New Show Ideas for CNBC and Fox Business

• Joshua M Brown
• November 9th, 2009

With ratings for both CNBC and Fox Business Channel down in the basement, network execs better get real creative, real fast to keep their sponsors.  In light of this weekend's news that Comcast was taking control of CNBC's parent, I thought I'd help out the team with the business programming.

The following are some new show ideas that will boost viewership (or at a minimum won't make things much worse).  Try and guess which ones are my real suggestions...

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Off the Reservation with Jeff Macke

Interviews with Someone Who Can Actually Interview featuring Aaron Task

Unhappy Hour (airs immediately following non-farms payroll report)

America's Next Quant Model

Warren and Becky Plus 80 billion

8 Hours of Just Market Data and Tickers, No Talking

Kassmasters

The Kudlow Kool-Aid Hour

Squawk at the Mall

Are You Smarter than a Pissed Trader?

I'm From Boston and I'm Way Louder Than You with Ned Riley

Extreme Makeover: Banking Sector Edition

Don Imus: What the Hell Am I Doing on Business TV?

Last Pundit Standing

Things To Do In Greenwich When You're Indicted

Keeping Up With the Kernens

The Real Housewives of Englewood Cliffs

H.R. Pump-n-Dump: The Sell-Side Research Review

Inflationista Fear Factor

Spin This Data

Growing Up Gasparino

Editors Note:  If you are a network executive and you're hip enough to be reading this, understand that I AM your demographic:  Early 30's, career in finance, wife who cannot stop shopping for eleven seconds.  Feel free to contact me about developing any of the above ideas.  And the Aaron Task interview thing was serious by the way, he might be the best in the biz...wake up!

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