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BaronChocula

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14. Decisions made by people who should have stayed in the mailroom

Reply to sboatcar (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:41 PM

Jan 14

I've seen it while working for networks/shows who wanted to attract younger viewers for content younger people didn't care for in the first place. These honchos couldn't just be happy with and focus on their own niche.

It's also telling that it seems like there are more organizations trying to attract magas than trying to attract normal or progressive people. Cautionary tale.

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Despite CBS News' hype, Tony Dokoupil's first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud [View all] highplainsdem Jan 14 OP

This seems to happen when non-ultraconservative companies do this sboatcar Jan 14 #1

Decisions made by people who should have stayed in the mailroom BaronChocula Jan 14 #14

CBS Evening News viewers tune out en masse amid MAGA-approved makeover LetMyPeopleVote Jan 14 #2

TY LMPV... More Good News for C BS' Cha Jan 14 #17

Katy and Tony - both light weights in the journalistic world but somehow they both failed up. Marie Marie Jan 14 #18

Nothing to do with Katy Tur creeksneakers2 Jan 14 #19

May the anchor of no viewership FarPoint Jan 14 #3

What a toady bootlicker wolfie001 Jan 14 #4

"Tony Dokoupil's first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud" MLWR Jan 14 #5

CBS Evening was my household's 'go to' news source for decades. No more. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 14 #6

Yeah, but that happens a lot Prairie Gates Jan 14 #7

Push those ratings down. Dawson Leery Jan 14 #8

Thank you for the good news. obnoxiousdrunk Jan 14 #9

You mean airing Fox News Light isn't a winning strategy? Ray Bruns Jan 14 #10

Considering that Fox News itself has far fewer viewers Kaleva Jan 14 #13

Geez CBS PatSeg Jan 14 #11

Why would I tune in to a 'news' program to learn exactly nothing? chowmama Jan 14 #12

Good.. FAFO C BS. Cha Jan 14 #15

Our local CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh (KDKA) is actually quite good for a local news program FakeNoose Jan 14 #16