Competition Quote by Bob Schieffer

“If you look at the media now all of the hosts of these other shows are interviewing themselves. The guests are a prop for…

— Larry King

Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these…

— Vicki Lawrence

Every network wants to capture new viewers, but that's up to the networks.

— Jack Kenny

There's so much information and journalism on television. We have too much to absorb.

— Mark Frost

CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the…

— Fareed Zakaria

Sometimes it's hard to know why networks will stick with something. Sometimes the ratings won't happen, but there's excitement at the network, so they'll…

— Beau Bridges

Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential.

— William Devane

It's good to please the network, but you really just have to tell the stories you want to tell, and if you try to…

— Will Forte

I'm the only talk show host, I think, if there's such a category in, what's called, the book of records, to have a guest…

— Dick Cavett

In TV you have to open a show the subject, you deal with an idea. Then you deal with a sponsor - but fast.…

— Saul Bass

What's so valuable about HBO is they tell stories. We learn from stories.

— Gloria Steinem

Whether you're talking about MSNBC or Fox or CNN, it's all about getting enough interest out there, sensationalizing the story in such a way…

— Reza Aslan