We watch the Morning Joe cable news program most mornings from 5 to 6 a.m. We mainly do this to see just how over-bearing Joe can be and to see how his wife Mika is acting. On election night the Morning Joe crew was on during prime time in front of a raucous live audience. This was only watchable for a short time because Joe and crew were really over acting and playing to a hugely partisan audience which kept applauding and cheering until it became just too much. News reporting should really not be like watching a basketball game.
In any event the powers that be at MSNBC are considering giving Morning Joe a once a month prime time special. We will probably watch only a couple times if what went on Tuesday night becomes the norm for them at night. This could well be a test run for MSNBC and Morning Joe to see if they can bring in better ratings at night and if so, make it permanent on every weeknight. I get the impression Joe and Mika are getting weary of having to be up and out in the middle of the night for their current program.
Cable news ratings still have FOX News getting the largest viewership with MSNBC in second but pretty far behind and CNN well back in last place.
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