Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Whose with Coco?

Heard from everywhere the support for Conan O'Brien, by his devoted fans is a mere phase "I'm with Coco."

O'Brien's last appearance on the "Tonight Show" had a big hit on the Nielsen ratings. ABC's "Nightline" was the closest competitor with a 2.8 rating. Followed by CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" at 2.5, and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" having the lowest rating at 1.3. The "Tonight Show" might have said farewell to O'Brien, but beat out his three competitor shows with a 7.0 rating.

With O'Brien free from his NBC contract there is one network in particular looking to scoop him up. As early this week, O'Brien and Fox could start talking about a contract.

The article quoted an informant saying "If Fox wants to be in late night, now's the time." O'Brien being contract free could give Fox that chance.

Kevin Reilly, Fox's entertainment president said last week, "he's one of the few guys on the planet who has demonstrated he can do one of these shows every night."

NBC, ABC, and CBS all have morning and late night shows that bring in revenue. Now that Fox has been rated the number one network, they are looking to join the ranks, in having their own late night show.

All previous attempts made by Fox for a late night show has fallen short. Their attempt with Joan Rivers in 1986 lasted less than a year. Then their attempt with "The Chevy Chase Show" aired only four weeks and was canceled in 1993.

I think now would be the prefect time for Fox to compete in a late show. They are currently ranked the number one network on television. With the fan base that Conan has this could possibly be the chance Fox has been waiting for. If this becomes a set deal Conan could possibly be the first to last longer than a year in Fox's late show.

Are you with Coco?

Monday, January 18, 2010

Lou Dobbs: television or politics

My favorite source for news The Huffington Post has become my number one outlet for news resources. Though not your traditional media I enjoy the composite site, that includes original articles from major new sources i.e New York Post.

Each article summed up, even including links to other interestingly similar articles, some investigations and reports of their own, but still including a link to its original comrade.

When browsing I found an interesting piece on the former CNN anchorman Lou Dobbs. Links to both The Huffington Post and New York Post are provided.

Late last year Lou Dobbs quit his position as CNN anchorman because of disagreements between him and his boss about comments Dobbs has made about certain topics . His forced retirement, made his optimistic trade from television to politics.

Dobbs hoped to become a political icon, either in a New Jersey Senate seat or maybe even a run at the White house in the 2012 election. His hopes for running for office was cut short when realizing his campaign for the November Senate seat would have to take flight this month if he was seriously thinking about the Senate position.

Despite his political ambitions Dobbs is looking to return to television. Dobbs seemed to be interested in working at Fox, commenting he would "certainly" consider a job there if offered.

I personally think that Dobbs would be best having his own show on the Fox News Channel, his comments that he made while anchoring for the supposed to be non-biased CNN would defiantly be more fitting and expected on the Fox News Channel. Even though Fox News Channel claims they are non- biased, they do have a lot more talk about particular issues like the Glenn Beck show who is known for his provocative views.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Census Campagin.

This storys' concern is to encourage 2010 census participants. The 2000 census went from 17 languages to 28 languages for this upcoming census in 2010. They are also going to be using many different media outlets, some include Facebook and Youtube.

Hello world

Hello world. I have started a new blog for class once more. Lets see where this blogging takes me.