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ancianita

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36. Please proceed with sources on the ocean of complacency.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 09:27 PM
Aug 2020

Maddow averages 3.058 million viewers for the month. She's gotten journalism awards from Planned Parenthood to the Interfaith Alliance to Emmys.

NY Times: Rachel Maddow, the network’s star, saw her audience in the 25-to-54 demographic, the one most prized by advertisers, fall below CNN’s Chris Cuomo for the first time.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-21/tv-ratings-story-for-the-week-of-july-13-19-wed-july-22-2020

Re Lawrence O'Donnell: producer and writer for the NBC series The West Wing (playing the role of the President's father in flashbacks) and creator/executive producer of the NBC series Mister Sterling. He also appeared as a recurring character on the HBO series, Big Love.

O'Donnell began his political career as an aide to U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and was Staff Director for the Senate Finance Committee.

https://www.nbcumv.com/news/msnbc-marks-5-straight-years-historic-ratings-dominates-cnn-3rd-year-row-significant-lead-0

The Rachel Maddow Show” Beats CNN in Total Viewers for the 10th Consecutive Year and in A25-54 for the 4th Consecutive Year

“The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” Dominates at 11pm, Ranking #1 in Total Viewers for the 3rd Year in a Row

“All In with Chris Hayes” at 8pm Tops CNN in Total Viewers for the 3rd Straight Year and for the 2nd Straight Year in A25-54

“The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” at 10pm Beats CNN in Total Viewers for the 10th Year in a Row and in A25-54 or the 3rd Year in a Row



MSNBC presented four candidate town halls in 2019. A
ll four ranked higher than nearly all of CNN’s 48 candidate town halls.
MSNBC had two of the three top-rated town halls in 2019.
The Kamala Harris town hall ranked #2 with 2.21M total viewers and
the Elizabeth Warren town hall ranked #3 with 1.97M total viewers.
Not one of CNN’s candidate town halls broke 2M total viewers.
MSNBC also aired three Democratic Debates in 2019 (6/26, 6/27, 11/20).
Those three debates are now the 6th, 7th, and 10th highest-rated programs ever on MSNBC.
To-date, MSNBC has aired 10 days of impeachment hearings and coverage.
MSNBC has topped CNN in total viewers on all 10 days of coverage.

For the 2nd consecutive year, MSNBC (M-Su 6am-6am) was the #1 cable network in African-American viewership.
MSNBC delivered 233K African-American total viewers (ahead of BET, ESPN, CNN and VH1).

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I predicted normalization on day 1. Sadly, this was all inevitable. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #1
I'll go tell the children that cheating, lying, and stealing is OK now in America Blue Owl Aug 2020 #2
Yes, goal achieved thru gaslighting and the Gish gallop. Funtatlaguy Aug 2020 #3
I had to look up Gish Gallop edhopper Aug 2020 #4
Mainly used as a tool in debates, but sometimes in politics too. Funtatlaguy Aug 2020 #10
Considering that... Newest Reality Aug 2020 #5
What do you want them to do? And some ARE outraged donkeypoofed Aug 2020 #6
Maybe say it's not alright edhopper Aug 2020 #8
Obviously you haven't been watching Ali Velshi, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell. ancianita Aug 2020 #22
lone voices edhopper Aug 2020 #33
Please proceed with sources on the ocean of complacency. ancianita Aug 2020 #36
The 3 Neworks edhopper Aug 2020 #43
It's not about what I think. It's about the numbers. You should be worried about talk radio numbers. ancianita Aug 2020 #47
Agree about GOTV edhopper Aug 2020 #49
I've been bitching at them all morning: "stop problem flogging or get off the platform ancianita Aug 2020 #52
+100 Duppers Aug 2020 #41
Well sure. Republicans have been fucking elections forever vlyons Aug 2020 #7
+1000 This! as well as rigging the computerized voting machines, tabulators and electronic poll diva77 Aug 2020 #14
They, the Republicans are NO LONGER A POLITICAL PARTY.... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #35
+1000 ancianita Aug 2020 #37
Pretty much. NCDem47 Aug 2020 #9
NCDem Traildogbob Aug 2020 #17
what can they do from journalist standpoint other than cover it? SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #11
No, it wont work..nothing Trump can do will avoid his loss. Stuart G Aug 2020 #12
165,041 dead as of today. And they never say it as if it's 'just a number' on MSNBC. Never. ancianita Aug 2020 #26
For some of us madamesilverspurs Aug 2020 #13
The GOP Senate will stop another impeachment, Eyeball_Kid Aug 2020 #15
Many in the GOP Traildogbob Aug 2020 #21
Trump and his Republicans will. gulliver Aug 2020 #16
How do you win an election when the media gives the opposition hours to spew lies free of charge spanone Aug 2020 #18
I wish some brave reporter would ask him why can't we have a free and fair election? kimbutgar Aug 2020 #19
If the press does what you say, then it IS the enemy of The People. ancianita Aug 2020 #20
Huh? edhopper Aug 2020 #25
What do you mean, "huh"? What you said in your OP. ancianita Aug 2020 #29
Thanks for explaining edhopper Aug 2020 #34
There is only one solution. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #23
Nobody lives forever. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #27
And an amphetamine addict. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #32
Reporting the facts is ineffective if you don't express an opinion? brooklynite Aug 2020 #24
Reporting that there are edhopper Aug 2020 #28
Watch Lawrence O'Donnell who rails at least once a week about how Trump "DOES NOT READ" and "LIES." ancianita Aug 2020 #38
My take edhopper Aug 2020 #40
"OH, THAT TRUMP....!" RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #30
Great post. Pepsidog Aug 2020 #31
He failed at stopping mail voting and now he is going for the mail delivery service AlexSFCA Aug 2020 #39
And fucking up mail in voting edhopper Aug 2020 #45
I noticed. Duppers Aug 2020 #42
I think it is obvious Trump will do anything to get elected again. LisaL Aug 2020 #44
Couldn't agree more. It enrages me how cavalier the attitude by MSM is. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #46
Yes, we've all done a great job of normalizing it BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #48
"We" haven't edhopper Aug 2020 #50
So what are the people doing to stop it? BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #51
Exactly. That's who we look for and work with -- people who are doing what will stop it. ancianita Aug 2020 #53
I hope the DNC is doing something. edhopper Aug 2020 #54
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