Lou Dobb's show tanks. CNN replacing his repeat show at 9pm.! lol

[Phx_Dem]

Ah, that's too bad. I guess people are getting tired of Lou's racist rants.

http://www.observer.com/2009/media/dobbs-ratings-dip-down

Drawing comparisons between the White House and the Kremlin or between Mr. Obama’s economic philosophy and that of Karl Marx is all the rage in conservative media circles these days. Elsewhere in the cable news landscape, various Fox News anchors, including Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, have been able to parlay such commie-socialist name-calling into skyrocketing ratings.

But at CNN—and also at HLN (né Headline News), where Lou Dobbs Tonight repeats each weeknight—the nightly slicing and dicing of the 44th president’s economic policies has done little to beef up Mr. Dobbs’ ratings. Instead, Mr. Dobbs’ audience seems to be in decay.

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In fact, on the night of Mr. Dobbs’ czar analysis, the 63-year-old anchor managed to pull off what must be rare feat in the history of cable news: He finished in fourth place in the demographic at two different time slots (7 p.m. and 9 p.m.) on two different networks (CNN and HLN) on the same night!

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/ADverse_Atkinson_on_Advertising/15403-For_CNN_Headline_News_a_new_face_at_9_p_m_.php

For CNN Headline News, a new face at 9 p.m.?

The new personality, likely to be announced this week, is described as someone who is from outside the cable news business, but is well-liked by many and disliked by some. This new hire may even give Larry King something to worry about, says our source. Hmm. Suggestions, please to this blog.

[FrenchieCat]

1. They better fucking hurry up and get him off the air......

as he is part of the problem that we are starting to witness with homegrown white supremasist terrorism. He is after all a ranting balding old White guy like the rest of the GOP stable of stars!

[zulchzulu]

2. Dobbs can get a gig at Fox News. He fits the part very well n/t

[MADem]

3. Look at this GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE.

The new personality, likely to be announced this week, is described as someone who is from outside the cable news business, but is well-liked by many and disliked by some. This new hire may even give Larry King something to worry about, says our source.

There ain't a single "he" in there. Maybe we'll get to hear from someone other than a guy for a change.

[rvablue]

4. Makes sense. All of the xenophobes are watching the Manatee at 9 pm. Now, as for the replacement...

who could it be? Who could it be? I'm intrigued.

Joy Behar anyone?

They've been using her a lot to fill in for King. Maybe it was a test run? And notice how "the source" threw in the bit about Larry, maybe they were finding when she subbed their numbers went up a bit?

[Canuckistanian]

5. Xenophobia isn't getting ratings any more?

What a pity.

[Thrill]

6. Dobbs and Campbell Brown both belong on Fox

Thats why they continue to hurt the ratings of CNN

[Joe the Liberal]

7. This is good news....

I can stand Dobbs, the sooner he and Campbell Brown are off CNN the better, it's just Fox News lite. Although I don't think they would stay gone, I'm sure fox would scoop them both up and they would both fit in very well over there.

[MadBadger]

15. He is still there, its just his repeat on HLN Is being replaced.

[brentspeak]

8. The only media person who focused on the destruction that "free" trade and offshoring has wrought

Corporate CEO's and their GOP/DLC lapdogs are clinking glasses as we speak.

[TEXASYANKEE]

9. I used to like the Lou Dobbs show.

I watched it every night while on the treadmill at the gym. But that was back when he was truly a Libertarian. As soon as Obama got elected, he turned into a nasty, grumpy, aggressive, miserable, rightwing blowhard. Everything is "anti Obama" on his show. He's proven to be as rightwing conservative as any talking head on Faux News. I sent several emails to CNN telling them that I had quit watching the show. So I'm not surprised his rating have tanked.

[4lbs]

11. I used to watch Lou Dobbs during the 1990s myself. That's when he actually focused on businesses,

markets, and the such. It was called "Moneyline" then.

However, since 9/11, he's focused mostly on illegal immigrations, minorities, and right wing social issues, instead of business talk.

[Cha]

10. Rec'd~ If that's the case then

pat buchanan over at msnbc better watch his racist-bigoted mouth.

[MADem]

12. Headline News--it's JOY BEHAR!!!!!!!! About time they gave a woman a good time slot. NT

[Dappleganger]

14. Article from NYT

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/business/media/11joy.html

[NatBurner]

13. good. i won't miss his buck-toothed mexican-hating smarmy rants.

i hope the knob hits him scraw in the ass on the way out

[Douglas Carpenter]

16. there is probably little place in the market these days for a "moderate xenophobe"

It's the kind of thing that requires an all or nothing attitude. Mr. Dobbs is certainly a bigot and a xenophobe by any rational standards. But when placed in competition against the batshit crazy FOX News crowd and other extremist elements hitting the media market, he practically sounds like a liberal.

[MadBadger]

17. Joy Behar is replacing his repeat at 9PM on HLN

[DURHAM D]

18. Maybe they will give his slot to Liz Cheney. n/t

[otohara]

19. Ha Ha

couldn't happen to a nicer guy! :sarcasm: