Boo hoo! Shepard Smith is tanking at
CNBC after leaving Fox News
American Thinker,
by
Thomas Lifson
Original Article
Posted By: Magnante,
7/15/2021 8:24:11 AM
Legions of the conservative viewers who made Fox News the number one cable news channel celebrated when Shepard Smith departed its lineup in 2019. According to the Daily Beast in 2019, he ditched his $15 million a year salary in the middle of a three-year contract because of criticism from higher-rated conservatives at Fox, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity. (snip) Whether it’s a poor time slot, behind-the-scenes squabbles, an outdated news format, a slower post-Trump news cycle, or just a once-popular anchor taking his frustrations out on staffers, CNBC insiders have a lot of reasons for why Shepard Smith’s show has failed to capture major ratings.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Moritz55 7/15/2021 8:29:25 AM (No. 846433)
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Louieeferg 7/15/2021 8:41:04 AM (No. 846441)
Did anyone doubt that would happen?
35 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Ming 7/15/2021 8:46:17 AM (No. 846451)
With his ratings in the tank, Shemp will have to cut back on eye-liner.
53 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
TJ54 7/15/2021 8:48:24 AM (No. 846454)
The gay thing didn’t catapult Sheppy to the top?
37 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
keep_right 7/15/2021 8:50:31 AM (No. 846459)
He wasn't doing well at Fox either. Can't think of a time when anyone thought he was popular?
49 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
moebellini3 7/15/2021 8:50:59 AM (No. 846460)
The man is a clown.
35 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 7/15/2021 9:01:30 AM (No. 846467)
He's a smarmy little git, and truth be told, I've never gotten over him bawling like a sissy on that New Orleans overpass in the aftermath of Katrina.
59 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Osprey21 7/15/2021 9:01:38 AM (No. 846468)
Bwahahahahaha !!
19 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
jinx 7/15/2021 9:02:06 AM (No. 846469)
He totally lost me during Katrina! I was so glad to see him go and never could understand why he was hired by CNBC.
35 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
PChristopher 7/15/2021 9:06:39 AM (No. 846473)
I'm with #9...Katrina really brought out Smith's inner liberal drama queen and it only got worse. I'm glad he's tanking.
38 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
stablemoney 7/15/2021 9:08:26 AM (No. 846478)
The guy has no fans. CNBC knew that when they hired him. They hired him to push their diversity agenda, but there just are not that many people that are as diverse as Smith.
22 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
reefdiver 7/15/2021 9:19:34 AM (No. 846493)
I had no idea he was still on a show somewhere. No loss.
21 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 7/15/2021 9:20:36 AM (No. 846498)
The layoffs are stacking up like cordwood! Agree Shep Smith is a clown, and not a serious journalist. Mainly because the MSM looks for propagandists instead of journalists these days. It goes a long way to explain why they continue to lose market share. People want news not propaganda. People do not want fake journalists and fake news.
22 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
plaids 7/15/2021 9:24:34 AM (No. 846505)
Being a gay guy will only get you so far. Being a blubbering idiot, well not so much! Bye Bye schmuck.
25 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
justavoter 7/15/2021 9:37:19 AM (No. 846519)
It never occurs to CNBC that if they actually reported the "news" they would get better ratings no matter who the news reader is.
23 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
BarryNo 7/15/2021 9:43:44 AM (No. 846530)
Nothing good to say about this lying schmuck!
13 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 7/15/2021 9:43:58 AM (No. 846532)
Sheppie, you and Megyn Kelly are two peas in the same pod. You are so history, pal. Good riddance.
19 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 7/15/2021 9:47:59 AM (No. 846536)
Shep joins the ranks of Katie Couric, Megan Kelly, Gretchen Carlson, and others who thought they could do better with another network, and to their dismay, found out otherwise.
26 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
Kate318 7/15/2021 10:29:43 AM (No. 846571)
Couldn’t happen to a nicer gal.
17 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Skinnydip 7/15/2021 10:30:06 AM (No. 846572)
Maybe they'll hire Neil Cavuto. He'd fit right in.
21 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
PlayItAgain 7/15/2021 10:56:10 AM (No. 846601)
I only read this article because Thomas Lifson wrote it.
I find no value in monitoring the careers of people like Smith. To quote Oscar Wilde "The only thing worse that people talking about you is people not talking about you."
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
DW626 7/15/2021 11:18:25 AM (No. 846631)
Maybe him and Donna lemon could pair up for a show together. A kind of salt & pepper gay news show kinda thing.
16 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
mizzmac 7/15/2021 11:48:09 AM (No. 846656)
Maybe--just maybe--he's "failed to capture major ratings" because he's awful at his job and no one wants to watch him.
9 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
SALady 7/15/2021 11:51:35 AM (No. 846660)
There are countless brain-dead lie-beral "journalists" out there. He is just one of them. There is nothing about him to make him stand out from the mass of other brain-deal lie-beral "journalists".
Seriously, what did he expect? At Fox, at least he could stand out, as he was one of the token lie-berals on staff. At CNBC, he is just one of many brain-dead lie-beral "journalists" who is competing for attention with the masses of other brain-dead lie-beral "journalists" on CNN, MSNBC, and the rest of the cable brain-dead lie-beral "journalists" stations!!!
8 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
MickTurn 7/15/2021 11:55:31 AM (No. 846668)
Another Leftist headed down the toilet...
8 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
DVC 7/15/2021 12:16:39 PM (No. 846701)
Back when I used to watch Fox, and when he was on .....the channel changed the instant his smarmy, lying face popped up. Good riddance.
12 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
formerNYer 7/15/2021 12:30:00 PM (No. 846713)
no talent, no brains, no charisma and not likeable so why is this surprising?
13 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
billegr11 7/15/2021 12:44:08 PM (No. 846738)
CNN, which doesn't care about ratings, just prompting leftist ideology, would love to hire a far left guy like Shepherd.
8 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
broken01 7/15/2021 5:45:46 PM (No. 847055)
This is not surprising as Smith stank while at the FNC.
4 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
JimBob 7/15/2021 6:08:14 PM (No. 847071)
Oooohhhh....
My Give-A-Dam's Busted!
2 people like this.
Everybody point and laugh at Smith.
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