Thursday, April 28, 2005

Bush Social Security Conference Notes

CBS and NBC cut off the Bush press conference before 9pm. ABC carried the whole thing.

ABC is testing the live anchoring skills of Elizabeth Vargas by continuing into the 9:00 hour and occupying more of its Thursday deadzone. NBC rotates to "Apprentice," CBS to "Survivor."

UPDATE: Is it just me or is George Stephanopolous starting to look more like Terry Moran?

UPDATE: 9:07, someone's phone goes off in the background at ABC.

UPDATE 4/29: BCBeat offers a helpful guide to telling the difference between Moran and Stephanopolous

MediaLife reports the ratings.