MSNBC is HORRIBLE on the weekend everybody is covering Libya except them

[bigdarryl]

There running this stupid Caught On Camera segment that has been repeated I don't know how many times.And they wonder why they can't beat FIX NEWS

[Maccagirl]

1. Do they simply not have the manpower, or the will

to do ANYTHING between Friday and Monday? Pathetic.

[karynnj]

6. Believe it or not the crime garbage gets them higher ratings

[aaaaaa5a]

12. Fair point. NT

But if they were a legit 24 hour news channel.... wouldn't they see ratings rise overall if they committed to weekend news? Sunday is the day most Americans watch TV. More people watch TV on Sunday than any other day in the week. How can you have 0 news on a day when most of the key politicians give interviews when its the same day most Americans watch TV?

[Snotcicles]

2. I think they just put it on Autopilot and go home. nt

[jenmito]

3. They covered the Iowa Straw Poll last weekend all day. It just shows what's important to them. n/t

[bigdarryl]

4. Good point

[karynnj]

7. One difference - the Iowa poll was predictable, they didn't know what would happen in Libya

It is pathetic that they have to fill the weekend with garbage.

[jenmito]

8. True-but they should be able to get SOMEONE to anchor "Breaking News" like this.

Richard Engel is in Libya. Someone should be able to get on TV and get reports from him.

[karynnj]

9. I completely agree - especially as Engel has done an exceptional job

[jenmito]

10. MSNBC IS now reporting on this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=752233&mesg_id=752233

[bluestateguy]

5. Yep

Pretty embarrassing when Fox is doing a better job.

[Imajika]

11. Hey now, those "Locked up" and "Caught on camera" programs...

..get surprisingly good ratings! Seriously, they do.

But yeah, I agree with you. MSNBC needs to be ready to go to breaking news immediately when something like this happens.

People hear something big like this is happening they tune in looking for news, if they see a reality TV re-run they'll quickly turn the channel. CNN basically ends up getting both their own audience and people who'd prefer MSNBC and can't stand Fox.

[cayanne]

13. I watched Libya news twice tday on MSNBC

So it was on there.

[lunatica]

14. They covered Libya for hours on Saturday

I know because I watched it.

[Life Long Dem]

15. They sound so unexcited about Libya this morning, don't they?

[slackmaster]

16. Not sure if serious - I first heard about the big events in Libya on MSNBC last night.

[SpartanDem]

17. They didn't start live coverage until 8pm

long after the real 24 news networks broke into regular programming and it pains me to call Fox a news network. But they covered it unlike MSNBC

[SadPanda]

18. NBC doesn't do news. They're in the ratings business now.

And they do a poor job of it.