David Gregory's Meet the Press Hits New Ratings Low-Down 28% in Viewers

[RamboLiberal]

If the Sunday morning TV throne is empty, then the race for the crown is on.

NBC's "Meet the Press" suffered its lowest ratings since David Gregory became moderator last week, dipping below the 3 million viewer mark for the first time since August 19, 2007*.

"Meet" averaged 2.97 million total viewers for the May 10 broadcast, which featured Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, Steve Coll and Andrea Mitchell.

Meanwhile, CBS' "Face the Nation," which featured an interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney, averaged 2.74 million total viewers, and ABC's "This Week," which featured interviews with National Security Adviser Jim Jones and Senator John McCain, averaged 2.62 million total viewers.

Compared to this same week last year, "Meet the Press" is down 28% in total viewers, while "Face the Nation" is up 17% and "This Week" is up 4%. And compared to the May 3 show, "Face the Nation" has slashed its viewing gap with "Meet" by 69% (230,000 viewers compared to 740,000 viewers), while "This Week" has cut its viewing gap with "Meet" by 38% (350,000 viewers compared to 560,000 viewers)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/david-gregorys-meet-the-p_n_203537.html

Good - I want to see smug Gregory Repuke butt kisser canned.

[spanone]

1. duh....i have a cure....new host.

[belpejic]

10. Heckofajob, Stretch

Keep up the success. You have a big pumpkin head to fill.

[Kahuna]

2. Oh no!

:applause:

[mucifer]

3. Time to put in Rachel!

[aquart]

5. No, I'd have to wake up for that. Or remember to tape.

I like sleeping in.

[tridim]

17. I love Rachel, but IMO she's a bad fit for what's supposed to be a hard news show.

Not as bad a fit as Gregory of course.

I really can't think of anyone on MSNBC's current payroll that would be a good fit.

[TheCoxwain]

23. There was a guy called Tim Sebastian hosting a show called Hard Talk on BBC - I used to watch it

London ...


He can make a guy sweat buckets.....

I have not seen anyone of that caliber in US television ...

check out some of his stuff here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDcHRq7evM

[bunnies]

4. Shocking!

Not. Gregory sucks. I tried to watch him. Once.

[kirby]

6. It is not an election year...

I would expect ratings of all the shows to decline. Personally, I dislike Gregory. He annoys the hell out of me. I have started to watch This Week more often.

[Kahuna]

25. That may be so. But This Week and FTN's numbers are going the opposite..

direction.

[Hepburn]

7. I cannot stand him either....

...and hope they get a new person on MTP.

[Justitia]

8. Honestly, they ALL suck. But Gregory REALLY sucks. -eom

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. Quick somebody get MC Rove on maybe do a little choreography. That'll send those numbers

skyrocketing.

[Supersedeas]

28. Rove's backup dancer goes solo and crashes without Big Daddy Rove's coattails to

cling to.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

30. Damn it, this reminds me of David Lee Roth. So sad..... nt

[Supersedeas]

34. David don't-call-me-Puffy Gregory is lost without his Big rovEEEE

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

37. He's got the pin stripe suits and everything. nt

[rvablue]

11. Yipee! Keep those TVs off and DVRs set to another channel! I nominate D. Shuster as the replacement!

[shraby]

12. I'd like to see Lawrence O'Donnell have the slot.

[graywarrior]

13. Great idea!

[ginnyinWI]

14. me too--you beat me to it.

He'd be a good, smart host. He really knows what's what.

[The Hope Mobile]

15. Stephen Colbert! JK

How bout Brian Williams. He seems fairly clued in. OR Dan Rather!!!!! He deserves it!

[Lugnut]

29. Perfect!

I'd pay admission to watch an O'Donnell MTP.

[Samantha]

32. I totally agree but I guess many Republicans would boycott

the show out of cowardice.

Gregory is simply an empty suit. I can't think of one thing I have ever heard this man say that was pithy and informative. I think I could do a better job of hosting MTP and I am a recluse!

Sam

[tularetom]

16. gregory is the most inept interviewer since forever

He's also proud of his pro republicon bias.

All adds up to a really unwatchable mess.

And then of course there's this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZre8kEsuw

[DireStrike]

18. Plus - control message

minus - lose viewers

[FrenchieCat]

19. I will not watch again till he is gone.

I really cannot stand that man at all.

[Vinca]

20. Gregory seriously sucks as a host. He's more biased than Timmy ever was.

[City Lights]

21. Corporate whore Wilkinson-Gregory sucks!

I hope his ratings continue to circle the drain.

[SeeHopeWin]

22. David Gregory is the dumbest mother fucker on TEE VEEs everywhere. he is a flat out

an airhead - one big dummy, extremely unintelligent...It shows every single time he speaks.

I used to tape MTP every Sunday, never ever miss it...Deleted the show from the list of shows to watch when stupid head took over.

NBC should have known better, there is a no there there!

[mod mom]

24. Not surprising. Mr Dances w rove is not worth running electricity to run a TV.

[lib2DaBone]

26. David Gregory..ever the Neocon Shill...The Rapper for Rove...

President Zardari of Pakistan: "Osama Bin Ladin was YOUR man. He worked for the CIA and now he is dead."


Gregory: "So you believe that?"
--------------------------------------


David... WTF? Are you stupid or just deaf or both? What did the man just say?

[SoCalDem]

27. Viewers may be tired of watching republican v dem "face-off" and a parade

of South Asian politicians..

[Swamp Rat]

31. I'd like to see Bill Moyers take over, or Amy Goodman.I

:)

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[guardian]

35. "dumb it down, tart it up"

Put in Katie Couric as host to "dumb it down, tart it up" as Dan Rather would say.

[lib2DaBone]

38. Ya.. get Katie Couric a boob Job.. some lip gloss.. turn down the A/C...

Bada-bing.. you got ratings just like Fox!

[Echo In Light]

36. Meet The Conniving Fascists Who Serve Corporate Interests Over The Backs of The Poor

People are wising up re the M$M ...baby steps, sure. But it's happening :)