Chris Matthews' Love Letter to Bill Clinton Beaten in Ratings by Greta Van Susteren
Despite heavy promotion for MSNBC's Monday presentation of "President of the World: The Bill Clinton Phenomenon," Chris Matthews' love letter to the 42nd president didn't get the ratings the network was likely hoping for.
In fact, the special was bested by Fox News's "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:
The image above shows Van Susteren won by 4,000 total viewers. In the all important demographic ages 25 to 54, Matthews' defeat was more glaring:
For the record, Greta's guests Monday evening were former United Nations ambassador John Bolton, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Fox's Griff Jenkins and Mike Tobin, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor, Global Radio News's Saleh Sarrar, and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.
It appears these folks were more enticing to Americans than watching a Democrat shill blow kisses at one of the two presidents in American history to be impeached.
(H/T HotAirPundit)
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→ Poor Promotion
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:00pm.
Now if it had been promoted as a "Hallmark Hall Of Fame Classic" . . .
Hall of Fame...
Submitted by wizardjr on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:19am.
promoted for the Hall of Fame or the Hall of Shame..?? ha ha
This guy is a true putz but has so many remoras attached to his butt he doesn't realize that his religion is only attended by the mental lame-oids and the kleptocrats. That is... until he tries to put it out there in front of the general public.
[The pitch comes screaming over the plate... a swing... a whiff, actually, the umpire: "Steeee-rike" Sorry butt biscuit yer out.]
CA
Submitted by well99 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:10pm.
Seems more like "The Love Boat" .
You forgot the Theme Music
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 4:53pm.
The Love Boat
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Who's the director...
Submitted by wizardjr on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:21am.
Bwarney Fwank?
wizardjr
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:09am.
I believe he is the finance director.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CT6HIDPbPc&feature=related
Uh oh. Fat Edward @ 10 preempted by Tingles' repeat broadcast?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:14pm.
If I were Tingles, I get a food-taster on board ASAP.
That guy is extremely dangerous.
I told Chrissy
Submitted by donabernathy on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:18pm.
to wear his blue dress
roflmao
Time to retire, Tingles. It's
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:22pm.
Time to retire, Tingles. It's official...you're irelevant.
Any light bulbs turning on above heads of Comcast executives?
Submitted by Ashrak on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:23pm.
Oh wait, the Democrat Congress banned gold old fashioned lightbulbs........
Hey Panama Tingles, it is only you and your ilk worshiping Clinton and Obama. The vast majority see them both for the liars that they are. You can wish it otherwise and pretend every day that you speak truth, but the reality is that your boy Clinton is a has been. And so too is your newfound idol Barry Soetoro.
given the choice...
Submitted by wizardjr on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:25am.
I'll take Beelzabubba over Obumbles any day of the week. He at least knew when to cut his losses and run with the flow. El Douche' only knows that putting America low is 'justice'. His daddy told him so.
Too much of a bad thing
Submitted by Bobbygn on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:35pm.
I think the reason the ratings on this special were not that great was because Clinton is a bit over exposed. Meaning any exposure is too much.
As for Chris Matthews? Well people just dont like him.....LMAO
"Clinton is a bit over
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 1:33pm.
"Clinton is a bit over exposed"
Isn't that what Monica Lewinsky said?
Mathews: .."Oh Yea!...Just wait.....
Submitted by redright88 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:44pm.
...till I do my NEXT special, titled..."Obama....Emporer of the Universe".
I'll totally kick Greta's ass with that one"
Poor Cwissy
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 12:49pm.
Sarah Palin's Alaska on TLC debuted with 5 million viewers.
Ouch....that's gotta sting.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
So, 3,200,000 viewers watched Greta and Tingles
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 1:37pm.
99% of the country was doing something else. Glad I am not a TV salesman.
TV is dead. Those still working in TV don't realize yet they are in a dead medium. Computer monitors are probably watched more for entertainment now than TV screens. Do you have your flat screen 50" wall mounted computer monitor yet?
Greta is great. Matthews
Submitted by amyshulk on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 2:28pm.
Greta is great. Matthews isn't. I watched the sophmoric mid-term coverage and Matthews was the epitome of a "mean girl" so I won't watch him.
Ronald Reagan
No big deal. Spongebob beats
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 3:26pm.
No big deal. Spongebob beats him night after night.
MSNBC should hire Spongebob.
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 4:08pm.
MSNBC should hire Spongebob.
Spongebob
Submitted by well99 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 4:37pm.
Wouldnt do it.He has standards.MSNBC doesnt.
As I've said before
Submitted by ripper58 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 3:28pm.
Crissy Mathews is the epitome of stupidity
" Public access TV has
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 3:59pm.
" Public access TV has allowed me more freedom than I could have ever had at MSNBC"- Matthews, schultz and Maddow's new talking point come the summer.
Ratings Hiker
Submitted by huskergramps on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 4:34pm.
Maybe Chris should wear David Wu's tiger costume on air.
So, Christine
Submitted by marpel on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 6:45pm.
So, Christine Matthews' Clinton love fest was beaten by Greta? Proves that even horrendous programming beats MSNBC. Oh, Comcast...whatcha gonna do about it?
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
ROFLMAO!!!eleventy!!!
Submitted by wizardjr on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:12am.
Don't get me wrong, I like Greta but Chrissy is supposed to be The Thing To Watch. I love when these leftist morons put something 'major' out in front of the general public. They ALWAYS get their beak bloused.
Think 'Mel Gibson's The Passion of Christ' - one Follywood 'expert' declared that Mel would, "never work in this town again," after this movie was screened. He was right in a way - Mel made so much money from it he never NEEDED to work in Follywood again. ha ha.
Greta beat out Matthews??!!....I am totally underwhelmed
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:40am.
I bet Limbaugh is beating the pants off of NPR, too. As long as FOX is perceived as the network owned by a conservative, run by conservatives, staffed by conservatives, hosted by conservatives (whose mission is to serve their massive conservative audiences who believe FOX to be "the only game in town") it will continue to blow away the competition.
Jer
Help me out here, Jer---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:46am.
was that a complaint, an apology, or just a run-of-the-mill blinding glimpse of the obvious?Door #3, Monty.
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 3:03am.
Door #3, Monty.
Really?
Submitted by well99 on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 6:11pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUZN-AOqmqk