America hates policy, loves drivel

In news sure to surprise exactly no one, ABC's special on President Obama's health-care town hall meeting which aired last night was watched by what amounts to zero people (roughly). The Live Feed brings us the grim statistics:

The one-hour ABC News special "Primetime: Questions for the President: Prescription for America" (4.7 million viewers, 1.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) had the fewest viewers in the 10 p.m. hour. The special tied some 8 p.m. comedy repeats as the lowest-rated program on a major broadcast network.

So essentially, Americans can't be bothered to tune in for a Q&A with the leader of the free world about something that will undoubtedly affect their future, but 10.6 million made the time to tune in to watch two morons get divorced. This is usually where I would say something sanctimonious about weeping for America's future, but I didn't watch either. What was I doing last night? I'm not telling.*






*Your mom, obviously.


via The Live Feed

RETURN OF CHARLIE PACE? ACTUAL NEWS

MONAGHAN NOT ON LOST- As I reported earlier, ABC promos are not trustworthy sources for casting rumors. (Shocking!) It seems there are no plans for the hobbit to return to the island. Instead, he's been cast as a series regular on a yet to be named ABC show. Stay tuned for that scoop whenever we see it on some commercial.

OBAMA IS THREATENING- And not just our redneck way of life. He's very concerned that we won't be ready for the digital transition, set to take place on June 12. When reached for comment, the parts of America who weren't ready yet said, "It's really hard to care since According to Jim got canceled."

NPH PICKS UP TONY (AWARDS)- Friend of the blog, Neil Patrick Harris (if I say it enough, it might come true), hosted the Tony Awards on Sunday and lifted the show to it's highest ratings in 3 years. No word on whether this will cause CBS to move forward with a new version of King of Queens.

What? It's just a screenshot from the official show of bambat, How I Met Your Mother. Nothing gay about that.

Sources: Ausiello Files, Hollywood Reporter, Variety