For the record, the Done and Dusted production company, who had been doing the Honors for the last several years after Glenn Weiss and RIcky Kushner dropped out, had been replaced by the people who produce the CMA Awards and CBS' Nashville New Year's Eve countdown show, which explains why there were so many shitkickers performing and that ditzoid TikTok influencer I've never heard of who introduced the Gloria Gaynor segment. Yes, I watched this morning, but with a finger on the fast forward button (and P+'s rewind/FF is crap).
Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Sourced from this post from > @programminginsider: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqFLgYD1VQ/?short_redirect=1 > > 'According to preliminary Nielsen data, “The Kennedy Center Honors” on CBS > drew its smallest audience ever on the night of December 23, 2025, > averaging an estimated 2.65 million viewers. To put that in perspective: > the 2024 broadcast averaged 4.1 million viewers, which itself had already > marked a historical low. Do the math, and this year’s telecast represents a > 35% year-over-year decline — a staggering drop for one of broadcast TV’s > most traditionally reliable specials.' > > > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don’t have the numbers in front of me but I saw that the ratings for >> the broadcast tanked. They were 35% below last year’s, which had been the >> new low. >> >> On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I am suspecting that those in charge felt that getting him to and from >>> the stage to the presidential box and back might be more trouble than it >>> was worth, so he pre-taped in the Oval Office his intros to the honorees >>> (supposedly, he is using a walker in the White House when cameras aren't >>> around). >>> >>> I'm sure Melissa may've noticed that the blackballed from Broadway Laura >>> Osnes performed during the MIchael Crawford tribute, interestingly enough >>> after Bari Weiss' Free Press did an article on her calling her a victim for >>> her refusal to take a COVID shot during the pandemic:and because she came >>> from a reality show: >>> >>> https://www.thefp.com/p/laura-osnes-didnt-get-the-covid-shot >>> >>> Interestingly enough, OnStage Blog's Chris Peterson, mentioned in the FP >>> article for allegedly attacking Osnes, wrote a post at the end of September >>> saying that Osnes was getting an unfair shake from Broadway and should be >>> given another chance, hinting that Kristin Chenoweth's reaction to Charlie >>> Kirk's assassination was much worse: >>> >>> >>> https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2025/9/29/when-do-we-welcome-back-laura-osnes >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> And didn't use Ol' Smellypants' name in the title, either... >>>> https://archive.is/bKGLB (link, from the paywalled WaPo) >>>> B >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/722a309e-2e6d-4496-9c15-0048503ec971n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/722a309e-2e6d-4496-9c15-0048503ec971n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9ppCdYD_bUjQhqcfRZTxLHaRhz_VxCHAk26R9zk4GeBw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9ppCdYD_bUjQhqcfRZTxLHaRhz_VxCHAk26R9zk4GeBw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHD0UittoH9odLau1SXm%2BvfZOiVbvKAFofR0-%3D7QRsfFA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHD0UittoH9odLau1SXm%2BvfZOiVbvKAFofR0-%3D7QRsfFA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAaZwOzHS5Bz_MkpgSmrM2%3DEJgeTqxZeRyCwk4WcYuHLw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAaZwOzHS5Bz_MkpgSmrM2%3DEJgeTqxZeRyCwk4WcYuHLw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8t2no3Th0m0xa__yH8K2iUZP-Ef5UKydfAOLOVER9%2B7w%40mail.gmail.com.
