FOX News Channel Commentators Completely Out of Control
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Reality, Talk Shows, Cable, FOX, Gossip, News,
FOX News Channel has long been tainted with overtones of right-wing political agendas, often offering up their own slightly skewed viewpoint of political officials. Their commentators are often good for a laugh, but in recent months the channel has done everything possible to discredit President Barack Obama. It seems FOX News still can’t get over the fact that he won the election - despite their repeated “mistakes” of calling him “Osama” and all their attempts to deny that he was even born in the U.S.
Glenn Beck made an appearance on Tuesday’s Fox & Friends to give his opinion: that the President is a racist. To be more clear, he stated that Obama has “a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.”
“The guy is, I believe, a racist,” said Beck.
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This Week on TV (6/22-6/28)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, BBC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, TNT-HD,
(You can view TV Envy’s Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (6/22)
- Jon & Kate Plus Eight (TLC, 9pm): Jon & Kate make some life-changing decisions. Well, Kate technically made the decision; Jon just didn’t want to argue.
- Charm School (VH1, 9pm): Season premiere. “Former contestants from VH1 reality shows work for charity (and a chance to win $100,000).” No good deed comes without incentives.
- Make It or Break It (ABC Family, 9pm): Series premiere. “In this drama focusing on the lives of teen gymnasts who strive to make it to the Olympics, new girl Emily Kmetko begins training alongside veterans who are both impressed with and threatened by her.” This could bring a whole new definition to the term “punch front.”
- Run’s House (MTV, 10pm): “The family rallies around JoJo after he’s charged with marijuana possession.” This whole time they had a connection within the home.
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Wednesday Ratings: Country Experiencing Obama Fatigue
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Looks like President Obama wasn’t what viewers had in mind for sweeps. Last night’s umpteenth press conference was seen by 29% less people than the March 24th version. Although FOX was able to beat the other networks for its airing of Lie to Me, the strategic move was probably a moot point. American Idol would have given the network a win anyway.
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- Lie to Me (7.9 million, 2.4/7 in 18-49) did the same as last week.
- NBC’s coverage of the presser (1.6/5) drew in 6.7 million.
- ABC’s political hour (1.6/5) attracted 6.1 million.
- Approximately 6 million watched the president on CBS (1.5/5).
- America’s Next Top Model (4 million, 1.8/6) remained steady.
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FOX: No Room for Barack Obama on Schedule
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Specials, FOX, Gossip,
Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, is scheduled to address the nation on Wednesday. But don’t worry, FOX isn’t going to go changing their programming just on his account. If you’d rather watch Tim Roth, you can still catch Lie to Me in its regular time slot.
It’s a bold move, and it might be a bad one. Obama’s Wednesday news conference will celebrate his first one hundred days as President. It’s the third press conference he’s held while in office, and it will be aired by ABC, CBS and NBC, along with several cable networks.
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What are President Obama’s Favorite Shows?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Cable, HBO, Entourage, Gossip,
Could President Obama’s secret love of HBO have anything to do with the channel’s inaugural coverage?
Thanks to his highly-publicized selections before the NCAA tournament, the country already knows that our POTUS likes to watch a little basketball. But what other programs does he like to follow when he has some free time?
Although he referenced Simon Cowell during his recent appearance on Jay Leno, American Idol apparently doesn’t rank at the top of Obama’s must watch list. According to Politico, the President has a preference for two shows coincidentally on the same pay channel.
“We would talk about Entourage all the time,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs revealed. “I remember one time I e-mailed him because [a] call was scheduled for the last 15 minutes of Entourage and I said, ‘Just be late and we can just watch Entourage and still get on and do the call,’” Gibbs added. (On a side note: Jeremy Piven’s character is based on Ari Emanuel, the Chief of Staff’s real-life brother.)
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Tuesday Ratings: Reaper Reaps the Benefits
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Dancing With The Stars, House, Ratings,
Yesterday’s Obama presser may have been a nuisance for some networks, but it worked out well for one. Those not interested in another news conference brought Reaper to season-high numbers. Meanwhile, the back half of the evening was owned by CBS.
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- Approximately 9.9 million (2.0/6) in 18-49) watched President Barack Obama on CBS.
- ABC saw 8.7 million (2.0/6) tune in for their coverage.
- NBC (2.2/6) chalked up 8.3 million for their broadcast.
- FOX (1.6/5) pulled in 4.3 million for its newser.
- Reaper (2.7 million, 1.1/3) rose by 800,000.
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American Idol: Simon Cowell and Barack Obama…So Happy Together?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Rumors,
Simon Cowell recently let the beans spill during a routine radio interview: the minds behind American Idol hope to receive a visit from President Barack Obama in the near future.
“We’re trying,” Cowell admitted that the show would like to book an appearance from the Head Honcho himself. The acerbic judge also noticed that Obama mentioned his name during the much talked-about appearance on The Tonight Show. Cowell related the moment, saying that Barack Obama “was on the Tonight Show, talking about how everyone in Washington is a critic.” Indeed, it was one of the funnier moments of the interview. “And then he said: ‘unfortunately, they’re all like Simon Cowell.’ I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not.”
I’m not, either, but there’s no question about whether or not Simon Cowell wants to compliment the country’s Commander-in-Chief. The famously hard-to-please judge thinks Obama is “a really cool guy.”
Cool enough to appear on reality TV? We’ll have to wait and see.
(You can find all the American Idol 8 posts here.)
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Obama Delivers Big Numbers for Jay Leno
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, Talk Shows, NBC, Ratings,
Whether they tuned in to see him laugh or make a gaffe, people were definitely watching President Obama last night.
The president’s appearance on The Tonight Show gave the late night program its best numbers in four years. The sit-down’s 11.2 household rating (26 share) tied a mark achieved in January 2005. That was when the show paid tribute to the recently deceased Johnny Carson.
The number was an 187% improvement over the show’s average (3.9) for this year.
The last time Jay Leno saw a higher household rating was back in 1998. A post-Seinfeld finale broadcast that May pulled in a 12.4.
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Obama Scheduled for Leno, Third Press Conference
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Specials, News,
In the next week, President Barack Obama will be addressing the television public on two different stages.
This Thursday night, Obama will hitting up The Tonight Show during a trip to Los Angeles. Although it’s not unusual to see presidential candidates on late-night fare, his visit will mark the first time a sitting POTUS has made such an appearance.
The chat with Jay Leno will be followed up by a more formal affair next Tuesday (Feb. 24). That is when President Obama is scheduled to hold another primetime event. There’s been no word yet as to how this hour-long presser (starting at 8:00 PM EST) will affect the schedules for American Idol or Dancing with the Stars.
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Tuesday Ratings: President Obama Gets a Standing Ovation
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Specials, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Ratings,
Although he addressed the nation only two weeks ago, viewers were still curious to hear what President Obama had to say last night.
- Yesterday’s appearance before a Joint Session of Congress drew in 52.4 million across all the channels. That’s an increase of 2.9 million from his speech on February 9th.
- The event was only watched by 32.7 million over the four major networks. That’s actually a 12% drop from the President’s first primetime presser.
- Pres. Bush’s 2008 State of the Union, in comparison, only drew in 37.5 million. But his 2003 address (prior to the war in Iraq) pulled in 62.1 million.
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