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Media Decoder:  With Reruns Doing Well, MSNBC Puts 10 O'Clock Plan on Hold

mediabistro.com: TVNewser:  Olbermann 10pm Repeat Not Going Anywhere

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With Reruns Doing Well, MSNBC Puts 10 O'Clock Plan on Hold
Media Decoder — ... At the same hour, Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren drew 538,000 viewers ages 25 to 54. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that MSNBC is “much less likely to start a third prime-time news show because its executives are pleased with how well” the repeat is doing. Mr. Griffin has casually scouted for talent for the 10 p.m. hour this year, and he says he is still looking. “But nothing [new] has even come close to going in there at 10,” Mr. Griffin told The A.P. “We’ve set the bar so high we don’t want to break that success.” The A.P. notes that “continuing to air a rerun at ...

Olbermann 10pm Repeat Not Going Anywhere
mediabistro.com: TVNewser — The AP's David Bauder reports that MSNBC is so pleased with the numbers that Keith Olbermann's 10pmET repeat is pulling, that the network is continuing to put on hold a search for new talent to fill the time slot. Still, MSNBC president Phil Griffin says he's looking, "but nothing (new) has even come close to going in there at 10," says Griffin. We reported yesterday that the "Countdown" repeat bested "Anderson Cooper 360" in the A25-54 demo in October for the first time. Olbermann believes ...