Tucker Vs. Stewart Part Deux

[gatorboy]

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/latenight_situation_tucker_carlson_calls_it_a_bold_move_by_msnbcs_president_24091.asp

Late-Night Situation: Tucker Carlson Calls It A "Bold" Move By MSNBC's President

I told the network back in December or January that we were going to do an 11pm show," Kaplan told TVNewser this afternoon. "What we really created for Tucker was a late-night show, but the hole in the schedule at that moment was nine, so we figured 'Okay we'll premiere it, we'll fill the schedule.'"

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he first question to Carlson was obvious: Are you ready to go up against Jon Stewart?

"Jon Stewart's got a funny show, Jon Stewart's a funny guy" -- when he's not acting like an associate journalism professor, Carlson said. "I think we're going after a different audience."

He's gonna get creamed. :)

[BlueEyedSon]

1. No shit!

[Ian David]

2. See related thread: MSNBC Losing Viewers At 9 & 11pm

MSNBC Losing Viewers At 9 & 11pm
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4220944

[0rganism]

3. What is TDS market share right now?

I'd wager it's bigger than the top three 11pm cable "news" shows put together.

[Stirk]

4. Yeah- good luck there, Tucker.

He'll get at least 20 reliable viewers from the bowtie fetish community, but that's about it. Tucker Carlson is a wimp.

[Rosco T.]

5. Glad I have a dual-tuner TiVo...

I'll watch bowtie boy for Rachel (she even got G. Gordon Shitty to compliment her!)

[DanCa]

6. Tucker your are in for a so spectacular ass kicking(nt)

[rkc3]

7. And we're all going to savor that ass-whoopin.

[stanwyck]

8. Tucker is right

he's going after a different audience. Jon gets the well-read audience that doesn't swallow talking points like they're Bush's pretzels. And Tucker will get the chickenhawks who waddle in from their SUVs with hate-radio blather resounding in their rage-soaked brains so they can flop down on their sofas to wallow in Tucker's shallow analysis of why their lives are pathetic.
It's the liberals' fault.
Hope you feel better about your mean-spirited, empty life.