> xCostas is scheduled for 16 more appearances on CNN, Bill McCuddy said on Fox & Friends yesterday. “Let’s see if they can come up with something he wants to talk about,” he jabbed (via Newshounds)…
> “It’s possible CNN brass didn’t argue with Costas and try to change his mind because his ratings have been so dreadful,” Page Six says. It quotes a “TV insider:” “Costas averaged just 222,000 viewers in the 25-54 demographic, which is 30 percent lower than what King usually averages.”
> WHAC notices that Costas complained about having to cover the BTK killer on Wednesday’s show: “This is a news-worthy item but there’s a lot of peripheral coverage. I have serious misgivings about this program right here, right now,” he said…
> “Hello? Natallie Holloway and the BTK serial killer is about as close to ‘hard news’ as LKL gets most nights. Bob Costas knew what he was getting into,” a Newshounds commenter says. After the jump, read a list of the subjects King has covered in the last month and a half…
(Via Newshounds:)
7/1 – Mary Tyler Moore
7/2 – Books and Photographs
7/3 – Encore: Joel Osteen
7/4 – Jack Hanna
7/5 – Extreme Makeovers
7/6 – Panel discussion on existence of UFO’s
7/7 – London Terror Attacks
7/8 – Aftermath of London attacks
7/9 – Encore: Jason, Justin Torres
7/10 – Hurricane Dennis downgraded
7/11 – Aftermath of Dennis; Bob Woodward
7/12 – Rove/CIA leak case; Natalee Holloway case
7/13 – Interview with “Dancing with the Stars” cast
7/14 – Jessica Hahn
7/15 – Panel discusses Natalee Holloway case
7/16 – Prince Albert of Monaco
7/17 – Encore: Nancy Grave interview
7/18 – Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, turns 58
7/19 – Bush nominates John Roberts to Supreme Court
7/20 – John Roberts/Natalee Holloway
7/21 – Kirk Bloodsworth
7/22 – Tammy Faye Messner
7/24 – Encore: Interview with cast of “Dancing with the Stars”
7/25 – Interview with Natelee Holloway’s family
7/26 – Jeff Corwin
7/27 – Holloway Case: Draining the Pond
7/28 – Interview with the Hogan family
7/29 – Natalee Holloway Case
7/30 – Encore: Kirk Bloodsworth
7/31 – Encore: Tammy Faye Messner
8/1 – Aruba
8/2 – Air France landing crash/Holloway
8/3 – Quadriplegics & “Murderball”
8/4 – Justin Torres; Panel talks about Christianity
8/5 – Art Linkletter
8/6 – Encore: Florida teacher accused of having sex with 14-year old speaks out!
8/8 – Encore: Peter Jennings + tribute
8/9 – Peter Jennings Remembered/Lung Cancer discussion
8/10 – Michael and Kurt Douglas, Lee Grant
8/11 – Bill Maher
8/12 – Friends remember Elvis Presley
8/13 – Encore: Interview with Peter Jennings
8/14 – Encore: Remembering Peter Jennings
8/15 – Interviews with four NASCAR legends
8/16 – Conan O’Brien
8/17 – BTK Killer case
8/18 – Beth Holloway Twitty; BTK sentenced
8/19 – Interventions