Behind the Line

Comedy Central and Trevor Noah parted ways late last year...after several years of dismal ratings. Going into 2023...Comedy Central decided to test a rotating panel of hosts to determine who will take over The Daily Show. Unfortunately for Comedy Central...the search for The Daily Show host is off to a rough start.

We reveal and react to The Daily Show ratings. We highlight the past two weeks...hosted by Leslie Jones and Wanda Sykes. We notice a glaring omission in this rotating panel of hosts...and explain why this omission proves Comedy Central is failing at finding a new host for The Daily Show.

Numerous NHL teams have been advertising and hosting their pride celebrations over the month of January. The NHL experienced some resistance when Ivan Provorov from the Philadelphia Flyers quietly refused to participate...and it seems this sentiment has spread to New York City.

We react to the entire New York Rangers roster refusing to wear the NHL pride jerseys. We discuss the overreaction and fake outrage in the mainstream media...by disputing an article in The Athletic which claims this is a step backwards for the NHL.

America is reacting to the tragedy in Memphis surrounding Tyre Nichols. Memphis police released bodycam footage of the altercation with Tyre Nichols this week...and most people are appalled at the actions of five Memphis police officers.

However...Jemele Hill and Bishop Talbert Swan are taking advantage of the situation. Jemele Hill and Bishop Talbert Swan are attempting to spin the tragedy of Tyre Nichols...into a case of "supremacy". We reveal and react to the propaganda of Jemele Hill and Bishop Talbert Swan...and dispute their false claims of "supremacy".

For decades...the NBA has marketed itself as a family-friendly league. However...as time passes the NBA seems to hold events that exclude certain families. The Milwaukee Bucks held their annual pride celebration Wednesday night.

We reveal and react to several clips from the Milwaukee Bucks pride celebration. We question why the NBA doesn't hold similar events for other celebrations...but seems to hold these events exclusive to one group. We also briefly discuss the new memoir released by Stephen A Smith.

NBA regular season ratings continue down their dismal path...with two NBA games on TNT last week failing to draw a million viewers. We reveal and react to recent NBA ratings...then diagnose numerous problems throughout the league.

We discuss the problems facing the NBA regular season...and why casual fan interest continues to decline. We also highlight the problems with NBA officiating...and explain how Adam Silver has taken all emotion out of the NBA.

WNBA players have been complaining for years about commercial flights. WNBA players are pushing Cathy Engelbert to accommodate them with chartered flights to-and-from games. The demands are unreasonable...but now WNBA players are attempting to use Brittney Griner to receive this unearned privilege.

We reveal and react to an article in USA Today...which advocates for chartered flights throughout the WNBA. We criticize WNBA players for using the Brittney Griner situation as leverage for their demands. We also explain why WNBA players shouldn't receive private airfare.

Bishop Talbert Swan has built a sizable following on social media...by spreading vitriol and division. Bishop Talbert Swan exploits his own community to build his own personal financial wealth. However...he continues being ignored by the mainstrea media.

We reveal and react to a series of tweets from Bishop Talbert Swan. We compare him to Joel Osteen...and ask what the media reaction would be if Joel Osteen tweeted the same as Bishop Talbert Swan. We question how Bishop Talbert Swan makes his money...and point to the most likely outcome.

Chris Cuomo has experienced a drastic fall from grace in the last twelve months. Chris Cuomo went from being the number-one show in primetime cable news on CNN...to now hosting a show on News Nation that barely makes the top-500 on cable.

We discuss the rapid decline of Chris Cuomo. We reveal ratings for the Chris Cuomo show on News Nation...and explain why Chris Cuomo is having difficulties drawing an audience. We also question whether Chris Cuomo has a future in media.

Tony Dungy found himself to be the latest focus of fake outrage from the mainstream media last week. Tony Dungy spoke at a March for Life event in Washington DC...and also made an innocent joke that triggered members of the media.

We reveal and react to the media attacks on Tony Dungy. We criticize Keith Olbermann for pushing NBC to fire Tony Dungy. We also reveal the real reason the media is going after Tony Dungy.

Bomani Jones returned for his second season of Game Theory on HBO this past weekend. Instead of following John Oliver on Sunday night...HBO decided to slot Bomani Jones behind the highly popular Bill Maher on Friday night. Unfortunately for HBO...the results were the same.

We reveal and react to Bomani Jones HBO ratings. We also discuss a recent interview Bomani Jones gave the New York Times. We explain why Bomani Jones continues to fail...and pinpoint the reason his HBO show will never work.