NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Bob just named his replacement: John Dickerson. I'm honestly shocked it's not Norah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 779 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I put Dickerson second on my list and I'm STILL also surprised that it was him. Really thought it would be Norah O'Donnell, especially since she filled in last Sunday when they knew Schieffer was announcing his retirement on Wednesday. Guess I read into that too much. Interestingly, Face The Nation deleted the initial tweet about the news. I think it's because it mentioned June 7th as Dickerson's first broadcast. They had not previously mentioned a date other than "sometime this summer," as far as I know. (June 7th is, of course, not officially summer anyway.) The replacement tweet does not mention a date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Surprised by the announcement but not disappointed. In terms of name, ABC definitely has the biggest "star" of the Sunday morning broadcasts now. John isn't a very widely known news figure, I'll be interested to see if he can keep up Bob's numbers without Bob's star power. That's why I always figured Norah, not only because she fills in most times but because she at least has some name recognition. I put Dickerson second on my list and I'm STILL also surprised that it was him. Really thought it would be Norah O'Donnell, especially since she filled in last Sunday when they knew Schieffer was announcing his retirement on Wednesday. Guess I read into that too much. Interestingly, Face The Nation deleted the initial tweet about the news. I think it's because it mentioned June 7th as Dickerson's first broadcast. They had not previously mentioned a date other than "sometime this summer," as far as I know. (June 7th is, of course, not officially summer anyway.) The replacement tweet does not mention a date. June 7th seems right because that would mean Bob signs off right after the end of May sweeps. But still not official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 I think I heard on WCBS 880 that the "change" takes place on May 31st. Not sure if that's Bob's final broadcast or John's first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 730 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Great news ........... for ABC and NBC. I fully expect This Week to move into first place permanently in the demo and overall. And same goes for Meet the Press and second place. I can see beginning the new television season with ABC 1st, NBC 2nd, and CBS 3rd (in demo and overall) on all three news programs: morning shows, evening news, and Sunday politics shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1489 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I can see why they didn't pick Norah. She's only been at CBS This Morning for a little over two years now. That show has a lot of momentum, and I could see why they wouldn't want to mess with that. Maybe if the timing of her move to CBS were different and if CBS's feelings toward Erica Hill were better, things would have turned out differently with Face the Nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp 297 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 John Dickerson is a great choice for Face the Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Look's like after a good start, Face the Nation is losing traction after the transition to John Dickerson. http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/sunday-show-ratings-july-26-and-sweeps/268583 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 730 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Great news ........... for ABC and NBC. I fully expect This Week to move into first place permanently in the demo and overall. And same goes for Meet the Press and second place. I can see beginning the new television season with ABC 1st, NBC 2nd, and CBS 3rd (in demo and overall) on all three news programs: morning shows, evening news, and Sunday politics shows. Sorry for the thread bump, but my prediction is starting to play out, at least for the Sunday politics shows. CBS's Face the Nation is slowly falling to third place in both overall and the demo. Seems like ABC's This Week and NBC's Meet the Press are battling it out for first week to week in both overall and the demo: http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/sunday-show-ratings-november-22-and-sweeps/278484 I will repeat that I don't believe John Dickerson was the right person for the job. They should of went with Norah, and now the ratings are starting to show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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