Canned: CNN Cancels Eliot Spitzer’s Show, Announces Lineup Changes
- Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:37pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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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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Comments (133)
Xpat48
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:15pmErin Burnett……….Wow! I’ll definitely watch……..I might even turn the sound on.
Great eye candy.
Report Post »Xpat48
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:10pmHaaaaa! Lock-up did better then Matthew’s. Haa!
Report Post »liberalsarealiens
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:10pmYo, man no mo man, Yo!
Bafoons all!
Report Post »poster
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:08pmGee, I guess it wasn‘t Parker’s fault, after all.
Report Post »agameofthrones
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:08pmFrom the numbers it looks like Blitzer and Matthews might want to sharpen up those resumes!
Report Post »agameofthrones
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:06pmGood. He was boring.
Report Post »Xpat48
Posted on July 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.
Report Post »jrcess
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:01pmSpitzer should have been sent to prison for his actions. Communist News Network , makes sense to hire such a person.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on July 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..
Report Post »Steve
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:59pmMSNBC needs to wake up and throw Matthews out in the street as well.
Report Post »WBOB
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:57pmthe six people that watched that show are going to be dissapointed.
Report Post »vtech61
Posted on July 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
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:56pmThey must have come a contract agreement with Weiner
Report Post »netmail
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:01pmWhose Weiner?
Report Post »ginpa
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:03pmNext up the little weiner himself.
Report Post »Goodgriefgeezlouise
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:56pmThey could cancel the entire MSNBC lineup and no one would notice
Report Post »Ravings of a lunatic planet
Posted on July 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.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on July 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..
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:53pmCanned. Just like Glenn Beck!
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:39pmNext he’ll be a pimp.
Report Post »Jabber
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:59pmYou know, if you keep spewing it long enough, you’ll still be the only one who believes it.
Report Post »Jabber
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:02pmThat was a reply to Zombie Jesus boy-who said “Canned, just like Glenn Beck”.
Report Post »What the crap is wrong with the reply function?….again….
I Hear the Wolves
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:53pmCrap mo stank?
Report Post »saranda
Posted on July 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.
Report Post »swalt
Posted on July 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.
Report Post »Jabber
Posted on July 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:
Report Post »See that little red LINK just above the ratings that says “Source: TV NEWSER”??? CLICK it.
SacredHonor1776
Posted on July 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.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:25pmCasey Anthony trial bump only, Grace will be last again very soon.
Report Post »kschmud
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:45pmNancy Grace is so high b/c of the Casey Anthony trial nonsense
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:22pm@Saranda ~ Agreed. In fact I find all of those HLN numbers very suspicious.
Report Post »passenger
Posted on July 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.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:49pmThank God this smug little twit is GONE!
Report Post »eleemosynary
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:48pmKingUSA dodged a bullet! Wonder why?
Report Post »Johnnyp1958
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:47pmI’m blindsided, I never saw this coming. Not.
Report Post »takemout
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:46pmNo one watches CNN or the horrible programming and personalities they have. Elliot Spitzer … are you kidding?
Report Post »standing with Israel
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:38pmI cannot believe anyone watched this show. I would never watch this guy
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:57pm“Paging Client #9…..Paging Client #9…..to the un-employment line please…….no waiting…..”.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:38pmso, apparently we can forget about Spitzer / Weiner?
Report Post »unsalvageable.org
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:45pmWho?…See, already forgotton. The fact is nobody watched it so nobody cares that it is now gone.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:50pm“If a show gets cancelled but nobody watched did it ever exist”?
Report Post »Jabber
Posted on July 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:
Report Post »Only on his resume’.
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:11pmWill anyone even notice?
Report Post »Michael600r
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:22pmI say somebody pitch the Spitzer/Weiner show to MSNBC,
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:24pmI’m holding out for the Weiner / Holder show on CNN shortly after Stedman resigns amid the F&F scandal .
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:42pmBill O’Reilly has cost another person his job, has he no mercy? How long will he continue destroying people?
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:14pmI was looking forward to “Spitz on Weiner”
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on July 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…
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:45pmAs Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!!”
No surprise here…the man is boring.
Report Post »stablepar
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 11:07amnow he can take wiener’s vacant seat
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