OK, this CNN Saturday morning "show" is hands-down

[PCIntern]

the worst TeeVee program I have ever seen. Bar none.

I have never been so repulsed by two hosts simultaneously. To wit:

The male anchor is undoubltedly the most insipid person I have ever had the distinction of hearing in my lifetime. How bad is he? In their intro to their piece damning The Lone Ranger film for bad opening weekend, he said, and I'm only slightly paraphrasing, that if someone had given HIM ten million dollars, that that would be a good weekend for him. Of course, the story, as it were. went on to say that the film had cost Disney 225 million to make. I would suppose that if he had spent 225 million it would have been a BAD weekend. And he does all of this with the smile upon his face which even a used-car salesman would not dream of utilizing.

The female anchor asks one of her insipid questions of a guest and immediately begins to talk over the poor schmuck who is attempting to answer. Even Tweety doesn't do it that way, he merely re-re-rephrases his own question. On top of everything else, her answer to her own question is ill-informed and trite-meaningless

In summary, Chicken Noodle News has sunk to a new low. It will be interesting to see if they can diminish themselves even more in the future. It is entirely possible.

[kentuck]

1. "Chicken Noodle News"?

[corkhead]

2. "Chicken Noodle News" made me lol

Never heard that before. it's perfect.

[alphafemale]

3. Lone Ranger will make up for the bad opening in overseas markets.

They will eat that movie up in China, Dubai and elsewhere.

[PCIntern]

8. They stated that Westerns don't do well overseas...

personally, I don't know if that's true.

[alphafemale]

12. I think this will. It looks slapstick. I do like the rethinking of Tonto being the "brains."

Westerns just don't sell anymore. Unless the dude abides.

[gordianot]

4. You Chicken Noodle News is great. Fox at least gets their RW Fascist slant consistent.

CNN is sheer incompetence and manages to offend everyone.

[hlthe2b]

5. The promo for it is so cringe inducing, it makes the previous (worst) promo for a show

(the original one for MSNBC's "sippy cup" vehicle, the Cycle)...

Your review confirms my suspicions.

[a kennedy]

6. Chicken Noodle News indeed......

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Worst television ever? I beg to differ...

[PCIntern]

9. Wuzzat?

...does look horrible.

[Ilsa]

14. 1985. "Small Wonder". nt

[Chan790]

20. It may have been terrible...

but it paid to put the little girl who played Vicki through nursing school as an adult. Frankly, for how bad that show was, she deserved an Emmy for being able to keep a straight face through it all.

[Ilsa]

24. Good for her! That's awesome. nt

[zbdent]

21. WHY DID YOU FORCE ME TO REMEMBER THAT???

CURSE YOU!

[Treant]

19. "Small Wonder"

Typical 1980's television, it wasn't very good but did have a moment to it every now and a rare again.

[bravenak]

23. oMG! I loved this show!

Something must be wrong with me.

[Archae]

10. This morning program still can't hold a candle to the bottom of the Sewer.

"Fox And Friends"

The worst of the worst on Faux "news."

[PCIntern]

11. at least they're camera-friendly

albeit neanderthal. I see them as low-brow comedy.

[East Coast Pirate]

13. It's a clown show.

[The Wizard]

15. CNN abandoned reality

after Pox took a large segment of their audience. In an attempt to regain that lost demographic they lurched to the right and started imitating Pox, failing to understand that they alienated the remainder of their audience.
It was a bad business decision, and they've been in the crapper ever since. Normal people don't watch Pox or CNN.

[randr]

16. It is the "Jack in the Box" of news

Same holds for most of their new programs

[MineralMan]

17. On the other hand, you and three others were the only ones

watching it, I'm sure.

[Fla Dem]

18. Are they the regular hosts, or holiday weekend replacements.

Holiday replacements are usually pretty far down the rung as far as competence and experience. I don't watch CNN, so don't know who they are.

[LibDemAlways]

22. The other night on the local yokel CBS2 news in LA, I witnessed one of

the most cringe-worthy, embarrassing "news" segments ever. The young "reporter," a looker not hired for her journalism skills, was doing a piece on a fireworks show that had taken place outside the studio. She had apparently been partying too much throughout the day and was three or four sheets to the wind - babbling on about how much she had eaten that day, recounting the music that had accompanied the fireworks -- "Phillip Souza" --and waving to people in the crowd. When she (mercifully) turned it back to the anchor in the studio, the poor anchor just sat there in shock not knowing what to say and finally mumbling, "I'm glad you ate."

Of course, amateur hour on the local "news" is to be expected, but it's criminal that CNN has sunk into the journalistic sewer so overtly. These on-air idiots, all apparently hired because they knew somebody, are a disgrace.