CNN's 'New Day' Loses to Shows on Cars, Glaciers, and...Moonshine?!

Curtis Houck
October 28th, 2021 6:49 PM

Yes, you read that headline correctly. On Wednesday, CNN’s hideously-rated New Day had its worst viewership of the year as, according to Nielsen Media Research, it fetched only 304,000 total viewers and 63,000 of those via the 25-54 demo. Among the shows that drew more people on Wednesday, they included Discovery’s Moonshiners, ESPN’s Get Up, History’s Counting Cars…

 
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FLASHBACK: Todd Whined About Trump Humiliating Clinton With Accusers

Scott Whitlock
October 10th, 2020 12:15 PM

Another week has passed and journalists are again upset with the Trump/Pence 2020 team for how they handled a debate. This time, Chuck Todd hammered Mike Pence for being “evasive” and “deflecting.” Four years ago today, on October 10, 2016, things were exactly the same. NBC’s Todd was horrified when Donald Trump brought Bill Clinton’s sexual accusers to a debate.

 
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Gutfeld, Watters Torch A&E for Caving to the Mob, Canceling ‘Live PD’

Curtis Houck
June 12th, 2020 5:05 PM

The Five took its bite of the apple Thursday following Wednesday’s news that A&E would cancel the hit show Live PD on account of the fact that, in America 2020, the only acceptable assumption of police is they’re enemies of the people (unless proven otherwise). In this case, co-host Greg Gutfeld rallied to Live PD’s side despite the fact that he competed against them on…

 
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Vicious, Anti-Cop CNN Bludgeons ‘Live PD,’ Denigrating Hosts, Officers

Curtis Houck
June 11th, 2020 10:49 PM

CNN Newsroom took an ugly turn Thursday afternoon, coming off as vehemently anti-police and, on a far less surprising note, engaging in faux outrage and a weak grasp of reality. The reason? CNN and host Brianna Keilar decided to spend over 19 minutes conducting a show trial against the highly-rated Live PD as an evil show that preyed on Americans.

 

Billy Eichner to Star as Matt Drudge in ‘Impeachment’ Crime Series

Culture
Gabriel Hays
January 22nd, 2020 2:08 PM
If this week’s Impeachment drama hasn’t been exciting enough for you, let Hollywood transport you back to a time when impeachment trials had actual drama, even actual crimes. Hollywood execs dropped big news on Jan. 22 about their upcoming crime series on the Bill Clinton impeachment, announcing one of the shows newly-signed, big name lefty actors.
 

Major TV Networks ‘Refused’ To Air Ads for Pro-Life ‘Unplanned’ Movie

Culture
Gabriel Hays
March 29th, 2019 3:02 PM
In not-so-shocking-but-certainly-infuriating news, it’s been reported that several big cable television networks have refused to promote the new pro-life anti-Planned Parenthood movie, Unplanned. “It isn’t for lack trying on the part of marketers,” The Hollywood Reporter claimed. “It’s that their “efforts have been consistently rebuffed by TV networks.”
 
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A&E: Poor Bill & Hillary, Victims of Conservative Hate

Kristine Marsh
November 19th, 2018 11:09 AM
On Sunday night’s miniseries The Clinton Affair, A&E took potshots at conservatives in their attempt to create a sympathetic portrayal of Bill and Hillary Clinton. While praising Clinton as a feminist president, the network gave soundbites to Democrats attacking anyone on the right who dared to criticize the political couple for their numerous scandals.
 

Duck Dynasty Reaches its 'Final Chapter'

Culture
Callista Ring
November 17th, 2016 10:01 AM
The reign of Duck Dynasty is over. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the A&E reality TV show about the Louisiana duck-hunting family will end its last season on April 12, after 5 years and 130 episodes. 
 

Christian Twins Lose HGTV Pilot Because Their Faith Is Too Controversi

Randy Hall
May 9th, 2014 5:18 PM
Twins David and Jason Benham were working on a pilot for a series to be called Flip It Forward in which they would assist families in building dream homes and fixing up run-down houses when the Home & Garden Television cable channel abruptly canceled the project when the producers learned that the brothers have a history of preaching against homosexuality, abortion and divorce. As you…
 

‘Duck Dynasty’ Family Hits Back After Phil Robertson Suspension

Matthew Sheffield
December 23rd, 2013 3:00 PM
Less than a week after Phil Robertson was suspended by A&E from the hit show Duck Dynasty, the hunting equipment mogul and his family are pushing back. Speaking with the British Daily Mail newspaper, a “source close to the family” said that the network was aware of the controversial things that Robertson had said in an interview but declined to suppress them even though it could have. “It…
 

'Duck Dynasty' Family States It May Ditch A&E Following Suspension of

Matthew Sheffield
December 20th, 2013 1:56 PM
Following the suspension of Phil Robertson from A&E’s hit show Duck Dynasty, his family appears to be reevaluating their relationship with the cable channel. In a statement released on their Duck Commander company website, the family said it “cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm” and is currently in discussions with A&E about what that means for the…
 

Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ Suspended Almost Instantly After

Matthew Sheffield
December 19th, 2013 1:21 AM
It took less than a day for A&E to indefinitely suspend Phil Robertson, star of its reality television show “Duck Dynasty,” for making anti-gay remarks in an interview with the men’s magazine GQ. The suspension appears to be the culmination of long-running tensions between Robertson and A&E over his self-described “Bible-thumper” religious views.
 

Networks Making a Killing with Serial Killer Shows

Kristine Marsh
July 1st, 2013 10:29 AM
Sawed off limbs, gouged out eyes, slashed throats, decapitation, disembowelment, cannibalism, human corpses used as fertilizer, graphic rape and blood splattering stabbings – just another day’s work for TV’s new favorite characters.  Serial killers are a hot trend on TV these days. You can even watch your favorite serial killer hero doing all the above, 5 out of 7 days of the week – and then…
 

A&E Touts ‘Bates Motel’ Ratings, Ignores Critics of Violence

Kristine Marsh
March 22nd, 2013 12:24 PM
The Media Research Center’s Culture and Media Institute, along with the Parent’s Television Council, slammed A&E this week for its gruesome new show “Bates Motel,” which premiered this past Monday. The very first episode contained a graphic rape scene and implied incest. And A&E’s rating board thinks this is appropriate and healthy for 14-year-olds to watch. The PTC has condemned “…