If you watched it, you were not alone, but you weren't in the majority either.
I saw two polls: they put Santos' (Jimmy Smits') win at 70% and 54%. Just like real polling?
As a ratings sweeps month stunt, the live debate was a modest success: the audience of 9.6 million viewers beat the show's season average of 8.2 million, according to Nielsen Media Research. But = the show was a distant third in the ratings to ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and CBS' "Cold Case."
The NBC NEWS bug was on screen for the whole debate, which some think hurts their cred. I agree and was surprised. These things used to be guarded much more carefully.
But then Larry King interviewed Boston Legal's Denny Crane this past episode.
You can't tell what's real and what's not any more, unless you pay attention and see through the blur. A survey I read recently says increasing numbers of 'young folks' get their news from blogs and shows such as The Daily Show (satire) and The Colbert Report* (more satire.)
They don't trust the 'real' news organizations.
I noticed last night the local newscast has less than 12 minutes of NEWS content on it. Couple of sentences cover THIS and a couple more THAT. As I grow older I care more about the news. Why is that? Maybe I have a greater understanding of the inherent drama of life.
* If you watch, you're not imagining it - Colbert is pronounced ColBEAR so they pronounce Report RePOOR. Funny!
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