So, do you still watch MSNBC?

[Hawaii Hiker]

Since they got rid of KO, i only watch some of "The Last Word", and "Hardball"....But Chris is so hard to take as he constantly interrupts and never shuts the fuck up...Instead of his final segment let me finish, it should be "let me talk for 60 minutes non-stop, un-interrupted, as I'm an attention whore"...

But it was the worst business decision since New Coke in 1985...Made no sense to get rid of the highest rated show, & best show...

Shame on you MSNBC...

[juajen]

1. Do you have something against women? NT

[Hawaii Hiker]

11. You're kidding right?...Of course not

I'm just pissed that KO is gone and i try not to watch them that much..

[juajen]

12. No, I was not kidding. Why would you get irritated as hell over

Chris (I do, too) and fail to mention the only really successful female anchor. I am not including regular news, like Diane and Katie. She is so good, I just found it strange that you didn't mention her, but did mention Chris, whom you dislike. Call me crazy!

[Hawaii Hiker]

17. i like Savanna Gutherie

good reporter, also has anchored the Nightly News (weekend edition)...

And Rachel's show is ok, but IMO, there is no replacement for KO...

[JoePhilly]

45. At night, yes ... during the day ... not really ... they start with Joe Scab

for 3 hours ... and if I wanted a stream of right wing talking points, I'd watch FOX.

During the rest of the day, very sporadic. Andrea Greenspan Mitchell is a joke. And most of their other day time hosts never ask a Republican a tough question.

Cenk and Ratigan spend too much of their time bashing Obama.

Which means most of the day, MSNBC is letting right wingers spout talking points, and then when they aren't doing that, they are bashing Obama. Again, I can watch FOX news for that, they do a much better job of it.

Only in the evening does it start to even out. And even Chris and Ed, and at times Rachel contribute to it. Chris at times lets the right wing nuts filibuster, and Ed and at times Rachel, spend the show bashing Obama.

Bottom line: There is not liberal media, in my view.

[Johnny Morales]

68. And so we have the answer - why isn't there a strong Liberal Station like FOX is for conservatives

They get rid of one anchor, and despite have several others with views like him, you stop watching.

While few people actually make up the ratings system, the fact is this sort of behavior is emblematic of Liberals, and with today's technology far more damaging to the things we believe in.

Only a fool would think that what is playing on every single TV is not tracked.

Every Liberal home that turned MSNBC off when KO was cancelled is a potential reason for MSNBC to can the rest of their Liberal programming. As other failed efforts have demonstrated catering to the Liberal audience doesn't pay, because that demographic is persnickety demographic which will walk unless everything is perfect.

NOT SO with FOX viewers.

Beck is gone, but hey they have Hannity, O'Riley.

They are still happy that they have a station that promotes their views.

Several other anchors are in line with KO politically, but unless it is Kieth O. talking it's forget MSNBC.

That's cool, that's your choice, but all those who turn off MSNBC should never again as the question why American Media can't produce a successful "liberal/progressive" network.

If that' confuses you, you'll find the answer in your mirror.

[Exilednight]

72. That's not the answer. The truth is, MSNBC is failing because

they refuse to go fully to the left like Fox went fully to the right.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Fox is fully right-wing POV.

MSNBC starts out right-wing (morning joe) slowly shifts to centrist (Chris Matthews) panders to blue-dogs (Ed) and ends the day left leaning with Rachel.

MSNBC also has a habit of speaking out of both sides of its mouth. Nothing happens to Joe when he donates to Republicans, but Keith gets suspended for donating to Democrats.

There's also something to be said about the quality of their pundits. Keith set the bar high. Ed, Rachel and O'Donnell fail to meet the same level of quality and intelligent conversation as Keith did.

On the flip side of the coin, O'Reilly and Hannity are of the same quality. The network is designed to reinforce the crap that comes out of Hannity's and O'Reilly's mouths.

I would, also, point out that MSNBC has terrible programming for the weekends and filler hours of the weekday. They rarely do real news. From 10:00am to 5:00pm is nothing but fluff filler.

While few people actually make up the ratings system, the fact is this sort of behavior is emblematic of Liberals, and with today's technology far more damaging to the things we believe in.

Only a fool would think that what is playing on every single TV is not tracked.

Every Liberal home that turned MSNBC off when KO was canceled is a potential reason for MSNBC to can the rest of their Liberal programming. As other failed efforts have demonstrated catering to the Liberal audience doesn't pay, because that demographic is persnickety demographic which will walk unless everything is perfect.

Only a fool would believe that what is playing on every single TV is being tracked. Read your cable contract. I have Cablevision and it plainly states that viewing habits will not be monitored, and that any viewing habits that are monitored are by the viewers choice of participating rating companies.

If you really want to know who is responsible for killing MSNBC's ratings, just look at what MSNBC has done with their programming and talent.

[godai]

2. Rarely if ever.

If I do put it on, it's usually for a short time, especially during the day. Tone and stories are generally hard to take.

[wundermaus]

13. agreed...

Ironic that when I tune by MSNBC, it is usually showing snippets of Faux Gnus or Lockup?!
Bits and pieces of Rachel Maddow is just about all I can stand. Even her show disappoints.
I am almost completely disengaged from M$M.
I monitor DU, Democracy Now, Fire Dog Lake, Crooks and Liars, select Youtube channels, and Michael Moore's site - that's about it.
Outlets like MSNBC, CBS, CNN, Faux, etc. are nothing more than predigested propaganda.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

28. Why are you disappointed with Rachel? Just curious...n/t

[flpoljunkie]

3. Yes. they are the 'best of the worst' during the day, and the best at night.

[godai]

4. Just flipped from Obama on C-Span. MSNBC was in commercials!! n/t

[LaurenG]

5. I don't, though I like Rachel I avoid it totally and watch local news

or surf for news. As far as I'm concerned they no longer exist except for short clips on youtube.

[juajen]

10. Keith put in a hell of a lot of work to bring some liberal views to MSNBC.

I will continue supporting them unless they take off their liberal anchors. Yes, I do consider Ed schultz, Rachael Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell to be liberal. Chris Matthews is hard for me to watch because he constantly interrupt his guests. I watch these shows constantly. They are very informative.

I forgot Cenk. I like him a lot.

[PatSeg]

23. I love Cenk

Right now, my favorite is Rachel, as she covers stories that one else does and I actually end up learning something.

I miss Keith, but there are quite a few anchors on MSNBC that I really like. Still can't figure out why Contessa Brewer is still there though.

[AtomicKitten]

6. I watch Cenk and Rachel regularly.

Right now MSNBC is talking over the president's townhall event. :eyes:

[madamesilverspurs]

7. Rachel Maddow

is on MSNBC, and she has been spectacular of late. Go to her show's website and watch the piece she did on Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Maddow is the probably the main reason any of us still watch MSNBC.

-

[woofless]

25. Agreed.

[think]

59. The Benton Harbor piece is a must see

Rachel made it clear as day what was happening there and who stands to profit by disbanding the city commission in Benton Harbor. If you have not seen this piece you are truly missing out. JMO.....

[valerief]

8. There's Cenk and Rachel and Ed, too. nt

[xxqqqzme]

9. Last time I watched was on a

Friday evening back in January. I miss Rachel's insight and fantastic research. I rarely watched Ed; The Last Word is spineless and Tweety is soooo impressed w/ his political insight he doesn't need me.

[juajen]

16. Rachael, however, does need you. She is brilliant and deserves

all of the support we can give her, also I will continue to support Ed, Lawrence and Cenk. Honestly, Keith would not want us to desert them. I was a very early supporter of his before he became "all the thing on DU". We need all the liberal anchors we can get, and them going down will not help Keith in the slightest.

[NorthCarolina]

14. I don't pay much attention to Last word or Hardball, but I do watch Cenk,

Maddow and Ed. As a hard core Liberal, I have little in common with right-of-center 'centrist' Dems, so neither Hardball or Last Word are of interest to me.

[grasswire]

15. it is gone from my life

For a decade I watched MSNBC at least two hours per day; usually it was on for three or four.

It is totally gone from my life since the day KO left. In fact, politics is gone from my TV. Once in a while I watch Elliot Spitzer, but usually not.

I'm catching up on The Waltons.

[Pisces]

18. I watch Rachel only.

[HankyDubs]

66. ditto

Rachel's show is the best news program on the air. Frankly her show was better than KO's while the two were running back-to-back. I do tire of her debates with Michael Steele, but she does have to at least try to get some republicans on there since she beat the living crap out of Rand Paul.

[jwirr]

19. I watch Cenk. O'Donnell, Rachel and Ed Schultz. When KO begins on Current

this spring I will watch him and tape Cenk.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. Nope. Haven't watched since shortly after the inauguration. (nt)

[renate]

21. I love Rachel--I will never stop watching her

I like Ed, too. I have a hard time watching Lawrence O'Donnell (I don't even know if I'm spelling his name right) because he seems kind of angry and preachy--watching Rachel is fun and light-hearted and a nice way to spend an hour. Her reporting is impeccable and it's not all good news, but somehow I get a more cheerful feeling from her show than I do from "The Last Word." I have to admit that unlike a lot of people here I wasn't even watching all of Keith's show by the time he left (I'd fast-forward through the angry parts), because I didn't like that totally-pissed-off feeling I got every night--however, he saved my sanity during the Bush years and for that, and for everything he did to get MSNBC to lean left, I will always be profoundly grateful to him.

[Scottybeamer70]

22. I never watched KO that much

but I do watch Rachel, Ed, Lawrence, Cenk. With some hearing loss, I have a hard time
understanding Matthews, so don't watch him as much. Guess I'm one of the few who wasn't
a big KO fan.......all the anger was just too much. Don't need someone to tell me why
or at whom I should be angry. I can pretty much figure out things for myself.

[a kennedy]

24. Rachel is the only one I watch for the full 60 minutes....

Ed will watch off and on during his show, and that's it. No one else.

[Phoonzang]

26. I never watched it much. I want news, not people's opinions and preaching to the choir.

Even if I agree with those opinions.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

27. You watch Tweety? Why? Why not Rachel and LO? n/t

[Peacetrain]

29. I do.. and I can dislike anyone on any given day depending upon

what they are saying.. But in general.. between public TV news programing and MSNBC commentary.. I think I end up with a pretty balanced view

But I know what you mean about KO.. we miss him too..

[jorno67]

30. I Don't - but for a different reason

I moved and had to switch to Dish Network where MSNBC is part of the basic cable package - Fox News is, but I'd have to pay extra for MSNBC and I can't afford that right now.

[Greybnk48]

31. I watch Rachel always, Lawrence and Ed. Sometimes

Cenk and Tweety. I cannot tolerate anything else. ( I like two of the men on earlier, one is foreign and the other is a youngish, handsome guy who filled in for Keith during his suspension, but seldom get to see them).

Cannot stomach Morning Joe or the rest of the daytime lineup.

[Nancy Waterman]

32. I watch Rachel every night

Never miss her. I sometimes watch a bit of Chris or Ed, but usually can't handle a whole show of them. Ed's energy worked much better for me at 6. At 10, he seems too hyper so close to bedtime.

[kjackson227]

33. I still consistently watch Maddow...

sometimes Lawrence, Matthews, and Ed. I'm not an everyday viewer like I once was. I find myself going over to CNN because I do like Spitzer(sp) and sometimes 360. Also, for world news, I like Riz Khan on Freespeech TV.

[marlakay]

34. Very rarely Rachel still pissed at them over KO nt

[joe1991]

35. I'm actually watching MSNBC more lately

I have it on mostly during the day and like their whole lineup.

Cenk is their best recent addition.

If I were to change one thing, I would replace Ed or Lawrence with a roundtable show, something similiar to Maher's real time, with a couple of guests having a DISCUSSION, not a yellfest.

[craigmatic]

36. Maddow is still good and so is last word but I don't watch as much as I used to.

[OwnedByFerrets]

37. No...I am waiting patiently for KO to come back with his program

[LoisB]

79. Keith's return

June 20, 2011; Current TV; 5:00pm Pacific with repeats at 8 and 11. I have not watched MSNBC since Keith left although I really did like Rachel.

[AngryAmish]

38. I never watched much.

[Township75]

39. Nope, it's a piss poor network full of narcisistic drama queens.

Saying it's the best of teh worst therefore I watch it, just means you are watching awful TV. There really isn't a major news outlet worth watching.

[Empowerer]

40. I cut back when Keith was still on

I stopped watching him because his show was less and less informative and more and more hyperbolic. I actually watch MSNBC more now that he's gone.

[Awsi Dooger]

41. Not so much, but it's not because Keith is gone

I'm discouraged at the prospect of a cycle with high unemployment rate and record oil prices. Not promising, no matter what the other side looks like. I'm not riveted by politics right now, and that's been true for a couple of years. The favorable cycles are natural energy.

In particular, I can't take Maddow and her juvenile mocking approach. She chirps at winning the weekly battles with seemingly no clue regarding the big picture. I always prioritize competent handicapping and she never demonstrates it, as evidenced in the final weeks of the 2008 campaign when she alone was petrified of demons who didn't exist.

Matthews is always interesting. Out of nowhere he'll come up with an analytical gem after days/weeks of mush. Plus his historical references are excellent, far beyond what Maddow or anyone else on MSNBC is capable of.

Schultz is dependably progressive and passionate, and minus the snickering belittling approach of Maddow. If I haven't followed politics closely for a while and need a quick summary, Ed's show is the best bet.

O'Donnell knows his stuff but he can be more than a bit self-concerned, and too emotionally combative when he has a guest with opposing views. He's gleeful when he knows something they do not, particularly regarding senate procedure. We know, you were there.

[totodeinhere]

42. I watch all of the cable news networks.

I would rather hear from a commentator that I disagree with than the other way around. I already know what I believe and I don't need somebody telling me something I agree with already. I would rather hear from those I disagree with so that I can know what the other side is saying.

[AlinPA]

43. CNN, Fox "news" and MSNBC are mostly garbage. The "anchors" are nearly all airheads. nt

[FrenchieCat]

44. I DVR Rachel's show, and that's about it....

anything else I see, I catch by accident....but sadly, one need only watch
a few minutes to know the score on that particular day.

Look, the News media is not my friend, even with them allowing Rachel an hour.
Tone is either depressing because the only news is bad news,
or silly, like when they talk about celebrities
like the royal wedding and shit.

What I absolutely hate is when they show the President at a speech or a town hall
and decide to talk over him after allowing us to listen in for about 5 minutes.
The anchor then tells us that they'll get report anything he says that they deem "important",
and then they go on to showing some silly shit that doesn't even matter.

Also, they no longer cover anything light hearted (and they haven't for 2 years now)
in reference to this President (none of the WH events that deal with the youths, etc)
making me feel like they are robbing me of being able to enjoy the First
Black President of these United States, other than encouraging me to hate on him.
Seems like folks got to enjoy the President they supported in previous eras much more.
For this President, they mostly cut him down, and that's about it.

Like I said......they've robbed me of having the pleasure of the experience that I had dreamed
of my entire life, and those of past generation of Black folks. Very sad.

[quiller4]

46. Yes. I quit watching KO about a month before he was terminated

I never miss Last Word and usually catch Rachel and Ed. I often watch Matthews, too.

[vroomvroom]

47. I watch CENK in MSNBC.

[pulledpork]

48. Yes

For Rachel, Lawrence, Big Ed, and sometimes Matthews. I never liked Olbermann that much and am glad he is gone. Strident blowhard.

[LTR]

49. I watch none of it

Cable 'news' is bullshit. Nothing but egomaniacs screaming at people.

[Ramulux]

50. I watch Cenk almost every day

and Rachel on occasion.

[fishwax]

51. yeah -- about as much during the day, perhaps not quite as much in the evening

I don't like hardball, either, but I do watch parts of Last Word and Maddow at times.

[Phx_Dem]

52. Of course. O'Donnell is actually better than Olbermann.

And, lately so is Tweety.

[woolldog]

53. I don't anymore

I watch al jazzera and CNBC now, with a bit of CNN

Used to enjoy KO and Maddow. But MSNBC lost me completely with their horrible coverage of the tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Japan, as well as their lack of coverage and insight on Libya. I remember tuning into the maddow show when the nuclear reactor was melting down and she was talking about some inside washngton political story that just seemed so inconsequential compared to what was going on in Japan it was jarring. Another time I tuned in wanting the latest news and there was a show on prisons. No thanks. To be honest all the cable news stations are an embarrassment

[woolldog]

54. Oh and the new shows on msnbc

Like odonnel, Ed and the others I've tried watching but they bore me and are all pretty much the same.

[slackmaster]

55. Rarely. Too many prison shows at times I feel like watching.

I'd rather watch something educational.

[lucca18]

56. Sometimes

Rachel is wonderful...but miss Keith! I like his FOK, and so looking forward to his news show starting in May!

[MasonJar]

57. Very seldom. I only watch Rachel occasionally. I like her, but despise

MSNBC for firing Keith.

[Wait Wut]

58. Not as much.

I love O'Donnel, like Rachel but she can get on my nerves, Ed has gone off the deep end, Matthews is annoying.

[Sunny22]

60. MSNBC

"The Last Word" is very boring, too hollywoodish. Cenk, Rachel and Ed is worth watching, the only honest shows on television. Metthews and his "Wiffle ball" is out of touch with the middle class. The whole show is about him and his republican "smart and brilliant" friends.
...Yes, and what is the deal with jail shows? Because republicans jailed us?

[teachthemwell15]

75. Generally agree with your comments..

I do think that Matthews does so much straddling on the center tight rope that it's not going to take much down the road to watch him tilt right as I think he does give Republicans a lot more credit than they deserve on his programs.

[lunatica]

61. O'Donnell is developing his show and Maddow is great

If you watch Maddow you're IQ will go up. You'll learn something every day, especially about the back stories to what seem to be unconnected dots.

[polichick]

62. Yeah, Chris is his own worst enemy - very hard to watch that show, but I really appreciate...

...the work Rachel, Cenk, Lawrence and Ed do - though I don't watch as much as I once did because I can hardly stand to hear about the sociopathic Republicans anymore.

[jillan]

63. I wouldn't miss Rachael for anything. If you aren't watching Rachel, you are missing out on alot of

info. Sometimes I feel like she is the only one reporting the news.

And Ed is fighting his butt off for the working people.
Lawrence is good too.

I miss Keith alot, but not enough to miss out on Rachael.

[namahage]

64. This isn't the first time.

Ask Phil Donahue what having the highest-rated MSNBC show means.

[Exilednight]

73. Donahue wasn't fired over ratings. The real reason is

That report--shared with me by an NBC news insider--gives an excruciatingly painful assessment of the channel and its programming. Some of recommendations, such as dropping the "America's News Channel," have already been implemented. But the harshest criticism was leveled at Donahue, whom the authors of the study described as "a tired, left-wing liberal out of touch with the current marketplace."

The study went on to claim that Donahue presented a "difficult public face for NBC in a time of war......He seems to delight in presenting guests who are anti-war, anti-Bush and skeptical of the administration's motives." The report went on to outline a possible nightmare scenario where the show becomes "a home for the liberal antiwar agenda at the same time that our competitors are waving the flag at every opportunity."

http://www.allyourtv.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259:surrendermsnbc&catid=78:featurescoveringmedia

[Exilednight]

65. Nope. Maddow was my girl, but now she's just another talking head. KO left and sense of

credibility left with him. He's the only one who would legitimately take Obama to task and praise him when he deserved it.

[donheld]

67. Rachel Maddow is a must!

[Raine]

69. For sure! Chris, Cenk, O'Donnell, Rachel & Ed

I wouldn't want to miss any of them! :thumbsup:

[neoralme]

70. I don't watch it anymore. The only ones I watched was Keith

and Rachel. I really don't like the rest after giving them what I thought was a fair chance. I get all my news from DU now. There's a few people here that report stuff straight, without bias, and I read them all the time.

[Enthusiast]

71. You don't watch Rachel and Ed?

Rachel is far better than The Last Word.

[truebrit71]

74. Nope. Not since the day ComCrap got rid of KO.

I also got rid of ComCrap and went with Dish Network...much better service and a waaaaaaaaaaaay better price...

[ClassWarrior]

76. Of course. But shouldn't the question be...

..."Have you resisted stomping your feet and holding your breath till you turn blue to get revenge on an organization that doesn't give two shits what you do?"

:eyes:

NGU.

[Mimosa]

77. I watch sometimes.

I never was a Maddow or Olbermann 'fan'. I watch for news sometimes. Tweety doesn't bother me.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

78. Rachel is my go-to show -

Never miss her - her work is absolutely incredible. :applause: I used to do the MSNBC KO/Rachel block, and will start that again once KO hits Current.