Moonves(CBS) says ABC "partially misled" by Producers PT911

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/moonves%20says%20abc%20was%20partially%20misled%20by%20911%20producers_1008127

CBS Corp. Chairman Les Moonves added his voice to the controversy over rival ABC's miniseries The Path to 9/11. Speaking at a luncheon of the Hollywood Radio & TV Society in Beverly Hills. While remarking that he didn't want to second-guess Robert Iger, his counterpart at the Walt Disney Co., which owns ABC, Moonves said, "When you do drama based on fact, you have to be careful -- especially on something as sensitive as 9/11." He said he believed that the network "got partially misled" by the producers of the miniseries, several of whom have ties to conservative groups. Meanwhile, audience figures released by ABC on Tuesday indicated that The Path to 9/11 would have been the third highest-rated program to air last week. However, Nielsen does not included unsponsored programs in its ratings data. (Path aired without commercials.) The results were all the more remarkable given the fact that the episode competed against the top-rated program of the week, NBC's Sunday Night Football. Notwithstanding the big scores for football, CBS continued to dominate the overall household ratings for the week, averaging a 7.2 rating and a 12 share. ABC placed second with a 5.9/10. NBC was close behind with a 5.7/10, while Fox also remained competitive with a 5.5/9. (Indeed, on Tuesday night Fox's season debut of Dancing With the Stars produced ratings that were identical to those of NBC's Sunday Night Football telecast.)

[babylonsister]

1. Bullshit. I'm to believe the powers that be at Disney didn't even see

this disastrous movie? If that were so, why did they defend it so strenuously?

[Nikki Stone 1]

2. As of last week, ABC knew the truth. They could have pulled it then.

The guy who hired Katie Couric is not the best voice on this.

[wakeme2008]

3. Bullshit Mr. Moonves

Everybody that had seen or were told of scenes in p911 that were fantasy were telling Iger to pull them and he did not.

[KansDem]

4. Are you trying to tell me that you aired a commercial-free movie...

...and didn't know anything about it?

Les, I do believe you're wholly misleading us...

[Cha]

5. Hell yeah, they're just really stupid around

disneyco and can get led through the nose by any ol' group of sleazemongers. You got it les baby, how's that whole "Seals Rock" thing workin' out for ya?

I'm following Dan, you pathetic piece of mediameat.

[SpiralHawk]

6. Moonves and Katie C. just invited Rush Oxycontin Anal Cyst Limbaugh

to spew on their so-called nightly news, giving that radical right-wing demagogue legitimacy.

So Moonves you can go pound sand. You have no honor, no integrity. You are just a corporate news tramp, out for ratings and moneybucks.

The people of the USA deserve much better than you and your new Propaganda Pixie and the annointed Demagogue of your Corporate Dreams (and America's nightmares).

[catnhatnh]

7. Oh REALLY....

How long would they have had to search,on google, or from the principals involved, oh brilliant one to find out that their film contained lies??? And AFTER THAT THEY BROADCAST IT??? They are legally culpable for millions since they lied about known facts regarding the current failure of the administration

[LiberalArkie]

8. ABC: But Mr. Rove said it was completely factual.

[BattyDem]

9. Bullshit! If ABC was misled about the content of the miniseries ...

then they were under no obligation to air it - or defend it!

[Dem2theMax]

10. Boo boo in article:

"Tuesday night Fox's season debut of Dancing With the Stars"


Dancing with the Stars is on ABC.
I know, because like a good Democrat, I DIDN'T watch it. :)