Too bad! John McEnroe's talk show canceled

liberal N proud

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:56 AM
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Too bad! John McEnroe's talk show canceled

At times, show's audience too small to be measured
NEW YORK (AP) -- From a TV standpoint, it was a straight-sets loss: John McEnroe's talk show was axed Friday by CNBC after barely six months on the air.

McEnroe may have had more people watch his tennis matches -- in person -- than watched his talk show some nights.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/06/tv.mcenroe.ap/index.html

The show was averaging 75,000 viewers a night
Looks like the viewers for this garbage are turning it off.

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PROGRESSIVE1

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:58 AM
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1. When does Dennis the Mennace Miller get canned?

His rating are not much better.

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Killarney

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:59 AM
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2. I'm surprised & disappointed that Miller outlasted him.

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guajira

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Mon Dec-06-04 12:00 PM
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3. John's show wasn't bad - but very liberal for today's market!

Makes me wonder if any show can survive unless it's blatantly right-wing.

He had a bad time slot and no advertising. I found it while channel surfing one night and was pleasantly surprised. Also, does anyone watch CNBC??? Too bad he never got a real chance to succeed. He actually was good!

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TwilightZone

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Mon Dec-06-04 12:54 PM
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4. "this garbage"

Did you ever actually watch it? Or are you just assuming that it was garbage?

John's actually pretty liberal - we need as many as we can get.

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livinbella

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Mon Dec-06-04 12:58 PM
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5. Liberal, smart, and articulate, but not nasty enough

Too bad the show was so damn boooring.
And I hate his side kick.

John should have ranted and raved, Lord knows we have reason to.
People want entertainment on TV. This wasn't supposed to be
the Book Club.

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liberal N proud

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Mon Dec-06-04 08:58 PM
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6. The times I did try to watch it, the guest were obnoxious and so was Mac.

I may have gotten wrong impression but I always cought it when something stupid was about to happen and when I considered that the show was on one of the all news channels, I was turned off.
Sorry if that missed the mark, but that also leads to why it was cancled then, viewers were most likely confused by the content.

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