNBC has the intelligence to figure out how massive the progressive market is.

If they went with an actual Liberal/Progressive network as a counter piece to Faux News. Their market share would be huge. Including on a regular basis, actual liberals and the conservative stalkers and trolls.

[Control-Z]

35. Manic Maddow?

Why doesn't that surprise me coming from you?

Her show is the only one on MSNBC always worth watching. She is not manic in any way. What a sexist thing to say. Ugh. She is super smart and reports accurately. Is that threatening somehow?

[Rene]

47. Get rid of all the lockup segments

I abhor that show on so mic hand during a key timeframe

[madinmaryland]

48. It will not be the Prison Industrial Complex Shows. They will be on 24x7x365.

[JonLP24]

53. LOL

How will I know when its the weekend?

[madinmaryland]

57. Uhmm... Tebow will be on the SEC/CBSTV network on the weekends!!

BTW, where is trumad. The sports group is awfully quiet these days!

[BlindTiresias]

49. Man

What you got against Maddow?

[hrmjustin]

52. If the got rid of Chris Matthews I would not cry.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

58. NO.. You may not always like what he says but he is the

most erudite person on TV, IMHO

[TshaiRedhair]

56. Wht is there not one Native American on that whole network?!!!

[Jamastiene]

59. Manic?

you do mean by that?

[Dawson Leery]

61. Dump Dead Intern Joe, Mrs. Greenspan, and give Matthews nights when he is normal.

[Odin2005]

64. "Manic Maddow" Holy fuck, sexist much???

[justiceischeap]

66. If they were getting rid of Maddow, she wouldn't be running

the panels on election night. Chris Matthews used to run them while she sat on the sidelines. Now Matthews sits on the sidelines. That's a good indicator of where she stands with MSNBC.

[B Calm]

67. If ratings mattered, Keith Olberman would still be there!

[newfie11]

69. +infinity

How I wish he still was!

[Inkfreak]

68. Haven't watched it in 2years. Couldn't be happier.

The Internet is far better for news. I dunno if Maddow is manic..but she's super boring.