Correction to my last post. Mainly, that it was completely wrong. As a faithful reader (and proprietor of the excellent
InternetBumperStickers.com) pointed out,
60 Minutes is easily the most watched news show on television; in fact, according to the most recent
Neilsen ratings, it's the 7th most watched show period.
The Simpsons, meanwhile, which I thought was tearing things up, doesn't even make the Top 20. Just a function of spending so much time around college students, I guess - my impression was that
60 Minutes was so unpopular, and
The Simpsons so prominent, that I just assumed the latter was obliterating the former and didn't check the actual numbers, which should have been a no-brainer. My bad. I still stand by my statement that I wish the two shows didn't conflict, however. I had to miss the
Lawrence Taylor interview yesterday!
Anyway, there was a great quote in the part of the show I did see. When asked the cliché question about whether one person can make a difference, the old black woman who was the subject/heroine of the segment responded "Even huge, heavy doors turn on little tiny hinges. Some people say, 'I can't be that big.' That's OK. Maybe you can't be a door, but you can be a hinge."
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 12:12 AM
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I wish I was able to see 60 Minutes more often. It's my favorite news program, along with the NewsHour on PBS. Most of the time, I miss it, for two reasons, both due to its timing. First, I'm out on Sunday nights with some regularity. Second, and I imagine this is intentional on CBS's part, it conflicts with The Simpsons. OK, now let's face it, maybe 60 Minutes is the more edifying choice, but I'm not going to miss The Simpsons for it, and neither is anyone else under the age of 60. If CBS wants to expand their viewership, and maybe expand the appeal of hard news in the process, they should consider shifting 60 Minutes to a more accessable timeslot. Who knows, maybe even put it in a high-class slot and see what happens.
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 7:55 PM
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