TheMightyGringoChannel 0 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Turns out the Seventh Month of the Seventh Year of the new millennium hasn't yielded any change in luck or fortune for the folks at WBBM. In fact, according to numbers cited by Bob Feder in this morning's "Sun-Times", Channel 2 is worse off than it was this time last year. According to Nielsen, WBBM has seen a 31% drop in viewership since this time last year. Channel 2's 10 PM News now only pulls in a paltry 2.9 rating and a 5 share. In July, according to the "Sun-Times": "Channel 2 attracted less than half the audience of NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 and just one-third the audience of ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7." And it seems those numbers will only go lower, as WFLD's new 10PM show "The Ten" continues to grow and gain traction with Chicago audiences. Who would've thought that WFLD would one day end up edging out WBBM in the late news race. WBBM also further damaged their reputation in July with the airing of a controversial video tape showing WMAQ reporter Amy Jacobsen at the Plainfield home of accused murder Craig Stebic. Feder writes: "From start to finish, Channel 2 botched its handling of the story, and eroded its credibility among a dwindling number of viewers." So the question is: how much lower can Channel 2 go? Is the station beyond the point of no return? FULL ARTICLE FROM TODAY'S SUN-TIMES: http://www.suntimes.com/business/feder/501003,CST-FIN-feder08.article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
former newsboy 50 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Don't forget the anchor change. In Feder's article it struck me that the only newscast Antonio Mora still fronts didn't see the huge decline that the one's he was replaced on did. With ratings this low, and we're now talkin Carol Marin low, something will quickly have to done if this continues. I think it'd be wise to smarten things up and put Antonio Mora & Mary Ann Childers in there and see if the numbers don't immediately improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 130 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Don't forget the anchor change. In Feder's article it struck me that the only newscast Antonio Mora still fronts didn't see the huge decline that the one's he was replaced on did. With ratings this low, and we're now talkin Carol Marin low, something will quickly have to done if this continues. I think it'd be wise to smarten things up and put Antonio Mora & Mary Ann Childers in there and see if the numbers don't immediately improve. Plus if Joe Ahern doesn't get his contract as President/GM renewed, I believe him and CBS2 News Director will get the boot and bring somebody to *try* restoring the credibility of Ch.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2idiots 21 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I guess it time for cleaning house from news director to on air talents especially Diann Burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimshady760 0 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 as far as on air goes, diann burns and mark malone should be fired. alita guillen and jim williams should be the main weekday anchors. i know that people are gonna get pissed and probably slam my karma points, but i think that they need joel cheatwood, i believe he is the answer, and dont give me the whole "they tried it once" thing, if done right, cbs2 can and would appeal to younger audiences and those tired of the same boring crap everynight, by all the stations (fox excluded) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 130 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 as far as on air goes, diann burns and mark malone should be fired. alita guillen and jim williams should be the main weekday anchors. i know that people are gonna get pissed and probably slam my karma points, but i think that they need joel cheatwood, i believe he is the answer, and dont give me the whole "they tried it once" thing, if done right, cbs2 can and would appeal to younger audiences and those tired of the same boring crap everynight, by all the stations (fox excluded) They need to be like the Kurtis/Jacobson era. Maybe they can bring Peter Dunn & David Friend to shitface even more WBBM's operation. They need competent management, like their sisters KCBS and KPIX. OR hell, at least try to be competent like WLS. And I have to agree with fmr. newsboy, Antonio/Rob & Mary Ann Childers would make a great change, add the firing of ND and a new ND + GM, they can regain some of their old proudness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFWTVNews30 0 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Just curious why all the Diann Burns hate?? I thought she was VERY popular in Chicago or was that just during her WLS years? I dont think she's that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimshady760 0 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 she wasnt that popular at WLS either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 130 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 she wasnt that popular at WLS either Spot on! Before she jumped to CBS 2, when the contract negotiation came up and didn't got anywhere, she was quickly pulled of ABC 7 and replaced with Cheryl and Kathy. If she was SOOO popular and over-rated, then WLS wouldn't had to pull her, right slim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Maybe Peter Dunn my get on his magic carpet and fly over to Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpzml 0 Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I never watch 2 diana is horrible to I just watch Fox or NBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimshady760 0 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 exactly!! she wasnt that popular at WLS either Spot on! Before she jumped to CBS 2, when the contract negotiation came up and didn't got anywhere, she was quickly pulled of ABC 7 and replaced with Cheryl and Kathy. If she was SOOO popular and over-rated, then WLS wouldn't had to pull her, right slim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtmclaug 43 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 The only way they can pull themselves out of the ratings basement is by wiping the slate clean. Start with new management, then change the talent where it needs to be changed. Other than that, I don't know what else to do. WBBM used to be the ratings leader, but that was in the 80's, and times have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 The only way they can pull themselves out of the ratings basement is by wiping the slate clean. Start with new management, then change the talent where it needs to be changed. Other than that, I don't know what else to do. WBBM used to be the ratings leader, but that was in the 80's, and times have changed. WBBM has already done that how many times now since the '80s? Like I've said in the past, WBBM's ratings problems are beyond who's sitting at the anchor desk and who's running the station.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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