Bush interview dead last in broadcast TV ratings

[zimv20]

http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2003/09/23/rtr1089663.html


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - On Monday night, the American public was apparently far more interested in new comedies and a blowout football game than their president's take on the state of the international effort to rebuild Iraq.

Data from Nielsen Media Research released Tuesday showed that a one-hour interview with President Bush on Fox came dead last in the hour among the six major broadcast television networks in both total viewers and audiences aged 18 to 49.

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[Pinto]

No wonder he can get away with his shenanigans. It would appear that the US public just doesn't care.

It's a worry that the most powerful person in the world gets voted in by such an apathetic lot, who only respond to images and sound-bite politics.

[IJ Reilly]

Originally posted by Pinto
No wonder he can get away with his shenanigans. It would appear that the US public just doesn't care.

It's a worry that the most powerful person in the world gets voted in by such an apathetic lot, who only respond to images and sound-bite politics.

Speaking for myself, I'm hardly apathetic, I simply don't expect George Bush to say anything new or especially interesting.

[tazo]

Well how is it supposed to compete with Whoopi and Queer eye for the straight guy? :o :p

[mactastic]

Cuz it was a snoozer. Even though I like Brit Hume as a journalist, he wasn't tough enough (allowed to be tough enough?) with Bush. Let's see Bush face a prosecutor on tape that will eventually be leaked to the public and see how he does.