Campbell Brown Leaving CNN Due to Poor Ratings

[The Damned]

Source: The Huffington Post

Campbell Brown is leaving CNN, where she hosts the ratings-challenged 8PM program bearing her name.

"Of course I pay attention to ratings," Brown said in a statement. "And simply put, the ratings for my program are not where I would like them to be. It is largely for this reason that I am stepping down as anchor of CNN's 'Campbell Brown.'"

"To be clear: this is my decision, and one that I have been thinking about for some time," she continued. "As for why, I could have said, that I am stepping down to spend more time with my children (which I truly want to do). Or that I am leaving to pursue other opportunities (which I also truly want to do). But I have never had much tolerance for others' spin, so I can't imagine trying to stomach my own. The simple fact is that not enough people want to watch my program, and I owe it to myself and to CNN to get out of the way so that CNN can try something else. CNN will have to figure out what that is."

"Today is about Campbell," CNN/US President Jon Klein said in a separate statement. "We want to wish her well as she begins the next phase of her life. We respect her decision to leave. We will announce our programming plans in the coming weeks."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/campbell-brown-leaving-cn_n_580999.html

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Praise the Lord!

Apparently, Eliot Spitzer may be taking her slot. If so, good! Better the genuine article!

[FrenchieCat]

1. I wish they would all leave! none of them are likable enough, IMO.

[BunkerHill24]

10. I wish she married else........n/t

[napi21]

2. What a crock! She's leaving because they fired her!

It was her dercision ecause CNN told her what to do...get out!

[roguevalley]

29. her hubby is some kind of repug nutwad, daniel (?) senor I think.

[Green_Lantern]

32. and her father was a Democratic state Senator and Secretary of

State in Louisiana...

[Writer]

3. My instinct is that she's moving to Fox News. n/t

[gateley]

4. I admire her for admitting the ratings sucked - gotta give her that. nt

[K8-EEE]

6. Me too! So sick of people "wanting to spend time with their families" and

"exploring exciting opportunities" when in reality if the show was a big hit they would still be there.

[No Elephants]

11. And exactly how would she hide low ratings? Every story about her exit would mention them.

"As for why, I could have said, that I am stepping down to spend more time with my children (which I truly want to do). Or that I am leaving to pursue other opportunities (which I also truly want to do). But I have never had much tolerance for others' spin, so I can't imagine trying to stomach my own."

She was trying to spin while saying she would not be able to stomach her own spinning.

[Altoid_Cyclist]

21. Maybe her husband taught her all of his tricks for hiding things.

He and Bremer probably learned a lot about hiding things and keeping secrets, at least when it comes to large amounts of money.

Now where did we put all of that money?.......Oh well, people will forget about it after we leave Iraq.

Great family values that their children are picking up I suppose.

[Bozita]

5. Perhaps an English-speaking Iraqi news network will pick up her contract

Some folks are sayin' she's got connections in Iraq.

[countmyvote4real]

7. Woo hoo! Who knew? Buh-bye.

I haven't watched CNN in ages.

[Neron616]

8. Okay, I don't want to be non-PC

But isn't she sleeping with a producer?

Just sayin'

[No Elephants]

12. I thought sleeping with a producer gave you job security. Are you implying she's bad in bed?

Isn't she married with two very young children? Whose impeccable word are you taking for this alleged affair before helping spread a hurtful rumor like that?

[Green_Lantern]

33. wow...that's kind of sexist..

Why do you assume that?

[DimplesinMI]

9. Time to Bring David Shulter Out of Attic at MSNBC

And give the U of M Native his OWN Show!!!! Bye, bye Campbell..........

[No Elephants]

13. Maybe the CNN Show Shuster auditioned for was Brown's? Possible.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

14. I would like to see David Schuster in that slot too

but Jim Tressel owns Michigan.

Go Bucks!

[tomm2thumbs]

15. she's more suited to GMA or Today perhaps

stepping down might mean 'I got somethin' else in the wings'

[DAMANgoldberg]

16. CNN is not in a good position here...

OK, O' Liely has the ratings and the "right" flank covered, Keith has the ratings and the "left" flank covered, and Nancy Grace has the victim/crime flank covered. So as I see it, it doesn't matter who you put in that slot, nobody is going to watch unless it's compelling TV, and that is hard to do at 8PM. "Hard" news, we know what happened. "Storytelling", not late enough for that, Real Investigative Journalism, won't happen due to corporate ownership.

Possible replacements inside CNN: Rick Sanchez, John Roberts, Roland Martin, Don Lemon, or John King gets moved up from 7P.
Possible replacements outside CNN: David Schuster (MSNBC), Shepperd Smith (FNC), Arron Brown (U of Az). If CBS/CNN news merger happens, Lara Logan and Katie Couric become possibilities.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. This is a confirmation of Keith's power.

IMHO, I don't want any competition to Keith. But if I had to program for CNN, either put Don Lemon there (although he'd have to create some sort of programming format), or put Shuster there (which may be what happens given that pilot that he shot), -or- bring back Crossfire - maybe have Shuster and Lemon vs some coherent (if they can find any...LOL) rethuglican commentators.

[Chipper Chat]

18. I know it was generally dissed, but I liked Crossfire.

Even Bob Novak!

[Enthusiast]

19. Eliot Spitzer? Really?

That would be awesome.

[Enthusiast]

20. All CNN needed to do was

strive for objectivity. Instead they chased sensationalism and tried to siphon off some RW Faux viewers by going partisan.

[Jennicut]

22. Her show was incredibly boring. At least she admitted it stunk.

It is a tough time slot to fill.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

23. She had no credibility. She let those Republican ties show too much.

She should have had a disclaimer showing the entire time she was on air.

Actually, Andrea Mitchell should do the same thing.

[indepat]

25. Such a pretty head wasted on the vacuousness and vapidity of RW drivel

and malarkey. :P

[Green_Lantern]

35. DUers think everyone is right-wing..if Marx was ever on CNN..

You'd say he was right-wing.

[Akoto]

26. Andrea Mitchell always seems badly in need of a nap. n/t

[Green_Lantern]

34. those Republican ties? like her Democratic state Senator father...

Is this like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon?

[jxnmsdemguy65]

24. Good bye and good riddance...

I never liked her.. spoiled little rich girl.

[Green_Lantern]

36. how do you know she's a "spoiled rich girl"...

Is Anderson Cooper a spoiled rich boy?

[rocktivity]

27. Who does she think she's kidding?

While going up against Olbermann and O'Reilly certainly isn't a picnic, I've never heard of anyone leaving because she didn't like her ratings. She jumped before she was pushed!

:rofl:
rocktivity

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

28. Whaaa????? So you mean we won't get to have riveting interviews like this

one (from her I mean. I'm sure there's plenty of other newsmodels to peddle this shit).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWidr0Uwj8E

A sad sad day for journalism indeed. :rofl:

[Green_Lantern]

38. how dare she do a "news" report she's contracted to do...

It's not her fault Pierce Bush is a moron.

[ShortnFiery]

30. Good Riddance. eom

[TEXASYANKEE]

31. Her show was boring.

CNN has no voice from the left. They should fill her timeslot with a progressive voice.

[Green_Lantern]

39. why fill that slot with a progressive when Olberman is on msnbc...

Who would watch it?

[PfcHammer]

37. They should make Larry King 5-6 hours like Art Bell. Problem solved.