CNN canceled former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s “In the Arena” and announced major changes to its primetime lineup in a news release Wednesday.
Starting Aug. 8, CNN will air “Anderson Cooper 360″ at 8 p.m., replacing Spitzer, and will rebroadcast the show during its current 10 p.m. timeslot.
Spitzer’s publicist told TV Newser: “We engaged serious people in conversations about national and global issues in a way that was informative and challenging. I believe that we provided diverse and valuable perspectives during the show’s tenure. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at CNN.”
The network will premiere a new general news show hosted by Erin Burnett at 7 p.m., pushing “John King USA” back to 6 p.m. and “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Piers Morgan Tonight” will continue to air at 9 p.m.
Spitzer joined CNN last October with the premiere of “Parker Spitzer.” In February, the show was renamed “In the Arena” when former host Kathleen Parker left the show amid much controversy and “backstage clashes and disagreements.”
“In the Arena” has struggled with perennially low ratings, as shown by these numbers from Friday, July 1. (Source: TV Newser)
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Xpat48
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:15pmErin Burnett……….Wow! I’ll definitely watch……..I might even turn the sound on.
Great eye candy.
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Xpat48
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:10pmHaaaaa! Lock-up did better then Matthew’s. Haa!
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liberalsarealiens
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:10pmYo, man no mo man, Yo!
Bafoons all!
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poster
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:08pmGee, I guess it wasn’t Parker’s fault, after all.
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agameofthrones
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:08pmFrom the numbers it looks like Blitzer and Matthews might want to sharpen up those resumes!
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agameofthrones
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:06pmGood. He was boring.
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Xpat48
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:06pmYou mean it took CNN this long to know they had a loser? Da!
Try Anderson next.
Wolfy is getting a little too old. New blood.
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jrcess
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:01pmSpitzer should have been sent to prison for his actions. Communist News Network , makes sense to hire such a person.
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Want our country back
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:00pmI hope that he saved his money for his favorite past time…. he’ll have a lot of time on his hands..
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Steve
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:59pmMSNBC needs to wake up and throw Matthews out in the street as well.
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WBOB
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:57pmthe six people that watched that show are going to be dissapointed.
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vtech61
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:57pmLOL
It’s good to see yet again some other BIG network/prog company
try to reshuffle the chairs on their sinking ship’s decks.
They never think it’s just THEM.
They just don’t think they have the right combo to get visitors.
(So lets change things up a bit)…
To ALL those propaganda outlets trying to past as ‘real news’.
It’s not the line up that’s causing you losses, it’s the line of BS
your shoveling that’s making you irrelevant.
Who’s NEXT?
Is Media matters going to change their name to Media Really Matters?
Yea, that’s the ticket, people will REALLY believe our lies now. LMAO
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SPOT_OF_TEA
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:56pmThey must have come a contract agreement with Weiner
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netmail
Jul. 6, 2011 at 6:01pmWhose Weiner?
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ginpa
Jul. 6, 2011 at 8:03pmNext up the little weiner himself.
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Goodgriefgeezlouise
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:56pmThey could cancel the entire MSNBC lineup and no one would notice
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Ravings of a lunatic planet
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:55pmAMF Spitzer. Now if only CNN would CANCEL themselves that would make for even better news.
Just a thought, Chris Matthews? Well too many medicated individuals watch him so I guess we have to keep those nut jobs coherent with their own kind.
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LadyIzShy
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:54pmchanging the line up wont help if they dont change the message. Start to tell the truth and respect others thoughts then maybe just maybe they will be able to beat Fox..
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ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:53pmCanned. Just like Glenn Beck!
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the_zazzy
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:39pmNext he’ll be a pimp.
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Jabber
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:59pmYou know, if you keep spewing it long enough, you’ll still be the only one who believes it.
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Jabber
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:02pmThat was a reply to Zombie Jesus boy-who said “Canned, just like Glenn Beck”.
What the crap is wrong with the reply function?….again….
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I Hear the Wolves
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:53pmCrap mo stank?
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saranda
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:50pmThe fact that Nancy Grace wins both her time slots over Bill O and Greta Van is amazing. I never watch Fox in the evening as that is when the fair and balanced stuff ends.
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swalt
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:41pmAnd just where do you get those numbers??? Nancy Grace beating Bill and Greta??? PLEASE … show me where you got those stats! I want to see them for myself.
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Jabber
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:05pmswalt
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:41pm
And just where do you get those numbers??? Nancy Grace beating Bill and Greta??? PLEASE … show me where you got those stats! I want to see them for myself.
Me:
See that little red LINK just above the ratings that says “Source: TV NEWSER”??? CLICK it.
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SacredHonor1776
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:10pmSaranda;
Nancy Grace is often interesting, if you like hearing about all the murder trials going on. But her introductory/recap segments can cause seizures (bunch of flashes, random comments, and short bursts for the ADD crowd)… It’s as bad as the tv advertisements inbetween segments. That is one of the main turnoffs for my family for watching her show.
Actually I hate tv advertisements in general, tius one of the reasons we stopped watching tv in general and switched to netflix/internet options.
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Ookspay
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:25pmCasey Anthony trial bump only, Grace will be last again very soon.
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kschmud
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:45pmNancy Grace is so high b/c of the Casey Anthony trial nonsense
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PeachyinGA
Jul. 6, 2011 at 6:22pm@Saranda ~ Agreed. In fact I find all of those HLN numbers very suspicious.
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passenger
Jul. 6, 2011 at 7:41pmI have nothing against Nancy Grace, but her show’s ratings have obviously been boosted lately due to the Casey Anthony trial. She has a ratings feast or famine depending upon specific issues, so her individual daily ratings are always anomalous. That’s not good or bad; just the nature of her show.
What you have to look at is the overall numbers over a large period of time. And whether you like him or not, Beck gave FOX a solid delivery for years. Furthermore, over a large sampling period, FOX is trouncing the competition on any given night.
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RightPolitically
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:49pmThank God this smug little twit is GONE!
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eleemosynary
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:48pmKingUSA dodged a bullet! Wonder why?
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Johnnyp1958
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:47pmI’m blindsided, I never saw this coming. Not.
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takemout
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:46pmNo one watches CNN or the horrible programming and personalities they have. Elliot Spitzer … are you kidding?
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standing with Israel
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:38pmI cannot believe anyone watched this show. I would never watch this guy
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HillBillySam1
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:57pm“Paging Client #9…..Paging Client #9…..to the un-employment line please…….no waiting…..”.
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Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:38pmso, apparently we can forget about Spitzer / Weiner?
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unsalvageable.org
Jul. 6, 2011 at 2:45pmWho?…See, already forgotton. The fact is nobody watched it so nobody cares that it is now gone.
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cessna152
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:50pm“If a show gets cancelled but nobody watched did it ever exist”?
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Jabber
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:07pmcessna152
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:50pm
“If a show gets cancelled but nobody watched did it ever exist”?
Me:
Only on his resume’.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:11pmWill anyone even notice?
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Michael600r
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:22pmI say somebody pitch the Spitzer/Weiner show to MSNBC,
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hersey10
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:24pmI’m holding out for the Weiner / Holder show on CNN shortly after Stedman resigns amid the F&F scandal .
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SnapTie
Jul. 6, 2011 at 3:42pmBill O’Reilly has cost another person his job, has he no mercy? How long will he continue destroying people?
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BuckOfama
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:14pmI was looking forward to “Spitz on Weiner”
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SacredHonor1776
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:19pmThe other thing about Nancy Grace, half her show is a repeat of the first half with the same comments over and over from her talking heads… Every night is pretty much the same show as the previous night… Its perfect Zombie show…
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pajamash
Jul. 6, 2011 at 4:45pmAs Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!!”
No surprise here…the man is boring.
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stablepar
Jul. 7, 2011 at 11:07amnow he can take wiener’s vacant seat
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