Marco In Amber
What’s going on with Marco Rubio?
He’s got credit card problems, don’t you know.
Buying Amber Stoner’s travel
Could make his campaign unravel,
Sending his Senatorial dreams down the tubio.
Day: September 30, 2010
Verbatim
Listen, I’m going to get into a black Suburban and I’m going to drive back to the governor’s residence, go upstairs and order a pizza. I’m going to turn on a baseball game. You all can call me when you decide to reopen the government.
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Camden Courier Post, recounting what he told legislators when they threatened a government shutdown.
Turning off Fox: GOP ‘News’ Channel’s Ratings Are Down 21% Overall, 26% in Younger Demo
In year-to-year comparisons, the GOP’s Fox channel lost 21 percent of its overall viewership as well as over a quarter of younger viewers versus the same period last year.
A more remote possibility is that millions of Fox viewers — the average of whom is 65 — have simply died off.
According to TV Newser:
[The] network was down -21% in Total Viewers and down -26% in younger viewers compared to Sept. 2009 (Total Day, Mon-Sun)…
“The O’Reilly Factor” was the top program in cable news[*], averaging more than 2.8 million Total Viewers and 680,000 A250-54 demo viewers, but the show was down -12% (Total Viewers) and -21% (demo) compared to Sept. 09. “Hannity,” “Glenn Beck,” “Special Report” and “On the Record” rounded out the top five — but all shows were also down double digits compared to Sept. ’09.
Overall, FNC was the fourth most-watched network on cable, behind entertainment juggernauts USA and TNT, and sports leader ESPN, which has seen a boost from its coverage of “Monday Night Football.”
MSNBC experienced a slight uptick in ratings. The GE-owned channel remains the top rated legitimate news channel.*
Tea Baggers Aren’t Big Readers
2
Number of pages in a smaller “pocket card” version of the Republican Party’s “Pledge to America,” created after complaints from some Tea Party activists about the original 45-page document, according to the Wall Street Journal.
TV Shows That Advertisers Avoid Because They Generate Both Strong Ratings and Controversies Are Said to Be ‘Empty Calories’
empty calories Refers to broadcast programming that draws great ratings but is so controversial or outrageous that advertisers avoid it. Usage: From Being Glenn Beck in the New York Times: “…As of Sept. 21, 296 advertisers have asked that their commercials not be shown on Beck’s show (up from 26 in August 2009). Fox also has a difficult time selling ads on ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ and ‘Fox and Friends’ when Beck appears on those shows as a guest. Beck’s show is known in the TV sales world as ‘empty calories,’ meaning he draws great ratings but is toxic for ad sales.”
