Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Liberal Fantasy Show Gets the Slow Death Treatment
First it was "The West Wing," and now it is "Commander in Chief." They are liberal fantasy shows in which, on the first, a liberal (played by Martin Sheen) is President, and, in the second, a liberal woman (Geena Davis, now on her 93rd marriage) is President.
The first is dead in the water and will go off the air next month.
The second is on life support and will be off the air sooner rather than later.
The message here: liberals can't cut it on television, either.
Return of ‘Chief‘ commands low ratings
Message to liberals: it is nice that you want to see other liberals controlling this country. But you cannot do it on television; you have to do it in real life.
And, seeing your recent results, you won't be in power in real life. And thank goodness for that.
First it was "The West Wing," and now it is "Commander in Chief." They are liberal fantasy shows in which, on the first, a liberal (played by Martin Sheen) is President, and, in the second, a liberal woman (Geena Davis, now on her 93rd marriage) is President.
The first is dead in the water and will go off the air next month.
The second is on life support and will be off the air sooner rather than later.
The message here: liberals can't cut it on television, either.
Return of ‘Chief‘ commands low ratings
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "Commander in Chief" wasn‘t able to muster the troops in its return to primetime Thursday.
The ABC drama, which stars Geena Davis as the nation‘s first female president, averaged 8.2 million viewers and a 2.4 rating/7 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary ratings data from Nielsen Media Research.
In its new 10 p.m. slot, "Commander" was defeated handily by CBS‘s "Without a Trace" (18.6 million, 5.7/16). It had a couple million more viewers than a repeat of NBC‘s "ER" (6 million, 2.6/7) but the repeat did better in the demo.
Message to liberals: it is nice that you want to see other liberals controlling this country. But you cannot do it on television; you have to do it in real life.
And, seeing your recent results, you won't be in power in real life. And thank goodness for that.
