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BaronChocula

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14. Decisions made by people who should have stayed in the mailroom

Reply to sboatcar (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:41 PM

20 hrs ago

I've seen it while working for networks/shows who wanted to attract younger viewers for content younger people didn't care for in the first place. These honchos couldn't just be happy with and focus on their own niche.

It's also telling that it seems like there are more organizations trying to attract magas than trying to attract normal or progressive people. Cautionary tale.

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Despite CBS News' hype, Tony Dokoupil's first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud [View all] highplainsdem 22 hrs ago OP

This seems to happen when non-ultraconservative companies do this sboatcar 22 hrs ago #1

Decisions made by people who should have stayed in the mailroom BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #14

CBS Evening News viewers tune out en masse amid MAGA-approved makeover LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #2

TY LMPV... More Good News for C BS' Cha 20 hrs ago #17

Katy and Tony - both light weights in the journalistic world but somehow they both failed up. Marie Marie 19 hrs ago #18

Nothing to do with Katy Tur creeksneakers2 17 hrs ago #19

May the anchor of no viewership FarPoint 22 hrs ago #3

What a toady bootlicker wolfie001 22 hrs ago #4

"Tony Dokoupil's first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud" MLWR 21 hrs ago #5

CBS Evening was my household's 'go to' news source for decades. No more. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 21 hrs ago #6

Yeah, but that happens a lot Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #7

Push those ratings down. Dawson Leery 21 hrs ago #8

Thank you for the good news. obnoxiousdrunk 21 hrs ago #9

You mean airing Fox News Light isn't a winning strategy? Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #10

Considering that Fox News itself has far fewer viewers Kaleva 20 hrs ago #13

Geez CBS PatSeg 21 hrs ago #11

Why would I tune in to a 'news' program to learn exactly nothing? chowmama 20 hrs ago #12

Good.. FAFO C BS. Cha 20 hrs ago #15

Our local CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh (KDKA) is actually quite good for a local news program FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #16