{"id":618,"date":"2007-09-22T02:41:26","date_gmt":"2007-09-22T09:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=618"},"modified":"2007-11-23T18:12:52","modified_gmt":"2007-11-24T02:12:52","slug":"are-tucker-carlsons-days-numbered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"Are Tucker Carlson’s Days Numbered?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I reported last month<\/a>, Tucker Carlson’s ratings are a sinkhole that is sucking down the whole of MSNBC’s schedule. I wondered when MSNBC’s programmers might come out of their nepotism-induced coma and drop the ax on Tucker. There are days when his numbers are barely half of either his lead-in, his lead-out, or both.<\/p>\n

It would stand to reason that the network honchos would want to jettison the biggest loser on their team so that they might actually make some money during that time period. Certainly the programs adjacent to Tucker would be love to see him go as he is hurting their performance as well. Last June, in an apparent effort to staunch the bleeding, one of the two daily hours allotted to Tucker was replaced by a straight newscast. But half of Tucker is still a whole flop.<\/p>\n

So what will MSNBC do now? I don’t know. But I do know that rumors a year ago<\/a> that Tucker had been fired elicited this impassioned protest from cable’s fortunate son:<\/p>\n

“It’s bullshit. It’s total bullshit. I talked to Abrams last night. I’ve got another year on my contract. That’s my comment: Bullshit.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If I’m not mistaken, I would conclude that he viewed the rumors of his demise as some sort of “bullshit,”<\/em> but I could be wrong. However, I’m fairly sure that I’m correct in calculating that a year has transpired since his blustery declaration that he had another year on his contract. The expiration would come next month, to be precise.<\/p>\n

I haven’t heard any of the customary splashy announcements celebrating a new term as was done when Keith Olbermann re-upped for four more years<\/a> last February. And on a purely subjective note, it seems to me that Tucker has been phoning it in since his airtime was slashed in June. So I wouldn’t be surprised if he was quietly ushered out the back door before long. What would be surprising would be if he was kept on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I reported last month, Tucker Carlson’s ratings are a sinkhole that is sucking down the whole of MSNBC’s schedule. I wondered when MSNBC’s programmers might come out of their nepotism-induced coma and drop the ax on Tucker. There are days when his numbers are barely half of either his lead-in, his lead-out, or both. 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