CNN has been on top of the MH370 story since the plane’s disappearance. In the mind of some, they’ve been on top of it too much. I’m in that camp.
Because there’s more time to fill than there’s story, CNN has to reach into its vat of Newsroom Helper.
Why have a person speculate when you can have a gaggle of people speculate! Martin Savidge is in Canada (his home and native land), flying a 777 simulator. Tom Foreman has been standing in front of virtual props. Theories area pondered which contain two or more “what if”s.
A nameless friend just emailed.
“When I saw a ridiculous show answering tweets, I was wondering if Ted should die, turn over in his grave, then come back to life and beg TW to sell CNN back to him.”
I should have mentioned… the numbers are up. They’re way up.
What should CNN do?
TV is an unusual business. The actual product, news, isn’t sold. What’s sold is access to the audience.
The newsroom is supported by a business. Without the business, there’s no newsroom.
People working in newsrooms often forget this. Maybe that’s for the better.
CNN has been hurting the past few years. First Fox News, then MSNBC left them behind. All of a sudden CNN is on the move. (Wednesday’s ratings at the end of this entry.)
Even I, who has kvetched about this before, finds it difficult to look away. Shame on me.
When CNN began it was primarily a news channel. Times and audiences have forced them to change. Now it’s information, some of which is news.
None of this makes me happy. Why CNN is doing it is understandable. I’m not sure they have a choice.
- Total day: FNC: 314 | MSNBC: 133 | CNN: 201 | HLN: 97
- Primetime: FNC: 470 | MSNBC: 245 | CNN: 296 | HLN: 136
4p: | 5p: | 6p: | 7p: | 8p: | 9p: | 10p: | 11p: | 12a: | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FNC |
Cavuto:254 |
TheFive:419 |
Baier:453 |
Greta:336 |
O’Reilly:537 |
Megyn:501 |
Hannity:356 |
O’Reilly:306 |
Megyn:300 |
MSNBC |
Wagner:101 |
EdShow:142 |
Sharpton:161 |
Matthews:215 |
Hayes:239 |
Maddow:266 |
O’Donnell:227 |
Hayes:130 |
Maddow:155 |
CNN |
Tapper:163 |
Blitzer:208 |
Blitzer:285 |
Burnett:322 |
Cooper:342 |
Morgan:277 |
SpcReport:268 |
Cooper:193 |
Morgan:193 |
HLN |
News:45 |
Files:21 |
Files:63 |
Jane:67 |
Grace:101 |
DrDrew:120 |
Files:188 |
Files:204 |
Files:221 |
Total Viewers (Live +SD)
- Total day: FNC: 1.451 | MSNBC: 428 | CNN: 617 | HLN: 228
- Primetime: FNC: 2.226 | MSNBC: 777 | CNN: 794 | HLN: 339
4p: | 5p: | 6p: | 7p: | 8p: | 9p: | 10p: | 11p: | 12a: | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FNC |
Cavuto:1.496 |
TheFive:2.445 |
Baier:2.177 |
Greta:1.623 |
O’Reilly:2.868 |
Megyn:2.294 |
Hannity:1.489 |
O’Reilly:1.057 |
Megyn:890 |
MSNBC |
Wagner:335 |
EdShow:476 |
Sharpton:535 |
Matthews:755 |
Hayes:667 |
Maddow:941 |
O’Donnell:720 |
Hayes:441 |
Maddow:413 |
CNN |
Tapper:633 |
Blitzer:800 |
Blitzer:823 |
Burnett:767 |
Cooper:869 |
Morgan:811 |
SpcReport:697 |
Cooper:548 |
Morgan:465 |
HLN |
News:123 |
Files:96 |
Files:158 |
Jane:205 |
Grace:374 |
DrDrew:309 |
Files:336 |
Files:468 |
Files:467 |