CNBC Renews 'DENNIS MILLER'

[Khephra]

CNBC RENEWS 'DENNIS MILLER'

Emmy Award winning comedian to remain on network through the end of 2005

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ -- September 8, 2004 -- Dennis Miller will continue delivering his blazingly sharp comedic take on his entertaining topical talk show, "Dennis Miller," it was announced today by Bob Meyers, Senior Vice President, CNBC Primetime Programming. Dubbed "the ant's pants, the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas of politico-comedic talk show ringmasters," by the National Review, Miller's program debuted on CNBC on January 26, 2004.

"Dennis' show is the cornerstone of our primetime lineup and we could not be prouder to have him continue to be part of our team, said Meyers. "For the first time in our history, we are building a unique destination at night for our core business audience and Dennis and his show are fundamental to our strategy."

"I'm just a young kid with a dream," said Dennis Miller. "Seriously, Jeff Zucker and CNBC have given me a great break here and I hope to do them proud."

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[GOPisEvil]

1. It's official: Dennis Miller has pictures of Zucker with farm animals.

You can count his viewers by hand. I don't get it.

[terrya]

2. They forgot to add quotes around the word "comedic"

Because if there's a particle of humor on that show, I've failed to find it.

This show is at the bottom of the ratings cellar. Consistently. It's a total mystery why it's being renewed.

[gratuitous]

3. Because Dennis Miller has a lip lock on right wing ass

It's certainly not because he pulls ratings, otherwise Phil Donahue would still have his show. And it's not because Miller's audience is so loyal -- they have to be paid to attend.

[boxster]

4. All three of his current fans rejoice at the news.

:crazy:

[gratuitous]

5. Three?

Let's see, his mom, his agent, and . . . ? I'm stumped.

[Khephra]

6. Probably his dealer

[barbaraann]

7. His audience response is so bad that a few days ago he

had a can sitting on his desk that he would open for (soundtrack) laughter when his jokes fell flat. He was basically admitting he wasn't funny--he opened it after almost every joke.

Actually, I think he's more entertaining that Danny Deutsch or McEnroe, but that's not saying a lot.

[Joanne98]

8. Dennis Miller show pays the audience 15.00 an hour

It was on Craig's List. A help wanted list for actors. Sorry I don't have a link.

[Bunny]

10. That's IT!!+

He's helping the employment numbers by hiring people to pretend to be his studio audience! Boy, those Repubs are a clever bunch! ;)

[Cat Atomic]

9. Saying Dennis Miller is a little boring is like saying

Ghengis Khan was a little crabby.

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