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brooklynite

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38. No, they gave him a primetime slot which he failed in...

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 11:19 PM

Jul 2015

...then after he shifted to weekends, they gave him another chance at weekdays.

If "the PTB" hated him so much, why didn't they just fire him years ago?

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When Is The Ed Schultz Show Going To Be Canceled? [View all] ChiciB1 Jul 2015 OP

Democracy has nothing to do with it. It's about ratings - $$$$$$ Lil Missy Jul 2015 #1

Okay, I'm going to go over this one more time. Cleita Jul 2015 #4

Probably a valid point, but irrelevant. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #8

I've seen dirty tricks management does to workers they don't like but can't fire Cleita Jul 2015 #9

Sorry, This Is My Thread, Meant To Get Right Back... ChiciB1 Jul 2015 #18

Cenk had that time slot for awhile at MSNBC. Cleita Jul 2015 #21

He's Started WolfPac Now, And I Agree With ChiciB1 Jul 2015 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #12

His ratings are the worst of any show in his slot. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #14

One problem for both Ed and MSNBC is that Jim Beard Jul 2015 #34

And I bet Faux is on basic. nt SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #36

You bet it is and all its other programming. Jim Beard Jul 2015 #43

He didn't have enough of a following to get a better time slot. Lil Missy Jul 2015 #19

Just hang on to that fantasy. Cleita Jul 2015 #20

No, they gave him a primetime slot which he failed in... brooklynite Jul 2015 #38

They didn't want him saying what he said in prime time or Cleita Jul 2015 #41

Again - why did they fire him long ago? brooklynite Jul 2015 #44

I don't ever remember him being fired. He was moved from 5 PM PT or 8 ET to give Cleita Jul 2015 #48

And to prevent him having airtime was to give him a show? mythology Jul 2015 #45

He had a show. He was moved into a bad time slot. Cleita Jul 2015 #47

Phil Donohue had great ratings (for MSNBC) dflprincess Jul 2015 #29

Which has absolutely nothing to do with Ed's low ratings. n/t Lil Missy Jul 2015 #30

But it does demonostrate that at MSNBC it's not always about ratings dflprincess Jul 2015 #31

Yeah, that kinda shoots a hole in the ratings argument. nt SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #37

Phil Donohue had a different time slot if I remember correctly. Cleita Jul 2015 #46

Ed Schultz's ratings have been, consistantly, the worst (Link Below) Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #2

The time slots he has are not the best still_one Jul 2015 #3

Years ago, Air America attempted to create a liberal version of Conservative radio. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #10

It failed because the operators lied about the money they had to invest and then new Cleita Jul 2015 #11

yup. ratings weren't the issue Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #25

I always thought Sam Seder would have drawn younger viewers Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #27

He's on at 4:00 CST. Greybnk48 Jul 2015 #5

See my post #4 above. eom Cleita Jul 2015 #6

I have been trying to find it at all the usual websites and Google and I get crickets. Cleita Jul 2015 #7

wouldn't it be odd ( not really ) if MSNBC olddots Jul 2015 #13

His show has been canceled officially. Tomorrow is his final show... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #15

Meanwhile, Morning Joe gets to plod along with low ratings Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #26

According to "The New Civil Rights Movement" Friday is the last day. (link below) Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #16

Ed wasn't there today (Thursday). Michael Eric Dyson hosted. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #35

MSNBC is changing to a breaking new format, according ot the article. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #17

WELL, Thanks For ALL The Info, I WAS NOT Aware ChiciB1 Jul 2015 #22

Your welcome. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #49

We get that hack Chuck Todd and his beltway cocktail party friends now Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #28

"Chuck Todd will bring his unmatched brand of political insight and analysis" SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #39

I wished for Olberman, and forgot my father's saying, wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #50

Ed should never have given up his radio show Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #24

Its tough for liberal radio Jim Beard Jul 2015 #40

I DVRed Ed Schultz Show today BlueStateLib Jul 2015 #32

I think I read Friday is his last show Mira Jul 2015 #33

It was just announced earlier. Ed wasn't even hosting today. Cleita Jul 2015 #42

He was not there last night and from his video it sounds like he is not going back. He said he is jwirr Jul 2015 #51

Ed's show is cancelled for the exact same reason as Joy Reid, Ronan, The Cycle, Karen Finney, etc. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #52

Thank you. PragmaticLiberal Jul 2015 #53