May 29, 2009 – Instead, this Memorial Day had a different, much less laudable spectacle top the ratings. … The cable channel TLC beat every broadcast network with a new season debut of "Jon and Kate Plus 8," a "reality" program chronicling … Every birthday party or outing for the children is organized by a production company with their eyes on the highest ratings. ?…

Jun 9, 2009 – The hard-left cable network had adopted GM, so let the word go forth that if you want to support President Obama, his cheering section … We had a good laugh on my show at Ed's expense, and at his desperate attempt to find a new ratings hook now that George W.…

Jun 17, 2009 – And now he's host of his own Fox News show, which, even though it airs in the ratings desert of late afternoon, has a bigger audience … than every show on the other cable news channels. … Because it's good to have a super-successful cable-TV host arguing that life would be better if government -- Democrats and Republicans…

Jun 12, 2009 – That sounds almost exactly like the broadcasters and the cable industry, who want to put all the responsibility and all of the blame … The closest Obama came to frustrating the TV programmers in this Kaiser address was insisting that the cable companies could develop … Genachowski if he will genuinely and publicly pressure broadcasters and cable chieftains to shape up, since even Obama knows almost…

Jul 1, 2009 – The cable-news channels blurred into 24-7 wailing walls for the so-called "King of Pop." … Television ratings surged with a big ka-ching. So much for the "news" business.…

Jun 30, 2009 – Jackson, the self-proclaimed "king of pop," got more coverage in newspapers and on the networks, especially cable TV, than Elvis Presley … That ratings disparity is a commentary on our shallowness and the refusal of so many to cling to the "real stuff" in life.…

Jul 30, 2009 – Certainly the Gallup Poll -- the go-to polls for most cable news shows -- put Obama's "favorability ratings" among "adults" fairly…

Sep 8, 2009 – to often outperform its cable rivals several fold. … Fox News regularly beats its cable news competitors. … Beck repeatedly draws more viewers than all his cable news competitors combined.…

Sep 25, 2009 – "Glenn Martin, DDS" has been heavily promoted across the Nickelodeon family of cable channels -- as well as on the raunchy Comedy Central … The premiere episodes held 89 percent of its lead-in ratings ("The Penguins of Madagascar") with kids 2-11."…

Sep 24, 2009 – But those loud-mouthed cable TV and radio talk show hosts keep uneducated, God-worshipping, flag-waving, NASCAR-loving, country music-fueled … Glenn Beck seems to care and that's why his ratings are now challenging the godfather of cable, Bill O'Reilly.…

Oct 11, 2009 – somehow I doubt Fox is losing sleep over the White House's one-man boycott; the network now claims all top 10 show slots in the cable … news ratings race:h/t: Gateway Pundit…

Oct 9, 2009 – Meanwhile, cable news has been evolving ever more rapidly into infotainment. CNN even hired alleged comedian D.L. … Fox News' legitimately funny "Red Eye" is becoming a ratings sensation.…

Oct 25, 2009 – and that Glenn Beck's anti-administration, small-government, pro-individual freedom tirade continues to draw some of the highest ratings … of all three cable news networks,” observes Brown.…

Aug 25, 2006 – We all know Fox News' ratings are higher than other cable networks, and that surely causes some consternation, but sentencing its employees…

Mar 8, 2007 – You know, because it's outrageous to even contemplate that the leading national cable news channel should host a debate for Democrats … Let's take a look at the figures from last night's cable news ratings: FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,297,000FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,701,000FNC GRETA…

Apr 23, 2007 – the MSM (and that's pretty darn skeptical, if you've been reading the blog for a while), I don't think this is all about money or ratings … video, any potential copycat sees that his potential dastardly deed could be the subject of entire news cycles on every network and cable…

Nov 6, 2007 – and imminently sane by comparison: Rosie O’Donnell, who abruptly left “The View” on ABC last spring after drawing attention and ratings … from the Iraq war to her co-hosts, is in serious discussions to return to television atop a new soapbox: a prime-time show on the cable … O’Donnell would be given the 9 p.m. slot each weeknight on MSNBC, where she would go head-to-head with two heavyweights of cable talk…

Feb 4, 2008 – , and the other Members of the Committee for conducting this hearing on the very important issue of Decency in the broadcast and cable … Without ratings there are no sponsors and without sponsors there will be no programs.…

Feb 20, 2008 – The reviews for the Oscar extravaganza proved almost entirely angry and negative, even though the ratings (with 39.9 million viewers … This Sunday night’s telecast (hosted, as in 2006, by Jon Stewart) stands little chance of overcoming the Academy’s long-term ratings … In truth, there’s no longer much comparison: the most recent Superbowl set ratings records with 97.5 million viewers.…

Mar 19, 2008 – With nine out of 10 U.S. homes receiving cable or satellite TV, with downloads and DVRs making a hash of "time channeling," with ratings…

Mar 28, 2008 – Cable news shows last week repeatedly aired videos of Clinton telling the big whopper, followed by archival film showing her calmly … John McCain who draws extraordinarily high ratings not only from GOP voters, but also from Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents…

May 16, 2008 – Smack dab in the Thursday-night time slot of "Without a Trace," the series that dug deep for the ratings gold with a teen-orgy scene … Kelley began with a series obviously aimed at pay cable, but he's now delighted to be on a broadcast network, even if it means toning…

Mar 31, 2010 – of course: with GOP efforts to portray Bill Clinton as a dangerous ethical monster bringing the president the highest approval ratings … Americans remain politically disengaged – they won’t ever listen to partisan talk on the radio or tune in to news programming on cable … The leading political cable shows in the country draw viewership that amounts to barely 1% of the national population; the top radio…

Apr 22, 2010 – impact of talking heads on the political climate, I began with the obvious: Olbermann and Schultz are the biggest hate-mongers on cable … And there we have the reason for MSNBC's dismal ratings. … They obviously don't believe they can ever catch up to FNC, much less ever produce a product that could win a ratings contest with…

Jun 28, 2010 – Understandably, President Obama's approval ratings have reached a new low (41%) after just eighteen months in office. … Add in the power of talk radio, global and twenty-four hour satellite and cable television, as well as the Internet, and you get a…