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May 26, 2012

Are Tucker and Rita about to be canceled?

by Bob Sassone, posted Oct 22nd 2006 9:59AM

Tucker CarlsonFTVLive is reporting that there are rumors going around that two MSNBC personalities, Tucker Carlson and Rita Cosby, are being let go from the network. As we've told you earlier, NBC has laid off 700 people and MSNBC is going through a massive restructuring and Carlson and Cosby might be part of those changes (there are also reports that Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will be going over to CNBC and MSNBC will go to an all documentary and taped feature format).

But wait! Carlson says it's not true, and so does MSNBC chief Dan Abrams.

Regardless of whether they're gone or not, I still think that making CNBC the news station for NBC is a good idea, if for one reason: they'll get out from under that "MS" in MSNBC and become their own news entity. There were rumors a year or so ago that NBC was going to end its association with Microsoft, but that hasn't happened yet. Maybe this could be the first step to rebranding. What does CNBC stand for anyway? Isn't it something like Cable NBC? If that's the case, the change makes sense.

[via TV Newser]

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David

I think they changed CNBC to become Cable National Broadcast Channel. My guess is Deal or No Deal would move to MSNBC and the news would move to CNBC. NBC owes way too many channels for it's own good.

October 23 2006 at 12:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jaymez

If MSNBC went to an all documentry format, they'd have to get rolling big time to film new material. They've been airing the same damn episodes of "Dark Heart, Iron Hand" and "Then and Now" for years. Great shows, but, you can only run the same story so many times.

October 22 2006 at 10:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris Falco

CNBC = Consumer News and Business Channel
it was originally FNN (The Financial News Network)

October 22 2006 at 4:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RSL

The next fool to offer Tucker Carlson a show should be forced to leave the business. Seriously, exactly _how many_ failed Tucker projects is there going to be? I think I can safely say that America friggin' _hates_ this smug little man.

October 22 2006 at 1:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim

How can anyone take CNBC seriously? Reruns of DEAL OR NO DEAL?

How much howling would be going on if FOX NEWS ran encores of AMERICAN IDOL?

October 22 2006 at 12:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Taylor

CNBC stands for Commerce News & Business Channel.

October 22 2006 at 12:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Whoosh

i hate all news and the people who talk about news and people who talk about the people who talk about news and news and people in general. i hate generals too

October 22 2006 at 11:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

I so hope it's true! I hate them both. Rita Cosby is the second worse "reporter" on all TV. Obviously Nancy Grace is the worst.

October 22 2006 at 11:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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